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Issue 112, January 70

The latest issue of Europe's leading monthly magazine for business lawyers.

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  • Boardroom perspective

  • Comment

      • Streamlining data protection

        The European Commission has recently presented a set of proposals for a thorough review of the existing legal framework for the protect

  • Country profile

      • A flickering light

        Austria

        With spasmodic signs of life flickering back into the Austrian and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) marketplace, Austrian law f

      • Banking on the eurozone

        Austria

        When Standard & Poor’s (S&P) lowered the long-term sovereign credit ratings on the Republic from ‘AAA&rsquo

      • Uncertain times

        Austria

        Last year was a relatively quiet one for mergers and acquisition activity. In this respect Austria was no different from other countrie

  • Features

      • Sweeping reform for EU data protection

        On 25 January 2012, the European Commission officially unveiled its proposal to comprehensively reform the European Union’s legal

      • Between co-operation and capitulation

        Picture the scene: a general counsel receives a phone call from reception on a Monday morning. A dozen people are in the foyer from the

      • A new dawn for competition

        The State Duma of the Russian Federation passed a new package of amendments to the antitrust laws in the third reading on 22 November,

      • Alumni tales

        At best, exit conversations and processes are currently as good as the highest levels of emotional intelligence of those involved. At w

  • In brief

      • Greek bailout firms appointed

        Greece

        Athens-based law firm Koutalidis and international firms Allen & Overy (A&O), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, and

      • Vía acquisition boosts Roca Madrid arm

        Spain

        Spain’s fifth-largest independent law firm, Roca Junyent, has strengthened its presence in Madrid with the acquisition of local f

      • Beauchamps takes on PwC's Landwell

        Ireland

        Dublin-based firm Beauchamps has acquired local firm Landwell Solicitors, the Irish PricewaterhouseCoopers’ law firm. Beauchamps

      • Flichy Grangé acquires boutique

        France

        Paris-based employment law firm Flichy Grangé Avocats has acquired local health and safety boutique Plichon, a move that earned

      • The big deals

        Switzerland  Leading Zurich law firm Homburger has advised Swiss-headquartered UBS on the issue of its low-trigger contingent conv

      • Around Europe

        France Global firm Gide Loyrette Nouel has pulled employment specialist Anne Boileau away from Jones Day and into its Paris office, mar

  • Sections

      • A need to raise the game

        In-house legal departments spend much time navel gazing as they attempt to work out how to get recognition in their companies for the i

  • Transatlantic dialogue

      • SEC fixes gaze on private equity

        Election season has arrived in the United States and with Governor Mitt Romney currently the front-runner to win the 2012 Republican no