The concept of regulatory systemic risk – a long-term imbalance, resulting from the misalignment between regulatory initiatives and market realities, that impacts multiple areas of the regulatory framework – is developed in the context of US securities regulation. The discussion offers two...

This Written Statement presents aspects in China's corporate governance framework, state corporate ownership and control, and the Chinese Communist Party's roles in corporate governance. It was submitted as part of a testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission,...

This is a chapter for the forthcoming book in West Publishing Company's Inside the Minds Series focusing on Financial Services Enforcement and Compliance (published by Aspatore Books). This chapter provides an overview of nature and current state of the markets for the equity side and debt...

Kryzys finansowy i gospodarczy, który wybuchł w 2007-2008 r. skłonił rządy, UE i instytucje międzynarodowe do podjęcia prób wskazania jego źródeł, analiz przebiegu i ustanowienia mechanizmów mających zapobiec powtórzeniu takim sytuacjom. Okazało się bowiem, że w warunkach...

The protection afforded to franchisees differs widely across the world. Nations with economically strong franchise sectors typically regulate the contract’s bargaining phase and post-formation. Responding to the European Parliament’s call for a review of regulations governing Europe’s...

This article deals with the latest developments in the regulation of cross-border tender offers in the U.S., in Germany, and in the European Union. In the U.S. the SEC issued a new release concerning Cross-Border Tender and Exchange Offers, Business Combinations and Rights Offerings. The new...