Vol. 4, No. 13, Autumn 2010

A new IP era is dawning throughout Asia. Therefore, addressing and managing intellectual property (IP) matters with and in Asian companies will become a greater challenge for General Counsels in...Read more

Who is responsible for a company’s prospectus when the company’s shares have been admitted for trading on a regulated market? At times a discussion arises as to whether others than...Read more

This article aims to provide a general observation of the role of in-house lawyers in the Russian banking sphere and banking regulatory environment in Russia. It’s not possible to go...Read more

In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on pharmaceutical marketing practices and interactions between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals.  Concerns about real and perceived improprieties have led to...Read more

The intersection between the health care fraud and abuse laws and pharmaceutical marketing practices in the U.S. raises interesting compliance issues for pharmaceutical manufacturers, particularly in light of the newly...Read more

With the rapid growth of internet access, collection, process and utilization of personal data, internet companies have become a controversial issue for individuals, multinational companies and even governments around the...Read more

The development of science, technology and economic growth have always been a leitmotiv for many countries to prove they are wealthy and growing countries, these progresses having often been expressed...Read more

Over the last several years, a number of emerging trends have increased the attractiveness of utilizing onshore RMB-denominated investment vehicles to international private equity investors operating in China. While the...Read more

The entry of Brazil into the Emerging Markets Group, leading the Latin America economy, increased the number of players interested in the Brazilian pharmaceutical market. Brazilian Legislation has been in...Read more

In the Finnish banking industry, there are practically two different basic models to organize a compliance function: • a legal department is also responsible for a compliance function or • a compliance function...Read more

Acquiring a Danish company poses much the same challenges as acquiring a company in most other jurisdictions. However under Danish law issues may arise relating to the financing of...Read more

The increase of regulations over the last two to five years for pharmaceutical companies has become a nightmare for sales representatives working for those companies and for internal staff charged...Read more

Data governance has become one of the issues of key interest for those who work in the financial services industry in the United Kingdom (UK). Data protection laws have been...Read more

We have entered a new era in computing in which Internet-based data storage and services in “the cloud” offer individuals increased control of information while enabling more engaging, seamless experiences...Read more

Romanian banks usually grant loans to individuals as well as to companies that need funding for their business. Such loans need to be secured in order to protect the Bank’s...Read more

Over the centuries, Éire or Ireland has been described by historians in many different ways: ‘The Green Isle’, ‘The land of Saints and Scholars’, the ‘Land of a Thousand...Read more

The United Arab Emirates, one of the GCC countries, has legislated the Arbitration laws under the UAE Civil Procedure Code (Federal Law No. 11 of 1992). However, it is still...Read more

1.1 The fight against money laundering and financing terrorism (hereafter referred to as “AML“) has become a major rule to comply with for an international financial center as Luxembourg. A...Read more