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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

Geplante Digitalisierung Des Gesellschaftsrechts: Die Eu-gesellschaftsbescheinigung

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/13/2024

Im grenzüberschreitenden Rechtsverkehr stoßen Akteure oft auf das Problem, dass nationale Handelsregisterdaten schwer vergleichbar sind. Das Fehlen verlässlicher Registerinformationen in einigen Mitgliedstaaten führt zudem zu...more

Adler Restructuring Plan Set Aside: Reflections on the English Court of Appeal’s Landmark Ruling

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/23/2024

In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in the European restructuring market in recent years, on 23 January 2024, the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s decision sanctioning the Adler restructuring...more

White collar crime enforcement in Germany: trends and developments

A&O Shearman on 1/11/2024

German authorities have intensified and accelerated their enforcement activities in 2023, following a slowdown of both investigations and court proceedings during the pandemic. This had led to a surge of dawn-raids in...more

[Webinar] Exploring Cross-Border Privilege Issues - October 26th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/26/2023

Join our panel of distinguished attorneys from across the globe to explore how attorney-client privileged communications and work product protections are defined and applied across jurisdictions. Panelists from the United...more

Private Markets Update - 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/31/2023

Welcome to the inaugural Private Markets Update, which highlights developments in the European private markets, covering the issues that matter to investors in alternative assets. Touching on themes as diverse as predictions...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Regierungsentwurf zur Umsetzung der EU-Umwandlungsrichtlinie

Hogan Lovells on 8/12/2022

Die EU-Umwandlungsrichtlinie führt europaweit einheitliche Regelungen ein, die erstmals den grenzüberschreitenden Formwechsel und die grenzüberschreitende Spaltung zulassen und die Regelungen zur grenzüberschreitenden...more

International News: Spotlight on Tax

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/5/2022

INTRODUCTION TO US TAXATION OF NFTS - Despite Non Fungible Token (NFT) sales hitting nearly US$21 billion by the end of 2021, making NFTs almost as valuable as the global art market, they are currently completely ignored...more

An ever-closer jurisdiction? Cross-border consumer participation in EU class actions

Hogan Lovells on 10/11/2021

With Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC (“the Representative Actions Directive”) in force and to be implemented by...more

Tread carefully: Global pay and employee benefits traps for the unwary

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/13/2021

This briefing highlights a number of international pay and employee benefits legal issues that carry potentially severe penalties. Each of these issues is well worth a review now to avoid future consequences. International...more

The new EU representative action from a German perspective – not a sudden, but a gradual revolution

White & Case LLP on 12/16/2020

It took longer than expected, although not primarily because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than two years after the EU Commission submitted its first proposal, the Directive on representative actions was adopted by the...more

How Are European Supervisory Authorities Exercising Cooperation and Consistency In Practice?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/3/2019

Recent action by the Hamburg authority may present implications for companies regulated by a lead data protection supervisory authority in Europe. A German supervisory authority has initiated an investigation into Google’s...more

IFLR Cross-border Financing Report 2018 - Germany

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/18/2018

In the German market, market participants use cross border financing for a variety of different purposes, including acquisitions, refinancings and leveraged buyouts (LBOs). LBOs are usually financed by way of senior debt...more

Germany Blocks Two Transactions Involving Chinese Investors on National Security Grounds

Jones Day on 8/10/2018

The Situation: Germany prevented State Grid Corporation of China ("SGCC") from acquiring a 20 percent minority stake in 50Hertz, one of Germany's four providers of high-voltage transmission systems, as well as the acquisition...more

A proposed EU-wide representative action may blur legal boundaries around collective actions

Hogan Lovells on 6/19/2018

The European Commission is proposing a directive that would repeal the existing Injunctions Directive and require European Union (EU) member states to introduce into their national laws representative actions for the...more

The Year in Bankruptcy: 2017

Jones Day on 2/5/2018

The initial year of the Trump administration colored much of the political, business, and financial headlines of 2017, both in the U.S. and abroad. Key administration-related developments in 2017 included U.S. withdrawal from...more

EuroResource—Deals & Debt - March 2017

Jones Day on 3/28/2017

For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments...more

Transfer of Employees’ Personal Data from Germany to the United States under German Data Privacy Law

K&L Gates LLP on 10/12/2015

Following the ECJ’s decision in the “Schrems” case which has invalidated the Safe Harbor framework multinational corporations may now face profound privacy law related compliance issues in a multitude of jurisdictions. In the...more

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