Corporate Governance and Compliance
Compliance issues have risen up the agenda for corporates globally.
Corporate governance and compliance is an ever-changing area and we help companies minimise operational and regulatory risks and provide them with on-going, up-to-the-minute advice. Across all of our offices we help our clients navigate the maze of legislation and best practice codes relevant to corporate governance and corporate responsibility.
We provide general company and compliance advice to our corporate clients on the legal issues which most regularly impact their businesses. Our boardroom practice covers all elements of company law, from advice on board procedures to issues arising in takeover situations, as well as, analysing corporate policies, codes of conduct, and assistance with shareholder engagement.
Our experts advise on domestic and international corporate issues including corporate law, sector-specific regulations, relevant listing rules, liability and risks for board directors and senior executives.
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Publications: 26 OCTOBER 2020
What can in-house legal, risk and compliance leaders learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and other notable crises of the past 20 years to strengthen the legal resilience of their organisations?
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Publications: 11 MAY 2020
Data as a critical asset in the health sector
Laurie-Anne Ancenys, Counsel, Head of the Paris Tech & Data practice, and Juliette Olliveaud, Associate, look at how the ever-growing volume of data in our digital world presents both challenges and…
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Publications: 17 APRIL 2020
Allen & Overy’s Data Protection team presented trends and insights in relation to data protection, cybersecurity and Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Publications: 03 DECEMBER 2019
Data ethics – why should you care?
The potentially limitless opportunities provided by data-driven insights make data one of the most valuable assets that organisations have at their disposal today.
Read moreTransition to a sustainable economy
Sustainability and ESG (environment, social and governance) issues are rising to the top of the agenda.
The transition of the economy to align with the Paris Agreement aims and the UN Sustainable Development Goals is set to dominate the next decade. Explore our insights on developments in the key themes in the sustainability transition.