Due to the importance of these interviews, we have prepared some key tips and adaptations to be used in remote investigative interviews that attempt to remedy some of the significant risks and problems one may face in performing them.

Back in 2019, if you asked commentators which markets would hypothetically suffer most damage from a prolonged global shutdown, the automotive industry would have been near the top of the list. High fixed costs and capital-intensive operations mean that when factory doors are closed, few industries bleed money as quickly.

The sixth edition of the study predicts that, following a resetting of the battlefield for activist investors due to the pandemic, there will be a renewed interest in U.K. targets through 2021. Despite a lull in activist campaigns during the first wave of COVID-19, the disruption wrought on the corporate landscape means that “crunch time” is fast-approaching for many companies that have underperformed during the crisis. The AAA also predicts that technology, healthcare and industrials will be the most targeted sectors.

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) advisory opinion procedure allows domestic companies and companies listing securities on a U.S. national exchange to request an opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on “whether certain specified, prospective—not hypothetical—conduct conforms with [the FCPA’s] antibribery provisions.

The recent announcement of 2021 CMS STAR ratings revealed that several MAPD and PDP plans have struggled to keep pace with increasing performance standards and shifting measure weights.

With the continuous increase in complexities related to tax laws and regulations and the shortage of tax resources available, tax departments are expected to do more with less, which requires proper planning for each stage in the overall tax cycle.

Alvarez & Marsal Taxand’s Chris Kotarba, Nadia Altenburg of Flick Gocke Schaumburg, Paolo Ruggiero of LED Taxand, and Jimmie van der Zwaan of Taxand Netherlands together presented at the November 30th Details of the Blue Prints – OECD’s proposal on Taxation of the Digital Economy webinar

A&M’s Digital Twin service operationalizes corporate compliance programs and measurably demonstrates compliance effectiveness in line with regulators' expectations.

For businesses, understanding its risk universe is an ever-present challenge. But with the economic downturn, global pandemic and uncertain political climate, new risks are emerging and existing risks evolving at such a rapid pace that businesses are finding it ever more challenging to cope with.

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant prospective changes to Section 174 that will end expense deductions and require the capitalization of specified research and experimental (“R&E”) expenditures.

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) continues to expand its capabilities in Europe with the hiring of Kristoffer Ståhlbröst to lead the Restructuring practice in the Nordics.

Acquisition integrations are often a source of significant HR-related challenges that have long-lasting impact.

The uncertainty created by COVID-19, the 2020 presidential election, civil unrest, and other economic stresses have created volatility in company operations and performance.

A&M’s first annual analysis of the FTSE SmallCap executive pay, undertaken by our Executive Compensation experts, and based on Annual Reports published during the first half of 2020, provides a clear overview of how executive pay is moving.