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Belgium
CMS Belgium
Belgium, strategically located at the heart of Europe, offers a dynamic business environment with strong sectors in pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and technology. The country’s advanced infrastructure, skilled workforce, and focus on innovation make it an attractive destination for foreign investment. However, Belgium's complex political landscape,...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia’s updated franchise rules present a mixed bag for franchisors. The good news is that the requirement to demonstrate profitability has been shortened from five years to three, making it easier for new franchisors to enter the Indonesian market. However, these changes also come with new obligations for documentation and continuous...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia has amended its Patent Law to strengthen protections for intellectual property, streamline patent processes and better align with international standards.
The third amendment to Law No. 13 of 2016 on Patents ("Patent Law”), promulgated on 28 October 2024, aims to address both domestic industrial and research needs.
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Argentina's Court of Justice of San Juan has approved a new protocol for using Generative AI (IAGen) in the judiciary. General Agreement No. 102/2024 sets out guidelines to ensure responsible, secure, and ethical AI use within the judicial system. Key principles include data anonymization, result verification, and safeguarding judicial...
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
There has been a reported surge in trademark phishing scams. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) issued a statement warning of an email phishing scam targeting members of the public by individuals impersonating intellectual property attorneys and pressuring business owners to take immediate action against alleged trademark...
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Poland
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Poland’s 2024 Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers requires companies with 50+ employees to implement a whistleblowing system, supporting diverse reporting channels and protecting both employees and third-party whistleblowers. External bodies can receive reports, but internal follow-up must stay within the company. For full details, read the...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
China currently lacks overarching whistleblower protection laws, though certain protections are embedded in the Civil Code, Criminal Law, and Personal Information Protection Law. While centrally administered and listed companies are required to establish whistleblowing systems, non-listed large and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to...
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Finland
Castrén & Snellman
Finland's Whistleblower Protection Act requires organizations with over 49 employees to implement a system for reporting breaches of EU or national law, though anonymous reporting is optional. While systems can be managed externally, organizations remain accountable for compliance, with penalties applied only for retaliatory actions or...
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Turkey
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
Turkey lacks a specific whistleblower protection law, though certain legal provisions like the Turkish Penal Code and Labor Law offer some protections for employees reporting wrongdoing. While whistleblowing systems are common in global companies and encouraged under corporate governance standards, they are not legally required. Privacy rules...
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India
Vaish Associates
In India, the absence of a single comprehensive law covering all whistleblowing requirements hasn't prevented frameworks for whistleblowing systems from being established. The Companies Act, SEBI guidelines, and sector-specific regulations mandate that certain companies implement a whistleblowing system to report non-compliance, fraud, and...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
TozziniFreire Welcomes New Partner to Real Estate Practice
Julian Junqueira Rillo rejoins the firm, bringing over 10 years of industry experience
TozziniFreire Advogados, one of Brazil’s leading full-service law firms, announces the return of Julian Junqueira Rillo, now as a new partner in the Real Estate practice. Julian...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Since our last update, significant developments have occurred in the German gambling landscape, further shaping the regulatory environment. While some progress has been made, many legal questions and regulatory challenges remain unresolved, particularly in the areas of licensing, enforcement, and cross-border operations.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Nothing ventured, nothing gained – entrepreneurial actions always entail certain risks. It is in the na-ture of things. However, it is the management’s responsibility to deal with risks appropriately and engage in risk management. This mainly also involves detecting, evaluating and limiting legal risks.
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India
City-Yuwa Partners
Japan's Whistleblower Protection Act requires companies with more than 300 employees to establish secure and confidential reporting systems, while smaller businesses are encouraged to do the same. Learn more about the types of misconduct covered and the role of external providers in Japan's whistleblowing framework by reading City-Yuwa Partners'...
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
U.S. regulators have confirmed that no sustainability or ESG commitment antitrust exemptions exist or will be announced. Lawmakers are keeping the pressure on ESG/sustainability initiatives through continued investigations of the potential anticompetitive impact of collaborations, information exchanges and agreements advancing social and...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
In two decisions dated 17 September 2024 (case no. EnZR 57/23 and EnZR 58/23), the BGH recently ruled on the question of the balance sheet allocation in higher voltage levels in the event of an energy supplier default. On appeal by the plaintiff and the defendant, the BGH amended and revised the respective previous decisions of the Düsseldorf...
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
Sayenko Kharenko partner Anzhela Makhinova has been recognized among just four Ukrainian franchise law practitioners named in the prestigious Lexology Index 2024. This recognition reinforces the firm's position in providing comprehensive legal support for businesses expanding through franchising models.
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
On October 31, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) introduced temporary relief from certain derivative data reporting requirements under the Trade Reporting Rules identified below.
The relief is provided by way of a local blanket order in Ontario entitled Coordinated Blanket Order 96-932 Re Temporary exemptions from certain...
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
The Law of Ukraine "On Basic Principles of State Climate Policy" No. 3991-IX as of October 8, 2024 (the Climate Law of Ukraine) came into force on October 30, 2024.
Simultaneously, this period is marked by the active development of legislative initiatives regarding the implementation of the European 4th Energy Package and coupling of...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Argentina is leading the way in ensuring that AI development adheres to ethical standards. The country’s focus on human supervision, transparency, and fairness in AI design aims to mitigate risks such as misinformation and algorithmic bias while promoting technology that benefits society as a whole.
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
A July 23, 2024 ruling by the Dutch Court of Appeal (ECLI:NL:GHSHE:2024:2400) addressed the obligations of insurers when an insured violates the pre-contractual duty of disclosure under Dutch law. The case concerned an insurer's claim of breach of the insured's duty of disclosure for failing to disclose diabetes on a health certificate.
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Argentina is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance health control in the fishing sector through a project initiated by the National Service of Agri-Food Health and Quality (SENASA). This innovative approach aims to improve monitoring and sanitary control by detecting parasites in fish products more efficiently.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing has received a 5-star rating in five legal areas in this year's JUVE Handbook and has improved its ratings in the areas of environmental and planning law, labour law: advice to companies and transport sector: financing. At the JUVE Awards 2024, which traditionally take place the day before the publication of the handbooks, Taylor...
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Panama
Arias
The digital era in Panama has driven business transformation, but at the same time, this progress has also led to an increase in cybercrimes, generating security concerns. This article explores the impact of cybercrime in Panama, analyzing different ways in which these attacks can affect the operation, reputation and financial health of various...
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Nicaragua
Arias
On October 4, 2024, the National Health Regulation Authority (ANRS) of Nicaragua approved the “Guide for the development of a market surveillance program to monitor the quality of products regulated by the ANRS throughout the supply chain” through which are established the quality monitoring criteria for products regulated by the ANRS and the...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
TozziniFreire Continues its Upward Trajectory in the Chambers Brazil Transactional Guide
Focused on the corporate market, the guide gathers the outcomes that highlight the performance of the firm's practice areas and partners
Once again, TozziniFreire Advogados is one of the most prominent firms in the guide recently...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Spain's Law 2/2023 mandates that companies meeting specific thresholds implement secure, confidential whistleblowing systems to report regulatory violations and corruption. Discover which organizations must comply, permissible reporting formats, and the steep fines for non-compliance in Cuatrecasas' full chapter.
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
Sayenko Kharenko is proud to announce that partners Nazar Chernyavsky and Michael Kharenko have been recommended by the prestigious Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Fintech & Blockchain – 2024 ranking. This recognition underscores Sayenko Kharenko’s consistent delivery of exceptional legal services in the rapidly evolving fintech and blockchain sectors.
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
In a testament to its market-leading position, Sayenko Kharenko has secured exceptional rankings in IFLR1000’s 2024 guide, emerging as Ukraine’s most comprehensive legal powerhouse for complex financial and corporate matters. The firm’s stellar performance includes top-tier rankings across 80% of evaluated practice areas, positioning it as the...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas has advised Lightsource bp, a Bp subsidiary, on the financing agreement reached with BBVA, BNP Paribas, CA-CIB and ING for €175 million to build and implement the Guillena project, a cluster of five solar power plants located in Guillena, Burguillos and Alcalá del Río (Seville), with a total output of 248 MWp.
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Nicaragua
Arias
The article examines the obligations imposed by Nicaraguan legislation and international treaties, particularly the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace. It analyzes employers' responsibilities, such as implementing reasonable accommodations and meeting...
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
We often hear a question from our trademark clients is whether the full-scale invasion of Russia serves an excuse for trademark non-use. The Supreme Court of Ukraine has issued an important decision on early trademark termination due to its non-use for five consecutive years. As you can imagine, about three years of this period is covered by the...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina offers significant business opportunities through initiatives like the Large Investments Incentive Regime (RIGI), which encourages investments in key sectors such as mining, energy, and infrastructure by providing tax and regulatory incentives. The country's focus on boosting non-conventional hydrocarbons production, particularly in...
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
On October 15, 2024, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) published its annual report for the fiscal year from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”), which provides an overview of OSFI’s performance and major achievements during the year.
Throughout the fiscal year, OSFI achieved several key...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The National Artificial Intelligence Program: Harnessing Technology for the Common Good in Argentina
Argentina's National AI Program promotes innovation, ethical AI use, and socioeconomic growth.
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Portugal
PLMJ
For the fourth consecutive year, more than 100 students from across the north and south of the country welcomed PLMJ's teams from our offices in Lisbon, Porto and Faro to introduce them to legal questions such as 'what is a court', 'what does a lawyer do' or 'how does a law get passed' in an innovative and educational way.
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
The article outlines the background of the introduction of China’s new healthcare policies, highlighting the risks for foreign enterprises invest ment under these regulations and the impact of
US legislation on biotechnology and data security. By strategically planning and allocating resources from the outset, foreign enterprises can expect...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
In this article , we examine a real world case that demonstrates how China's customs voluntary disclosure policies offer great benefits to enterprises . Despite these benefits, however, it is crucial for enterprises to evaluate the applicability of these policies to mitigate any potential adverse effects on their future operations.
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
Santamarina + Steta launched two major recycling campaigns in 2024:
Reciclatón 2024 (June 17 - July 5) collected 3 tons of e-waste, recycling plastics, metals, and batteries in partnership with E-waste services.
Recolección Verde (July 30 - August 21) gathered 15 kg of donated and recycled clothing, repurposing it into products like...
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Costa Rica
Arias
Rolando García, Senior Counsel in ARIAS Costa Rica and expert in Commercial Law, shares with us the following article on how the paradigm shifts in the way consumers acquire goods and services generates the need to analyze the relevance and effectiveness of existing consumer protection regulations. Particularly, on the elements that would allow...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
An Argentine ruling confirmed a self-satisfying measure in favor of the plaintiff, ordering the defendant to provide running water for human use and consumption. Additionally, the company must grant a discount to the user on the service supply amount. The court utilized technological tools, such as META AI and WhatsApp's artificial intelligence...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
Formosa Transnational (FT) established its ESG Research Group in 2020. Since then, the ESG Group has actively explored and advanced issues related to CSR, ESG, and the SDGs within monthly meetings, including: ESG governance in enterprises, due diligence on human rights and other ESG issues, sustainability agreements and antitrust, green washing...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Our webinar "Claiming the clock: Mastering patent entitlement limitation periods and their impact on contract design". Our experts Anja Lunze und Aurel-Damian Roscher will explain the recent decision of the German Federal Court of Justice on the statute of limitations of entitlement claims and what you should consider when drafting...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Wirecard, a German company providing electronic payment services, filed for bankruptcy in 2020, after it became known that one quarter of the company's total assets were missing from its accounts. Creditor claims amounting to 15.4 billion euros were registered in the bankruptcy including the claims of 50,000 shareholders, seeking damages for the...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
On September 23, 2024, Netherland's Minister of Economic Affairs sent a letter to parliament detailing his first impressions of the functioning of the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA). The letter addresses three main areas: execution and oversight at the European level, execution and oversight in the Netherlands, and application of the DSA by the...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The Public Prosecutor's Office of CABA has filed a class action against websites that utilize artificial intelligence to clone facial features and voices. This legal action aims to block access to these platforms, highlighting serious deficiencies in service providers' responsibilities to protect consumer information and rights.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas has advised US firm Apollo —one of the largest alternative asset managers— on the launch of Apollo Clean Transition Equity FCR, a new vehicle designed to offer wealth investors in Spain greater access to private equity opportunities focused on the transition to clean energy and sustainable industry.
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
In 2024, Zhong Lun Law Firm proudly supported several impactful initiatives aimed at advancing education and sustainability in China. Our Talent Training Project focused on nurturing skills at Chinese universities, while our broader Educational Project reached universities in western China to further empower young minds. We also participated in...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
In February 2024, the European Digital Services Act (DSA) was enacted. To help businesses understand this new regulation, in September 2024 the Authority for Consumer and Markets (ACM) released Guidelines on the DSA for providers of online services. These guidelines outline the types of services covered by the DSA, the rules that providers must...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
On October 4, 2024, the Dutch Supreme Court delivered two landmark rulings that have significant implications for e-commerce platforms. The rulings clarify that buttons labeled "place order," "order," or "complete order" do not meet the requirements set out in Article 6:230v of the Dutch Civil Code, which is derived...
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Costa Rica
Arias
Mental health in the workplace is an issue that impacts not only the wellbeing of employees but also the long-term success of organizations. Catalina Rivera, labor law expert at ARIAS Costa Rica, highlights the critical importance of addressing mental wellbeing as a corporate responsibility. As stress, anxiety, and burnout become more prevalent,...
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
The Competition Tribunal released its reasons in Commissioner v. Cineplex on October 3, 2024. It is the first decision under the Competition Act’s “drip pricing” misleading advertising provision, which was added in 2022. This Update discusses important insights from the decision about (i) how the Competition Act’s misleading advertising...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The Judiciary of San Luis has approved the implementation of the AI program, aimed at enhancing case management and resolution. This artificial intelligence tool seeks to increase efficiency and public trust in the justice system, while preserving the ethical responsibilities of judges. The initiative includes evaluation, training, and a phased...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Accenture on its acquisition of 100% of Bangalore-based chip design company Excelmax Technologies Pvt Ltd., with a view to expand its growing silicon design and engineering capabilities.
Our AZB team comprised our Senior Partners Vaidhyanadhan Iyer and Bhuvana Veeraragavan, Senior Associates Anshuman Bharadwaj and...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
The area known as “environmental criminal law” is becoming increasingly relevant, particularly in light of the current climate crisis. According to Interpol and the UN Environment Programme, environmental crime is the fourth most prevalent criminal activity worldwide, following drug trafficking, human trafficking, and counterfeiting offences.
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Denmark
Bech-Bruun
The Danish Whistleblower Act mandates that companies with 50 or more employees establish a whistleblowing system that allows for written reports of violations of EU law or other serious offenses. Companies may choose to allow anonymous reporting, reporting via external bodies, or oral reporting, though they are only obligated to offer written...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Alfaro Abogados' Project for the Global Impact–WLG Initiative 2024:
Commitment to Digital Inclusion through Fundación Equidad.
At Alfaro Abogados, we have chosen to engage with Fundación Equidad, a non-profit organization based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that has been dedicated to reducing the digital devices for over 20 years....
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The National Artificial Intelligence Program: Harnessing Technology for the Common Good in Argentina
Argentina has increased its focus on technology and innovation, highlighting AI as a key driver of development. The National Artificial Intelligence Program aims to integrate AI across various sectors to boost economic growth and social welfare.
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Costa Rica
Arias
The right of withdrawal in Costa Rica, regulated by Law 7472 and its regulations, are limited to door-to-door sales. It allows consumers to rescind contracts within eight business days of their completion without any liability. This provision, an exception to the principle of Pacta Sunt Servanda, protects Costa Rican consumers. Unlike Spain,...
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England
Gowling WLG
Corporate Responsibility Campaign
Champing Responsible Business and keeping 'good things' at the heart of everything they do, international law firm Gowling WLG has set up a giving initiative and fundraising platform, Gowling WLG Gives . Gives raises funds for charities and community groups through a series of engaging...
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Guatemala
Arias
It is common for the Guatemalan Social Security Institute to monitor employers' and affiliates' compliance with the payment of contributions to the social security system through workplace visits, regardless of their nature, and by reviewing accounting books, salaries, payrolls, payment receipts, and any other labor-related documents. This can...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Argentina has released a guide aimed at ensuring responsible AI implementation. Developed by the Agency for Access to Public Information (AAIP), this guide addresses the implications of automated decision-making systems and seeks to support both public and private entities in incorporating ethical standards into their AI projects.
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
This year we have gone on two school trips to assist with their vegetable garden project, school renovation, and supply donation. The activities included establishing vegetable plots and mushroom silos to supplement the school lunch program, fence and playground renovation, and donation of school supplies and funds.
15 May – Wat Tanod Temple...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
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Nicaragua
Arias
Róger Pérez and Douglas Vásquez, our lawyers in Nicaragua, experts in taxes and tax planning, share with us this article about the scope of Law 1040, which contains reforms and repeals to Law 822 "Tax Concertation Law" (hereinafter "LCT”).), and its impact on Non-Profit Organizations (hereinafter "NPOs”).
As of Law 1040...
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Honduras
Arias
The new Food and Beverage Health Control Regulation from ARSA, in effect since September 2, 2023, reinforces food safety with stricter standards on hygiene, ingredients, and labeling. It applies to everything from raw materials to processed foods, ensuring safety throughout the entire food chain. This regulation enhances public health and...
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Guatemala
Arias
This article highlights the importance of lawyers as strategic allies in business legal compliance and risk prevention, helping business owners avoid unforeseen risks and costs. It emphasizes the need for proactive legal advice in areas such as commercial, labor, regulatory, and corporate law to prevent issues that could impact operations.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
On 2 August 2024, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMWK), under the leadership of Robert Habeck, published an “options paper” with various proposals for a new “electricity market design of the future”. The paper is intended to serve as an initial basis for a discussion within the...
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Honduras
Arias
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Fortum on restrictions under Indian law governing documents in relation to divestment of its entire shareholding in Chempolis Oy and Fortum 3 B.V. AM Green has acquired shares of Fortum in these entities with an investment of ≈ USD 1 billion with a vision of producing 0.5 million tonnes per annum of Sustainable Aviation...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
In August 2024, the Dutch Consumer & Market Authority released a survey of webshops on adherence to the “Guidelines for Online Consumer Protection”. The study aimed to assess if webshops were complying with regulations to prevent online consumers from being misled. Key findings from the study are outlined below.
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USA - Georgia
Miller & Martin PLLC
Georgia, USA, boasts a pro-business government and a fast-growing economy. These factors present opportunities for new companies, especially in fintech, data processing, AI, and R&D, supported by a diverse workforce. Member firm Miller & Martin PLLC has recently expanded its offerings with a dedicated Resort & Hospitality practice, building on...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Patanjali Ayurved Limited and Patanjali Parivahan Private Limited, promoters of Patanjali Foods Limited ("Sellers"), on the sale of its equity shares for an amount aggregating to INR 20 billion. The sale took place on the floor of stock exchange via the screen-based trading platform. Jefferies India Private...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised and represented Swades Foundation, a non-profit organization, as the sole counsel on the listing of zero coupon zero principal instrument of face value of INR 1 each aggregating up to INR 10 crores on the social stock exchange (SSE) of National Stock Exchange. This is the biggest issue size by a not-profit organization and...
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Uganda
ENS
Uganda offers excellent opportunities for foreign direct investment due to its rich mineral resources, including gold, silver, and platinum. The country also has significant potential in renewable energy, especially solar, wind, and mini hydropower. Its thriving agricultural sector further strengthens its investment appeal. The Ugandan...
