Rolf Skog

University of Gothenburg - Department of Law

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1.

The Consequences of Brexit for Companies and Company Law

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 22/2017
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 03 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 12 Apr 2017
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter, Martin Winner and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Brexit, freedom establishment, incorporation or seat theory, cross border mergers, auditors, listed companies

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The Nordic Corporate Governance Model

The Nordic Corporate Governance Model, Per Lekvall, ed., SNS Förlag, Stockholm, December 2014, Nordic & European Company Law Working Paper No. 14-12
Number of pages: 289 Posted: 09 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 27 May 2015
Per Lekvall, Ronald J. Gilson, Jesper Lau Hansen, Carsten Lønfeldt, Manne Airaksinen, Tom Berglund, Tom von Weymarn, Gudmund Knudsen, Harald Norvik, Rolf Skog and Erik Sjöman
Swedish Corporate Governance Board, Stanford Law School, University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law (FOCOFIMA), Nasdaq Copenhagen Advisory Board, Roschier Attorneys Ltd., Hanken School of Economics - Department of Economics, Hartwall Capital, BA-HR Law Firm, Aschehoug Publishing Co., University of Gothenburg - Department of Law and Vinge Law Firm
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corporate governance

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The Future of European Company Law

Columbia Law and Economics Research Paper No. 420
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Jun 2012
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Katharina Pistor, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, Columbia University School of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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company law, harmonization, company mobility, cross-border mergers, cross-border voting, group law, capital maintenance, alternative legal forms

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European Company Law Experts' Response to the European Commission’s Green Paper 'The EU Corporate Governance Framework'

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Aug 2011
Paul L. Davies, Klaus J. Hopt, Guido Ferrarini, Alain Pietrancosta, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, Sorbonne Law School, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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corporate governance, European company law, boards, shareholder activism, corporate governance codes, comply or explain

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Shareholder Engagement and Identification

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 01 Mar 2015
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Response to the Study on Directors’ Duties and Sustainable Corporate Governance by Nordic Company Law Scholars

Nordic & European Company Law Working Paper No. 20-12, University of Copenhagen Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 100
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2021
Paul Krüger Andersen, Andri Bergthorsson, Tore Bråthen, Søren Friis Hansen, Jesper Lau Hansen, Svante Johansson, Morten Kinander, Mårten Knuts, Erik Lidman, Troels Michael Lilja, Niels Skovmand Rasmussen, Matti J. Sillanpää, Rolf Skog, Daniel Stattin, Therese Strand, Seppo Villa, Caspar Rose, Per Samuelsson, Gustaf Sjöberg, Veikko Vahtera and Erik Werlauff
Aarhus University, Reykjavik University´s School of Law, BI-Norwegian School of Business, Independent, University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Law (FOCOFIMA), Linklaters, BI Norwegian Business School, Helsinki University, Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, Copenhagen Business School - CBS Law, University of Southern Denmark - Department of Law, University of Turku - Turku School of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Uppsala University, Copenhagen Business School, Center for Corporate Governance, Helsinki University, Copenhagen Business School, Lund University, Stockholm University, Tampere University and Aalborg University
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directors' duties, sustainable corporate governance

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Making Corporate Governance Codes More Effective: A Response to the European Commission's Action Plan of December 2012

Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 56/2014
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Dec 2013
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Katharina Pistor, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, Columbia University School of Law, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance Codes, comply or explain, code effectiveness, disclosure, enforcement, European Commission, Action Plan

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Response to the European Commission's Report on the Application of the Takeover Bids Directive

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 5/2014, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 55/2014
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Dec 2013 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2014
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Alain Pietrancosta, Katharina Pistor, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, Sorbonne Law School, Columbia University School of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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takeover bids, European Company Law, acting in concert, mandatory bid rule, defensive measures

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A Proposal for Reforming Group Law in the European Union - Comparative Observations on the Way Forward

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 11 Oct 2016 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2016
Peter Böckli, Paul L. Davies, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, José M. Garrido Garcia, Klaus J. Hopt, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Stanislaw Soltysinski, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter, Martin Winner and Eddy Wymeersch
Böckli Bodmer & Partners, University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, International Monetary Fund (IMF), Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Komisja Kodyfikacyjna Prawa Cywilnego, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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Parent-Subsidiary Relations, Minority and Creditor Protection, Related Party Transactions, European Regulation

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Implementation of the SRD II Provisions on Related Party Transactions

European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 543/2020
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2023
Paul L. Davies, Susan Emmenegger, Guido Ferrarini, Klaus J. Hopt, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Andrés Recalde Castells, Markus Roth, Michael C. Schouten, Rolf Skog, Martin Winner and Eddy Wymeersch
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Bern - School of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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related party, approval, majority-of-the-minority, disclosure, materiality, Shareholder Rights Directive, harmonisation

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Equal Treatment of Shareholders - Can There Be Too Much of it?

Nordic & European Company Law Working Paper No. 16-15
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 02 Dec 2016
Rolf Skog and Erik Lidman
University of Gothenburg - Department of Law and Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law
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Shareholders, equal treatment

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London Allowing Dual Class Premium Listings: A Swedish Commentary

European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper 580/2021, Nordic Journal of Company Law (NTS), Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 14 Apr 2021
Erik Lidman and Rolf Skog
Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law and University of Gothenburg - Department of Law
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Dual Class Shares, Multiple Voting Shares, UK Listing Review, Swedish Corporate Governance

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The Commission’s 2018 Proposal on Cross-Border Mobility – An Assessment

European Company and Financial Law Review Forthcoming, Oxford Legal Studies Research Paper No. 25/2018
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 19 Oct 2018
Paul L. Davies, Susan Emmenegger, Eilis Ferran, Guido Ferrarini, Klaus J. Hopt, Niamh Moloney, Adam Opalski, Alain Pietrancosta, Markus Roth, Rolf Skog, Martin Winner, Jaap W. Winter, Jaap W. Winter and Eddy Wymeersch
University of Oxford - Faculty of Law, University of Bern - School of Law, University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law, University of Genoa - Law Department and Centre for Law and Finance, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, London School of Economics - Law School, University of Warsaw - Faculty of Law and Administration, Sorbonne Law School, University of Marburg - Faculty of Law, University of Gothenburg - Department of Law, Vienna University of Economics and Business - Department of Business Law, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity of Amsterdam and Ghent University - Financial Law Institute
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cross-border conversions, cross-border divisions, cross-border mergers

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The Genesis of the Takeover Directive

European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 770/2024
Number of pages: 32
Blanaid J. Clarke and Rolf Skog
Trinity College Dublin - School of Law and University of Gothenburg - Department of Law
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Directive 2004/25/EC, Takeover, Board Neutrality Rule, Frustrating Action, Reciprocity, Break-through Rule

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Derogations from the mandatory bid rule

European Corporate Governance Institute - Law Working Paper No. 760/2024
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Mar 2024
Rolf Skog and Erik Sjöman
University of Gothenburg - Department of Law and Vinge Law Firm
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European Takeover Bids Directive, Mandatory Bid Rule, Derogations, Minority Protection