Reframing the AGM: Connection, Accountability, and the Modern Shareholder

World Law Group colleagues convened for a virtual discussion on how annual general meetings (AGMs) are evolving, with a focus on meeting formats, shareholder engagement, activism, and proxy voting dynamics. The session was led by Niels Kornerup and Emil Steenberg of Bech-Bruun. Niels drew on his long-standing experience chairing AGMs for...

Members Meeting Members: Meetup in Tokyo

On a recent business trip to Tokyo, City-Yuwa Partners' Akira Nagasaki , Daigo Nomura , and Kaoru Vaheisvaran warmly received Pranat Laohapairoj and Supakan N. of Chandler Mori Hamada .  Pranat and Supakan thank the Senseis for their hospitality and "unbelievably dangerous” sake!

Members Meeting Members: Breakfast at INTA Leadership Conference

INTA Leadership Meeting:  At the recent INTA Leadership Meeting in Hollywood, Florida, a number of World Law Group member firm lawyers met for breakfast. Alejandro Barrientos of Bruchou & Funes de Rioja , Gerard Kelly of Mason Hayes & Curran , Katjia Middelhoff of CMS Germany , Gabriela Staber...

Members Meeting Members: Meetup in Paris

Kent Woo of  Zhong Lun , recently visited Jean-Luc Soulier, Estelle Rigal-Alexandre and Marie Frisch at Soulier Bunch . He provided an insightful presentation on the Chinese legal system and dispute-resolution mechanisms, with a particular focus on international arbitration in China.

When Trade Meets Property: How Tariffs Are Rewriting Global Real Estate

The latest virtual meeting of WLG's Real Estate & Construction Group focused on how rapidly shifting tariff policy is affecting real estate, construction, and supply chain planning. Randy Rucker (Faegre Drinker), Co-chair of WLG's Trade Practice Group, provided an overview of the current U.S. administration's approach to tariffs and...