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Mauritius
ENS
Mauritius' economy is diversified. It is recognized as an established offshore financial center for investment on the African continent, with various international banks present in the country. Investment opportunities exist in agro-industry, blue economy, education, financial services, freeport and logistics, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
From August 26-30, TozziniFreire held the 6 th edition of its Inclusion Week, an internal initiative for learning and sharing
experiences across all the firm’s offices. The event engages its personnel and social
entrepreneurs from NGOs, seeking to raise awareness of the four priority themes
of its Inclusion program, also...
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Vietnam
VILAF
Vietnam's economy now shows signs of recovery following an economic downturn from 2020 to 2023. Manufacturing and real estate present the most opportunities for foreign investment in the country, with manufacturing accounting for 66.4% of the total registered foreign direct investment, driven by its crucial role in Vietnam’s export-oriented...
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published CSA Staff Notice 93-302 Frequently Asked Questions About National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct (FAQs), which clarifies how certain requirements under National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct Rule (NI 93-101) should be implemented and responds to...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised and represented Max Estates Limited (“the Company”) for the qualified institutions placement of equity shares by the Company, for an aggregate amount of INR 800 crores.
The deal team comprised our senior partners, Varoon Chandra and Agnik Bhattacharyya; our senior associates, Aratrika Choudhuri and Rajat...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners successfully represented Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (“SCB/Respondent”) before the Supreme Court in an appeal filed by the suspended director (“Appellant”) of RCI Industries & Technologies Ltd. (“RCI”) challenging the order of NCLAT upholding the initiation of CIRP under the IBC against RCI. The Supreme Court...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
Taiwan is one of Asia's major exporters of technology goods, with semiconductors as the top area for opportunity, followed by healthcare, renewable energy, 5G, and telecommunications. The country boasts a high degree of economic freedom that is greatly recognized and appreciated internationally, making it a good destination for investments....
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is advising Max Estates on New York Life Insurance’s proposed acquisition of 49 percent stake in two commercial projects of Max Estates for INR 388 crore.
Our deal team comprises our Senior Partner Anil Kasturi, Partners Anisha Shridhar and Anshuman Vikram Singh, Associates Sheetal Aery and Gunjan Hariramani, with support from...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The Ministry of Security of Argentina has announced in the Official Gazette the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Unit for Security. This unit, operating within the Cybercrime and Cyber Affairs Division of the Cabinet Advisory Unit, is tasked with preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes using AI.
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The Judiciary of Chaco, Argentina, has implemented a chatbot for the personalized assistance of registered lawyers, available 24/7 via WhatsApp, under Resolution 637/24. This tool aims to modernize access to judicial information and streamline processes, maintaining strict security and confidentiality protocols.
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
Resolution No. 988 of 16 August 2024, introduced further amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No. 76 of 27 January 2023, “Some issues of implementation of provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On mobilization training and mobilization” regarding the deferral of military personnel during mobilization and wartime.”
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Perfect Day Inc. on sale of 50% shares of Sterling Biotech to Zydus Animal Health and Investments Limited, a subsidiary of Zydus Lifesciences.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partners Hardeep Sachdeva and Ravi Bhasin, Partner Sudish Sharma, Senior Associate Gursimran K. Kohli, Associates Druheen Mohanty and Ananya...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, Inc. (PIArb) recently hosted a panel discussion focusing on the quantification of damages in international arbitration. The event took place at the SyCipLaw Center in Makati City, and attracted a diverse audience of lawyers, engineers, law students, and other professionals.
The esteemed panel...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has recently approved amendments to the regulatory framework for ready-to-use utility tokens. These changes aim to better align regulations with the distinct characteristics, risks, and uses of each token type. The amendments are designed to ensure appropriate protection for users without...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has updated the governance standards for digital asset business operators to establish robust corporate governance and operational oversight mechanisms that address the unique characteristics and risks associated with their business activities. Additionally, the SEC has revised the guidelines...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The Innovation Laboratory of Mendoza (Argentina) is participating in the Generative AI Pilot Program
The Supreme Court of Mendoza, through its Innovation Laboratory (JusMendoza.Lab), will be part of the Pilot Program for Strategic and Responsible Use of Generative AI in Argentine Justice, which brings together more than 20 judicial institutions in the country to evaluate the use of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Argentina's National Tax Court (TFS) has launched an innovative AI-assisted search tool designed to transform legal research. This state-of-the-art platform leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning to deliver precise case law retrieval, even with varying query language and minor typographical errors.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners was successful in securing a dismissal order from the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad in an application filed under Section 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 against its client, Detox India Private Limited.
Copy of the order dismissing the application is accessible at
AZB Team comprised of Anuja...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
The Brazil-Korea Conference, aimed at offering opportunities to entrepreneurs and professionals engaged with both countries, will hold its 12th edition in 2024 and discuss opportunities and challenges in the bilateral relations between Brazil and South Korea. The conference seeks to foster new relationships and business, establishing...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Hong Kong based China Lodging Holdings (HK) Limited (a part of Huazhu Hotels Group, operating in Asia under the brand name ‘H World’) on its partial exit from Oravel Stays Limited (OYO) and sale of equity shares of OYO to Incred Wealth and Investment Services Private Limited.
Our deal team comprised our Senior...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Oravel Stays Limited (‘OYO’) on its ongoing Series G funding round. OYO has raised a total of more than USD 25 Million from Ask Financial Holdings Private Limited, Incred Wealth and Investment Services Private Limited and J&A Partners.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Niladri Maulik, Partner Anshuman Vikram...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
Since the Personal Data Protection Act, B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA) became fully effective in 2022, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has indicated their intention to spread knowledge and awareness about the law, encouraging compliance across all sectors. Despite receiving over 660 complaints by June 2024, the PDPC has not been imposing...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners has been advising Amazon on the recent beta launch of Rufus, its new generative AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, which will use AI to personalize user's shopping journey. Rufus has been trained on Amazon's vast product catalog and web information, basis which it has been trained to answer user questions, compare...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised Internet Fund III Pte Ltd (an affiliate of Tiger Global Group) as a selling shareholder in the initial public offering by Ola Electric Mobility Limited which aggregated to INR 61,455.59 million.
The book running lead managers to the IPO were Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited, BofA Securities India...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented the Walt Disney Company and Star India Private Limited in securing the approval of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the USD 8.5 billion merger of Viacom18 and Disney’s Indian media businesses. The approval is subject to the compliance of certain voluntary modifications.
Our competition team was led by...
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Guatemala
Arias
In a world where commercial activities are increasingly frequent, and the economic needs, as well as the rising prices and costs of products, continue to grow, the Supreme Court of Justice has been compelled to amend the jurisdictional thresholds of the Peace Courts in municipalities across the Republic.
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El Salvador
Arias
The Legislative Assembly has approved the "Intellectual Property Law," which consolidates previous laws and establishes the Salvadoran Institute of Intellectual Property. This law modernizes the protection of copyrights and trademarks, promoting digitalization and expanding coverage to new digital environments.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners has acted for Craftsman Automation Limited, a manufacturer of components for automotive & industrial engineering sectors, on its acquisition of a residual 24% stake in DR Axion India Private Limited (‘DRAIPL’). Post completion of the transaction, DRAIPL has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Craftsman Automation Limited.
Our...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Greenizon Agritech Consultancy Private Limited (Jai Kisan), on its acquisition of a majority stake in the Kushal Finnovation Capital Private Limited, a non-banking financial company.
The deal team comprised our Senior Partners Vaidhyanadhan Iyer and Gautam Ganjawala, Partner Karthik Mudaliar and Associates Sanghamitra...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Dr. Agarwal’s Health Care Limited (‘AHCL’) in its joint venture with Thind Eye Care for providing ophthalmological diagnostic and surgical services and operating state-of-the-art super specialty hospitals in the territories of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner...
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Singapore, Germany
World Law Group
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Germany's Whistleblower Protection Act, which came into effect July 2, 2023, mandates that all companies with 50 or more employees establish an internal reporting system to safeguard whistleblowers and encourage ethical corporate practices. Learn how this law impacts businesses and the potential fines for non-compliance by reading...
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United Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi & Company
In a heartwarming display of corporate social responsibility (CSR), Al Tamimi & Company law firm recently partnered with Senses Residential and Day Care for Special Needs to celebrate Eid with the children at the center. This initiative underscored the firm’s commitment to giving back to the community and creating meaningful...
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USA - Massachusetts
Locke Lord LLP
Locke
Lord is committed to giving back to the communities in which we work and live
through our considerable investment of time and resources in making sure our
business initiatives are part of creating a better world around us. This year,
Locke Lord partnered with three local organizations during WLG | impact ’24:
Woonasquatucket...
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
Foreign companies and organisations operating in Ukraine through permanent representative office henceforth will be able to acquire the right to engage in construction activities. This includes, in particular, large construction projects categorized as having medium (CC2) and high (CC3) impact classes under Ukrainian legislation. ...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Ravindra Energy Limited on the development of a solar captive project in Hingoli, Maharashtra for Hindustan Composites Limited (“HCL”). HCL intends to buy power, as captive consumer, from the captive project which is to be commissioned by March 2025. This is part of the C&I portfolio being developed by Ravindra Energy...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented the promoter of Kalyan Jewellers India Limited in a transaction involving purchase of 2.36 percent stake from Highdell Investment Limited (Warburg affiliate) for INR 1,300 crores.
Our deal team comprised of our Partners Siddharth Khanna and Varun Lamba, along with Senior Associate Shubham Toshniwal. They were...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners successfully represented Reliance General Insurance Company Limited (“RGIL”) and defeated a summary judgment application under Order XIII-A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, filed by Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (“FGIL”) before the Bombay High Court (“Court”). The commercial suit was filed by FGIL seeking...
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Belgium
CMS Belgium
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South Korea
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
On April 27, Dongcheon Legal Center for NPOs co-hosted the 11th NPO Legal Support Group Training Program at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC with the Korean Bar Association and the Seoul Bar Association. The program, which was launched in 2017, aims to train legal practitioners to assist non-profit organizations (NPO) and promote pro bono...
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France
Soulier Avocats
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USA - Texas
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that five of the firm’s lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 Texas Rising Stars.
The full Rising Stars list appears on superlawyers.com and in the April 2024 issue of Texas Super Lawyers Magazine – Rising Stars, published by Law & Politics Media Inc. In addition, selected...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
The Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently sought a public hearing on the draft bill amending the Royal Decree on Digital Asset Business Operation, B.E. 2561 (2018) (“Draft Bill”) to rules regarding the use of digital assets for payments and the participation of digital asset businesses in the Bank of Thailand's...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Accenture on its recent acquisition of silicon design and engineering services company Cientra, to expand its silicon design capabilities.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partners Vaidhyanadhan Iyer and Bhuvana Veeraragavan, Senior Associate Farah Titina, Associates Avani Laad, Tarini Mehtani and Niranjan Kumar....
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas has advised the ORIX Group company Elawan Energy SL on its agreement with Corporación Acciona Energías Renovables SA to acquire Acciona Saltos de Agua SLU—a hydroelectric power producer and its three subsidiaries. The transaction is expected to be closed by the end of this year, subject to regulatory approvals.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is advising the EV ride hailing company Blu-Smart in its Pre-Series B Funding Round wherein existing and new investors including responsAbility fund, Switzerland, MS Dhoni Family Offices, Renew Power CEO Sumant Sinha, are proposing to invest upto USD 24 million. The funds will be used to expand Blu-Smart’s operations and build...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Avenir Management Company, LLC on their investment of USD 50 million in a USD 665 million fund raise by Kiranakart Pte Ltd. (Zepto).
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Ashwath Rau, Partner Jasmin Karkhanis, Senior Associate Soham Roy and Associate Tushar Anand. They were supported by Partner Aditya Alok on the...
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), together with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), recently issued an operational alert (the “Alert”) intended to support reporting entities in recognizing financial transactions in the real estate sector suspected of being related to laundering the proceeds of tax evasion.
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
This year, Rio Grande do Sul suffered from severe floods that devastated
the infrastructure of its cities, directly affecting its population and being
classified as "the greatest climate catastrophe" in the state's
history.
TozziniFreire, which operates in Porto Alegre, demonstrated its support
and solidarity with the state in three...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Diversity and inclusion are topics that nowadays play an important role for every company doing business in Germany. A corporate culture of diversity is key for a successful company as it not only demonstrates the company’s awareness and acknowledgement of its social structure but can also strengthen the employees’ sense of belonging and...
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
On July 25, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) introduced temporary exemptions from certain provisions of National Instrument 93-101 concerning Derivatives: Business Conduct (the “Business Conduct Rule”) in order to address feedback from derivatives dealers and advisers related to compliance with the Business Conduct Rule when it...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Accenture on its recent strategic alliance and acquisition of a minority investment in ANSR, a leader in developing strategic Global Capability Centers (GCCs).
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Vasudha Asher, Senior Associate Sana Nagar and Associate Avani Laad, with support...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
As a foreign entity which receives personal information from China, whether it has operations or establishments within the country or not, navigating China’s complex regulatory environment on data protection and privacy can be challenging. This article aims to provide such foreign entities with some basic guidance on complying with the general...
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
The Supreme Court of Delaware’s recent decision in Kellner v. AIM ImmunoTech Inc. provides important guidance on the limits of a board’s authority to amend an “advance notice” bylaw in the context of a live proxy contest, holding that even facially valid bylaws may be unenforceable if adopted primarily for entrenchment purposes.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Mitsui on their acquisition of a strategic stake in SATS Food Solutions India, as part of the food and retail solutions businesses partnership between Mitsui and SATS. SATS is a major airline service provider, and Mitsui will hold a 15% stake in the joint venture which will engage in the business of food manufacturing...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Mankind Pharma Limited, a listed company, on the proposed acquisition of 100% stake in Bharat Serum from Advent for approx 13,630 crores.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Sneha Nagvekar, Senior Associate Sana Nagar, Senior Associate Karun Jhangiani, Associates Shivam Gupta and...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented KKR in their recent acquisition of a majority stake in Baby Memorial Hospital Limited, which is one of the leading regional multi-specialty hospital chains in South India that provides comprehensive services with specialized treatment across 40 medical and surgical departments including cardiology, oncology, neurology,...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Poland-based salmon company Koral S.A., and its shareholders Abris Capital Partners and Boguslaw Kowalski, the company’s founder, on Koral’s recent sale to Captain Fresh.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Srinath Dasari, Counsel Adoksh Shastry, Senior Associate Mridula Sriram, Associates Ritum Kumar and...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
The Netherlands Commercial Court (NCC) has set a precedent in a post-merger and acquisition (M&A) dispute by enforcing a contractual disclosure clause, thereby granting the seller extensive rights to documents and interviews with key executives. This decision underscores the NCC's commitment to uphold disclosure agreements within contracts and...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Following the suspension of a case by the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in January 2024 (Case No. I ZR 53/23) in light of a pending case before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) (Case No. C-440/23), the BGH has now referred another case regarding online sports betting losses to the ECJ (decision of 25 July 2024 - Case No. I ZR 90/23).
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
Motorola v. Hytera arose after Hytera had poached three Motorola engineers, “offering them high-paying jobs in exchange for Motorola’s proprietary information.” (Opinion at 2.) Hytera then used the stolen materials to develop a competing line of products indistinguishable from Motorola’s product. Much of the theft occurred from 2010 to 2014, but...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Bain Capital Private Equity L.P. on the Indian law aspects of its acquisition of PowerSchool Inc. along with all its subsidiaries in a transaction valuing PowerSchool Inc. at USD 5.6 billion. PowerSchool Inc. is a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a leading provider of cloud-based educational and...
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
In ATS Tree Services v. Federal Trade Commission, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that even if the plaintiff employer could show irreparable harm, injunctive relief would still be inappropriate because the plaintiff was unlikely to prevail on its argument that the FTC did not have authority to promulgate the Noncompete Rule.
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Guatemala
Arias
Ivón Hernández and Cristina Ortega, lawyers in Guatemala and experts in Intellectual Property, share with us this article related to the Olympic Games, the largest sporting event globally. The Olympic symbol is one of the most recognized trademarks worldwide. There are other intellectual property assets or Olympic Properties, whose use is...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), a Schedule ‘A’ Navaratna Central Public Sector Enterprise, in a cross-border transaction of acquiring: (i) Equinor Apsheron AS’ participating interest (PI) in Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli oil fields (ACG Oil Field); (ii) Equinor Apsheron AS’ shareholding in AIOC and GPC (both Cayman Island...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Leap Green Energy Private Limited (a renewables platform based in Tamil Nadu that focuses on providing clean energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers) (“LGE”) and the Promoters of LGE, on the acquisition of 100% of its share capital by Brookfield (through its affiliated entities) from its existing...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
Under Motorola, a trade secret plaintiff can bring its claim against a foreign defendant in the United States even when most of the wrongful conduct occurs outside the USA, so long as there is some act in furtherance of the misappropriation in the United States. In such cases, the trade secret plaintiff can recover damages on all of the...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised the investor selling shareholder, BC Investments IV Limited (an affiliate of Bain Capital), on the successful initial public offering by Emcure Pharmaceuticals Limited, comprising fresh issuance and offer for sale of equity shares for an amount aggregating to INR 19,520 million.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Oravel Stays Limited (“OYO”) on the issuance of certain Series G preference shares to InCred, on a fully diluted basis for a consideration of USD 50 Million. OYO is engaged in the business of providing a technology platform to customers for hotel and accommodation bookings owned by third parties.
Our deal team...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised General Catalyst on Indian legal and regulatory aspects of their acquisition of the India focused early-stage investor, Venture Highway.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Ashwath Rau, Partner Aditya Alok, Senior Associate Shivani Goel and Associate Shubhi Maheshwari. They were supported by our Senior Associate...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
In a judgment of 12 July 2024, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands (Hoge Raad) clarified the legal status and implications of mediation clauses in commercial contracts. The ruling confirms that such clauses are either non-binding or obligatory, depending on the wording and the parties' reasonable expectations. The court also emphasised that...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised Bansal Wire Industries Limited on its initial public offering, which was undertaken by way of a fresh issue of equity shares for an amount aggregating to ₹ 7,450 million. The book running lead managers to the initial public offering were SBI Capital Markets Limited and DAM Capital Advisors Limited.
The AZB...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands has held that an electric vehicle (EV) that fails to achieve the advertised range under normal driving conditions does not conform to the contract of sale and can be returned by the buyer. This ruling may have significant implications for the automotive industry and consumer protection...
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Germany
CMS Germany
"WLG is a great platform for meeting lawyers from around the globe, expanding your network, and exploring ways for collaboration and joint business development activities. By being a Key Contact Partner and getting to know delegates in person at the WLG meetings, it is possible to establish long-lasting and reliable business relationships...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Following the renewed question referred by the BGH regarding the scope of Art. 80 para. 2 GDPR, the ECJ ruled on July 11, 2024 in case C-757/22 on the standing of consumer protection associations. According to the court, the breach of an information obligation pursuant to Art. 12 et seq. GDPR is sufficient to enable representative actions.
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New Zealand
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
"I am looking forward to the upcoming WLG IBA Breakfast in Mexico City... It never ceases to amaze me how common the issues are that we each face no matter which jurisdiction we work in. I'm particularly interested in discussing global trends in the legal profession and exploring opportunities to collaborate to create real value for our...
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England
Gowling WLG
"I was thrilled to be involved in the whole summit! As a first-time attendee, I was made to feel welcome by everyone across WLG. There is so much we, World Law Group, can do together to connect, collaborate and create huge opportunities for all our member firms, and meeting in person really helps to strengthen relationships across our...
