1 Divergence / A Game of Two Halves? - Michael Hatchard & Scott Hopkins, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP2 Takeover Defences in Europe - The Debate on Board Passivity is Moot - Scott V. Simpson & Lorenzo Corte, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP3 Bridging the Value Gap in 2016 - Alex Kay & Caroline Rae, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP4 Current Developments in the Roles and Responsibilities of Financial Advisers in Public M&A Transactions - Richard Hall & Gary A. Bornstein, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP5 The Nancy Reagan Defence in 2015: Can a Board Still Just Say No? - Adam O. Emmerich & Trevor S. Norwitz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz6 Albania Gjika & Associates: Gjergji Gjika & Evis Jani7 Argentina Severgnini, Robiola, Grinberg & Tombeur: Carlos Maria Tombeur & Matias Grinberg8 Armenia Concern Dialog Law Firm: Narine Beglaryan & Yuri Melik-Ohanjanyan9 Australia Allens: Vijay Cugati10 Austria Schoenherr: Christian Herbst & Sascha Hodl11 Belarus Sysouev, Bondar, Khrapoutski: Alexander Bondar & Elena Selivanova12 Belgium Astrea: Steven De Schrijver & Jeroen Mues13 Bermuda MJM Limited: Peter Martin & Brian Holdipp14 Bolivia Guevara & Gutierrez S.C. - Servicios Legales: Jorge Luis Inchauste15 Bosnia & Herzegovina CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz: Nedzida Salihovic-Whalen16 Brazil Demarest Advogados: Gabriel Ricardo Kuznietz & Thiago Giantomassi Medeiros17 British Virgin Islands Maples and Calder: Richard May & Matthew Gilbert18 Bulgaria Schoenherr: Ilko Stoyanov & Katerina Kaloyanova19 Cayman Islands Maples and Calder: Nick Evans & Suzanne Correy20 China Zhong Lun Law Firm: Lefan Gong21 Colombia Pena Mancero Abogados: Gabriela Mancero22 Cyprus E & G Economides LLC: Marinella Kilikitas & George Economides23 Denmark Bech-Bruun: Steen Jensen & David Moalem24 Dominican Republic Guzman Ariza: Fabio J. Guzman-Saladin25 Egypt Matouk Bassiouny: Omar S. Bassiouny & Malak Habashi26 Finland Dittmar & Indrenius: Anders Carlberg & Jan Ollila27 France Villey Girard Grolleaud: Frederic Grillier & Daniel Villey28 Germany SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschutz: Dr. Marc Lobbe & Dr. Stephan Harbarth, LL.M. (Yale)29 Hungary Lendvai Partners: Andras Lendvai & Dr. Gergely Horvath30 Iceland BBA: Baldvin Bjorn Haraldsson & Hoskuldur Eiriksson31 Indonesia Ali Budiardjo, Nugroho, Reksodiputro: Theodoor Bakker & Herry Nuryanto Kurniawan32 Ireland Dillon Eustace: Lorcan Tiernan & Adrian Benson33 Italy Macchi di Cellere Gangemi: Claudio Visco & Stefano Macchi di Cellere34 Japan Nishimura & Asahi: Masakazu Iwakura & Tomohiro Takagi35 Kazakhstan SIGNUM Law Firm: Liza Zhumakhmetova & Gaukhar Kudaibergenova36 Luxembourg Rutsaert Legal: Quentin Rutsaert 37 Macedonia Debarliev, Dameski & Kelesoska Attorneys at Law: Emilija Kelesoska Sholjakovska & Ljupco Cvetkovski38 Malta WH Partners: Ruth Galea & Graziella Grech39 Mexico Nader, Hayaux & Goebel: Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly Laborde & Eduardo Villanueva Ortiz40 Montenegro Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri in cooperation with Schoenherr: Slaven Moravcevic & Milos Lakovic41 Netherlands Houthoff Buruma: Alexander J. Kaarls & Willem J.T. Liedenbaum42 Nigeria Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie: Yinka Edu & Ekundayo Onajobi43 Norway Aabo-Evensen & Co Advokatfirma: Ole Kristian Aabo-Evensen & Harald Blaauw44 Poland WBW Weremczuk Bobel & Partners Attorneys at Law: Lukasz Bobel & Nastazja Lisek45 Puerto Rico Ferraiuoli LLC: Fernando J. Rovira-Rullan & Yarot T. Lafontaine-Torres46 Romania Pachiu & Associates: Ioana Iovanesc & Alexandru Lefter47 Russia Pen & Paper: Stanislav Danilov48 Serbia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri in cooperation with Schoenherr: Matija Vojnovic & Luka Lopicic49 Slovakia Schoenherr: Stanislav Kovar & Peter Devinsky50 Slovenia Schoenherr: Vid Kobe & Marko Prusnik51 Spain Roca Junyent SLP: Natalia Marti & Xavier Costa52 Switzerland Bar & Karrer AG: Dr. Mariel Hoch & Dr. Dieter Dubs53 Tanzania Abenry & Company, Advocates: Lucy Sondo & Francis Ramadhani54 Turkey Turkoglu & Celepci in cooperation with Schoenherr: Levent Celepci & Burke Serbetci55 Uganda ENGORU, MUTEBI ADVOCATES Robert Apenya & Arnold Lule Sekiwano56 Ukraine CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz: Maria Orlyk & Kateryna Soroka57 United Kingdom Slaughter and May: William Underhill58 USA Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: Ann Beth Stebbins & Thomas H. Kennedy59 Uzbekistan Kosta Legal: Nail Hassanov & Maxim Dogonkin