On February 26, 2025, the EU Commission presented the first part of the Omnibus Simplification Package announced in January 2025. This formal legislative initiative aims to simplify and harmonise existing EU regulations...more
Although political sentiment against mandatory sustainability reporting by business entities has grown in Europe (similar to the anti-ESG backlash in the United States), the European Commission (EC) has not backed down. On...more
12/12/2024
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Sustainability
Handlungsbedarf für Unternehmen bis Jahresende -
Nachdem das Transparenzregister in Deutschland und Europa inzwischen seit einigen Jahren existiert und dessen Meldepflichten in der Praxis umfassend beachtet werden, gibt...more
12/4/2024
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Business Entities ,
Business Ownership ,
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Corporate Transparency Act ,
Enforcement ,
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FinCEN ,
Germany ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Smaller Reporting Companies
Im grenzüberschreitenden Rechtsverkehr stoßen Akteure oft auf das Problem, dass nationale Handelsregisterdaten schwer vergleichbar sind. Das Fehlen verlässlicher Registerinformationen in einigen Mitgliedstaaten führt zudem zu...more
5/13/2024
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Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Shareholders
I. Usual exclusion of liability for facts disclosed in the data room -
In corporate acquisitions, the following market standard has become established for limiting the seller’s liability: A seller’s liability for a breach...more
Mit dem ehrgeizigen Ziel, die Leistungsfähigkeit des deutschen Kapitalmarkts zu stärken und die Attraktivität des deutschen Finanzstandortes auf dem europäischen Finanzplatz zu erhöhen, wurde am 12. April 2023 der...more
Düsseldorf, June 14, 2023 – The Act Implementing the Whistleblower Directive (“Whistleblower Protection Act”- HinSchG) was promulgated on June 02, 2023, and comes into force one month after promulgation on July 02, 2023....more
ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more
5/24/2023
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Investment Management ,
Investors ,
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Popular ,
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Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability ,
United Nations
Düsseldorf, May 12, 2023 – Today, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) approved the act on the implementation of the Whistleblower Directive (“German Whistleblower Protection Act” – HinSchG), after several delays and...more
Düsseldorf, February 10, 2023 – On Friday, February 10, 2023, the Federal Council (Bundesrat) approved the “Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Umwandlungsrichtlinie” (UmRUG), which had already been passed by the German Parliament...more
In November 2022, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) was adopted by the EU Parliament (Parliament) and approved by the European Council (EC). It has thus taken the last hurdle in the legislative process...more
Up to now, the virtual Annual General Meeting has been a provisional solution due to the exceptional situation caused by the pandemic, with an end date of August 31, 2022 set in the so-called COVID-19 Act. The German Federal...more
Please join us for a new webinar series dedicated to Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) issues and how they will impact your business.
To kick off the series, we will provide an introduction to European ESG...more
Mit Inkrafttreten des Transparenzregister- und Finanzinformationsgesetzes am 1. August 2021 werden viele Unternehmen in Deutschland erstmals tatsächlich Mitteilungen zum Transparenzregister machen müssen. Die Zahl der...more
Expect More Criminal Enforcement & What You Can Do To Minimize Your Risk -
Antitrust cartel and related collusive scheme enforcement is poised to increase. Several factors support this: (1) the Antitrust Division (the...more
5/10/2021
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European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
UK Brexit
Since January 1 of this year, the Brexit is final and, as a result of UK leaving the EU, the binding effect of EU-law no longer applies. But what does this actually mean for corporate law? We briefly summarize the most...more
The protective governmental measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, the restrictions on the assembly of persons, affects the ability of companies to act. For the time being, Stock Corporation...more