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
On Monday, July 8, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional FAQs specifying that reporting companies created or registered on or after January 1, 2024, that are subsequently dissolved or cease to exist, are required to make a CTA filing even if such reporting companies cease to...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised BlackRock, Inc. on the Indian aspects of their proposed acquisition of 100% of Preqin Holding Limited and its subsidiaries, for a consideration of approximately USD 3.2 billion, with an aim to expand BlackRock’s Aladdin tech business into the private markets data segment.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Bain Capital, which sold its entire residuary ownership of 3.59% in L&T Finance Limited by way of block deals, at an aggregating gross consideration of USD 180 million (approximately).
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partners Anil Kasturi and Nandita Govind, Senior Associate Rohit Dutta and Associate Saksham...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners assisted Alfanar India for installation of smart meters with Esyasoft Technologies Private Limited. Alfanar India was awarded two smart metering projects by the Madhya Pradesh DISCOMs (Bhopal and Jabalpur) for around 2 million smart meters under competitive bidding regime. The transaction is significant given that the role of...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is represented TPG on the India leg of its proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Altimetrik, which is a significant strategic investment for TPG.
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partners Vaidhyanadhan Iyer and Bhuvana Veeraragavan, Senior Associate Mridula Sriram, Associates Raina Kanungo, Yash Anand and Shivani...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Decision Point Private Limited in India, Chile and Mexico in its 100% sale to Latent View Analytics Limited. Decision Point is a leader in AI-led Business Transformation and Revenue Growth Management (RGM) solutions with 300+ employees worldwide. Latent View Analytics Limited is a global data analytics company especially...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised Allied Blenders and Distillers Limited and the Promoter Selling Shareholders, Bina Kishore Chhabria, and Resham Chhabria Jeetendra Hemdev, on its initial public offering, which was undertaken by way of a fresh issue and an offer for sale for an amount aggregating to ₹ 15 billion.
The book running lead managers...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Warburg Pincus from an Indian law perspective on its investment, with participation from Accel, in the approximately $350 million fund raising by CData Software.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Jeet Chaudhuri, Associates Shivani Shenoy, Jay Singhee, Akanksha Khandelwal and Rishav...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) issued a notification on 11 June 2024 regarding a new manual for overseeing advertising on digital platform services. The notification aims to prevent deception, illegal product or service offerings, and other unlawful activities related to advertising on digital platforms, which have become...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
As already reported in detail (see our Insight of 2 August 2023 here [German only]), the first case regarding advertising using the term ‘climate-neutral’ was brought before the highest German civil court, the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof), in July last year (case no. I ZR 98/23). On 27 June 2024, the Federal Court announced its...
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
As part of World Environment Day and this year's UN slogan, we carried out a joint activity with
AMBA, an NGO to which we provide probono services.
Organización Civil Amba is a non-profit organisation that since 2016 develops several projects to
protect biodiversity in the province of Rocha. They work in the preservation of...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
On June 28, by a large majority in the House of Representatives, with 147 votes in favor and 107 against, the "Ley de Bases" was approved. This bill promotes private enterprise and the free development of industry and commerce, while limiting any unnecessary state intervention. But it only defines the main guiding principles that...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
In today's digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from a mere trend into an essential tool that is revolutionizing the way we work and live. Among the most noteworthy innovations is generative AI, a technology that, although still in development, is already transforming various industries, including the legal sector.
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
The report “AI, data governance, and privacy: Synergies and areas of international co-operation” published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) explores the intersection of AI and privacy and ways in which relevant policy communities can work together to address related risks, especially with the rise of...
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Vietnam
VILAF
The Land Law 2024 that shall take effect on 1 August 2024 introduces a new regulation that allows non-bank entities to take security over land use rights. This article will explore how this regulation could impact the real estate financing market and the opportunities and challenges it could bring for both lenders and borrowers.
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
In recent years, news and headlines have increasingly highlighted the surge in cyber threats and crimes. Organizations and individuals in Thailand have been targeted by a variety of cyber threats, including ransomware attacks, system hacks, spam calls, and phishing scams. These threats are often linked to data leaks or illegal sales of personal...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
The Supreme Court has rejected the bankruptcy court's authority to grant through confirmation of a plan nonconsensual third-party releases without consent of creditors in a narrow ruling that does not impact plans confirmed by final order and does not opine on acceptable forms of consent. For the jurisdictions that permit consensual third-party...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
In its decision of 19 January 2023 (Case No.: 312 O 256/21), the Regional Court of Hamburg had to deal with the admissibility of various statements advertising an energy drink in which the drink was said to increase the ability to concentrate and react. The question arose as to whether such statements could constitute an infringement of Art. 10...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Since the enactment of the Fair Consumer Contracts Act in 2022, which mandated the inclusion of a cancellation button for evergreen agreements on websites in Germany (also known as the “2-click cancellation law”), there has been a lot of attention by German Consumer Protection Associations (CPA) and a notable impact on businesses.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
Effective August 19, 2024, businesses subject to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) must report transactions suspected to be related to sanctions evasion to the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC). FINTRAC recently issued guidance on when and how to report such...
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Namibia
ENS
Namibia is upgrading its transportation infrastructure to facilitate investment and position itself as a logistics hub for road, rail, and sea transportation, connecting neighboring countries to the global marketplace, and establishing itself as a green hydrogen investment destination. Green hydrogen production is expected to contribute...
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Rwanda
ENS
Rwanda experiences comparatively high levels of stability and security by regional standards and has continued to protect its political stability since the 1994 genocide. The country boasts a track record of robust economic growth and a strong reputation for low corruption. ENS, member firm for South Africa, explores areas of opportunity,...
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Costa Rica
Arias
Labor relations are crucial for companies, yet they face significant legal challenges. Adhering to clear contracts, proper worker classifications, and regulatory benefits is essential to avoid legal issues and safeguard corporate value. Regularly evaluating compliance with labor regulations helps mitigate operational and legal risks.
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Denmark
Bech-Bruun
Legally, Denmark offers a transparent and efficient legal system that is easy to navigate and provides strong protection of intellectual property rights. The country's legislation is modern, efficient, and in line with EU legislation, which supports international trade and investments. Denmark's consistently high ranking in 'Ease of Doing...
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Germany
CMS Germany
The circular economy offers multiple investment opportunities across nearly all sectors and is on top of the political agenda in Germany. However, while the country offers opportunities for growth and innovation, businesses must navigate a dynamic landscape shaped by political transitions, economic challenges, and evolving regulatory frameworks...
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El Salvador
Arias
The use of electronic signatures expedites administrative procedures before the Tax Authority, reduces costs and eliminates geographical barriers. This digital tool, which has the same legal value as a handwritten signature, benefits both the tax administration and local and foreign taxpayers, promoting the modernization and efficiency of tax...
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Costa Rica
Arias
Costa Rica's environmental protection is hindered by budget cuts and a lack of specialized judges, leaving over 8000 cases unresolved. Decentralized efforts face resource shortages, highlighting the need for robust legal frameworks, adequate funding, and community participation. Strengthening judicial capacity and implementing the Escazú...
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Nicaragua
Arias
New Law creates the National Attorney Office for the Defense of Free Competition and Alternative Dispute Resolution, a new entity that integrates the functions of the National Institute for the Promotion of Competition (PROCOMPETENCIA) and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Directorate (DIRAC), with the purpose of centralizing the defense of...
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Honduras
Arias
Honduras has taken a step towards reducing the gender inequality gap in the workplace by approving and implementing the new Labor Inspection Protocol, specifically focused on gender discrimination in employment and occupation. This agreement, approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (SETRASS), aims to reduce discrimination,...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
L-R: Stephen Cowhey with Vanessa Byrne and Michael Doran
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Stephen Cowhey to partner in our market-leading Real Estate team .
Stephen supports clients through the entire real estate project lifecycle, from acquisition, development and financing to operation and sale. Having worked on...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the amount of legislation generated at an EU level with a view to improving cybersecurity across Europe. The Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2), the Cyber Resilience Act, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the EU Cybersecurity Act are each aimed at...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
A recent English court decision looked at whether injunctions are a suitable remedy for stopping breaches of confidentiality. The court concluded that if someone breaks a confidentiality agreement and it is hard for the wronged party to prove and receive damages, an injunction will be an appropriate solution. We examine the decision.
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Kenya
ENS
Kenya boasts one of the most diversified and advanced economies in Africa, which rebounded rapidly from the COVID-19 pandemic. The country provides various tax and investment incentives to both local and foreign investors, including tax holidays, duty-free importations, and a 100% investment deduction on capital expenditures for eligible...
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Ghana
ENS
While Ghana's government welcomes foreign private investment, the investment legislation prescribes local participation requirements for certain sectors to limit foreign domination in the economy. From a cultural perspective, Ghanaian people enjoy getting to know their business associates personally before beginning formal business proceedings....
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
The article explores the copyrightability of AI-generated images in China, focusing on a landmark case adjudicated by the Beijing Internet Court. In the "Spring Breeze" case, the court recognized the copyrightability of AI-generated images, setting a relatively low standard for judging originality. This contrasts with the cautious...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Kim Bowen to partner in our Employment Law & Benefits team. The firm now employs over 600 staff in Ireland, the UK and the US, dedicated to delivering bespoke, innovative client solutions.
Kim specializes in Business Immigration , offering expert advice to...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
The Workplace Relations Commission has made another landmark award of compensation in recent weeks. A leading academic at a third-level institution was awarded €300,000 in compensation for being unfairly dismissed by his employer. We review the impact of this decision and what employers can do next.
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El Salvador
Arias
Occupational safety is applicable in all workplaces, both in public and private institutions. Their implementation is influenced by factors such as the number of workers, company activities, workplace facilities, etc. With the objective of guaranteeing an adequate level of protection against the different occupational health and safety risks for...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented The Rise Fund (founded by TPG) in connection with the US$ 275 investment by IFC, ADB and DEG consortium in Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited, a C&I-focused renewable energy company.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Nandish Vyas, Partner Malaveeka Chakravarthy, Senior Associate Vyoma Mehta and Associate...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
The Act to Accelerate the Digitalization of the Healthcare System (“Digital Act”) was announced on 26 March 2024. In Section 393 of the Fifth Social Insurance Code (“SGB V”) as amended, the Digital Act contains far-reaching regulations on the permissibility of cloud use in the healthcare sector, which will come into force on 1 July 2024....
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
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Makarim & Taira S.
WLG | summit Bali '24 Host Firm Makarim & Taira S. Gives Back
Makarim & Taira S. (WLG member firm for Indonesia) has been a valued network member since 2012. A leading firm in the country for over 44 years, its team of over 90 lawyers offers a full range of corporate, banking, litigation, and specialist legal...
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USA - Illinois
Faegre Drinker
In a departure from the 2023 methodology, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) targeted contractors with large employee populations. The OFCCP updated its Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing last year. The new changes significantly expanded the audit scope and will require selected contractors who...
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Malaysia, Australia, Uruguay, Belgium, India, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Finland, Singapore, Spain, Luxembourg, Ghana
We asked our member firms around the globe to complete a short Q&A to help WLG colleagues and others learn more about them, how to successfully do business in their countries, key investment sectors, and what business opportunities are hot in the market right now. This guide was initially published in 2021. Several chapters have been updated in...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Tata Motors, a company with US 44 billion market capitalisation, for the restructuring involving demerger of their entire commercial vehicle business out of Tata Motors and merging the passenger vehicle business with Tata Motors. The reorganisation will result in creation of two listed companies with one housing the...
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
The EU has adopted a comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence (AI) that aims to foster innovation, ensure trustworthiness, and protect fundamental rights. The regulation sets out harmonised rules and obligations for providers, deployers, and users of AI systems in the EU, as well as third-country actors whose AI systems affect the EU...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
A recent Supreme Court decision indicates that private energy generators could be considered to be ‘public authorities’. As a result, they may be subject to the environmental information regulatory regime, which imposes significant obligations on ‘public authorities’ to make ‘environmental information’ available on request. We consider the...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
The European Data Protection Board’s recent report on the role of data protection officers identifies several issues and ways in which shortcomings can be addressed by companies. We look at the key learnings and set out why companies should consider the report carefully before assessing their compliance position.
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Canada - Ontario
Goodmans LLP
On May 22, 2024, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) released its Annual Risk Outlook – Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 (the “ARO”), which summarizes the current risk environment and underscores the primary risks facing Canada’s financial sector. The ARO outlines OSFI’s measures to maintain public confidence in Canada’s...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Anti-subsidy Investigation: EU Examines Possible Countervailing Duties for Chinese Electric Vehicles
In recent years, imports and the share of electric vehicles from Chinese manufacturers have been increasing in the EU. In the Commission's view, there is evidence that Chinese car manufacturers benefit from subsidies from the Chinese government and that this has a negative impact on European economic operators, i.e. leads to a distortion of...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
As part of the WLG Impact 2024 initiative, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja will carry out the "Plastic-Free June and Plastic with Purpose" project, in which all its members will be called upon to fill bottles with hard-to-recycle and single-use plastic waste generated daily and collect them. These plastics include: bags, pasta packages, rice,...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for A. O. Smith India Water Products Private Limited and A. O. Smith Corporation on its acquisition of Unilever and HUL’s water purification business in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Mexico carried under the brand ‘Pureit’.
Our AZB deal team comprised our Senior Partners Anil Kasturi, Niladri Maulik and Mr....
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
"The use of technology certainly brings challenges to intellectual property as is the case with discussions regarding AI platform databases. On the other hand, nowadays, we have many more tools available to help us monitor online infringements, for example, which allows us to offer broader protection to our clients."
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South Africa
ENS
South Africa has a well-established democracy following its transition to democracy in 1994 and is a regional leader with a highly developed economy and advanced economic infrastructure. It is rich in natural resources, with a diverse economy that spans mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and services. Member firm ENS dives into opportunities...
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Panama
Arias
Investment Funds in Panama are an attractive option for those interested in maximizing their financial assets and diversifying their businesses. In Panama, there are two types of funds, public and private, each with its legal particularities, which must be met before starting operations in the country.
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia is now actively pursuing carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) as part of its strategy to address climate change and reduce carbon emissions. This advisory provides guidance on the framework for CCS activities under Presidential Regulation No. 14 of 2024 on the Implementation of Carbon Capture & Storage Activities (“PR 14/2024”), issued...
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia’s franchise regulatory framework has undergone significant development since its inception in 1997. It now consists of two simplified regulations: Government Regulation No. 42 of 2007 on Franchising (“GR 42/2007”) and Minister of Trade Regulation No. 71 of 2019 on the Implementation of Franchising.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Accenture on all Indian law aspects of its acquisition of Camelot Management Consultants, an international SAP-focused management and technology consulting firm.
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Vasudha Asher, Associates Deepti Narayanan and Shivam Gupta....
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
Sayenko Kharenko is proud to announce its participation in the Export and Capacity Building Consultation Projectю The project is implemented by the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine. As part of the initiative, the firm will provide online consultations to enhance the export potential of Ukrainian companies, particularly those in the...
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
Gianni & Origoni renews its commitment in the fight against gender violence and presents #UGUALEPERTUTTE, a project based on long-term initiatives. The aim is to counter the phenomenon of violence against women in all its forms with concrete actions as well as provide real and tangible support by identifying preventive tools and remedies.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas has advised Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE and J.P. Morgan SE as global coordinators, and the rest of the bank syndicate, as well as the majornity shareholder, on the initial public offering (“IPO”) and admission to trading of the Class B shares of Puig Brands, S.A., on the Spanish stock exchanges.
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Chile
Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB advised Vista Equity Partners, an American private equity firm, on its acquisition of Model N, a provider of revenue optimization and compliance for pharmaceutical, medtech, and high-tech innovators, for USD 1.25 billion.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Ashwath Rau, Partner Jasmin Karkhanis, Senior Associate Soham Roy and...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
According to the German Federal Court of Justice (the Court), a “related party” (nahestehende Person) within the meaning of German insolvency law includes in the case of a legal entity, an indirect shareholder, provided that it holds more than 25% of the shares. Here, the Court will assume that the legal entity has advance knowledge of the...
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Castrén & Snellman
Recently, Castrén & Snellman (C&S) hosted WLG | regional Helsinki '24 , bringing together colleagues from 17 member firms with business interests in the EMEA region to expand their knowledge of law firm economics, operational strategies, and the art of collaborative client service. Attendees participated in a local CSR activity as part...
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World Law Group
Did you know that the average family in the United States will spend nearly USD 600 per child in preparation for their back-to-school season? During WLG | regional New York '24, our delegates made a positive local impact through a backpack and supplies donation activity. Along with graciously offering space in their New York offices, Locke...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised KKR on the divestment of a ~17% stake in India Grid Trust for ~US$ 215 million, which was completed by way of an offer for sale (OFS) process on the floor of a stock exchange. This marks the first OFS that was successfully completed for a public listed InvIT.
Our M&A transaction team comprised our Senior Partners...
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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
We actively engage with our local communities through pro bono legal services, volunteer initiatives, and partnerships with non-profit organizations that promote access to justice, education, and social welfare. We provided pro bono legal advice to SDG Outcomes Fund, a specialist impact investment fund, on a government-funded results-based...
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AZB & Partners
"At WLG | regional Bangkok '24, I found the session on 'How Allied Firms Can Serve A Client Together and Effectively' by Ms. Peangpanor Boonklum particularly engaging. Ms. Boonklum shared practical insights on managing client expectations when allied firms collaborate, drawing from her extensive experience working with different firms."
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented promoters of Anshul Life Sciences for a 100% sale to leading global specialty ingredients solution provider Barentz International.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Sneha Nagvekar, Associates Deepti Narayanan, Priyasha Goyal, Jay Singhee and Meghna Somani....
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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USA
Faegre Drinker
The America First Legal Foundation filed suit on behalf of the plaintiff. This case is similar to many other challenges to DEI programs in that the lawsuit was being brought by a plaintiff who has not applied to the program at issue. The court found that the plaintiff did not have standing to bring a claim derived from an allegedly...
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Chandler MHM Limited
Recently, CMHM hosted WLG | regional Bangkok '24 , bringing together colleagues from 10 member firms with business interests in the Asia-Pacific region to expand their knowledge of law firm economics, operational strategies, and the art of collaborative client service. Attendees participated in a local CSR activity as part of WLG | impact's...
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France
Soulier Avocats
France: Formality Requirements Governing the Assumption of Pre-incorporation Contracts are Abolished
In three rulings issued on November 29, 2023, the French Supreme Court reversed it case law on the requirements governing the assumption of pre-incorporation contracts.
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
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Japan
City-Yuwa Partners
A government initiative to promote non-carbon generating renewable energy has provided ample opportunity for foreign investment in renewable energy projects in Japan. Member firm City-Yuwa Partners also share that the legal system is business-friendly in that the country does not have discovery or class-action lawsuits and, overall, is not...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
At the request of the Dutch, Norwegian and German (Hamburg) supervisory authorities to the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB"), the EDPB has addressed the issue of providing clarity on the implementation of "consent or pay" models considering Meta's business model. These models are particularly relevant for large online...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Shareholders in public companies in Indonesia will be required to disclose share pledge activities, following the issuance of a new regulation by the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan – “OJK”). This regulation aims to enhance transparency and regulatory oversight within the country’s publicly-listed companies.
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
In Budget 2024, the Government of Canada announced its intentions to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), the Criminal Code, the Income Tax Act, and the Excise Tax Act, and to take additional measures to strengthen the supervision, enforcement, and...
