• Open Source Code in Mergers and Acquisitions

    12/10/2010

    The use of open source code is growing every day, and in some sectors the use of such code has exceeded all reasonable expectations. As always, such “new” phenomena provide both opportunities and challenges. The latter includes the many pitfalls that open source code generates in business takeover situations.

  • Julie Bodd Jenssen LL.M. Associate / Attorney at Law (NY) - on leave of absence

    Proposal for amending the capital requirement directives

    13/04/2010

    On 19th March the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway proposed amendments to the regulations in the directives regarding capital requirements. The proposals are made because of the financial crisis, and introduce collective European guidelines for hybrid capital. The amendments shall be effective as of the end of 2010.