Weil, gotshal & manges study of corporate governance codes released by the european commission

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES STUDY OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CODES RELEASED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION "Comparative Study of Corporate Governance Codes Relevant to the European Union and its Member States," the first comparative study of 39 key European corporate governance codes, has been released by the European Commission. The study, conducted over the course of a year by the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP on behalf of the European Commission is available on the European Commission's website and on Weil Gotshal's website at weil.com. The study is the first comprehensive survey relevant to all 15 member countries of the European Union and should be of interest to issuers, investors, stakeholders and regulators. For an overview of the study, please go to: http://europa.eu.int/comm/internal_market/en/company/company/news/corp- gov-codes-rpt_en.htm ENDS For more information about the study, please contact the following Weil Gotshal representatives: Michael Francies, Partner, London Office 020 7903 1170 Lorna Finlayson, Associate, London Office 020 7903 1371 Note to Editors The International Law Firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges is an international law firm with 950 lawyers including 260 partners world-wide, with offices in Brussels, Budapest, Dallas, Frankfurt, Houston, London, Miami, New York, Prague, Silicon Valley, Warsaw, Washington DC and affiliated/alliance offices in Paris, Singapore and Cairo. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/28/20020328BIT00850/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/03/28/20020328BIT00850/wkr0002.pdf