The Euro crisis: impacts on cross-border contracts *

European Union - June 14 2012
The eventual departure of one or more countries from the Eurozone, and reversion to national currency(ies) is no longer unlikely.

Co-authors: Jonathan Wohl, Dr. Martin Kniehase, Pierre Brochet, Dr. Oliver Lieth.

Morrison v National Australia Bank and its progeny: US capital markets become safer and more hospitable for non-US corporates *

USA - May 29 2012
Morrison v National Australia Bank, 130 S. Ct. 2869 (2010), a US Supreme Court decision from June 2010, and more recent rulings interpreting and applying this decision in a variety of contexts, have limited dramatically the potential liability of non-US companies and their officers and directors pursuant to the basic anti-fraud provisions under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 (the US anti-fraud provisions).

OTCQX International: attractive US trading platform for non-us blue chip companies *

USA - October 11 2011
OTCQX International has emerged as the pre-eminent over-the-counter (OTC) securities marketplace for blue chip non-US companies trading in the United States.