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Best of the Best 2017 Methodology

Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Best of the Best, the international legal market's leading guide to the top legal practitioners.

16/05/2017

Recent Developments in Financial Crime

The last year has been an eventful one in the sphere of economic crime. Aside from high profile enforcement successes for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), on the legislative front there have been a number of key statutory developments that have brought into sharp focus the UK government’s...

03/05/2017 Stephen Gentle, Simmons & Simmons, United Kingdom Helen Soutter, Simmons & Simmons, United Kingdom

Maintaining privilege in U.K. regulator-facing investigations: issues for company advisers

The recent judgment approving the Rolls-Royce (“Rolls”) deferred prosecution agreement (“DPA”) demonstrates that no company is too big for the U.K. Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) to pursue

03/05/2017 Neil Gerrard, Dechert, United Kingdom Matthew Cowie, Dechert, United Kingdom

What to watch for in Canadian Trademark Law

Canada’s framework for trademark protection continues to change, with plans to implement major amendments now scheduled for early 2019, and several new pieces of legislation that impact tobacco products, foods and beverages for children, and marijuana products

03/05/2017 Cynthia Rowden, Bereskin & Parr, Canada

Is television regulation becoming internet regulation?

In 1996, Eli Noam predicted that “TV Regulation Will Become Telecom Regulation.”

03/05/2017 Winston Maxwell, Hogan Lovells, France

The global battle over access to customer data and data portability

Around the globe battles are now being fought over consumer data

03/05/2017 Peter Leonard, Gilbert + Tobin, Australia

Switzerland is up to date on the exchange of information in tax matters

On July 25, 2015, based on the Double Taxation Agreement between Switzerland and the Netherlands (“DTA CH-NL”), entered into on February 26, 2010 and taking over international standards with regard to exchange of information, more particularly article 26 of the Model Convention, the Netherland tax...

03/05/2017 Jean-Blaise Eckert, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland

The Confusing Tax World

In the past five years the tax world has seen more turbulence and change than in the 50 years before

03/05/2017 Stef van Weeghel, PwC, Netherlands

International exchange of data in tax matters: a revolution is just around the corner

In the near future, international data exchange in tax matters will revolutionize taxation procedures in Germany and other countries

03/05/2017 Andreas Rodin, P+P Pöllath + Partners, Germany Maximilian Haag, P+P Pöllath + Partners, Germany

Project Finance is “Hot” Once Again

Project finance lawyers have come to expect the unexpected and to see opportunity wherever plausible

03/05/2017 Phillip Fletcher, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, US

Financing Infrastructure in Nigeria – Finally on the Right Track?

The need for sustainable infrastructure in Nigeria has become a pressing issue

03/05/2017 Asue Ighodalo, Banwo & Ighodalo, Nigeria Ayodele Adeyemi-Faboya, Banwo & Ighodalo, Nigeria

Recent developments in the Australian project finance market

Project financing continues to be used extensively in Australia.

03/05/2017 Peter Doyle, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia Jordan Gifford-Moore, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia

Cyber Security – The Legal and Regulatory Landscape in the TMT Sector

According to the World Economic Forum, cybercrime is estimated to cost $445 billion globally

03/05/2017 Alexander Brown, Simmons & Simmons, United Kingdom Annalie Grogan, Simmons & Simmons, United Kingdom

Pre-Draft of Revised Swiss Data Protection Act published – introducing new duties on Companies doing Business in Switzerland

On 22 December 2016 the Federal Department of Justice and Police published the long expected pre-draft of the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (“DPA”)

03/05/2017 András Gurovits, Niederer Kraft & Frey, Switzerland Clara-Ann Gordon, Niederer Kraft & Frey, Switzerland

Unfair dismissal under Italian law: a unique dual-system

A series of legislative decrees entered into force in 2015 (the so called Jobs Act), has consistently modified the employment law discipline in Italy

03/05/2017 Franco Toffoletto, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo e Soci, Italy

Investor information: How do you reconcile openness and confidentiality?

Investment managers have never been more interested in maintaining confidentiality over their investment strategies and performance than today

03/05/2017 Peter D Astleford, Dechert, United Kingdom

The latest challenge: free flow of data and protection of non-personal data

A recent study identified cross-border information flows as the “fastest growing component of US as well as EU trade”

03/05/2017 Thomas Heymann, Heymann & Partner, Germany

Cybersecurity: Risks, Liabilities and Strategies

Cybersecurity is the set of systems, policies and procedures that an organization has in place to address cyber risk

03/05/2017 Amy-Lynne Williams, Deeth Williams Wall, Canada Michael House, Deeth Williams Wall, Canada

The right to be forgotten: The current and future legal framework

In the last couple of years, people have become more aware of the risks associated with placing their personal data online

03/05/2017 Steven De Schrijver, Astrea, Belgium

The Impact of Directive 2014/104/EU on Actions for Damages for Infringements of Competition Law in International Arbitration

Regulation (EC) 1/2003, the modernization regulation, provides detailed procedures on the enforcement of EU competition law contained in articles 101 and 102 TFEU

03/05/2017 Gerold Zeiler, Zeiler.partners, Austria

Best of the Best 2016 methodology

Welcome to the 2016 edition of the Best of the Best, the international legal market's leading guide to the top legal practitioners

04/07/2016

Recent UPC Developments

The Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patents Court (UPC) have been topics of discussion within Europe for decades

24/06/2016 Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert, United Kingdom Bethan Hopewell, Powell Gilbert, United Kingdom

The reform of the law on the protection of cultural property in Germany

In the course of this year, an amendment to the cultural property protection legislation will be passed in Germany, the purpose of which, inter alia, is to implement the EU Directive 2014/60/EU on the return of cultural objects unlawfully removed from the territory of a Member State

24/06/2016 Andreas Richter, P+P Pöllath + Partners, Germany

Is the family trust dead?

Trusts are demonised by politicians, tax administrations, journalists and international organisations

24/06/2016 Jean-Marc Tirard, Tirard Naudin, France

Belgium: Draft law introducing Country-by-Country reporting and Transfer Pricing Documentation requirements in Belgium currently being finalized

In Belgium a draft law that will introduce Country-by-Country reporting and formal Transfer Pricing Documentation requirements is currently being finalized

24/06/2016 Dirk Van Stappen, KPMG, Belgium

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