198 results found
PRO Compliance | Australia, Brazil, Canada, etc. | 3 Aug 2020
EU greenlights Alstom/Bombardier deal
The European Commission has approved Alstom’s €6.2 billion acquisition of Bombardier’s rail equipment division, subject to a “once in a lifetime” divestment package according to counsel for Alstom.
PRO Compliance | Austria, China, Global, etc. | 19 Jun 2020
Alstom arbitration award enforced despite bribery claim
The Commercial Court in London has upheld the enforcement of an arbitration award against Alstom despite its allegations that the performance of the underlying contract was tainted by bribery.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China, European Union | 11 Jun 2019
EU Merger Control Policy in the Wake of Siemens/Alstom
The case that (almost) broke merger control? 'The current EU rules are obsolete' 'I think everyone knows that given China's rise, given the…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 5 Apr 2019
Macron’s Proposals for EU Reform - Towards a European Renaissance?
At the beginning of March and in advance of this summer’s parliamentary elections, Emmanuel Macron set out his vision for the future of the European…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 19 Mar 2019
Siemens / Alstom - Chute d’un champion européen
Le 6 février 2019, la Commission européenne a bloqué la fusion des deux plus grandes entreprises ferroviaires du continent, Siemens (Allemagne) et…
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 26 Oct 2018
5 KEY TAKEAWAYS: Eligibility-Rejection Trends: Within and Beyond Business-Method Art Units
Kilpatrick Townsend attorney Kate Gaudry recently presented on “Eligibility-Rejection Trends: Within and Beyond Business-Method Art Units” as part of the Landslide Webinar Series...
Morrison & Foerster LLP | OECD, United Kingdom, USA | 18 Sep 2018
Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for August 2018
In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international…
Troutman Pepper | USA | 6 Sep 2018
Second Circuit limits extraterritorial application of FCPA
On August 24, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision that announced a new and important limitation on the application of…
Duane Morris LLP | USA | 28 Mar 2018
Alstom Grid Appeals, Reverses Dominion Energy’s Patent Win
Alstom Grid successfully reversed a jury verdict finding that Alstom infringed a Dominion Energy patent directed to smart grid management technology…
Hogan Lovells | USA | 1 May 2017
Bribery and corruption developments for aerospace, defence and government services companies
In recent years, US and Western European military spending has decreased as military spending in other parts of the world has risen. As a result, aerospace, defence and government services companies increasingly rely on sales to foreign governments to grow business revenue and are thus at a more significant risk of investigation for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
