World Law Group Series Volume 4

Although the economic downturns of 2001 and 2002 have threatened to dampen enthusiasm for employee equity participation in business enterprises, such plans continue to be offered by employers in nearly all major national jurisdictions. The time is ripe, in fact, to clarify and elucidate the legal complexities of extending such plans across borders to employees working in other countries. This is the first book to provide in-depth, country-by-country coverage of the national law issues that must be considered by an employer implementing (or...

World Law Group Series Volume 1

The International Securities Law Handbook is an easily-accessed desk reference for lawyers and others involved from time to time in the issuance or sale of securities outside their own national jurisdiction. This Handbook presents briefly, in uniform summary form, the key elements of securities law and regulations in twenty national jurisdictions and seven U.S. state jurisdictions. It makes it possible for a foreign lawyer to gain a general understanding of the legal environment affecting securities, to perceive the types of questions...