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Corporate governance has never been as important as it is now. The headlines from financial scandals may be fading for the moment, but the reforms that emerged in response to corporate malpractice remain. The need for good advice has grown quickly as public companies get used to their new burdens of responsibility. As jurisdictions such as the US set the trend for restructuring the ways that corporations can function, the ripple effect has seen dozens of other countries revamp their own corporate governance requirements.

Deutsche Börse's failed bid to take over the London Stock Exchange is an example of how not to win the confidence of shareholders. Here Stilpon Nestor of Nestor Advisors draws nine lessons from the story

Calyon and Morgan Stanley acted as lead arrangers and underwriters on a €7.9 billion ($9.6 billion) debt facility for Suez. The facility is being used to part-fund Suez's €11 billion offer for a stake in Belgian utility Electrabel. The banks also led a €2.3 billion rights issue by Suez as part of the financing. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the banks. Linklaters acted for Suez with Weil Gotshal & Manges providing French law advice. Eubelius was Belgian law counsel to Electrabel.

Simon Wong of McKinsey & Company looks at the choices facing policymakers when setting governance rules pros and cons of laws versus codes

As a new bankruptcy law comes into effect, Daniel Glosband explains how Chapter 15 brings the US closer to UN model law on cross-border cases

Constantine Lambadarios and Melina Katsimi of Lambadarios and Associates outline the principles of corporate governance established by Law 3016/2002 in Greece

Deutsche Post tendered an offer to acquire the UK logistics company Exel. Linklaters and Slaughter and May have the lead roles on the €5.3 billion bid for the UK group. Corporate partner David Cheyne is leading the Linklaters' team acting for Deutsche Post, while Martin Whelton heads Slaughters' team acting for Exel. German counsel Hengeler Mueller is also advising Exel alongside best-friend firm Slaughter and May.

By Evangelina Lardizábal of FA Arias & Muñoz

By Krissia Laguardia of FA Arias & Muñoz