Featured Articles: Banking

Negative Equity and Quasi-Negative Equity in Italian Companies

Unlike those established in many other jurisdictions, Italian companies are subject to specific rules on negative equity and quasi-negative equity. These rules have become quite a hot topic for investors in a pre-restructuring or a pre-insolvency scenario. Riccardo Sallustio of Bonelli Erede Pappalardo LLP explores the treatment of net loss under the Italian Civil Code.

Roundtable: Banking 2012

The International Who’s Who of Banking Lawyers has brought together three of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss key issues facing lawyers today.

Basel III v Dodd-Frank: What Does it mean for US Banks

Kevin F Barnard - Arnold & Porter LLP

Alan W Avery - Arnold & Porter LLP

On 11 November 2010, during their summit meeting in Seoul, South Korea, the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (known as the “G-20”) formally endorsed the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s proposals for capital and liquidity requirements for banking institutions. The Basel Committee had announced an agreement on these higher capital standards on 12 September 2010.

Bank Regulation Quo Vadis? A Review of Current Regulatory Trends

René Bösch

The leading European banking lawyer according to our research shares his insight on recent regulatory initiatives and the outlook for financial institutions and the lawyers who advise them.

New Company Law Regime for South Africa: Some Implications For Financing Transactions

Kevin Cron - Deneys Reitz Inc

The current South African Companies Act was introduced in 1973 and, despite being amended several times since then, is out of date in many respects and has not reflected many of the developments in market practice over the years. A complete revision of the Companies Act was therefore begun four years ago which resulted in the enactment of a new Companies Act in 2008.

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Analysis: Banking

Most Highly Regarded Firms: California 2007 - Banking

California’s banking lawyers continue to command an impressive presence in the national and international marketplaces. A number of stars from a range of firms came to our attention.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Texas 2007 - Banking

Our research identifies a raft of talented banking lawyers, many of whom are associated with Texas’s historic and thriving oil and gas industry. Respondents often recommended Vinson & Elkins LLP as an “excellent banking practice”.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Illinois 2006 - Banking

Illinois is home to a significant pool of regional and local banking institutions, supplying the city’s mid-sized and large law firms with the full range of regional and international transactions. In 2004, JPMorgan Chase acquired Bank One, the largest financial institution headquartered in Chicago and the sixth largest in the US, leading to fears that the newly formed mega-bank would relocate to New York, creating a vacuum in the local market for investment and small business lending. Yet Bank One Chase remained faithful to its Chicago roots, to some extent allaying concerns about overconsolidation in the industry.

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Featured Articles: Banking

Kevin F Barnard - Arnold & Porter LLP

Alan W Avery - Arnold & Porter LLP

Kevin Cron - Deneys Reitz Inc

Analysis: Banking

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