Remote as one may think the ramifications are on an Asian company, compliance with the US FCPA can significantly impact upon and increase a company’s value. Mauro M.Wolfe and Kathrine A.Gehring of Duane Morris LLP clue us in on the potential opportunity cost of non-compliance … which can be substantial.
As many firms increasingly come under fire for their charge-out methods,
Stephen Hopkins, International Head of Eversheds elucidates us with a checklist
which sets out ways in which in-house counsel and their external teams can
add value and achieve their client’s objectives while attempting to stay
within budget. Timely co-ordination and communication between the two
teams and the client are critical, he states.
Pitted against a backdrop of financial as well as natural disasters in 2011, in-house and external counsel had to fight clock, calendar and boundary to get their clients’ deals across the finish line. Notably, countries in the Asian and MENA regions, drivers of the engines of growth since the GFC and the Euro-crisis, have delivered a high level of torque. ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL celebrates an array of stellar deals in this issue that made the short-list for their size, innovation, complexity and uniqueness. From towering IPO’s to huge eco-friendly structures, our winning deals as well as our honourable mentions, span an impressive gamut.
Carrie Yang and Amanda Li of Clyde & Co contemplate how the insurance market will change in China once the government implements strict liability for food safety.
David Smyth and David Luk of Smyth & Co (in association with Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP), review Hong Kong’s new Financial Dispute Resolution Scheme and highlight some pertinent issues that may arise for prospective claimants, financial institutions and their in-house lawyers.
David Livdahl, Jenny Sheng and Chunbin Xu of Paul Hastings take us through the old requirements imposed on qualified foreign institutional investors (QFII’s) and enlighten us as to how the new measures will have the effect of relaxing protocols for foreign investors.
Chris Naziris of MKK Law Indonesia examines Public Private Partnerships as an alternative means by which development of infrastructure can be managed and promoted. Recent changes to the legislation in Indonesia include financial incentives designed to boost participation in the scheme.
Alec Emmerson and Keith Hutchison of Clyde & Co LLP share with us some of
the implications and effects of the recent ruling on the recognition and
enforcement of foreign awards in Dubai. Here, they highlight the importance of
the decision and indicate that whilst an element of uncertainty still remains,
clarity is within reach.
Greg Puff and David Lee of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP explain the nuts and bolts of China related going private transactions.
In our landmark ASIAN MENA-COUNSEL Deals of the Year report, we are delighted to bring you a comprehensive overview of our winners from 2012. A varied constellation of deals made it onto our shortlist this year and these consisted of some heavy-hitting M&A transactions, impressive energy projects, titanic IPO’s and various Islamic finance deals.
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