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Guatemala
Arias
Guatemala: Implementation of the New Compliance Stage in the Wastewater Regulation as of May 1, 2024
As of May 1, 2024, Guatemala enters the new stage of compliance with the Wastewater and Sludge Disposal Regulations that establish more demanding maximum limit parameters.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
In case C-741/21 (JURIS), the Court of Justice of the European Union recently answered important questions regarding liability for data breaches, the assessment of damages and the influence of human error on liability. The decision confirms and builds on recent case law. Nevertheless, the decision provides an opportunity to clarify the...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised the President of India acting through the Ministry of Coal (“Seller”), for the sale of 97,064,662 equity shares aggregating to approximately 7.00% of the total paid-up equity share capital of NLC India Limited for an aggregate amount of INR 20.58 billion. The sale took place by way of the offer for sale through...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
The AI Act ("KI-VO") regulates (among other things) the requirements for AI systems. They should be safe, transparent, comprehensible, non-discriminatory and environmentally friendly.
But what happens if AI systems violate these requirements and cause damage? Unlawful behaviour is naturally difficult to attribute to AI systems...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised TotalEnergies Renewables Singapore Pte Limited on its 50:50 joint venture with Adani Green Energy Limited. The new joint venture will own a 1,050 MW portfolio comprising a mix of already operational (300 MW), under construction (500 MW) and under development assets (250 MW) with a blend of both solar and wind power....
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCipLaw was Philippine counsel to J&T Global Express. The team was led by SyCipLaw partner, Arlene M. Maneja, together with partners Melyjane G. Bertillo-Ancheta, Ronald Mark C. Lleno, Franco Aristotle G. Larcina, Leah C. Abutan, and Camille Angela M. Espeleta-Castillo. Other team members included Loubelle L. Razon-Bagagnan, Mark Kevin U....
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WongPartnership LLP
"One particular area that I would like WLG to develop further would be thought leadership in contemporary legal matters, such as investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS). There is a lot that member firms can learn from each other, and the vast resources that all of us have could and should be fully harnessed. "
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Matrix Clothing Private Limited (MCPL) and Matrix Design & Industries Private Limited (MDIPL) on Gokaldas Exports Limited’s (GEL) acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital of MDIPL, from MCPL and its nominee, in exchange for shares of GEL and cash.
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partners Vinati Kastia...
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India
AZB & Partners
One more for #ImpactFinancing! AZB & Partners advised Standard Chartered Bank and other offshore consortium lenders on its #socialloan to Muthoot Microfin Limited.
Our deal team comprised of Senior Partner Anand Shah, Partner Hufriz Wadia, Associates Shivani Agarwal, Neeraj Nainani and Kareena Sobti, with execution assistance from our Chennai...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Main Street Capital Corporation on Indian aspects of its acquisition (through its portfolio company Gulf Manufacturing LLC) of the Maass Global Group - a global leader in the manufacture and distribution of flanges and specialty forged products.
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partner Srinath Dasari, Partner...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia is going green! From developments in natural resources sectors, primarily driven by the government's goal of transitioning to electric vehicles and reducing carbon emissions, to solar energy initiatives, hydropower projects, and adopting carbon capture and storage in oil and gas projects, the country has a robust environmental focus at...
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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
Turkey is politically stable and can potentially turn a predicament into an opportunity, given its strategic geographic location. The country also has a young and well-educated population, relatively inexpensive labor, and favorable exchange rates– an inviting combination for foreign investors who are looking to expand into new jurisdictions....
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Finland
Castrén & Snellman
Finland’s political stability, low corruption levels, and transparent legal system create a secure business environment. The country is also a global leader in green technology, health and welfare, and data and technology, thanks to its innovative approach and expertise in these fields. Culturally, Finns are very punctual and direct. Learn more...
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Cayman Islands
Campbells
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Warburg Pincus and its controlled portfolio company Avanse Financial Services (‘Avanse’) on the recent fund raise where Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment has deployed approx. INR 900 crore of primary capital into Avanse. This round also had Avendus PE subscribe to approx. Rs. 100 crores of primary capital of Avanse.
Our...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Germany: Important for start-ups: Confidentiality Agreements and Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs)
A crucial step for start-ups on the road to success is ensuring that their innovations and trade secrets are adequately protected. In an increasingly competitive business world, confidentiality agreements and material transfer agreements (MTAs) have become indispensable tools.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCipLaw is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Ms. Carina C. Laforteza as the head of the firm's Tax department, which practice group she has led since 2020. Ms. Laforteza is a certified public accountant with over 30 years of extensive experience in corporate and tax matters, including transaction structuring, finance, and tax...
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South Korea
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
"The Korean financial supervising authority is very aggressive nowadays in tracking down financial institutions' wrongdoings and 'immoral marketing practices' in the name of consumer protection. It brings about various kinds of civil and criminal disputes for our clients, domestic or abroad, to cope with."
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Ukraine
Sayenko Kharenko (Observer Firm)
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented the RBI appointed Administrator of SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited & SREI Equipment Finance Limited (SREI Group) in the SREI Group’s successful takeover by National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) under the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, thereby resolving approximately INR...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Accenture on its proposed acquisition of Mindcurv, a leading company providing end-to-end digital experience services, to help expand its composable commerce capabilities.
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer and Partner Vasudha Asher, Associates Shivam Gupta, Freya Irani and Rimjhim...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) senior partner Carina "Caren" Laforteza and special counsel Catherina "Kate" Fernandez discuss the taxation of AI in light of recent developments concerning the concept of situs of taxation as interpreted by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the local tax authority in the Philippines.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners recently advised the President of India acting through the Ministry of Power (“Seller”), for the sale of 356,626,218 equity shares aggregating to approximately 3.55% of the total paid up equity share capital of NHPC Limited for an aggregate amount of INR 23.56 billion. The sale took place by way of the offer for sale through the...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Lighthouse on its recent investment of INR 284 crores in silver jewellery brand Kushal’s.
The transaction was led by our Partner Ananya Sharma and the deal team comprised of Associates Saumya Srivastava, Aryan Khanna and Shubhangi Tewari. Our due diligence team comprised of our Senior Associates Sudeshna Panigrahi...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Bodhi Tree on the combination of Reliance-Viacom18 and Disney’s India business, creating a USD 8.5 bn joint venture. Bodhi Tree (an investment platform led by Uday Shankar and James Murdoch with QIA as a key investor) is a joint venture partner in Viacom18.
The AZB deal team comprised of our Senior Partners Ashwath...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for The Walt Disney Company on the combination of Viacom18 and Disney's Indian media businesses, to create a joint venture valued at approximately US$ 8.5 billion, which will be one of India's leading media companies.
Our AZB deal team comprised of our Senior Partners Roxanne Anderson and Divya Mundra, Counsel Himanshoo...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCipLaw's Litigation Department, in cooperation with SyCipLaw Cebu branch, recently conducted a two-part seminar for its Cebu clients entitled “Dispute Management Strategies: A SyCipLaw Seminar on Case Management and Arbitration,” which was held at Holiday Inn Cebu City. A total of 31 clients representing 13 organizations attended the seminar.
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
United States: Hunton Andrews Kurth Represents Forcite Helmet Systems Pty Ltd in Sale to GoPro, Inc.
Hunton Andrews Kurth Represents Forcite Helmet Systems Pty Ltd in Sale to GoPro, Inc.
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France
Soulier Avocats
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World Law Group has numerous opportunities for you to connect with your WLG colleagues over the next two months. Unless noted as open, events are for WLG members only . WLG jurisdictional participation policies apply – firms may not have participants from their other offices in places where WLG has a member firm.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCipLaw partner Leslie C. Dy has been appointed the head of its Employment and Immigration Department (EID), effective March 1, 2024. She succeeds Dante T. Pamintuan following his retirement at the end of February 2024. (Mr. Pamintuan will continue to serve as Of Counsel to SyCipLaw, effective March 1, 2024.)
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is acting as IIT-Delhi’s legal counsel and assisting them in setting up their Abu Dhabi campus (which is the second overseas campus of IIT and first for IIT-Delhi), including its operations, negotiating of contracts/framework arrangements with Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), secondment and hiring of...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised a member of the promoter/promoter group of Paradeep Phosphates Ltd., in the merger of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd. into Paradeep Phosphates Ltd., to become one of the largest integrated private sector fertiliser companies in India.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Counsel...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
In October 2023, the Indonesian Government issued the second amendment to Government Regulation No. 44 of 2015 on the Occupational Accident Security (Jaminan Kecelakaan Kerja – “JKK”) and Death Security programs (Jaminan Kematian – “JKM”) (“GR 44/2015”), under Government Regulation No. 49 of 2023 (“
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USA - California
Greenberg Glusker LLP
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP recently represented The Bankers Helping Bankers Fund (BHB Fund) as lead investor in a Series Seed financing of Privacy Lock Inc., a leader in privacy compliance solutions for financial institutions. The financing closed on January 26, 2024. The BHB Fund is a fintech fund that invests across banking technology, customer...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
In its ruling of 28 September 2023 (BVerwG 4 C 6.21), the Federal Administrative Court ruled that a recognised environmental association can have a court review whether a deviation from the objectives of a regional plan violates environmental legislation. The court published this in a press release on its website.
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Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co.
With record-breaking levels of Foreign Direct Investment in 2023 and supportive economic frameworks in place from the government, Malaysia is a very competitive investment destination. Member firm Shearn Delamore & Co. is ready to aid those who wish to enter their markets, having established focus committees for regulatory and anti-bribery/...
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
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Honduras
Arias
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Accenture Inc. on the India aspects of its recent acquisition of Impendi Analytics LLC and its Indian subsidiary, Impendi Analytics Private Limited, a procurement advisory and transformation services provider.
Our deal team comprised of our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Vasudha Asher, Senior Associate...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised and represented eMudhra Limited (the “Company”) and IIFL Securities Limited, the book running lead manager, on a qualified institutions placement of equity shares by the Company, which aggregated to INR 2,000 million.
Our team comprised our senior partners, Varoon Chandra and Agnik Bhattacharyya; our senior associates,...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Bluestone Equity Partners on its growth investment in VideoVerse, the company behind Magnifi (an internationally acclaimed AI powered video editing solution), for an aggregate investment amount of USD 45 million.
The deal team comprised of Senior Partner Darshika Kothari, Partner Vasudha Asher, Associates Deepti...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for FabIndia and Organic India on Tata Consumer Products’ proposed acquisition of up to 100 per cent stake in Organic India, a FabIndia-owned business that sells tea, infusions, herbal supplements and packaged foods, for INR 1,900 crore.
Our transaction team comprised of our Senior Partner Anil Kasturi, Partner Anisha...
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Honduras
Arias
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Wipro on the successful execution of their recent Power Purchase Agreement and Equity Investment Contracts with Fourth Partner Energy Private Limited in relation to setting up solar captive power project and purchase of power from it for meeting its renewable energy demands in Maharashtra.
The transaction team comprised...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners represented Oyster Renewable Energy Private Limited (‘Oyster Renewables’) in the executions of the contracts for the development of a 99 MW wind power project in Gujarat with Inox Wind Limited and its group companies. This is Oyster Renewable’s first wind power project in India.
Our transaction team comprised our Senior...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised Accenture Inc. on the India aspects of its recent acquisition of Navisite, a digital transformation and managed services provider.
Our deal team comprised our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer, Partner Malaveeka Chakravarthy, Senior Associate Farah Titina, Associates Ashish Narang and Pavit Kaur. They were supported on...
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Lane Powell PC
Lane Powell, member firm for Washington, USA, has offices across the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, and Alaska) and is proud of its longstanding client relationships in Asia, which solidify its position as a gateway to and from the Pacific Rim. The Pacific Northwest has a strong technology scene comprising everything from start-ups to...
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Faegre Drinker
As one of the most populated states with the 3rd largest city in the United States, Illinois is an ideal state in which to set up a subsidiary. Illinois is also centrally located within the country, facilitating logistics with easy access to the country. Member firm for the state, Faegre Drinker, paints the picture of many benefits to doing...
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Australia
MinterEllison
Australia is a prosperous and stable nation, offering abundant opportunities for foreign investment across diverse industries. Australia's proximity to major markets like China, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea makes it a crucial hub for trade and investment, particularly in mining, agriculture, and finance. MinterEllison, WLG member firm for...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised FS India Solar Ventures Private Limited in executing Power Purchase Agreements and Equity Investment Contracts with Cleantech Solar India OA 2 Pte Ltd for setting up two solar captive power projects and one wind captive power project and purchase of power from them for meeting its renewable energy demand for its 3.3GW...
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
Greece's geographical position as a gateway between the East and West renders the country highly attractive for investments in transport to take advantage of these increasing trade flows in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Culturally, personal relationships play a large role in Greek business culture, and verbal agreements are considered...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is advising BlackRock on the Indian aspects of their proposed acquisition of private equity firm, General Infrastructure Partners (GIP), for USD 12.5 billion.
Our M&A team comprised our Senior Partners Ashwath Rau, Atreya Bhattacharya, Senior Associates Vyjayanthi Raghu, Raina Upadhyay, and Associates Shubhalakshmi...
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New Zealand
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
MinterEllisonRuddWatts, member firm for New Zealand, calls itself future-focused.
They are proud to lead the way in the country's financial services, FinTech, and renewable energy industries in particular, and were the first New Zealand firm to explore the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with a joint venture in 2017.
Learn more about...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners advised NTT Ltd. on the sale of its majority stake in Nihilent Limited (Nihilent) in a leveraged buyout to Arcalis Technologies Private Limited, a management-controlled entity. Nihilent offers consulting services and IT solutions to customers in the banking, media, retail, health-care and manufacturing industries and has presence...
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World Law Group has numerous opportunities for you to connect with your WLG colleagues over the next two months. RSVP below for upcoming events, including Practice Group meetings, programs ( WLG | impact '23 and WLG | beyond borders '23) , and more. Unless noted as open, events are for WLG members only . WLG jurisdictional participation...
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Zhong Lun Law Firm
"As a patent attorney, I work at the forefront of technology, and I am constantly fascinated by the ingenuity embodied in inventions in the field of green energy. Representing China's foremost comprehensive legal service provider, I am excited to join WLG's encyclopedic collection of expert attorneys, each at the pinnacle of their field of...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners acted for Siemens Energy in relation to the sale of its 18 per cent stake in Siemens Limited to Siemens Aktiengesellshcaft, Germany, for an aggregate consideration of INR 18,700 crores.
Our M&A deal team comprised our Senior Partner Darshika Kothari, Partner Sneha Nagvekar, Counsel Himanshoo Tembe and Associate Rithvik DGV. They...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is acting for First Solar India on the upcoming inauguration of its 3.3 GW fully vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) thin film module manufacturing facility. This will be India’s first fully vertically integrated Photo Voltaic (PV) thin film module manufacturing facility to go live and among the world's largest solar...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
Many of us have our traditions to ring in a new year: taking down holiday decorations, making New Year’s resolutions, and organizing our homes and offices. But employers, especially in the Pacific Northwest, now have another New Year’s tradition: bracing themselves for a host of new employment laws.
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners has been representing Vivo Mobile India Private Limited (Vivo) and its employees in an investigation initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). The Firm has been successful in securing the release of two senior employees of Vivo arrested by the ED after the court...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
This year, our lawyers and staff raised almost PhP700,000 to purchase the prescribed milk as well as gifts and snacks for 180 beneficiaries. The UP PGH Department of Pediatrics, through the Children Foundation Inc., received the remaining cash donation, which will be used for other needs of the children in the Hematology and Oncology section of...
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Latvia
Sorainen
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
WongPartnership, WLG member firm in Singapore, sees their people as their most valuable asset. The firm has an internal focus on community and employee engagement and sustainability on the ESG front, which is in line with the country's green focus, highlighted through the launch of the Singapore Green Plan 2030. Learn about the plan and more in...
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USA - California
Greenberg Glusker LLP
"Over the years I have noted that many of our attorneys here at Greenberg Glusker have relied on WLG in order to enable clients the global services they sometimes need. As a KCP I hope to become more integrated in making that happen for our clients and assist other WLG member firms in servicing their clients."
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France
Soulier Avocats
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Locke Lord LLP
The Founding Father of WLG, King Berlew, had a vision and poured his heart and soul into making that vision a reality. Seeing the globalization of some law firms, he acted to form a network of like-minded firms looking to focus on their local expertise while servicing clients' global growth strategies. The leadership he demonstrated all the way...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
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Ukraine
On 22 November 2023, Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine No. 3489-IX approved the Decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine (the “NSDC”) dated 20 November 2023 “On the application of sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) to the russian federation and the republic of belarus in...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
We review the three most significant legal developments during the past year in the area of Intellectual Property. These include the emergence of trade mark protection for well-known literary characters coming out of copyright, and a new wave of trade marks with a reputation in the area of copycat a
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Ireland’s first piece of investment screening legislation has been signed into law by the President. It is anticipated that the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 will be implemented in early Q2 2024. Our Competition & Antitrust team considers the types of transactions which will be ca
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
We examine some of the main legal developments from the last 12 months affecting the governance of companies in Ireland, including ESG and the requirement for Irish company directors to provide their PPS numbers when making filings to the CRO. In addition, we review the Register of Beneficial Owners
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
In international contract cases, an agent’s authority can sometimes be disputed. When that happens, one needs to understand which law will decide whether the agent acted with authority. Dispute Resolution partners, Gearoid Carey and Gerard Kelly review a recent Court of Appeal decision which confirm
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
In a landmark decision overturning the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court has determined that the delivery drivers of Domino’s Pizza were employees and not independent contractors. Our Employment Law & Benefits team reviews the implications of this decision for employers and those in the gig economy
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The Philippine Supreme Court released the results of the 2023 Bar Examination today, Tuesday, December 5, 2023. A total of 3,812 out of 10,387 examinees passed the 2023 Bar examinations, for a passing rate of 36.77%. Among the successful 2023 Bar examinees are all of the 19 newest SyCipLaw associates, who are joining the Firm in January 2024.
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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USA
Lane Powell PC
United States: Oregon Consumer Privacy Act: Time to Get Ready, But Does It Apply to My Organization?
Ready or not, the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) is coming your way. Oregon joins several other states in passing comprehensive data privacy legislation.
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Guyer & Regules, member firm for Uruguay, is proud to be considered a top firm in their country, frequently entrusted for international and domestic legal, accounting, and tax matters. They discuss the high points for investors, including the country's emergence as a regional hub for the fintech sector due to the tax benefits, technological...
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Gowling WLG
The GDP growth rate has been low in the United Kingdom since 2016, but according to Gowling WLG, member firm for England the headlines do not tell the entire story. "There are many parts of the UK economy that remain incredibly resilient and successful on a global basis. The City of London is a truly global financial center that raises and...
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United Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi & Company
With its roots in local mom-and-pop shops, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) now boasts a business landscape as a global hub for commerce. The UAE has strategically invested in tourism, which has emerged as a cornerstone of the economy, drawing millions of international visitors annually. Al Tamimi & Company captures the realities of doing business...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Membership of the European Union and Eurozone, ample opportunities for foreign investment in the technology and life sciences sectors, pro-business outlook: favoring green lights over red tape, and more make doing business in Ireland attractive. Learn about further business opportunities, the resilient economy supported by multinationals, and...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing, one of WLG's two member firms for Germany, calls the country's stable economy, strategic location, skilled workforce, innovative drive, and supportive infrastructure the main advantages to doing business there. There is ample opportunity for foreign investment in the automotive industry. As the birthplace of the automobile,...
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Egypt
Al Tamimi & Company
According to Al Tamimi & Company (member firm for UAE) "Egypt's efforts to attract foreign direct investment are evident in various mega projects, including industrial and logistics zones, new administrative capital development, agricultural land reclamation, petrochemical plants, transportation network upgrades, and mineral resource...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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South Korea
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Member firm for South Korea, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, outlines what sets them apart, and what to expect when conducting business in South Korea in 2023— "Korea is the tenth largest economy with the fifth largest manufacturing sector in the world, notably with leading semiconductor, automobile, and shipbuilding industries, with accompanying...
