March 1, 2016 Western businesses are rethinking the Islamic Republic of Iran now that two decades of restrictions are slowly being lifted. But how should companies proceed?

March 1, 2016 Changing business environments have become the order of the day, and many organizations are launching change efforts in the quest to remain competitive.

February 1, 2016 The need for healthcare transformation has been widely recognized for some time and was a driving force behind the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("ACA").

February 1, 2016 When Amazon.com celebrated its 20th anniversary in July of 2015, we were reminded that the online channel for retail goods has reached middle age.

February 1, 2016 The price of oil has ebbed and flowed, often erratically, over the years in response to geopolitical events and changes in supply and demand.

January 15, 2016 In the first half of 2015, the total value of pharma M&A was more than $221 billion; in all of 2014, it was $162 billion.

January 1, 2016 Yakuza groups are involved in everything from the entertainment business to gambling to funeral homes. And they continue to be monitored by the government.

January 1, 2016 Some 11,000 investment funds are registered in the Cayman Islands, accounting for approximately half of the world's assets under management.

December 7, 2015 There were just over 295,000 civil suits filed in U.S. district courts in 2014, an increase of 4 percent over 2013. There were another 81,000 cases filed.

December 1, 2015 It’s no secret that Brazil has been going through hard times and that investors - with good reason - regard the country as a high-risk environment.

November 11, 2015 Managing working capital efficiently is a business imperative. For small to medium-size businesses, properly managing working capital can be a lifeline.

November 9, 2015 According to the World Health Organization ("WHO"), from 1 percent to 10 percent of drugs sold around the world today are counterfeits.

November 1, 2015 Multinational corporations typically have processes and systems in place to evaluate and deal with risks around the globe.

November 1, 2015 Following his landslide victory in May 2014, newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United States the following September.

October 31, 2015 The world’s focus of late has been on the tumbling price of oil. However, coal, which gets less media attention is still is critical to the world economy.

October 1, 2015 Any discussion of why it makes sense to invest in African companies, or to pursue mergers and acquisitions ("M&A") there, must begin by confronting all the negativity that historically has surrounded the continent.

September 1, 2015 A great many people suffered during the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Unemployment soared in both the United States and Europe.

August 1, 2015 A few years ago, an Oregon woman bought a Halloween decoration kit at a local Kmart. As she opened the box, a note from a Chinese prison inmate fell out.

July 1, 2015 New science, technologies, regulations and reimbursement policies are pushing providers, payers and patients to rethink ... everything.

July 1, 2015 The price of disks has been dropping for years. According to Gartner, the cost of disk storage per terabyte has been falling, too.