2012 TalkingPoints
M&A and investment in Latin America's natural resources sector
November 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion between Raquel Bierzwinsky at Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Alejandro D'Ambrosio at Ernst & Young and Luis Antonio Menezes da Silva at Villemor, Trigueiro, Sauer e Advogados Associado about M&A and investment in Latin America's natural resources sector.
M&A activity in the telecommunications sector
October 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on M&A activity in the telecommunications sector between Olivier Lemaire at Ernst & Young Luxembourg and Glenn S. Gerstell at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.
Securities class actions against boardrooms
September 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion looking at securities class actions against boardrooms between Douglas W. Henkin at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and Joseph N. Sacca at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
Hedge funds in Asia
September 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on hedge funds in Asia between Scott Peterman at Sidley Austin LLP and Rod Palmer at Walkers Global.
Infrastructure investment in Latin America
September 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion focusing on infrastructure in Latin America between Mariano Cardona at Ernst & Young, José F. Valdivia at Hogan Lovells, and Márcio Leal at Leal Cotrim Advogados.
Update on the AIFM Directive
August 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion focusing on the AIFM Directive between Stuart McLaren at Deloitte LLP, Peter Stapleton at Maples and Calder and Neil Robson at Schulte Roth & Zabel International LLP.
Managing social media risks
August 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on managing social media risks between Stephen Bonner, a partner at KPMG, James Gatto, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, and Jeffrey S. Bosley, a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP.
Addressing corporate fraud and corruption in Africa
August 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on addressing corporate fraud and corruption in Africa between Reagan R. Demas at Baker & McKenzie LLP, Petrus Marais at KPMG and Robert Driman at Norton Rose.
Reducing exposure to potential fraud within multinational companies
August 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on reducing exposure to potential fraud within multinational companies between Jerry Oldham at 1stWEST Financial Corporation, Sharon van Rooyen at Ernst & Young, and Chiraag Shah at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Outlook for public-private partnerships in Europe
August 2012
FW moderates an online discussion on public-private partnerships in Europe between Victoria Bortkevicha at Clifford Chance CIS Limited, Elisabetta Negrini at Norton Rose LLP and Jean-Francis Dusch at La Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild.
Secondary buyouts in today’s market
July 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion covering secondary buyouts in today’s market between Richard J. Welch at Bingham McCutchen LLP, James Goold at Jones Day and Manuel Carvalho at Preqin.
Public-private partnerships in Asia
July 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on public-private partnerships in Asia between Harvey Weaver at Ashurst, Simon Booker at KPMG Corporate Finance and John Walker at Macquarie Capital.
Current trends in outsourcing
July 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on current trends in outsourcing between Larry Calabro at Deloitte Consulting LLP, Alistair Maughan at Morrison & Foerster and Joshua Konvisser at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
M&A in the tech sector
July 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on M&A in the tech sector between Nat Burgess at Corum Group, David R. Yates at Hunton & Williams LLP and James Klein at Penningtons Solicitors LLP.
Private equity portfolio company valuations
July 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focusing on private equity portfolio company valuations between Charles Lundelius at Berkeley Research Group, LLC, Michael Ryan at Hamilton Lane Advisors LLC and Michael Athanason at KPMG LLC.
Implications of recent legal decisions on director duties in Australia
July 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on recent legal decisions affecting director duties in Australia between Keith Bethlehem and David Miller at Colin Biggers & Paisley.
New German insolvency code
June 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on Germany’s new insolvency code between Joachim Englert at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, Annerose Tashiro at Schultze & Braun and Andreas Lehmann at Squire Sanders.
Renewable energy in South Africa
June 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion looking at the renewable energy sector in South Africa between Ashen Jugoo at Bell Dewar, Eric le Grange at ENS and Shamilah Grimwood at White & Case.
Private equity in Latin America – outlook for 2012
June 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion covering private equity in Latin America between José Setti Diaz at Demarest e Almeida Advogado, Daniel O. Serventi at Ernst & Young LLP and Christopher L. Mann at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Corruption and regulatory enforcement in Australia
June 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion covering corruption and regulatory enforcement in Australia between Amanda Turnill at DLA Piper, Paul Wenk at Freehills and Owain Stone at KordaMentha Forensic.
Boardroom challenges – executive compensation and say on pay
May 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion on the boardroom challenges of executive compensation and say on pay between Ann Murray at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, John L. Anderson at Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC and Simon Patterson at Patterson Associates LLP – a Pearl Meyer & Partners Practice.