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
Mexico has established legal, accounting, and regulatory systems consistent with international norms and has improved nine places since 2017 in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. Paired with its competitive labor and manufacturing costs, this makes it a favourable country for foreign investment. Learn more about the...
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World Law Group's Executive Director, Beth Castro, has spent over two decades working closely with staff team colleagues and member firm lawyers and professionals. During that span, she has seen the network grow and mature, yet notes that WLG's focus on relationship building, client needs, and business development has not wavered.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
One year after the entry into force of Act 16/2022, it is time to take stock. This guide presents the main milestones in the interpretation of the new pre-insolvency restructuring regime in light of the court rulings on certain transactions. We have analyzed 21 restructuring plans, including the main plans negotiated in Spain during this first...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Chile
Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr
Member firm for Chile, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr, shared valuable insights into doing business in their country— "For a long time, Chile has been an attractive destination for foreign investment despite its relatively small domestic market. The country has a solid legal system, low corruption rate, diversified economy, general respect...
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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, member firm for Texas-USA, spelled out what sets them apart in the business landscape in 2023— "We currently have a business-friendly climate in Texas. Our jurisdiction has seen a large, inbound increase of individuals and corporations relocating to our market. Texas boasts lower housing costs, lower tax rates, an...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
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Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
"I’ve been with Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP (BGP) for more than 33 years [since 1990] and have been involved in various WLG projects since BGP joined the organization! Since I have already built relationships, my addition to BGP’s Key Contact Partners is with a goal to continue assisting members."
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Dominican Republic
Pellerano Nadal
Partner, Marielle Garrigó , and senior associate, Eduardo Pellerano , recently contributed to the Dominican Republic’s M&A section of Lexology GTDT: Market Intelligence , in which they touched on current M&A trends, the most active sectors, and the legal and regulatory landscape, among other things.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission issued SEC Memorandum to grant a final extension up to November 6, 2023 for amnesty applications for late and non-filing of general information sheets, annual financial statements, as well as non-compliance with SEC Memorandum Circular No. 28, series of 2020 (Requirement for Corporations,...
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TozziniFreire Advogados
Gabriela Lima Arantes- New Co-chair of WLG Labor & Employment Group, TozziniFreire Avogados (Brazil)
"[As a new Co-chair of WLG Labor & Employment Group], I look forward to discussing artificial intelligence aspects in the workplace, investigations, ESG initiatives, gender pay gap, EOR, outsourcing and supply chain responsibilities, terminations, and non-compete among several other topics."
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
Proud to announce that Dimitris Emvalomenos, Lawyer, LL.M. (QMUL), Accredited Mediator of the Greek Ministry of Justice & the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, UK, Dep. Managing Partner of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners (BGP), is the author of Chapter Greece in the "Product Recall 2024" Guide, published by Law...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
In this third quarter of the year, and due to the recent general elections, the number of legislative novelties is lower. However, some of the regulations issued during the last quarter continue to be important, such as those related to violence and harassment, with the entry into force of Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Mason Hayes & Curran
"Adoption of the technology into law firms is not as easy as first thought because the general nature of GenAI does not lend itself to a “plug and play” type of use. Careful selection of use cases specifically designed to match known inefficiencies and workflow optimisation is the path to success..."
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USA
Faegre Drinker
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
SINGAPORE, 4 OCTOBER 2023 – WongPartnership LLP warmly welcomes Professor Tan Cheng Han SC to the Firm as a Senior Consultant. An outstanding legal academic and a leading counsel in the area of dispute resolution and international arbitration, Professor Tan brings with him extensive experience as co
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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Katy Spillers of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles began her WLG journey as an associate in 2010. She has been a Key Contact Partner for her firm for the past 13 years and served two terms on WLG's Board of Directors. Katy is happy with the increase in gender diversity among WLG participants that she has seen in the time she's been involved.
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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WongPartnership LLP
"Real estate work is exciting and challenging and requires understanding the particular real estate needs and requirements of clients, strategy to best advise solutions, giving necessary attention to details in the contracts and helping to negotiate the outcomes clients seek...I would like to encourage greater participation and networking...
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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Arendt & Medernach, Castrén & Snellman, Cuatrecasas, Gianni & Origoni, Mason Hayes & Curran, PLMJ, World Law Group, Sorainen
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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France
Soulier Avocats
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
Law firm TozziniFreire Advogados will celebrate its 47 th
anniversary this Wednesday, September 13 th . With offices in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Campinas, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, and New York, it is one of Brazil’s leading full-service law firms, with cases in all areas of business law and a relevant track record in assisting national and...
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The staff team has been working on a refresh of our 15 practice groups as well as our committees and forums over the past few months to ensure that network activities are reflective of global markets and industry standards across various areas of practice. This re-organization has led to some groups merging, others changing names, and some...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
May the Bureau of Internal Revenue validly serve an assessment notice through the central receiving station of an establishment where the taxpayer is a tenant without proof of authority of the person who allegedly received the mail as part of her functions? Does a taxpayer need to prove the actual remittance of the withheld taxes by the...
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
Dimitris Emvalomenos, Lawyer, LL.M. (QMUL), Accredited Mediator of the Greek Ministry of Justice & the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, UK, Dep. Managing Partner of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners (BGP), is the author of Chapter Greece in the "Mediation 2023" Guide, published by Law Business Research Ltd.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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France
Soulier Avocats
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia’s efforts to achieve a greener future have taken a significant step forward as a new regulation on carbon trading comes into play, drawing a positive initial response from businesses. However, as is often the case, whether it proves to be smooth and efficient will depend on the finer detai
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
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CMS Netherlands
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Thank you to our members for making WLG | impact '23 a huge success. Forty-seven member firms participated in WLG's third annual network-wide Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative during the month of June (and beyond). Members completed a variety of projects including sustainability challenges, educational programs, planting and...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
The Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation (MiCAR) covers electronic money or e-money tokens, a crypto-asset that purports to maintain a stable value by referring to the value of a fiat currency that is a legal tender. The main purpose of this crypto-asset is to be used as a means of exchange inside th
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The asialaw Awards covers 23 jurisdictions and honors exceptional accomplishments in 28 practice areas and industry sectors within the eligibility period of 2022-2023. The winners will be chosen based on the criteria of innovation, complexity, and the impact of matters handled. Winners will be announced on September 26, 2023, at an awards...
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
As states across the country develop laws addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a patchwork of requirements has begun to emerge, creating challenges for those who manufacture, distribute, and sell products around the country. Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has created a solution for clients and the general public designed to help...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina: Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Genneia on the issuance of Green Notes for US$70,867,627
On July 14 th , 2023, Genneia S.A. (“ Genneia ”) issued Notes for a nominal value equivalent to US$70,867,627: (i) Class XXXIX Notes denominated in U.S. Dollars, subscribed in Argentine Pesos or in kind through the delivery of Class XXIX or Class XXXII Notes and payable in Argentine Pesos at the exchange rate established in the offering...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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Chandler MHM Limited, Guyer & Regules, Herzog Fox & Neeman, Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados, World Law Group, Pellerano Nadal
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
On June 9, 2023, the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (“BSP”) issued Circular No. 1174, amending the implementing regulations of the mandatory agricultural, fisheries and rural development financing contemplated by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act (Republic Act No. 11901 or the...
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Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP, Gianni & Origoni
Italian law firm Gianni & Origoni and the Greek law firm Bahas Gramatidis and Partners together assisted Enel S.p.A. to sign an agreement with Macquarie Asset Management, for the sale of 50% of Enel Green Power Hellas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel S.p.A. in Greece, for a consideration of approximately €345 million, representing a total...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Partner and Intellectual Property Department Head Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan, who accepted the award on behalf of the Firm, said: "Winning this award is a reflection of our unwavering pursuit of excellence in the field of intellectual property. We look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of innovation and legal advocacy, and to...
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France
Soulier Avocats
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP has been ranked among the leading legal advisors in IJGlobal’s Infrastructure and Project Finance League Table Report, finishing the first half of 2023 as the top law firm in the Global Infrastructure Finance, North America Infrastructure Finance and Power Infrastructure Finance categories.
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
unton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that its structured finance practice posted impressive results in Asset-Backed Alert’s mid-year 2023 league tables. The rankings represent the top-performing legal advisors based on the volume of asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) offerings completed during the first...
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U. and Banco Santander Argentina S.A. (the “ Bookrunners and Placement Agents ”) and Balanz Capital Valores S.A.U., TPCG Valores S.A.U. y Banco Patagonia S.A. (together with Bookrunners and Placement Agents, the “ Placement Agents ”), as placement agents, in Tecpetrol...
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
The Greek "FRANCHISE SUCCESS AWARDS" Committee has awarded Yanos Gramatidis, Partner and Co-Founder of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners Law Firm, with the "GOLD WINNER - OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO FRANCHISING 2023" award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Franchising in Greece and to Greek entrepreneurship
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
United States: Federal Agencies Issue Joint Policy Statement on Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts
Federal Agencies Issue Joint Policy Statement on Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts Providing Valuable Guidance for Lenders.
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Arnold & Porter
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP and two of its lawyers were selected in the 2023 Chambers High Net Worth Guide, which spotlights the international private wealth market. The publication is often used by family offices and professional advisers of wealthy individuals, providing objective guidance on an international scale.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
The Decree has been published by which certain measures are adopted and extended in response to the economic and social consequences of the War in Ukraine, in support of the reconstruction of the island of La Palma and other situations of vulnerability; transposition of European Union Directives on structural modifications of commercial...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina: Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in the issuance of Class 3 Notes of Oleoductos del Valle
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised Oleoductos del Valle S.A in the successful issuance of the Class 3 Notes for an amount of US$60,000,000 (Dollars sixty million) with a fixed rate of 0.00%, maturing on July 10, 2027 (the " Class 3 Notes " or the " Notes ”, indistinctly).
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
On July 5, 2023, Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. (“AA2000”) issued Class 10 dollar-linked notes at zero rate and 110.65% issuance price, due on July 5, 2025, to be paid exclusively in kind through the delivery of Class 3 Notes at certain exchange ratio, for a face value of US$25,061,312 (the “Class 10 Notes”).
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Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
The International Comparative Legal Guide – Product Liability 2023 has now been published. Dimitris Emvalomenos, Lawyer, LL.M., Accredited Mediator of the Greek Ministry of Justice & the Centre of Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, UK, Dep. Managing Partner of Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners.
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World Law Group
Due to the fact that many of our members will be on holiday in July and August, most group activity will pause until September. For now, view past recordings below and get ready for WLG | at large '23 ––our annual virtual event that is open to all member firm lawyers and professionals at no cost, taking place December 4–7.
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TozziniFreire Advogados
Brazil: TozziniFreire Advogados Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion with the Annual Week of Inclusion
This initiative focus on the promotion of the rights and inclusion of five main groups: race, gender, people with disabilities, refugees, and LGBTI+.
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia’s House of Representatives and government earlier this year enacted a new Criminal Code that was decades in the making. Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code (“New KUHP”) introduces substantial changes to the criminal law framework, including provisions that specifically affect companies.
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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India
AZB & Partners
India: ICICI Bank Limited and ICICI Securities Limited on the proposed delisting of ICICI Securities
AZB & Partners acted for ICICI Bank Limited and ICICI Securities Limited on the proposed delisting of ICICI Securities through a pioneering scheme under Regulation 37 of the SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Royal Decree-Law 5/2023 , in its first volume, approves a whole new system for structural changes in corporations, both domestic and cross-border . As well as complying with the transposition into Spanish national law of the so-called Mobility Directive, the new law revokes Act 3/2009, of April 3, incorporating into a new regulation the whole...
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Norway
Schjødt
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D'Empaire
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Faegre Drinker
35 Years of Leadership: Luc Attlan, Former WLG Board Member and Business Development Committee Chair
Having experienced a WLG internship himself, Luc Attlan of Faegre Drinker conceived the idea of what is now known as WLG | exchange , a four-week internship program for member firm lawyers.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina: Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. Notes issuance
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on Banco de Servicios y Transacciones S.A. Series XIII Notes issuance for a nominal value of $2,107,000.000.
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised YPF S.A. and TCA Tanoira Cassagne advised Macro Securities S.A.U., Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U., Banco Santander Argentina S.A, and Nación Bursátil S.A. as placement agents, in YPF S.A.’s issuance of Series XXV Additional Notes for an aggregate value of US$138,000,000 subscribed under YPF´s...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Indonesia is readying for innovative financing in its creative economy sector by allowing intellectual property (“IP”) assets to be used as collateral to obtain financial support. While this concept was actually introduced in legislation several years ago, it is only now coming into effect from July 2023.
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Goodmans LLP
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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World Law Group
For WLG | impact '23, WLG Staff Team Member Tori Mowery participated in the Clean the Bay Your Way DIY Week as part of The Chesapeake Bay Foundation 's (CBF) annual Clean the Bay Day program. The Chesapeake Bay is a system dangerously out of balance, with low water quality standards, toxic contaminants, and aquatic life in danger. For...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina: Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia S.A.’s Notes issuance
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised in Petroquímica Comodoro Rivadavia S.A.’s Additional Series K Notes, Series M Notes and Series N Notes issuance.
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as counsel to the banks in a US$96,000,000 syndicated loan. Compañía General de Combustibles S.A. is a leading energy company in Argentina dedicated, by itself and through its subsidiaries, to the development, exploration and production of oil and gas and, to a lesser extent, liquefied petroleum gas. It owns...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
olinos Agro S.A., together with Molinos Overseas Commodities S.A., secured financing for up to US$250,000,000 from IDB Invest. The uncommitted financing consists of a direct loan of up to US$50 million, and up to US$200 million of mobilized funds, with Santander and Rabobank as lead arrangers. This funding aims to ensure short and medium-term...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal advisor in the issuance of ARCOR S.A.I.C., one of the main food produces in Argentina, of its Series 19 Notes for an amount of US$ 77,000,000 (the “Series 21 Notes”) under the Arcor´s MTN Program for the Issuance of Notes for an amount of up to US$ 1,200,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
Our Co-Heads of Employment Vivien Yui and Jenny Tsin are amongst four local practitioners who have been recognised as Thought Leaders in the Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Labour, Employment & Benefits 2023 guide. The guide aims to highlight lawyers at the forefront of the global labour, employment and benefits.
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Argentina, Spain
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja and Cuatrecasas acted as legal advisors to GOintegro and Edenred, respectively, in the acquisition of 75% of the share capital of GOintegro. In addition to the founders of GOintegro, the sellers are the private equity funds Riverwood Capital and Kazek. Endeavor Global also agreed to sell its stake in the holding...
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
United States: SEC Approves New Rules Expanding Disclosure Requirements for Issuer Share Repurchases
On May 3, 2023, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a final rule , on a 3-2 vote, which will require enhanced disclosure relating to issuer share repurchases. This client alert discusses both the new rules and some of their potential impacts. The final rule reflects several notable changes to the requirements contemplated...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Zhong Lun, as the Chinese legal advisor to Airbus, end-to-end comprehensive legal services for this project. The JV will create and operate services center(s) in China for commercial aircraft second life services, providing one-stop services for various types of aircrafts ranging from aircraft parking and storage to maintenance, upgrades,...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina: Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advised on Pampa Energia’s bond issuance (including green bonds)
Pampa Energía S.A. (" Pampa Energía ") the leading, independent and integrated energy company in Argentina with participation in electricity and gas value chain, successfully completed the placement and issuance in the local market of: (i) 4.99% Series 16 corporate bonds, for US$ 55,744,200, due November 4, 2025, denominated, subscribed,...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
The Department of Homeland Security announced an end to its COVID-19 temporary flexibility for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. The temporary policies were designed to allow U.S. employers flexibility for onboarding new employees while following health guidelines for social distancing.
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technology, promoting its healthy development and standardization has become more crucial than ever. This is especially true given the trend of artificial intelligence-generated content (AIGC) triggered by ChatGPT. As a result, regulatory authorities in major countries are closely monitoring...
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WongPartnership LLP
WongPartnership LLP (Singapore) embarked on a carbon-neutral firm trip to Seoul, South Korea in August. Over three months before the firm trip, every firm member has endeavored to reduce 700 kg of carbon dioxide emissions each, equivalent to the carbon dioxide emissions each passenger will generate on an economy class roundtrip flight to Seoul.
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Greenberg Glusker LLP
Over the past few years, Greenberg Glusker (California - U.S.A.) has held creative and innovative campaigns to raise funds for the Food Bank. It has taken the shape of the Pie a Partner challenge, the Attorney Karaoke challenge, and Lip Sync Battles. This year, we held an in-person event in our offices—Casino Night!
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
It's no secret that the rapid increase in interest rates over the past year has resulted in an extremely challenged CRE lending environment. Even where a borrower secures a commitment for traditional financing, the higher interest rates, tight covenants, and onerous reserve, deposit and guaranty requirements often make such debt unattractive....
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
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PLMJ
International Coastal Cleanup Day is an annual event held in September to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the coastal environment. As part of this initiative, PLMJ (Portugal) launched a campaign in June to encourage its staff to take part in one of four beach clean-up initiatives in September in Porto, Lisbon, Faro, and Luanda.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
WongPartnership was recognised as “Law Firm of the Year” for Private Equity & Venture Capital at the Annual Asian Legal Business SE Asia Law Awards 2023 held this week. The awards recognise the exceptional performance of private practitioners and in-house counsel in South East Asia and throughout the region, and are judged by an independent...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Makarim & Taira S. (M&T) has entered a new chapter in its 43 rd year as one of Indonesia’s leading law firms, with the appointment of Maria Sagrado as the new Managing Partner in May 2023. Maria has been part of the firm for more than 22 years. She began her journey at M&T as a Trainee and rose through the ranks to become a Partner...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
In a Judgment issued on 6 April 2023, the General Division of the Singapore High Court ordered Educomp founder Shantanu Prakash and Singaporean lawyer Dennis Lui to pay damages totaling S$2.9million plus interest to Raffles Education Group entities (“Raffles Entities”). Among other things, the Court found that the two individuals conspired to...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
Proud to announce The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2023 Edition has recognized Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners as a Leading Firm in Banking, finance and capital markets.
Legal 500 said: “Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners has demonstrable experience in handling matters concerning aviation finance, advising aircraft leasing...
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Greece
Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
This week the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee and the Civil Liberties Committee proposed substantial amendments to the European Commission’s proposal for an EU AI Act. The committees proposed amending the list of prohibited practices and have also sought to provide more prescriptive measures.
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (SyCipLaw) has just published the SyCipLaw TMT and Data Bulletin covering significant Philippine legal and regulatory developments in the technology, media, telecommunications and data space, from late 2022 to the first quarter of 2023. It also notes links to podcasts and materials relating to TMT and...
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
For the third consecutive year, nearly 700 Hunton Andrews Kurth attorneys contributed more than 30,000 hours to the advancement of diversity and inclusion within the firm, profession and community and an additional 220 D&I hours were contributed by the firm’s non-lawyer timekeepers. Each fiscal year, the firm provides up to 25 billable hour...
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CMS Germany
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World Law Group
Women of World Law Group—or as we like to call them, WOW— hosted its first-ever WOW Talk in March. An impressive group of female leaders shared personal best practices in paving the way for women to have important roles in the workplace. Listening to a group of women discuss their experiences demonstrates it’s not just about creating a...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
We are delighted to have been recognized as the winner in the latest FT Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Report for our efforts in training and development. We were selected by FT as the top firm in Asia Pacific in the “Innovation in Training and Development” category. This category highlights a firm’s ability to drive innovation in training...
