September 2002

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European Union

Germany

European Investment Bank reshuffles legal group

Dechert opens in Germany with ex-Simmons & Simmons chief

Barclays to hire new legal chief

Will toll road amendments spark public-private finance in Germany?

Linklaters advises on world's largest buyout

Minter Ellison helps scoop $14 billion Chinese gas mandate

Lukoil becomes first Russian company on LSE

Freshfields boosts Deutsche Bank ties with double securitization mandate

Clifford Chance sidesteps French privatization law to complete €1.9 billion deal

Sarbanes-Oxley specialUS Congress carries anti-fraud effort abroad

Why lawyers should not become corporate watchdogs

Do stock options have a future?

New York lawyers tell foreigners: "Prepare for the worst"

Should bankers fear the UK Enterprise Bill?

Lawyers keep faith despite Hong Kong's doubters

The failure of Singapore's joint venture compromise

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Turkey

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Canada

Colombia

Mexico

Setting global standards for cross-border insolvency

Securitizers take issue with accounting proposals

The Market Abuse Directive: too much, too soon?

Deutsche Börse introduces Going Public Principles

Dutch rules require revision of outstanding debt

How to apply US-style exchange offers in Europe

The conundrum of Japanese property-backed deals

Mutual funds open investment window on Thailand

Bankers dismayed by prospectus directive overhaul

Korea cracks down on leading corporates

Singapore to increase disclosure requirements for hedge funds

Japanese settlement systems under review

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