By Jacob Stein, Aliant USA. Courts traditionally respect corporate structures, recognizing them as separate legal persons from their owners. This separation is what allows business owners to avoid personal liability for their entity’s debts. But when courts suspect that … Read the rest
By Friedrich Helml and Julia Helml, Aliant Austria. To read the full article, visit: The World Financial Review. In recent years, the increasing influence of geopolitical tensions on global business operations has become undeniable. From sanctions … Read the rest
By Tuomo Kauttu, Aliant Finland. A strategy for international M&A transaction in Finland requires analysis of three levels of regulation development. Beyond local laws, it is useful to consider both, the Nordic harmonization and EU harmonization. This view … Read the rest
By Pekka Valo, Aliant Finland. The European Union 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive requires that EU member states should set up beneficial ownership registers for corporate and other legal entities and for trusts and similar legal arrangements. I … Read the rest
By Aliant Law. THE IMPORTANCE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN TIMES OF TRANSFORMATION IN SPAIN. In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, sustainable development has shifted from a desirable goal to a critical necessity for companies across all sectors, including those … Read the rest
By Mariangela Zito, Aliant Italy, Dr. Christina Kaiser, Aliant Germany, John Wolfs, Aliant Netherlands, Ivan Lau De Leon, Aliant Panama, Maria Teresa Garasa and Abigail Sked, Aliant Spain. BENEFIT CORPORATIONS SYSTEM WORLDWIDE – A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW: Benefit Corporations … Read the rest
By Tuomo Kauttu, Aliant Finland. Beyond the exceptional risks, visible in news over the past few months, what are the general key-risk related concerns that arise in a cross-border context, and how can a parent company minimize such … Read the rest
By Pekka Valo, Aliant Finland. The general rule is that when people are employed or usually work in Finland the Finnish employment legislation is applied. Finland has adopted Regulation (EC) 593/2008 on the law applicable to contractual … Read the rest
By Tuomo Kauttu, Aliant Finland. A strategy for international M&A transaction in Finland requires analysis of three levels of regulation development. Beyond local laws, it is useful to consider both, the Nordic harmonization and EU harmonization. This view … Read the rest
By Pekka Valo, Aliant Finland. The European Union 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive requires that EU member states should set up beneficial ownership registers for corporate and other legal entities and for trusts and similar legal arrangements. I … Read the rest