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Cuatrecasas
Cuatrecasas (Spain) launched several initiatives in the last year to align its services with its clients' challenges and the objectives of the Paris Agreement, including registering its carbon footprint, designing a sustainable mobility plan, designing a circular economy plan, and committing to helping clients with their ESG strategies.
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World Law Group
"Having diversity doesn’t mean people will feel comfortable coming to work," according to Kim Hulsey, Chief Diversity Officer of Locke Lord. She spoke at a recent WLG Responsible Business Forum meeting about diversity, equity, and inclusion in law firms along with panelist Priya Vivian, Co-chair of the Labor, Employment, and Benefits team and...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
WongPartnership is thrilled to announce that the Firm has bagged four awards at the prestigious Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards 2023. We were named Law Firm of the Year in the areas of Antitrust & Competition, and Construction and Real Estate. Koh Swee Yen, S.C. (Head of International Arbitration and Partner, Commercial & Corporate...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Around the same time as Ed Sheeran successfully defended a copyright infringement case in the US, in a different case involving “two women, two teenage dreams and one name,” Katy Perry has lost a trade mark infringement case in Australia. In light of this, we consider the practical lessons for brand owners to consider.
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja acted as legal advisor to Central Puerto (“ CEPU ”) in the acquisition of Empresas Verdes Argentina S.A., Las Misiones S.A. and Estancia Celina S.A. by Proener S.A.U., a wholly owned subsidiary of CEPU. The operation includes the acquisition of 88.063 hectares of forestry real estate in the province of Corrientes,...
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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan (Philippines) , in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), held an orientation on “The Role of Forests in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption,” for SyCipLaw’s legal and non-legal staff on June 27, 2023.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
WongPartnership continues to be ranked as a Tier 1 Firm across various practice areas in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2023 for Commercial and Transactions, Construction, Insolvency, International Arbitration – Domestic Firms, and Labour and Employment. In addition, we are also highly recommended for our expertise in Private Client and...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
The recently announced provisional results for Ireland’s ORESS 1 auction have been widely anticipated since the launch of the qualification process earlier this year. For the Phase 1 offshore wind farm projects, these results represent the most significant milestone to date in what has been, for most of them, an extremely long development...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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Goodmans LLP
Kemmler Award recipient and former WLG Board Member Jay Carfagnini served World Law Group in numerous capacities over his 30 years of involvement. He says, "with the leadership passing from the founders to the next generation of members and leaders, the continuity and success of WLG as one of the premier referral networks in the world is...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the deadline for applications for amnesty for late and non-filing of annual financial statements (AFS), general information sheets (GIS), as well as non-compliance with SEC Memorandum Circular No. 28, series of 2020 (Requirement for Corporations, Partnerships, Associations, and...
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Following the publication of Who's Who Legal's latest round of research, we are pleased to announce that we continue to be the only Irish law firm with a 'recommended' lawyer ranked within every specialist area for Life Sciences: Patent Litigation ( Gerard Kelly ), Transactional ( Martin Kelleher ), Product Liability and Regulatory (both...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Managing IP, a publication that provides news, analysis, and information on developments in the global intellectual property (IP) industry, has recently released its list of Top 250 Women in IP. It includes the head of SyCipLaw's IP group, Vida M. Panganiban-Alindogan; she is the only Philippine IP law practitioner named in the list.
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India
Vaish Associates
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Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
Due to the high temperatures, rains and overflowing rivers caused by Cyclone Yaku and climate change, many people on the northern Peruvian coast lost their homes, animals, and crops where they were engaged in subsistence agriculture. A team of ten members of Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados (Peru) traveled to the communities of Íllimo and...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
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Norway
Schjødt
The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has recommended that all businesses review their websites for cookies or other tracking mechanisms. The recommendation was due to, inter alia, the fact that Sveriges Radio recently revealed that over 100 pharmacies have shared customers' personal data with Facebook.
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Belgium
CMS Belgium
The Belgian Competition Authority recently examined the sustainability initiative of IDHTransforming Markets and certain large retail chains to promote living wages in the banana sector under competition law. The initiative in question aims to limit the gap between actual wages and living wages in the banana sector, and concerns fresh bananas...
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India
Vaish Associates
In a significant development , after the Lok Sabha ( Lower house of Indian Parliament ) passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2023 on 29.March 2023 , the Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha ( upper house ) on 03 April ,2023 and after receiving the Presidential assent on 11 April 2023, has been promulgated and notified in the Gazette of India...
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Norway
Schjødt
The most important proposed changes to the Norwegian Security Act. The proposed amendments prevent economic activities that may have an impact on national security and, to accomplish this purpose, the Ministries intend to expand the government's access to information by proposing new regulatory obligations governing certain M&A...
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World Law Group has numerous opportunities for you to connect with your WLG colleagues over the next two months. RSVP below for upcoming events, including Practice Group meetings, programs ( WLG | impact '23 and WLG | beyond borders '23) , and more. Unless noted as open, events are for WLG members only . WLG jurisdictional participation...
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
This week, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) issued new guidance cautioning banks regarding a variety of perceived compliance risks associated with overdraft programs. The guidance discusses certain overdraft practices that the OCC and FDIC take the position...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
The Unreliable Entity List Provisions articulates two sides of the same coin – with investigations on one side, and sanctions on the other. The recent designation of these companies as unreliable entities serves as an example of direct sanctions. Nevertheless, in our opinion, the UEL Provisions is fundamentally concerned with investigations.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The Supreme Court announced on April 14 the results of the 2022 Bar examinations via its YouTube channel. Out of 9,183 examinees in November last year, 3,992 law graduates passed the Bar, posting a passing rate of 43.47%. Joining the list of successful examinees are 29 SyCipLaw associates, nine of whom bagging the most coveted spots in the...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
Our Firm has earned the recognition of being the Singapore law firm with the highest number of lawyers featured as “Lawyer of the Year” in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers. The “Lawyer of the Year” accolade awards individual lawyers with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area.
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Although Texas leads the nation in the construction of renewable energy generation projects, installing 9,166 megawatts of new solar and wind generation in 2022, several bills making their way through the Texas Legislature are taking aim at renewable generation with the possibility for substantial changes to the regulatory and economic...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Argentina: Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advises on a new issuance of notes by the Province of Río Negro.
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja advise on a new issuance of notes (payable in Pesos and/or in kind) by the Province of Río Negro.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
The competition authorities (European, national or regional) can inspect companies without prior notice. It is important that the company and its staff are prepared to deal with and manage this situation. What are the main guidelines and recommendations in the event of an inspection, both in the company and in private homes or remotely?
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Shearn Delamore & Co.
Following last year's sucessful tree planting activity, Shearn Delamore & Co. (Malaysia) , in partnership with the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), a leading institution in tropical forestry research in the world, will continue to raise awareness of the importance of a green and sustainable environment by organizing another tree...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
In March, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (“CAC”) made a formal announcement regarding the initiation of a cybersecurity review procedure aimed at scrutinizing the products distributed in China by Micron Technology Inc. CAC’s official statement explicitly clarifies that this review aims at preserving the supply chain security for...
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due January 9, 2026. The offering constituted a reopening of the series originally issued on January 11, 2023.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
The liquidation of Three Arrows Capital has been featured as one of the Deals of the Year at the Asia Legal Awards 2023 hosted by Law.com International. Our Restructuring & Insolvency Partner Lionel Leo and Senior Associate Muhammed Ismail represented our firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency team in receiving the prize at the Awards...
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Shearn Delamore & Co.
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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The Responsible Business Forum met to discuss Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Kim Hulsey, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Locke Lord LLP, and Priya Vivian, Partner at Lane Powell PC shared how they’re keeping up to date with the latest news and practices in DE&I, their key resources, the biggest challenges they face, and more.
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
On March 9, 2023, President Biden released his fiscal year 2024 budget blueprint (the “Budget”) which notably includes proposals to increase the corporate income tax rate, quadruple the new corporate stock buyback excise tax, and align US tax policy with the global minimum tax regime. This alert discusses the Budget’s key tax proposals.
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Belgium
CMS Belgium
Following an enquiry initiated in 2017 and dawn raids carried out the same year, the Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority concluded on 13 April 2022 its investigation into illegal exchanges of confidential commercially sensitive information via wholesalers and imposed a total of 36 million EUR of fines on four cigarette...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
The past 8th of March 2023 Generación Litoral S.A. (“GELI”) obtained financing in the local capital market for an aggregate amount of US$ 90,310,286, for the construction, development, engineering, procurement, installation and operation of a new 133 MW cogeneration power plant to be located in Arroyo Seco, Santa Fe (the “ Arroyo Seco Project...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
The issuance took place on March 10, 2023 under the company’s Frequent Issuer Regime. The proceeds from the placement of the Notes Series 30 will be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 36 of the Negotiable Securities Law, to any of the following purposes: (i) investment in physical assets located in the country; (ii)...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Pablo specializes in Tax Law and has developed his career for more than 11 years in our Firm. As part of his professional experience, he has provided tax advice to corporate clients in transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital market operations and financing structures, both in the local and international markets.
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Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
SK&S invites you to a webinar: “ Polish economic sanctions”. During the training, SK&S experts Jarosław Bieroński , Dr. Katarzyna Michałowska , Szymon Czerwiński , Joanna Goryca , Michał Zieliński and Michał Misiak will address the following issues:
How does the Polish Sanctions Law fit within the EU sanctions...
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Taylor Wessing
After 16 years of leading WLG's IP & IT Practice Group, Julia Wulf of Taylor Wessing considers how her experience in the network had an impact on her career. She says when she calls on another WLG member firm lawyer, it's always successful as people feel very much related to each other. They do not just feel obliged to respond quickly, but...
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Portugal
PLMJ
The Government has published for public consultation the draft decree-law establishing the Voluntary Carbon Market (“VCM”). The importance of this proposal is justified by the objectives of avoiding “greenwashing” in the acquisition of carbon credits and increasing the confidence of investors and pu
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Our dedicated series on the P2SK Law continues with our latest Advisory, which explores the changes brought by Chapter V, amending the Capital Market, Money Market, and Forex Market. Following the enactment of the P2SK Law, we can expect many new implementing regulations in the financial sector. Par
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World Law Group
World Law Group has numerous opportunities for you to connect with your WLG colleagues over the next two months. RSVP below for upcoming events, including Practice Group meetings, a Human Resources outlook podcast series, WLG | regionals, and more. Unless noted as open, events are for WLG members only. WLG jurisdictional participation policies...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
On February 3, 2023, Structure Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: GPCR) announced its initial public offering and listing of American depositary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market. The total offering size will be approximately USD 161.1 million prior to the exercise of the over-allotment option. Jefferies, SVB Securities, Guggenheim Securities and BMO...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
For the past two months (December 2022 - January 2023), enhancing the re-use of data and facilitating data sharing has become THE TOPIC that draws the attention of policymakers and legislators. To maximize the role of data as a new factor of production, the 20 Data Measures creatively sets the tone that the data property system must be laid...
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World Law Group
M&A lawyers and W&I insurance brokers saw long hours, late and often sleepless nights with the booming M&A market in 2021, which was a record year for M&A deals. Macroeconomic factors such as inflation, supply chain issues, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and lingering pandemic effects impacted the market no matter where one...
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India
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is advising IDFC FIRST Bank Limited (“Bank”) on the proposed preferential allotment to its promoter - IDFC Financial Holding Company Limited (“IFHCL”) to raise ~ INR 2,196 crore, post which the stake held by IFHCL (a wholly-owned subsidiary of IDFC Limited) in the Bank will be 39.99%.
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Canada
Goodmans LLP
Further to its December 12, 2022 announcement, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published Staff Notice 21-332 – Crypto Asset Trading Platforms: Pre-Registration Undertakings (“SN 21-332”) this week, which provides additional guidance regarding the CSA’s expectations for crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs) trading in securities in...
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Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
"I am a tax lawyer heading the indirect tax practice within the Tax and Private Clients Department of SK&S. My original practice focuses on indirect (mainly VAT, excise, and customs) advisory related to the trade of commodities and supply of services, including the structuring of efficient VAT models aimed at reducing tax leakage."
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Philippines: PIArb conducts training sessions on the role of management in International Arbitration
The training sessions, which were held on February 13, 2023 at SyCipLaw Center, Makati City, were tailor-made for in-house counsel, managers, and other senior executives to give them practical advice on drafting and negotiating arbitration agreements, selecting arbitrators and external counsel, managing internal resources for arbitration...
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India
AZB & Partners
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Belgium
CMS Belgium
The Belgian Competition Authority adopts new decision in the Caudalie case following Court annulment
In 2021, the Belgian Competition Authority imposed a fine of EUR 859,310 on several companies in the French Caudalie group for breaching competition law by imposing minimum prices and restricting active and passive sales in the framework of its selective distribution network. On December 1 2021, the Market Court annulled the Belgian Competition...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Portugal
PLMJ
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New Zealand
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
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The International Corporate Transactions Group hosted Trends in M&A Across the Regions Going Into 2023. Marsh, the largest W&I insurance broker, shared and discussed the trends they see in M&A for each region, looking at which sectors are hot and some country-specific trends in each region—including the US, the UK, Continental...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
One of the largest practices in the region, our International Arbitration (IA) practice leads the pack in Singapore, Asia’s top arbitration hub. This year, our arbitration team delivered stellar results by being the only law firm headquartered in Singapore to be ranked as a Tier 1 International Arbitration Practice.
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India
AZB & Partners
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India
AZB & Partners
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Probationary employment is an arrangement where an employee is placed on trial by the employer for a period of time, not to exceed six months, to allow the employer to determine whether the employee is fit for regularization. Employers must exercise caution in hiring probationary employees by ensuring that they notify the employee of his or her...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
Thailand: Last Chance: Revival of Tax Exemptions and Incentives for the Conversion of PFPOs to REITs
Since 2014, PFPOs may neither be established, nor increase their capital for additional investment. The regulators have encouraged existing players to shift from the PFPO scheme to the REIT scheme by way of conversion.
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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World Law Group is kicking off 2023 with several opportunities to virtually connect. Join your WLG colleagues for upcoming events, including a WLG Meet & Greet, a variety of practice group meetings, an open meeting on M&A Trends in 2023, and more. Unless noted as open, events are for WLG members only. WLG jurisdictional participation...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co.
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
Our Co-Head of Commercial & Corporate Disputes Joy Tan and Co-Head of Employment Jenny Tsin have been featured as global leading lawyers in the Who’s Who Legal (WWL): Thought Leaders – Global Elite 2023 guide. Joy and Jenny have both been recognised as Global Elite Thought Leaders in their respectiv
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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New Zealand
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
It has been five years since the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) published its recommendations. Since then, support for this global initiative – and for company climate and ESG reporting in general – has skyrocketed. Today more than 3,000 organizations in 92 countries with a combined market capitalization of USD27.2...
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USA, Brazil, Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, TozziniFreire Advogados
Networking is an essential part of building your legal practice. Connections can happen anywhere, anytime, and you want to be prepared to build meaningful and lasting relationships. During WLG | at large '22, several of our member firm lawyers and professionals discussed the three stages of networking and relationship building, sharing...
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Luxembourg
Arendt & Medernach
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
Singapore: WongPartnership Continues Rank Highly in All Practice Areas in Chambers Asia-Pacific 2023
WongPartnership is pleased to announce that WongPartnership continues to be highly ranked across all our practice areas in the 2023 Chambers Asia-Pacific guide.
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Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co.
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Anyone who has wanted to buy the Meta Quest 2 in Germany has had to get creative, with German consumers having to purchase these headsets via third-party providers or online from other European countries. Is Germany not a relevant market for Meta, or is it more than that? Taylor Wessing uses competition law to get to the bottom of the issue.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
In Commissioner of Internal Revenue v Ruben U Yu, the Court of Tax Appeals en banc clarified that the 180-day period referred to in section 228 of the Tax Code applies only to the period within which the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, or their duly authorized representative, may act on a protest against a tax assessment.
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New Zealand
MinterEllisonRuddWatts
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World Law Group
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
The Revised 2022 IRR retains the requirement that, for projects requiring a public utility franchise for its operation, the operator must be (i) a Filipino, or (ii) if a corporation, must be duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and owned up to at least 60% by Filipinos; or (iii) if a consortium of local and foreign firms,...
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The pandemic forcefully introduced many companies and employees to remote work. Although many have returned to the office, many others are embracing the idea of remote work indefinitely, and employers and employees alike face a new set of challenges that come along with it. Permits and visas, tax implications, the type of work an individual...
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USA, Argentina, Thailand
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Chandler MHM Limited, Faegre Drinker
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Forty member firms participated in WLG’s second annual network-wide Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative during the month of June. Members completed environmentally themed projects in their communities including sustainability challenges, educational programs, planting and recycling, overall carbon reduction, park and beach...
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Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Perez Abogados (Peru) coordinated another project with the parish of Shilla in Ancash to help the local community by helping with the construction of the Refugio Yerbac, a building that will be used to provide lodging services to tourists visiting the Huascarán National Park. The profits obtained from Refugio Yerbac will...
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TozziniFreire Advogados
TozziniFreire (Brazil) raised awareness of environmental issues during WLG | impact . The firm hosted an event— The firm hosted an event— Mobility in the 21st Century: Sustainable Practices and the Future of Automobiles . The initiative gathered several associates and administrative staff in a hybrid format.
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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
Jumping off from its solid waste management initiatives in 2021, SyCipLaw (Philippines) partnered with Basic Environmental Systems and Management Inc. (BEST) to participate in its Trash to Cashback Program. As a part of WLG | impact , BEST set up a pop-up booth every week in June at the SyCipLaw building to collect recyclable materials from...
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Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja recently launched Bruchou's Climate Action and Sustainable Business Platform is a new multidisciplinary legal team built on the firm's consolidated practice in energy law, environmental law, sustainable business, clean energies, green financing, compliance, and general advice on ESG. Following this launch as...
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Venezuela
D'Empaire
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USA, Argentina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Dominican Republic
Arias, Arnold & Porter, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Campbells, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, Pellerano Nadal
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Member firm Bruchou (Argentina) shared how their firm gets involved in CSR initiatives in a recent Q&A—"We have several internal policies that raise awareness of our commitment to reducing our environmental impact. We set up a Sustainability Commission with the purpose of implementing, promoting, and ensuring such policies are in line with...
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The International Trade Group hosted a public webinar to discuss export controls and how the Ukraine situation affects them.
Panelists:
Mollie Sitkowski of Faegre Drinker (Illinois, USA)
David Morfesi of MinterEllison (Australia)
Michael Brüggemann of Taylor Wessing (Germany)
Moderator:
Vera Kanas of TozziniFreire...
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Norway, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Schjødt, Arendt & Medernach, Arnold & Porter, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Cuatrecasas, Gianni & Origoni, Herzog Fox & Neeman, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Mason Hayes & Curran, PLMJ, Shearn Delamore & Co., Sorainen
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USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Italy, Panama, Uruguay, Venezuela, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Dominican Rep
Arendt & Medernach, Arias, Arnold & Porter, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Campbells, D'Empaire, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Gianni & Origoni, Goodmans LLP, Guyer & Regules, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, TozziniFreire Advogados, Gross Brown, Pellerano Nadal
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Australia, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, MinterEllison, Shearn Delamore & Co., SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, VILAF, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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Women have played a large part in the successes and operations of WLG. They sit on the Board of Directors, chair groups and committees, participate in events, and their work as lawyers and business professionals adds to the excellence of the network. We interviewed 22 of our female leaders throughout March and shared their advice, life stories,...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
When asked how gender diversity can benefit the culture and service of a law firm, Diana Rivera says: "Diversity leads to more innovative thinking. Clients are also diverse in gender, age, culture, etc. They expect such diversity in their lawyers." Read more about why Diana believes gender diversity is crucial to a law firm's success...
