General Chapters: 1 Corporate Governance in the M&A World - Michael Hatchard & Scott Hopkins, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP 1 2 The Global Phenomenon of Shareholder Activism - Scott V. Simpson & Lorenzo Corte, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP 4 3 Shareholder Activism in the UK - Gavin Davies & Stephen Wilkinson, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 7 4 An Antidote to Multiforum Shareholder Litigation - Adam O. Emmerich & Trevor S. Norwitz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 13 Country Question and Answer Chapters: 5 Albania Dobjani Lawyers, Attorneys & Counselors at Law: Erajd Dobjani & Irena Kita 20 6 Australia Allens: Vijay Cugati 28 7 Austria Schoenherr Rechtsanwalte GmbH: Christian Herbst & Sascha Hodl 34 8 Belarus Sysouev, Bondar, Khrapoutski: Alexander Bondar & Elena Selivanova 44 9 Belgium Astrea: Steven De Schrijver & Jeroen Mues 51 10 Bermuda MJM Limited: Peter Martin & Brian Holdipp 59 11 Brazil Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados: Daniel Calhman de Miranda & Rodrigo Ferreira Figueiredo 65 12 Bulgaria Schoenherr (in cooperation with Advokatsko druzhestvo Andreev, Stoyanov & Tsekova): Ilko Stoyanov & Tsvetan Krumov 71 13 Canada Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP: Emmanuel Pressman & Doug Bryce 79 14 Colombia Pena Mancero Abogados: Gabriela Mancero 88 15 Czech Republic Schoenherr: Martin Kubanek & Vladimir Ciek 95 16 Denmark Bech-Bruun: Steen Jensen & Trine Damsgaard Vissing 105 17 Finland Dittmar & Indrenius: Anders Carlberg & Jan Ollila 111 18 France Linklaters LLP: Marc Loy & Marc Petitier 118 19 Germany Schilling, Zutt & Anschutz: Dr. Marc Lobbe & Dr. Stephan Harbarth 124 20 Hungary Lendvai Partners: Andras Lendvai & Dr. Gergely Horvath 131 21 India Khaitan & Co: Bharat Anand & Arjun Rajgopal 137 22 Indonesia Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro: Theodoor Bakker & Herry N. Kurniawan 142 23 Ireland LK Shields Solicitors: Gerry Halpenny & Seanna Mulrean 149 24 Italy Santa Maria Studio Legale Associato: Luigi Santa Maria & Mario Pelli Cattaneo 157 25 Japan Nishimura & Asahi: Masakazu Iwakura & Tomohiro Takagi 166 26 Kazakhstan SIGNUM Law Firm: Liza Zhumakhmetova & Gaukhar Kudaibergenova 175 27 Kosovo Boga & Associates: Sabina Lalaj & Delvina Nallbani 180 28 Kyrgyzstan Mortimer Blake LLC: Stephan Wagner & Svetlana Lebedeva 185 29 Liechtenstein Ospelt & Partner Attorneys at Law Ltd.: Alexander Ospelt & Remo Mairhofer 190 30 Luxembourg Ober & Partners: Stephane Ober & Thomas Segal 196 31 Mexico Nader, Hayaux & Goebel: Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly Laborde & Eduardo Villanueva Ortiz 203 32 Morocco Hajji & Associes: Amin Hajji 209 33 Netherlands Houthoff Buruma: Alexander J. Kaarls & Nils W. Vernooij 214 34 Nigeria Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie: Yinka Edu & Ngozi Agboti 221 35 Norway Aabo-Evensen & Co Advokatfirma: Ole Kristian Aabo-Evensen & Harald Blaauw 228 36 Peru Garcia Sayan Abogados: Luis Gastaneta A. & Alfonso Tola R. 242 37 Portugal Albuquerque & Associados: Antonio Mendonca Raimundo & Ana Isabel Vieira 246 Continued Overleaf The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Mergers & Acquisitions 2014 Country Question and Answer Chapters: 38 Puerto Rico Ferraiuoli LLC: Fernando J. Rovira-Rullan & Yarot T. Lafontaine-Torres 253 39 Romania Pachiu & Associates: Ioana Iovanesc & Alexandru Lefter 259 40 Serbia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri in cooperation with Schoenherr: Matija Vojnovic & Luka Lopicic 267 41 Slovakia Schoenherr: Stanislav Kovar & Monika Kormosova 274 42 Slovenia Schoenherr: Vid Kobe & Marko Prusnik 281 43 Spain Roca Junyent: Natalia Marti Pico & Xavier Costa Arnau 290 44 Sweden Advokatfirman Vinge KB: Erik Sjoman & Christian Lindhe 300 45 Switzerland Lenz & Staehelin: Jacques Iffland & Hans-Jakob Diem 306 46 Turkey Turkoglu & Celepci in cooperation with Schoenherr: Levent Celepci & Burcu Ozdamar 313 47 Ukraine Vasil Kisil & Partners: Anna Babych & Oksana Krasnokutska 319 48 United Kingdom Slaughter and May: William Underhill 325 49 USA Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: Ann Beth Stebbins & Kenneth M. Wolff 332 50 Vietnam Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.: Samantha Campbell & Huynh Tuong Long 350