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How AEQUO Is Embracing Legal Tech

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Anna Babych discusses AEQUO's 2019 Ukranian "Law Firm of the Year" award in Mergers & Acquisitions Law with Best Lawyers.

Immigration Due Diligence in Mergers and Acquisitions

Greenberg Traurig

An Overview

Hengeler Mueller on How German Firms Can Compete in the Global M&A Arena

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Germany's 2020 “Law Firm of the Year” honoree in Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Health Care Prime

Jon Henderson, Andrew Kinworthy, Kevin McDonell, and Bobby Guy

How will M&A shape the American health industry going forward? By adhering to the Amazon model.

An Interview With Darrois Villey Maillot Broc

How Corporate Law in France Is Navigating the Trade Wars

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Bertrand Cardi and Cyril Bonan discuss M&A, protectionism, and the trade wars' impact in France.

Merging Business and Responsibility: Gilbert + Tobin

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Attorneys Costas Condoleon and Sam Nickless from the Australian firm Gilbert + Tobin discuss the firm's 2020 award, how Australia’s Corporate Law practice is preparing for the world’s transforming economic landscape, and the international community’s demands of its businesses.

How This Firm Is Shaping the Economic Future of Ukraine

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Denis Lysenko discusses how AEQUO has helped build a new business environment.

How Should Global M&A Work With Local Counsel

Taking the Local

Jason Quintana

Lawyers looking to maximize their M&A leverage need to keep one person (after their client) in mind above all: local counsel.

Q&A with Andrey Goltsblat of Goltsblat BLP LLP

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A Q&A with Ad Board member Andrey Goltsblat of Goltsblat BLP LLP discussing the legal climate in Russia.

Know Your Objectives Before Negotiations Start

Christopher R. Sackett

Why would you begin a business negotiation without knowing your objectives and acceptable outcomes? The answer: You shouldn’t.

An Overview of Russia

Anton Novoseltsev

The approval is only required if it is requested by a member of the supervisory board, a member of the executive board, a CEO, or a 1 percent shareholder.

Changes in the Legal Regulation of Foreign Investment in Russia

Artem Zhavoronkov and Oleg Lovtsov

Introducing significant changes in the legal regulation of foreign investment in the Russian Federation.

Cross-Border Listings of Swiss Companies

Jacques Iffland and Ariel Ben Hattar

The law of unintended consequences.

Blakes 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Interview

What the Seller-Friendly Market Means for Private Equity

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JP Bogden and Kurt Sarno of 2019 Canadian "Law Firm of the Year" award-winner Blakes discuss trends in the private equity sector.

Q&A with Pablo Perezalonso Eguía of Ritch Mueller

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An interview with Pablo Perezalonso Eguía of 2018 Mexican "Law Firm of the Year" Ritch Mueller.

Recent Case Law on Cross-Border Reorganizations

Marie-Hélène Raffin

The Euro Park decision is bound to facilitate the application of the French favorable tax regime to cross border mergers and spin-offs.

Will the Year of the Fire Monkey Burn Corporate Australia's Ambitions in 2016?

Stephanie Daveson

The ancient Chinese belief is that the characteristics of the prevailing animal and element in a lunar year will heavily influence people’s behaviour and wider events in that year.

In the News: Meet the Lawyer Representing Christine Blasey Ford

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This week, hirings at King & Spalding, and a profile of civil rights attorney Debra Katz.

Why Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos Developed Its Own Legal Tech

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Juan Pablo Matus of Cariola Díez Pérez-Cotapos, 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Corporate and M&A Law in Chile, discusses his firm's joint venture with Cognitiva in creating Lexnova, a legal AI system.

David Ackert's Top Advice on Social Media and Client Prospecting

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The president of Ackert Inc. offers his insights on business development to Best Lawyers following the 2019 Legal Marketing Association Annual Conference.