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Across the Board

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Across the Board helps our corporate clients stay ahead of the developments that are driving the Boardroom agenda.

We bring together our insights on the broad spectrum of issues facing the General Counsel and wider legal team, helping you support your organisation's strategic business priorities, mitigate legal and business risk and guide Board members through complex Boardroom issues.

Our lawyers have invested time into sharing their views on major developments in a digestible format. The idea is to bring you up to speed, at the same time as signposting the right Clifford Chance colleagues to turn to for more guidance.

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Better Business

Planning for your 2023 AGM

The 2023 AGM season is kicking off in earnest and as always, there have been various regulatory and market-driven developments, which Company Secretarial teams will need to bear in mind when preparing for this year’s AGM.
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Redefining boundaries

M&A opportunities in uncertain times

Where corporates are interested in a distressed asset they should bear in mind the nature of distressed sale processes, which can be fast-paced and there is typically less deal protection for the buyer.
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Digital world

The metaverse – will it change the world and why should I care?

In this extract from a recent webinar, Clifford Chance experts discuss what the metaverse may look like and some of the legal challenges that lie ahead.
Better business

Corporate reporting & AGM season - new developments & practical advice

We explore the latest requirements and best practice guidance that UK listed companies must bear in mind when preparing their 2022 annual reports and highlight the five top considerations for the 2023 AGM season.
Redefining boundaries

Global Shift: Our M&A predictions for 2023

Energy transition, a cooler tech market, increased protectionism, fresh and complex carve-outs and ESG-linked dry powder are set to drive and shape the M&A market in 2023.

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Active Legal: 2025 report

What does tomorrow’s legal function look like?

To face the complexities of the next decade, in-house legal functions are considering how they relate to the business and deal with digital transformation. To gain a better understanding of what the in-house legal function of our clients could look like in the future, Clifford Chance facilitated a discussion around this topic with some of the world's leading businesses.

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Clifford Chance PLC Forum 2022

The Forum was designed to focus on what matters most to you as senior legal advisers and decision makers on the front line of the corporate landscape.

It brought together an exciting agenda of panel sessions, including expert panellists from Meta, Serco, London Stock Exchange and MTN, amongst others, and Clifford Chance matter subject experts.

In last year's Forum we discussed how best to navigate the challenges of ESG benchmarking, reviewed the challenges and roadblocks that remain to improving diversity and inclusion at senior executive and board level, and debated the risks and opportunities presented by the Metaverse.

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    Business

    Corporate purpose, culture and values are being scrutinised like never before. We unpack what ESG and responsible business means in the current business climate, and examine the risks and opportunities that boards must focus on to thrive.

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    World

    Legal trends and innovations in technology: staying ahead of the risks for corporates in the Digital World.

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  • Redefining boundaries

    The landscape for domestic and cross-border trade, investment and M&A is constantly evolving: insights to help you navigate the way.

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  • Liquidity Matters

    Changing political and economic conditions, increased regulation and the impact of Covid-19, means that corporates have to find new ways of accessing liquidity. We bring you the latest developments and innovations in the financial markets.

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Planning ahead in uncertain times

Businesses are making plans now, in the face of uncertain times ahead which, as always, will present both challenges and opportunities.

We are currently helping our corporate clients understand current market trends and navigate legal and business risks and opportunities around: treasury and finance, M&A and other corporate activity, commercial arrangements, business risks and disputes, human resources and pensions, and corporate reporting.

We have leading practices in all of these areas. If any of them are of interest, we and our experts would be pleased to discuss them with you. Please contact us.
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