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  • A former chairman of Baker & McKenzie is betting on a new internet business that aims to change the way law firms pitch for business.
  • Japanese lawyers are opposed to the outcome of a government-commissioned legal report, which recommends partnerships with foreign firms for the sake of the economy. The Corporate Legal System Study Group, set up under the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry, has identified areas for legal services reform. Highlighting the globalization of the economy, the report said: "The current judicial system is incapable of adequately supporting the activities of enterprises."
  • The German government has been quick to respond to Vodafone’s ground-breaking hostile bid for Mannesmann. In June, it introduced proposals to regulate takeovers for the first time. Hartmut Krause of Allen & Overy, Frankfurt, explains the proposed rules
  • The general principles governing a lead manager's duties under Belgian law were confirmed by the Brussels' commercial court on February 10 2000.
  • Baker & McKenzie has advised on the latest stage in the privatization of Poland's Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA). The deal is the second round in the sell-off of the company, under which a 35% stake was bought by a consortium of France Telecom and Kulczyk Holding. At $4.3 billion, the deal is eastern Europe's largest privatization and mergers and acquisitions transaction to date.
  • Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro, known as Petrobras, has completed the country's largest ever international equity issue. The deal, one of the biggest ever stock sales in Latin America, was a coup for Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr, Moherdaui e Quiroga Advogados, the only national firm involved in the deal.
  • The head of Cameron McKenna's Hong Kong corporate finance practice, along with several of his team, is heading for Brown & Wood. According to Cameron McKenna, the firm is refocusing its corporate practice in an attempt to win more lucrative cross-border M&A and securities deals.
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  • Rodrigo Nascimbeni of Pinheiro Neto - Advogados reviews the new rules and prospects for the BDR market
  • The interaction between the internet and world stock markets is easily seen in the fortunes made (and lost) from volatile dot.com shares. But as Nancy Leigh of Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong, explains, the net is also helping reshape the structure of the securities industry