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Peter Dehnen, President

Peter DehnenPresidentGerman American Business Forum What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

German Co-Determination Act vs. Corporate Governance

October 23, 2006

Giving employees a say | www.bzd-businesscenter.de

The provisions regarding the co-determination rights of employees in the supervisory boards of German companies -- which have existed unchanged in Germany for the last 30 years -- are increasingly coming under pressure.

Peter Dehnen, President

Peter DehnenPresidentGerman American Business Forum What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

German efforts to stop corporate corruption

October 23, 2006

Corporate corruption in Germany Dogmeat and the truffle pig | www.economist.com

  1. What looks like an increase in corporate corruption is merely an increase in transparency.
  2. Companies are paying more attention to risk management and corporate compliance.

Peter Dehnen, President

Peter DehnenPresidentGerman American Business Forum What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Draft of law regarding REITs - Update

October 23, 2006

Draft of lax regarding REITs | www.bzd-businesscenter.de

German legislation regarding REITs (real estate investment trusts) could become effective by 1 January 2007.

Peter Dehnen, President

Peter DehnenPresidentGerman American Business Forum What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Different markets, different challenges

October 20, 2006

Wal-Mart’s German Retreat | www.businessweek.com

„If you want to be successful in a foreign market, you have to know what your customers want. That’s the most important lesson. It does no good to force a business model onto another country’s market just because it works well somewhere else.”

Marc IsraelPartnerMACFARLANES SERVICES LTD What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Issues on collaboration between private equity funds

October 12, 2006

Buyout firms in US cartel inquiry | www.timesonline.co.uk

The DoJ probe highlights the facts that antitrust issues can arise when competing (or potentially competing) bidders coordinate their behaviour.

As the practice of joint bids is common, a large number of private equity funds - and ultimately investors - could be affected.

However, it appears that there are legitimate reasons for cooperation between competing (or potentially competing) bidders provided that the antitrust rules are respected.

Maurice MurphyFounder & Senior PartnerTMT Legal What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Sony BMG - what now?

July 27, 2006

Sony BMG loses EU Merger OK | www.latimes.com

The recent groundbreaking Sony-BMG decision has important implications for the merged company, proposed music mergers such as EMI Warner and future mergers where a collective dominant position may be present.  The decision significantly raises the bar for merger approval where collective dominance may be involved.

Maurice MurphyFounder & Senior PartnerTMT Legal What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

EU Commission Compromises on Roaming

July 11, 2006

EU Officials Reach Compromise On Roaming Rules -Source | www.cellular-news.com

It appears that the European Commissioner, Vivianne Reding, has reached a compromise with her fellow Commissioners on her plan to regulate roaming.  The resultant rules, while somewhat watered down from the original proposals, are still harsh for mobile operators and will reduce revenues and profits from an area which has been very profitable.    

Maurice MurphyFounder & Senior PartnerTMT Legal What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Potential Changes to SOX

May 11, 2006

SEC's Cox says Sarbanes-Oxley tricky in practice | www.marketwatch.com

The recent ACSPC recommendations poiunt a possible way forward for reform of SOX, which continues to attract the attention of political heavyweights and which the SEC has admitted is not working as well as it would like in practice.

Maurice MurphyFounder & Senior PartnerTMT Legal What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Can cellcos use UMA to stop VoIP Wifi?

April 6, 2006

Wi fi cell phone battle looms | www.redherring.com

Discusses how wireless companies hope a technology called UMA will keep their customers from using VoIP services like Skype.

Maurice MurphyFounder & Senior PartnerTMT Legal What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Analysis of EU's roaming charges proposals

April 6, 2006

EU aims to halve roaming charges | today.reuters.co.uk

Analysis of the implications of the EU's recent ground breaking proposals on roaming charges, which account for up to 15% of mobile operator revenues (and potentially a much greater percentage of profits).

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