Table of Contents

Foreword 5
Andreas Lachmann
Rotthege Wassermann &
Partner GbR

Argentina 7
Carlos Gruneisen
Marcelo Gustavo Pozzetti
M & M Bomchil

Australia 17
Frederick John Chilton
Aaron Rathmell
Natasha Simonsen
Allens Arthur Robinson

Austria 33
Christian Herbst
Florian Kusznier
Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH

Belgium 49
Patrick Geeraert
Dirk Van Gerven
NautaDutilh

Brazil 69
Evy Cynthia Marques
Neil Montgomery
Felsberg e Associados

Bulgaria 83
Violetta Kunze
Djingov, Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov

Canada 97
Lisa C Damiani
Kevin J Thomson
Davies Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP

China 111
Candice Liu
Lehman, Lee & Xu

Czech Republic 121
Jarmila Hanzalová
Marek Procházka
Procházka Randl Kubr

Denmark 135
Thomas Riise
Lassen Ricard

England & Wales 155
Robert Rice
Boyes Turner

France 171
Thierry Brocas
De Pardieu Brocas Maffei

Germany 189
Andreas Lachmann
Rotthege Wassermann & Partner GbR

Hungary 207
Richárd Eördögh
Sándor Szegedi Szent-Ivány
Komáromi Eversheds

India 219
Aakash Choubey
Rabindra Jhunjhunwala
Khaitan & Co

Ireland 237
John Given
Cian McCourt
A&L Goodbody

Italy 251
Rosa Ida Carpagnano
Nicola Cirillo
Tiziana Del Prete
Clifford Chance

Luxembourg 267
Guy Harles
Saskia Konsbruck
Arendt & Medernach

Malaysia 287
Michael Lim Hee Kiang
Grace Yeoh Cheng Geok
Shearn Delamore & Co

Mexico 301
Carlos Obregón
Pablo Perezalonso
Ritch Mueller, SC

Romania 319
Remus Ene
Ana Maria Goga
Pachiu & Associates

Russia 333
Vitaly M Apataev
Jonathan Russin
Elena V Subocheva
Russin & Vecchi LLC

South Africa 349
Rachel Kelly
Claire van Zuylen
Bowman Gilfillan Inc

Spain 369
Gemma Colomer
Héctor Jausàs
JAUSAS

Sweden 385
Peder Hammarskiöld
Mikael Klang
Advokatfirman Hammarskiöld & Co

United States 399
John L Reed
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

Uruguay 427
Andrés Durán Hareau
Héctor Ferreira
Hughes & Hughes

About the authors 443

About the Author

Consulting Editor Dr Andreas Lachmann became a partner at Rotthege Wassermann & Partner GbR in 2000, and is now managing partner and chief executive officer of RWP Consult GmbH. In addition to practising in the areas of corporate law, insolvency law and corporate restructuring, Dr Lachmann is president of Lawrope (a European lawyers' network) and chairman of the annual M&A International Lawyers' Conference.

Reviews

A priceless guide for multinational companies
*Carlos Cruz & Associados*

Very well organized and concise, this publication is intended as a quick-glance resource for those already familiar with the field but who may be looking to engage in work in a different jurisdiction.
*Volume 27 Alert Publications, Inc. Chicago IL*