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Lane Powell PC
Paige Davis, Partner at Lane Powell and WLG Young Lawyers Forum Ambassador, shares her advice for young female associates looking to advance their careers: "Start as early as you can in your career to shape the culture of the business that you will ultimately own. Build the place where you are proud to work." Learn more about how Paige...
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Germany
CMS Germany
"Nobody is identical. It is important always to do what suits you and serves your own purpose." Alexandra Schluck-Amend, Partner at CMS Germany and EMEA Co-chair of WLG's Restructuring Group, shares her advice for young female associates looking to make partner. Alexandria discusses how it is vital to maintain one's happiness and...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
"A career in law is a marathon and not a sprint. Never compromise on integrity. And beware burnout: no one can be Superwoman, or at least not all the time!" Joy Tan, partner at WongPartnership LLP and Co-Head of WLG's Corporate Governance & Compliance Group, shares her keys to success and hopes for the next generation of female lawyers...
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
"As you advance in your career, pay it forward by looking for women you can sponsor. The next generation of women lawyers also has something we didn't have to the same extent: each other." Nanci Ship, Chief Legal Talent & Culture Officer for Montréal at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP and a WLG Young Lawyers Mentor, shares how...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
"It gives me great pleasure that my legal education and experience can help someone in trouble, provide awareness to better deal with situations, put a charitable organization in a better position to do good, and help families ensure that their next generation is taken care of." Bock Eng Sim, Head of Specialist & Private Client Dispute...
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Faegre Drinker, MinterEllison, Taylor Wessing, TozziniFreire Advogados
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India
AZB & Partners
"A young female associate looking to make partner should demonstrate her complete domain on the subject, her willingness to be thoughtful and purposive, and her ability to lead the team and show IQ plus EQ." Zia Mody, Founding and Managing Partner at AZM & Partners, shares how her father influenced her career, networking advice for...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
"You may sometimes feel that there are too many cloudy days and no clear skies in sight - make sure you don't lose track of who you are and where you want to get." Karla Lini Maeji, Americas Co-chair of WLG's Compliance & Investigations Group and partner at TozziniFreire, reflects on the lessons she has learned as a partner at her law...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
"Practicing law for two decades teaches me the importance of being realistic while at the same time imagination and creativity can change the situation and outcome. Imagination and creativity do not come from abstract thinking only, they stem from the experiences and professionalism we have." Jane Wang, Partner at Formosa Transnational...
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Goodmans LLP
What female inspires Lindsay Everitt, Director of Marketing & Client Relations at Goodmans? It's one of this century’s most impressive heads of state, which made a bucket list vacation to New Zealand all the more meaningful. "At 41, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has led a country through a pandemic, terrorist attacks and natural disasters,...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
What are the keys to success? Wendy Lin, Partner at WongPartnership and Co-chair of WLG's Dispute Resolution Group says, "Not being afraid to chart the way forward even if you are one of the rare women in the field; appreciating that you should be judged on merit and ability, not based on gender or any other consideration." Wendy...
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South Africa
ENS
Annemieke van der Valk of ENSafrica, and one of WLG's Marketing & BD Professionals Ambassadors, says the key to balancing her career and personal life is finding ways to prioritize herself. "Fit in that call with a family member, pop out for a quick walk in the sunshine, or catch up with an old colleague over coffee. A well-balanced life...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
WLG Young Lawyers Ambassador Arlene Maneja decided to become a lawyer because she enjoyed debating in school and really found meaning and joy in learning about issues, constructing arguments and persuading others to see your perspective. She says, "Being a lawyer would give me maximum opportunity to do this, not just in a litigation...
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Gowling WLG
Dawn Beddard is one of the leaders of WLG's Marketing & Business Development Professionals Forum. When asked how women can women support other women in their organizations, she says, "There has been progress in gender equality but more needs to be done and I think it needs everyone across an organisation – no matter what gender. The male...
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Shearn Delamore & Co.
"Hold firmly to your principles, do not compromise on integrity, speak your mind firmly but politely when making your expectations known and heard." - Advice from Suganthi Singam of Shearn Delamore & Co. (Malaysia) to young female associates looking to advance their careers. Suganthi co-chairs WLG's HR Law Group, and believes that...
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Goodmans LLP
How does WLG IP&IT Group Co-chair Amalia Berg balance her career and personal life? Her standard somewhat tongue-in-cheek answer is "some days better than others". As a partner in a law firm and mother of four, she says she came to realize early on that the balance cannot be measured on a daily basis: there will always be competing...
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TozziniFreire Advogados
Maria Elisa Verri of TozziniFreire (Brazil) sits on WLG's Board of Directors as the Americas Director. When asked how she balances her career and personal life, Maria Elisa says, "I believe that I am pretty successful in managing the balance between my career and personal life. One thing that helped me throughout the different phases of my...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Meet our next WOW, Rebekka Krause of Taylor Wessing in Germany. Rebekka is the EMEA co-chair of WLG's Compliance & Investigations Group. Her advice to young female associates looking to make partner or advance their careers is to make a plan well in advance: think about which steps are necessary, which influences in life could play a role and...
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World Law Group
Based in Wisconsin, Alyssa studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she double majored in English Literature and Chinese Language and Literature. As a part of her Chinese studies, she also studied at Peking University in Beijing, China. During her time at Madison, Alyssa took on several writing and editing positions with the...
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Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co.
In our next WOW, meet Pamela Kung of Shearn & Delamore & Co. (Malaysia), who is the Asia Regional Director on WLG's Board of Directors. Pamela became a lawyer to fulfill her childhood ambition. On the topic of gender diversity within law firms, she says, "Gender diversity encourages exchange between different perspectives and promotes...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
Our next WOW is Vera Kanas of TozziniFreire, Partner and Head of the firm's International Trade Group. She is also the Americas Co-chair of WLG's International Trade Group. Vera says "the keys to success for women are perseverance and focus. These are female qualities in the sense that women are successful 'multitaskers' - mothers, wives,...
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Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Meet our next WOW, Chair of WLG's #CSR Forum, Janet Pahima of Herzog, Fox & Neeman in Israel. When asked what female inspires her, Janet replied "I love Phyllis Korff. She is a partner at Mayer Brown and former long-time partner at Skadden. She is the top in her field of securities law, and yet she is the ultimate caring, warm, grandmother....
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Netherlands
CMS Netherlands
When asked what advice she'd give to a woman considering a career in law, Martika says, "Anyone with the means and capacity to go either to law school or other higher education should do it. Even if you do not know whether you aspire to become a lawyer, there are many other opportunities after graduation. Law school teaches you how to...
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United Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi & Company
In the final installment of our Venture Capital video series, our Partner & Head of Corporate Commercial Abdullah Mutawi continues the conversation with Khaled Talhouni , Managing Partner, Nuwa Capital , Philip Bahoshy , Founder and CEO, MAGNiTT - Now Hiring! , Basil M. , General Partner, Global Ventures , and Prashant K. (PK)...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Interest of the financial services industry in environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters has surged in recent years driven mainly by rapid regulatory developments and the rising investors’ awareness about the climate change and sustainability aspects of their investments. The EU Commission was particularly eager to become a trendsetter...
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England
Gowling WLG
lead the UK and Europe Infrastructure Finance practice at Gowling WLG, based out of London. We act for a wide range of funder-side institutions as well as for sponsors and developers raising limited recourse financing and refinancing on infrastructure projects. We have three core sectors in which we specialize. These are, (a) the low carbon...
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USA
Recent federal legislation seeks to address the ever-increasing demand for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. On Nov. 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law. The IIJA specifically allocates $7.5 billion specifically for EV infrastructure programs and grants on a national level. In addition, on Nov....
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USA
Greenberg Glusker LLP
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
Derived from the tax reform to the Income Tax Law ("ISR") that came into force on January 1, 2022, new obligations were included to designate a legal representative in Mexico by a resident abroad in Article 174 of the ISR Law.
We believe that the imposition of such obligations can have a great impact on the application of the benefits...
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England
Gowling WLG
Key legislation entered into full force on January 4, 2022, with the potential to affect finance transactions. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 ( NSI Act ) introduces to the UK a new investment screening regime, which requires that certain types of transactions are notified to, and cleared by the Secretary of State for Business,...
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England
Gowling WLG
Framework agreements are widely used in the public sector as they offer a fast and cost effective method of procurement. Following on from its publication of " The Construction Playbook " in December 2020, the Cabinet Office commissioned a report into the use of construction frameworks in the public sector: " Constructing the Gold Standard: An...
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USA
Faegre Drinker
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ( DGCL ) allows corporations to protect present and former directors and officers from expenses incurred in connection with proceedings arising from actions taken in service to the company or at the company’s direction. These rights apply to threatened, pending or completed lawsuits or...
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USA
Arnold & Porter
In light of the recent wave of states legalizing cannabis, the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) recently released “Clarifying Guidance” on how the personal use of cannabis, hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products, and investments in cannabis-related companies may impact an individual’s security clearance eligibility.
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Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Israel’s District Court has rejected the Tax Authority’s position and ruled that proceeds of credit risk insurance received in respect of the unpaid price for goods are not considered consideration in the sale transaction and the seller can issue “VAT credit notices”
The Central District Court – Lod recently heard joint appeals dealing with a...
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Sweden
Setterwalls
According to the provisions in the European customs regulations, the Union Customs Code, it is stated that in the case of failure to comply with customs regulations at the moment of importation of goods into the EU, a customs debt is considered to have occurred towards the authorities. Liable for this customs debt is any person who knew or...
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South Africa
ENS
South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, is to deliver his maiden budget speech on 23 February. After almost two years since South Africa declared a State of Disaster in light of the COVID-19 pandemic the economic outlook for South Africa remains constrained. This is due to low economic growth, growing unemployment rates and...
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South Africa
ENS
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Sweden
Setterwalls
Energy storage and grid stability are among the most important issues in the new energy world. Energy storage systems have the potential to play a key role in integrating renewable energy into the power grid. However, the usage of energy storage, for example by using a battery, is not explicitly dealt with in the Swedish Electricity Act. As...
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Switzerland
CMS Switzerland
Member firm CMS von Erlach Partners shared their number one tip for doing business in Switzerland — Be on time! There is more to Switzerland than chocolate, cheese, mountains, watches, and banks: Excellent infrastructure; first-class education and health systems; and clusters of expertise in micro-mechanics, MedTech, life sciences, commodity...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
New laws governing AI are on the horizon that will bring about significant change for businesses relying on AI. Negotiations remain ongoing but it is clear, including from a European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)/European Data Protection Board (EDPB) joint opinion last year, that privacy considerations will need to be at the forefront of...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Regulation (EC) No. 1924/2006, also known as the Nutrition and Health Claims on Food Regulation, became binding and directly applicable to all EU Member States on July 1, 2007. The Regulation allowed food products bearing non-compliant trademarks or brand names, existing before January 1, 2005, to be marketed until January 19, 2022.
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USA
Greenberg Glusker LLP
Why can sports gambling sites, beer and alcohol brands, and crypto companies advertise during the Super Bowl when cannabis companies cannot? Greenberg Glusker’s Steve Stein, Alexa Steinberg, and Priya Sopori look at one cannabis company’s attempt to generate a discussion about these issues by trying to advertise during the Super Bowl.
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World Law Group
ESG. CSR. Acronyms you likely see frequently no matter what industry you’re in. CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is how businesses integrate social and sustainability issues into their business operations. ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) refers to the three key factors when measuring the sustainability and ethical...
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USA
Arnold & Porter
Big data, beware. In 2021, we saw increased collaboration between antitrust and data protection regulators concerned with companies amassing and using personal data for commercial purposes. That trend is here to stay: European regulators aim to continue and expand on these enforcement efforts in 2022, especially against technology companies...
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USA
Miller & Martin PLLC
On Friday, February 4, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Use of Project Labor Agreements (“PLAs”) for federal construction projects. The logic behind the Executive Order is that construction projects pose unique challenges: 1) construction employers do not typically have a permanent workforce, making it difficult to predict...
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Formosa Transnational
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Finland
Castrén & Snellman
The Legal 500's brand new Global Green Guide series puts a spotlight on law firms across the globe for their contribution to a green transition.
It explores firms’ work for clients in connection with climate change mitigation and sustainability, while also highlighting their own internal best practices and initiatives.
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USA
Miller & Martin PLLC
The Georgia legislature is considering a new exemption to the state’s longstanding franchise laws against vehicle manufacturers selling directly to consumers. Senate Bill 398 is currently before the Georgia State Senate. If adopted, it would expand the limited 2015 exception granted to certain manufacturers of electric vehicles.
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United Kingdom
Gowling WLG
The popularity of cryptocurrencies and other cryptoassets continues to grow. Major brands like PayPal now include the facility for users to buy, sell and hold selected cryptoassets, while the pandemic has provided additional impetus, as consumers move to virtual payments and society becomes more cashless. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have emerged...
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Saudi Arabia
Al Tamimi & Company
Following the new Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) guidance on Review and Approval of AI and Big Data-Based Medical Devices, our expert lawyers from our Healthcare & Life Sciences sector group, along with our Digital & Data practice, Nick O'Connell and Christina Sochacki, Esq. , discuss the basis on which Big Data and AI-based...
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SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
"I was recently a speaker in a webinar initiated by the WLG HR Group, which focused on measures adopted in the workplace due to the COVID-19 pandemic, managing employees due to the resumption of operations, and retrenchment of employees in view of the economic repercussions of the pandemic. It was very interesting to hear about HR...
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Sweden
Setterwalls
The Swedish taxation of individuals is based on the individual’s residential status, i.e. individuals considered to be Swedish residents are subject to unlimited tax liability on their worldwide income, whereas non-residents are taxed only on Swedish source income, i.e. individuals with a limited tax liability.
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World Law Group
On January 19, World Law Group lost one of its most ardent supporters. George McKann, a retired partner of Gardner Carton & Douglas in Chicago, Illinois (now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath) actively participated in the network from 1992 to 2003, and served in many capacities, including as President from 1999 to 2001.
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USA
Greenberg Glusker LLP
The science, guidance, and regulations related to workplace safety policies for the COVID-19 pandemic are constantly changing (goodbye federal vaccine mandate!). As employers struggle to keep up, they are confronted with the decision of what safety policies to adopt, including, for many, whether to require their employees be vaccinated against...
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
On January 27, 2022, Law Decree No. 4, known as the “Sostegni-ter Decree”, (the “Decree”) was published in the Italian Official Journal and entered into force on the same date, in order to mitigate, among others, the impact of the recent energy price increases and to protect consumers. One of the most significant measures introduced by the...
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Gianni & Origoni
On 27 January 2022, Law Decree No. 4, known as the “Sostegni-ter Decree”, (the “ Decree ”) was published in the Italian Official Journal and entered into force on the same date, in order to mitigate, among others, the impact of the recent energy price increases and to protect consumers. One of the most significant measures introduced by the...
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Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
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Member firm Greenberg Traurig (Florida - U.S.A.) shared new, exciting initiatives within their firm in a recent Q&A. Over the past decade, but with tremendous acceleration since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, traditionally New York-based clients, including major private equity firms, have been moving their operations to South Florida. At...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
The approval of the draft bill amending the Insolvency Act will bring about a significant change to restructuring transactions and will facilitate the sale of business units. With the reform of the law, creditors will be able to agree and impose a restructuring plan on other creditors and the debtor's shareholders. In addition, new money,...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
There are many sources of risk and liability when using AI. These can range from intellectual property rights, GDPR, the impending AI Regulation, sector specific regulatory requirements and even equality legislation. Contracting for AI, however, is about voluntary risk allocation and the approach taken to this can vary widely. As contracting...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
EU Member States should have transposed the EU Whistleblower Directive (“EUWD”) into national law by December 17, 2021. Like many other EU Member States, the German legislator has let this implementation deadline pass. Many companies, especially those that have not yet implemented a whistleblower system at all, are therefore faced with an...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
The overarching global trend remains the energy transition generally and counteracting climate change. This will see the continuation of the same business opportunities and threats that faced our clients in 2021 and plenty of policy and legislative changes for clients to grapple with. In particular Ireland’s climate action plan has a timetable...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passed amendments to Article 27-1 and Article 30 of the Act for Gender Equality in Education (Act) on January 5, 2022. Before the 2022 amendment, Article 27-1 of the Act stipulated that schools are required to check to ascertain whether teachers or non-teaching workers have ever committed sexual assault, harassment, or...
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Finland
Castrén & Snellman
As a general rule, tenderers participating in public procurements have the right to form a consortium and submit a tender as a joint offer to meet the requirements of the competitive tendering. Small companies, in particular, may find it difficult to tender for products or services alone.
By combining resources with a competitor, it might,...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
Taiwan's NCC commissioners approved the legal framework for the draft Digital Communications Act (“Act”) on December 29, 2021. The draft Act contains 11 chapters, four of which stipulate obligations to be imposed on providers of intermediary services, hosting services (which might include Google Drive, Dropbox, and other cloud storage service...
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
Law no. 234/2021 (Budget Law 2022), art. 1, paragraphs 224 - 238, introduced, among many other new provisions, a procedure for prior information and consultation, both at trade union and political/ministerial level, aimed at "guaranteeing occupational and productive protection" in the event of closure and definitive shutdown of business...
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ENS
"It is wonderful to connect with colleagues around the world on a topic as specific as BD in a law firm. As much as we are geographically different, the challenges we face are quite similar. There is always something to learn: a new perspective on a problem, ideas for the role or a reminder of the importance of the basics. It has also been...
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Member firm Herzog Fox & Neeman (Isarel) shared new, exciting initiatives within their firm in a recent Q&A. The firm has two new initiatives— Herzog Strategic, which offers strategic consulting in technology, innovation, and cybersecurity, and Cytactic, which provides cyber crisis management and readiness services. Learn more about Herzog Fox &...
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Australia
MinterEllison
Recent developments are creating new opportunities for carbon markets to provide a supporting role in achieving emission reduction targets. These developments also reflect an ever-increasing interest in carbon markets, and the role they can play in assisting organizations to meet their emission reduction objectives.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Member firm Cuatrecasas shared their insights on the current business climate in Spain, inbound and outbound investment trends, and the prime investment opportunities —"The economy will improve, with high growth rates starting in the second quarter of 2022, aided by an international environment with ambitious demand policies and the influx...
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Castrén & Snellman
"The Data & Technology practice at Castrén & Snellman consists of a group of talented and enthusiastic colleagues focusing on all data protection matters as well as any challenges and opportunities that come with digitalization and the use of new technologies. Another major part of our practice is to provide regulatory and strategic advice...
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Locke Lord LLP
Member firm Locke Lord LLP shared their insights on the current US business climate, inbound and outbound investment trends, and the prime investment opportunities in Massachusetts—"Massachusetts' wealth of medical schools and prestigious higher education institutions have formed the basis of a thriving biotech ecosystem, which continues to...
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Finland
Castrén & Snellman
The EU is currently debating harmonized rules for artificial intelligence in the form of a legislative project aimed at making sustainable AI concrete. Finnish Parliament has also recently taken a position on the Commission’s proposed regulation. Clearly, this is a particularly relevant topic to designers and developers of AI systems.
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Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Sorainen
We advised Taaleri SolarWind II fund, managed by Taaleri energia , and investment company Atsinaujinančios energetikos investicijos, managed by Lords LB Asset Management , on acquiring three wind farms from European Energy , a Danish renewable energy company. This is the largest acquisition in the wind energy sector in the Baltics this year.
