In 2009, the UAE took a significant step forward in adopting international best practices by introducing governance regulations for listed companies.

Private equity investors often find themselves in situations where portfolio companies need to realize meaningful and sustainable improvements in cost structure. Companies in these situations cannot simply cut their way to efficiency – they need to change how they operate.

The soaring number of campaigns by activist investors means management teams and board members have become increasingly familiar with the activist playbook

The increased overtime salary threshold is back. On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to raise the salary thresholds of the “white collar” overtime exemption rules. This is the second time in recent years that the DOL has attempted to increase these thresholds, and this latest effort is sure to be a hot topic in the coming months.

Senior Director Alan Cathcart spoke with FEI Daily what tax directors at companies affected by foreign-derived intangible income (FDII) need to know about the new regulations.

Managing Director Andy Gandhi and Director Adriel Ginsburg co-authored a feature article in the New York Law Journal titled, “How the Internet of Things Expands Cyber Risk Well Beyond Your Perimeter.”

The UAE has always played an active role in the prevention of illicit financing, but its latest efforts now need the support of engaged organizations to ensure regulatory compliance and the building of requisite internal capacity. If this happens, the rewards could be significant.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) announces the addition of Managing Director Elizabeth Dean to its Disputes and Investigations group in San Francisco.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) today released its latest UAE Banking Pulse for Q4 2018.

A&M Managing Directors, Brian Cumberland and J.D. Ivy, featured in the Houston Business Journal discussing executive compensation in the oil field services sector.

On Monday, March 4th, the U.S. Treasury and IRS released proposed regulations under IRC section 250, a new section of the Code added by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA). We intend to issue thought leadership for our clients, through this Tax Advisor Weekly, on these regulations as we make our way through reporting season.

Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed Yvette Chan to Managing Director, based in Hong Kong, to lead the Asia M&A Tax Advisory Practice within the firm’s Global Transaction Advisory Group.

Managing Director Neil Beaton recently co-authored a BVR article discussing using option price modeling techniques in the valuation of early enterprises. 

I looked down at the long strips of soiled paper on my desk, the pot of glue and the stapler, and I had two thoughts: My nine year old could do this far better and, is this why I went to law school?

Close to 14 percent of the 3,500 publicly-traded companies in the U.S. were targeted by activist investors in 2018, according to research by Activist Insight and the law firm Schulte Roth & Zabel.