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EU Corporate Guidelines
The first challenge and most important need is to know what the relevant EU corporate guidelines are, to know where they apply and to know how to find them. Unlike the United States, where corporate matters are generally covered by individual state law, in the European Union these matters have long attracted centralized legislation from Brussels which affects the entire EU (now 25 countries, which in 2007 will be joined by Bulgaria and Romania). Norway and Switzerland (although not in the EU) often legislate regarding these matters much as EU member countries do and thus, for our purposes here, we can talk about 29 countries in Europe rather than the 25 that currently make up the EU.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.