Risk and insurance in the global mining industry
May 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion focusing on risk and insurance in the global mining industry between Jimmy Daboo at KPMG and Andrew Chester at Marsh.
M&A in the US government contractor sector
May 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion examining M&A in the US government contractor sector between Craig King at Arent Fox LLP, Jeremy C. Silverman at McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP and Scott Thompson at PwC.
Financial distress in the retail sector
May 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion looking at distress in the retail sector between André Medeiros at Booz & Company, Lee Manning at Deloitte and Kon Asimacopoulos at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.
Public-private partnerships in the US - outlook for 2012
April 2012
FW moderates an online discussion focusing on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the US between John D. O’Neill at Hunton & Williams LLP, Joe Colagiovanni at SNR Denton and Adam Sherman at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Mitigating the risk of cyber crime - advice for companies
April 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion focusing on the risks associated with cyber crime between Mark Camillo at Chartis, Kelly Frey Sr. at Dickinson Wright PLLC and Grady Summers at Mandiant.
Transfer pricing of intangible assets
March 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates an online discussion focusing on transfer pricing of intangible assets between Richard G. Fletcher at Baker & McKenzie, Nathaniel Carden at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Les Secular at True Partners Consulting.
Personal risks facing board members of South African companies
March 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focusing on the risks faced by South African board members between Quinton Kotze at Chartis South Africa, Teri Solomon at Marsh and Sandra Sithole at Norton Rose.
Outlook for Shariah-compliant insurance in 2012
March 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focusing on the outlook for Shariah-compliant insurance between Sohail Jaffer at the FWU Group and Anita Menon at KPMG in Malaysia.
Arbitration in Germany
March 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion looking at Germany as a seat of arbitration between Henning Bälz at Hengeler Mueller, Vanessa Pickenpack at Oppenhoff & Partner and Michael Hammes at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Impact of China’s new product liability laws
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focusing on China’s new product liability laws between Paolo Beconcini at CBM International Lawyers LLP, Eugene Chen at Hogan Lovells International LLP and Honghuan Liu at Jun He Law.
Personal risks facing board members of Russian companies
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion looking at the risks faced by D&Os of Russian companies between Boris Korchemkin at Aon Risk Solutions, Vladimir Kremer at Chartis Russia and Leonid Zubarev at CMS, Russia.
Personal risks facing board members of Australian companies
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
John Colvin at the Australian Institute of Company Directors moderates a discussion focusing on the personal risks that face board members of Australian companies between Rehana Box at Blake Dawson, Michael Pryce at Chartis and Stuart Davies at Gallagher Australia.
Offshore asset recovery processes
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion looking at offshore asset recovery between Jon Barclay at AO Hall, Andrew Thorp at Harneys and Bill Jennings at Navigant.
Commercial disputes in the biotech and pharma sector
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on disputes in the biotech and pharma sector between R. David Donoghue at Holland & Knight, Errol Taylor at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP and Eric K. Steffe at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC.
Anti-money laundering in Latin America
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion focusing on the prevention of money laundering in Latin America between Michael Diaz, Jr. at Diaz Reus and José Luis Rojas at Grant Thornton.
Managing transactional risk
February 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion looking at transactional risk between Matthew Altham at AMR International, Stephen M. Joiner at Deloitte and Neo Combarro at Lockton Companies LLP.
Financial distress in the shipping sector
January 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on financial distress in the shipping sector between Randee Day at Day and Partners, LLC, Harry Theochari at Norton Rose Group and Nils Kuhlwein von Rathenow at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH.
Legal challenges in cloud archiving and e-discovery
January 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion covering the legal challenges in cloud archiving and e-discovery between Michelle Martinez Reyes at Clarium Group, Neal Lawson at Intelligent Discovery Solutions, Inc (iDS) and Wayne C. Matus at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
New ICC arbitration rules
January 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
FW moderates a discussion on the new ICC arbitration rules between Peter Wolrich at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP and the chairman of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, Jérôme Richardot at Fasken Martineau and Hiroyuki Tezuka at Nishimura & Asahi.
Developing a D&O risk management strategy
January 2012 | TALKINGPOINT
John R. Phelps at the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) moderates a discussion on developing D&O risk management strategies between Harold P. Reichwald at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, Jeffrey S. Grange at Torus Insurance and Lawrence Racioppo at Towers Watson.