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German employment law provides for rather strong dismissal protection. This is the main reason why more and more employers are hiring employees on a fixed-term basis, since this will in most cases end employment legally sound, may save the company a...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Providing an up-to-date report card on boardroom gender diversity in California’s largest publicly traded companies, Orrick recently released a study on the state of compliance with a new law mandating at least one female director by the end of this...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Non è raro che nelle vicende societarie ci si possa ritrovare in situazioni di stallo decisionale (c.d. deadlock): è il caso ad esempio, delle S.r.l. in cui le partecipazioni sono detenute al 50% da due soci, che possono dunque trovarsi in disaccordo...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for U.S.-based...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Following the Japanese government's recent amendment of the rules under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (the "FEFTA"), foreign investors seeking to invest in companies engaged in certain information and communications technology...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Earlier this week, Atlassian published its form acquisition letter of intent under the banner of The M&A Process is Broken: It’s outdated, inefficient and combative. ...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

La prassi della Agenzia delle Entrate di riqualificare il contenuto degli atti soggetti a registrazione sulla base degli effetti economici realizzati ha interessato numerose operazioni degli ultimi anni....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Intellectual Property – Copyright - Copyright Act Does Not Apply to Proposed Sale of Allegedly Unlawful Copy of Sculpture to US Buyer Because All Relevant Conduct Occurred Outside the US and No Infringing “Predicate Act” Otherwise Exists....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

No Personal Jurisdiction Over French Manufacturer of Allegedly Defective Component Incorporated into Product Sold by Different Manufacturer....By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP