Regulatory & compliance archive

Jan 31, 2008

10 min read

On March 31, 2006, the French Commercial Code was amended to implement the 2004 European takeover directive and to enable poison...

Dec 31, 2007

10 min read

Mexican homebuilder Homex has set a benchmark in corporate governance standards for its peers by becoming the first Mexican...

Dec 31, 2007

10 min read

The term ‘pretext’ is defined in Webster’s Dictionary as ‘that which is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an...

Jan 31, 2007

12 min read

The options backdating scandal at UnitedHealth Group is the latest corporate offense to focus attention on the perils of a weak...

May 31, 2006

6 min read

This was exactly the challenge that Christie Hill faced less than a year ago when telecommunications giants Sprint and Nextel...