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Rick Troiano is a partner in the corporate team at Baker McKenzie. Rick specialises in mergers and acquisitions, equity fundraising and corporate advisory. Rick previously worked as a lawyer at the Australian Takeovers Panel, the main forum for resolving takeover disputes in Australia. This has given him a solid understanding of the law and policy behind the regulation of takeovers and other control transactions in Australia. Rick is a member of the Corporations Committee (Law Council of Australia), a forum through which current legal issues affecting business are discussed and considered in the context of law reform in Australia.
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Australia: Duties and Liabilities of Directors of Australian Companies

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Baker McKenzie’s Duties and Liabilities of Directors of Australian Companies is a comprehensive and timely guide for directors of Australian companies. Newly launched in September 2020, it reflects key issues for directors to consider in the current corporate governance landscape, while outlining their core legal obligations. Matters covered in this guide include…

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Australian Securities Exchange Provides Helpful Guidance for Continuous Disclosure in the COVID-19 Era

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ASX has issued some helpful and pragmatic guidance in relation to continuous disclosure obligations in the COVID-19 environment. Key aspects of the guidance are: ASX recognises the challenges for listed companies in satisfying their disclosure obligations in this rapidly evolving and highly uncertain situation. The key issue remains that disclosure…

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Australia: Can You Withdraw Your Dividend During COVID-19 Uncertainties?

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As COVID-19 continues to spread and market uncertainty surrounding it persists and intensifies, a number of ASX-listed companies have taken the unusual step of withdrawing, deferring payment of, or reducing, their previously announced dividends in order to preserve cash for the uncertain times ahead. Last week, for example, saw companies…