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Arendt & Medernach, Castrén & Snellman, Gianni & Origoni, Mason Hayes & Curran, PLMJ, World Law Group, Sorainen
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VILAF
Equipped with the top-notch lawyers with in-depth knowledge of the local political and legal systems and international expertise, VILAF has maintained a tier-1 ranking for all long-standing practices, including Corporate M&A, Project Finance, Capital Market, Banking and Finance, as well as Dispute Resolution. VILAF has been well prepared and...
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I co-head WongPartnership LLP’s Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice, which advises directors, board committees and management on their duties and responsibilities under Singapore law, and on corporate governance best practices and strategies. We act for corporate and financial institutions in a range of governance matters, as well as...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Setterwalls, Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak, Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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Soulier Avocats, Taylor Wessing
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India
AZB & Partners
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Japan
City-Yuwa Partners
What are the top investment sectors in Japan right now? Member firm City-Yuwa Partners shared their insights—the top sectors for investment in Japan are quite diverse, ranging from transport machinery and its parts, electronics, foods, chemicals, healthcare, energy, real estate, and aviation, all the way to shipping and transport. Learn more...
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France
Soulier Avocats
Member firm Soulier Avocats shared valuable insight into the current business climate and economy in France—"As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, France has just launched a national Recovery and Resilience Plan as part of NextGenerationEU, i.e., the European Union’s plan for emerging stronger from the COVID-19 crisis. France’s Recovery and...
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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
Member firm Herguner is committed to the further development of corporate governance and ethical business practices in Turkey. "Our firm assumes a pioneering role in the sector and our partners act voluntarily on the management of various governance associations in addition to having established some of them. These organizations include the...
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Poland
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Human intelligence has developed over thousands of years. Meanwhile, AI, including deep learning algorithms, is the result of just a few decades of work and development. There is no doubt that this snowball cannot be stopped. Artificial intelligence already has a huge impact on key areas of the economy.
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Schjødt
Having worked as a lawyer within technology, media and telecoms for most of my 28-year career, it has been really rewarding the last few years to have had the opportunity to utilize my experience also in other industries, such as establishing JVs in Asia for hydrogen distribution. The experience accumulated within an industry may add value also...
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India
AZB & Partners
The AZB team comprised our Senior Partner Vaidhyanadhan Iyer , Partner Vasudha Asher , Counsel Apeksha Mattoo and Associates Farah Titina , Rhea Purohit and Prerna Saroha . The team was assisted by Partner Bharat Budholia and Associate Varun Thakur on competition law issues; and by Partner Ashish Pareek on sector-specific advice.
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USA
Miller & Martin PLLC
Miller & Martin Participated in the Groundbreaking of McLemore's 245-room Curio Collection by Hilton
Tom Harrold, of Miller & Martin, along with the Board of Directors, Executive Team, Managers, Staff and Partners attended the ceremony which was followed by a reception and dinner. The Miller & Martin team, led by Matt Jannerbo, represented Scenic Land Investments III, L.P. in the $178,925,000 bond offering to fund the construction of...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
Learn about changing employment laws, new employer obligations, industry trends, and best practices to respond to the ever-changing workplace landscape in Lane Powell’s ever-popular 9-Part “Best Practices for Best Employers™” Labor and Employment Law webinar series, running October 6 through December 8. This free webinar series is ideal for...
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Turkey
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Malaysia
Shearn Delamore & Co.
Malaysia: Partners Author Chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guides: International Arbitration 2021
Our Dispute Resolution partners, Rabindra S. Nathan, Rodney Gomez, K. Shanti Mogan and Alexius Lee have co-authored the Malaysian chapter of the Chambers Global Practice Guides: International Arbitration 2021.
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World Law Group
Time is finite and everyone struggles to manage it. However, learning to control our focus is not only possible but critical to our emotional well-being, sense of self, productivity and overall success. This has never been more challenging than in these times of "work from home" or "living at work." Lack of structure and influx of distractions...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
"As a one of the corporate and commercial team of Makarim & Taira S., I am mainly involved in M&A, and Banking and Finance transactions, which are some of the busiest fields in Indonesia as in the last 5 years, Indonesia has grown rapidly in tech startups which attract many overseas and domestic investors. At Makarim & Taira S., I have been...
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India
AZB & Partners
Member firm AZB & Partners shared some valuable insight into the current business climate in India—"The Indian Government has undertaken several measures to strengthen the economy through a combination of short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures and as part of its recent budget has introduced programs to address various...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
"We are seeing a very clear trend towards the development of sustainable energies. In this trend, hydrogen is clearly leading the scene. Because of its features, we believe that this issue will certainly be of interest for all WLG members and we understand it would be ideal to arrange a panel on the main challenges. I see many opportunities...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
We are pleased to announce that our Head of Intellectual Property (IP), Technology & Data Group Lam Chung Nian has been recognised as an IP Expert in Asia IP Experts 2021 – Singapore. Chung Nian has been commended for his outstanding work and expertise in both advisory and contentious matters in are
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India
Vaish Associates
When it comes to the business climate in India, member firm Vaish describes an economic upturn in this recent Q&A—"The business climate in India is currently the best it has ever been. India has had a stable government since 2014, which has steadfastly focused on improving the ease of doing business in India, which steps have propelled...
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Arnold & Porter
In conjunction with World Law Group’s Compliance & Investigations Group, attorneys Jonathan, Kathleen Harris, John Nassikis, and Daniel Bernstein of member firm Arnold & Porter recently shared their observations on trends with U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance and enforcement. Here is what they had to say.
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Respectful, trustworthy, and inclusive—the three words that describe member firm Makarim & Taira (Indonesia). For the past few years, the firm has focused its CSR program on the community of young people with Down’s Syndrome and has been collaborating with Ikatan Syndroma Down Indonesia (ISDI) through various initiatives including an internship...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
"As a Senior Associate in Taylor Wessing Germany’s Trademark, Advertising and Design practice, I advise clients on all aspects of brand protection and enforcement, design law and unfair competition law. In addition to handling a wide array of prosecution matters before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the EUIPO as well as...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
Knowledge, experience, and expediency—the three words that describe member firm Alfaro-Abogados (Argentina). When it comes to foreign investment in Argentina, Alfaro-Abogados knows the importance of understanding political and #economic scenarios to anticipate changes in the legal framework and determine the impact of those changes on the...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Professional, enterprising, and inclusive—the three words that describe member firm Zhong Lun (China). In this recent Q&A, Zhong Lun explains their recently expanded Regulatory Compliance Practice Group to keep up with the changing dynamics and client needs in China. They have also set up numerous committees to focus on key industry sectors such...
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Dominican Republic
Pellerano Nadal
Collaborative, practical, and client-oriented—the three words that describe member firm Pellerano Nadal (Dominican Republic). The firm’s primary industry focus is on mining and they are actively participating in actualizing the country’s mining law. Pellerano Nadal is also focusing on the aviation industry where they represent multiple airlines...
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Dominican Republic
Pellerano Nadal
"I am one of the members of the corporate department, in which I spend most of my time in M&A, Capital Markets, Finance and Project Development transactions. At Pellerano Nadal, we strive that our team understands the industry of our clients so that our legal assistance can be as practicable and efficient as possible."
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
In April 2021, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate issued the Plan on Carrying out the Pilot Program of Corporate Compliance Reform, officially launching the second phase of the pilot program. In the new stage, compliance establishment will no longer be a passive implementation, but an intrinsic need
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
Investing in Italy? Member firm Gianni & Origoni shared the top sectors for investment in the thriving Italian business climate—"Italy is currently the world’s eighth-largest economy, a member of the G7 group and a global leader in a range of industrial sectors including the textile, machinery, automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
Investing or doing business in Taiwan? Member firm Formosa Transnational (Taiwan) explains the potential opportunities for WLG members in Business Development—”Due to the important role Taiwan plays in the semiconductor industry's global supply chains, along with the steady progress being made in Taiwan's renewable energy industry and the...
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Paraguay
Gross Brown
We invited member firms to complete a short Q&A to help WLG colleagues and others learn more about them. Gross Brown talks about doing business in Paraguay, local culture, CSR initiatives, and the firm’s workplace environment. Three words used to describe the firm’s culture are leadership, innovation, and versatility. Learn more about Gross...
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Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
"The most important thing that I have taken away from this experience [WLG | beyond borders] is having shared conversations with colleagues from different parts of the world in which everyone has contributed their points of view, their experiences and also a little of their life stories. In times like these, having been able to make...
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Cayman Islands
Campbells
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Paraguay
Gross Brown
"I am one of the four members of Gross Brown’s new specialized services unit named “Colab”. At Colab we merge Gross Brown’s 77 years of experience with innovation. We observe the needs of our end user – the client – to offer advice based on their experience. My practice is mainly focused on domestic and cross-border financing, international...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
We invited member firms to complete a short Q&A to help WLG colleagues and others learn more about them. Chandler MHM Limited talks about doing business in Thailand, local culture, CSR initiatives, and the firm’s workplace environment. Three words used to describe the firm’s culture are dynamic, multicultural, and progressive. Learn more about...
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USA, USA - Washington, DC
Arnold & Porter
WLG hosted a webinar on Anti-Corruption Compliance and Enforcement Trends in the US and Globally on July 19th. Attorneys from Arnold & Porter provided an overview of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), global enforcement trends relating to the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act (UKBA), and other anti-corruption laws, and what authorities...
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Castrén & Snellman, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Cuatrecasas, Mason Hayes & Curran
Members of WLG's Artificial Intelligence Group discussed the Proposed EU Regulation on Artificial Intelligence in a recent Q&A with Johannes Juranek, CMS Austria; Brian McElligott, Mason Hayes & Curran (Ireland); Kim Parviainen, Castrén & Snellman (Finland); Adaya María Esteban Ruiz and Alejandro Negro Sala, Cuatrecasas (Spain).
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Austria
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
"I am a member of the international corporate transactions team and head the Far East Asia Desk at CMS Austria, where I am mainly involved with cross-border transactions involving European and Asian clients. Our international corporate transactions team has a strong presence in Austria, Central East Europe and Southeast Europe and it has...
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Luxembourg
Arendt & Medernach
We invited member firms to complete a short Q&A to help WLG colleagues and others learn more about them. Up first, Arendt & Medernach talked about doing business in Luxembourg, local culture, CSR initiatives, and the firm’s workplace environment. Three words used to describe the firm’s culture are entrepreneurial, diverse and inclusive. In...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing on 11 June 2021 of Mr. Paiff Huang, one of this firm’s founding partners. Mr. Huang was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away. A memorial service was held in Mr. Huang’s honor, recently. Due to the current pandemic and safety concerns, the memorial service was not open to the...
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Chandler MHM Limited
"I am a partner in the Corporate M&A section at Chandler MHM and have been part of this team since my first and second internships here in the summers of 2010 and 2011 during my law school years. M&A is therefore naturally my area, but for the past 4 years I have also been doing anti-trust and trade competition and for the past 2.5 years...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
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PLMJ
"We have always had the pleasure of collaborating extensively with WLG members, especially thanks to the efforts of our founding partner Luis Sáragga Leal. Our teams that act in global transactions will certainly be on the front line, especially when it comes to M&A, antitrust, tax and finance work, as will our litigation team, a true...
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In a conversation with Drago Kos, Chair of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery (WGB) in International Business Transactions, World Law Group asked him about the new requirements for companies that the OECD is envisaging to recommend as part of the ongoing consultation process to review the...
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Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
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In a conversation with Drago Kos, Chair of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Working Group on Bribery (WGB) in International Business Transactions, he discussed the new requirements for companies that the OECD is envisaging to recommend as part of the ongoing consultation process to review the 2009 OECD...
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Al Tamimi & Company
"I am delighted to be a part of such an esteemed legal network like World Law Group, and to sit alongside all of its world-class member firms. With such a warm welcome, I am most excited about joining network events, albeit virtual, and getting to know the other members better. I know Al Tamimi & Company have already built some fantastic...
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France
Soulier Avocats
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France
Soulier Avocats
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"Previously, we were entering our time entries from the firm portal that our attorneys can connect to from a computer. During the last year, our IT department developed an application that allows us to enter time entries from our mobile devices which has made life easier for keeping a record of time spent on projects."
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
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Ghana
ENS
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Ghana
ENS
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Santamarina y Steta S.C.
"Since 2020 I have been appointed as Coordinator of the Corporate Compliance practice at Santamarina y Steta, S.C. (Mexico), focused on antitrust and anti-corruption matters. Additionally, I am part of the Antitrust Practice group of the firm advising clients in merger control cases and antitrust investigations."
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Faegre Drinker, Gowling WLG, Taylor Wessing
Given the recent Reddit v Goliath story on Wall Street, shareholder activism is a trending topic. Leveraging the expertise and input of members from various banking, technology and regulatory backgrounds, we will discuss the legal implications, changes in how to assess clients’ risk management, and the potential fallout resulting from this new...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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USA
Faegre Drinker
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Norway, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Israel, United Arab Emirates, England
Schjødt, Al Tamimi & Company, Bech-Bruun, Gowling WLG, Herzog Fox & Neeman, Mason Hayes & Curran, Taylor Wessing
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CMS Netherlands
"Last month, I represented German and Swiss minority shareholders in a high-profile international corporate dispute about a promising technology company with proceedings before the Dutch Enterprise Chamber and possible follow-on litigation in the Netherlands and the United States. The majority shareholder and founder transferred important...
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India
AZB & Partners, Vaish Associates
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Soulier Avocats
"For five years now, I have been working on a pollution case concerning a large number of gas stations in France and involving many parties, including our client –a US-based company and market leader – many other companies, environmental and financial experts, etc. In January, the first milestone was achieved with the submission of all our...
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World Law Group
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
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World Law Group
In honor of women's history month (celebrated in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the US), we would like to introduce you to our small Staff Team of four, entirely powered by women. Beth has been with the network since 2002. Her role has changed drastically as the team morphed from one full-time position in the early 2000s to a team of four.
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World Law Group
In 1987, representatives from six law firms participated in an organizational meeting in London to discuss the formation of an international legal network (one other firm was involved in the formation but was unable to attend). With visionary F. Kingston Berlew from Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. leading the way, this group of law firms started...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados
"Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the imposed lockdown here in Argentina, we had to implement a home-office scheme for almost all of 2020 in order for our Mining team to keep up with the dynamic demand of legal services in the current environment. For such purpose, we strengthened our internal cloud software and also organized periodical...
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Slovenia
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
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Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
"I primarily represent buyers and sellers in international mergers and acquisitions and represent domestic and foreign venture capital and private equity firms, as well as both start-up and more established Israeli companies, in investment rounds. I also assist clients with ongoing corporate matters, joint ventures, and commercial...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Has the Covid-19 pandemic indirectly brought a right to work from a "home office“? How does a "home office“ differ from "mobile work“? What are the unknown risks? And who is responsible if an accident or damage were to occur in the "home office“? Employers are facing increasing requests from employees regarding remote working. There are various...
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Luxembourg
Arendt & Medernach
Creating new bridges between the banking and financial practices of WLG members firms is, in my opinion, the main objective. I am always amazed at how much trust is generated by knowing each other. By sharing our knowledge, experiences and challenges, we will strengthen this trust and create opportunities to work together.
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Poland
Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Vietnam
VILAF
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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USA
Faegre Drinker, Miller & Martin PLLC
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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United Arab Emirates
Al Tamimi & Company
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Turkey
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Thailand
Chandler MHM Limited
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Switzerland
CMS Switzerland
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Sweden
Setterwalls
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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South Korea
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Russia
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Portugal
PLMJ
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Paraguay
Gross Brown
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Norway
Schjødt
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Luxembourg
Arendt & Medernach
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Japan
City-Yuwa Partners
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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India
AZB & Partners, Vaish Associates
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Ireland
Mason Hayes & Curran
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Indonesia
Makarim & Taira S.
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Israel
Herzog Fox & Neeman
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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England
Gowling WLG
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Argentina
Alfaro Abogados, Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Chile
Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Goodmans LLP
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Australia
MinterEllison
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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France
Soulier Avocats
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Our Venture Capital Group collaborated on an expansive guide covering more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on VC deals (and more!). The objective of this publication is to serve as a Q&A-style multi-jurisdictional guide to venture capital law in countries where WLG...
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England
Gowling WLG
How has the patent landscape changed over the last 40 years and how has this impacted IP case law globally? In the latest podcast in our 'In Conversation with Gowling WLG' series, global intellectual property partner Gordon Harris speaks to the Right Honourable Professor Sir Robin Jacob - a veritable legend of the IP world.
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Arnold & Porter
"My practice has become so exciting in the past decade, as data privacy and security have become important at so many new levels both for individuals and organizations. I counsel clients on a wide range of data protection issues at the U.S. federal and state levels, as well as cross-border data privacy and security matters and the laws of...
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Malaysia, Australia, Uruguay, USA, Belgium, India, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Finland, Singapore, Spain, Luxembourg, Phi
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Australia
MinterEllison
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We would like to wish all of our members the best in 2021. This year, we asked our members to share recipes that represented their cultures and family traditions. Enjoy this short video message and the attached recipe booklet. We hope you find a time to relax and enjoy a meal with loved ones over the holidays.
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Portugal
PLMJ
On October 7, 2020, Judgment to Standardise Case Law of the Supreme Administrative Court no. 4/2020 was published in the official gazette, Diário da República. With this, the administrative courts will have jurisdiction over the judicial enforcement of administrative decisions which have imposed fines for violation of administrative law rules...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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World Law Group
In collaboration with our committees, and practice and industry groups, World Law Group hosted a series of educational and networking sessions from October 26 - November 12 as part of our Fall eConference. Since the Spring eConference, we increased the client/external audience attendance—thanks to those who shared and promoted these sessions....
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USA
Arnold & Porter
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Luxembourg
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Ukraine
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United Kingdom
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Turkey
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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Netherlands
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Switzerland
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Sweden
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Spain
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Slovenia
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Serbia
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Slovak Republic
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Russia
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Portugal
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Poland
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Norway
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Mozambique
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Montenegro
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Italy
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Israel
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Czech Republic
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Ireland
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Germany
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Greece
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Finland
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France
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Denmark
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Croatia
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CMS Belgium, Shearn Delamore & Co., TozziniFreire Advogados
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In today's world, there is no shortage of challenges keeping managing partners awake at night. From the initial pandemic response and the shift to a remote work environment, to reforecasting firm financials and responding to demand pressure, the job of law firm leaders has never been more difficult.
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Al Tamimi & Company
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Goodmans LLP, Taylor Wessing, Zhong Lun Law Firm
How has COVID-19 impacted Venture Capital investment? Panelists discuss the sectors and industries that have become more attractive since the start of the pandemic, changes and trends in transaction documents of VC deals, the momentum of IPOs in China and the US, the role of strategic investors in today's market and other hot topics related to...
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
Contributors Gerardo Soto, Carlos Patrón, Brenda Sarrín, Giancarlo Baella of Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados explore a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in Peru and the most important legal issues, from relevant legislation and general information to special requirements and risks.
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Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
The Supreme Court of Canada handed down its highly awaited decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v 9147-0732 Québec inc. For the first time, the Court decided that corporations cannot claim the protection of section 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms which provides that “everyone has the right not to be subjected to any cruel and...
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Colombia
Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
Contributors Gerardo Flórez, Laura Grisales, Diego Quintero and Nicolás Tirado of Philippi, Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría explore a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in Colombia and the most important legal issues, from relevant legislation and general information to special requirements and risks.
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Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Gowling WLG, Guyer & Regules, MinterEllison, WongPartnership LLP
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Canada
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Goodmans LLP
Contributors Victor Liu, Neil Sheehy and Danielle Levesque of Goodmans LLP and Brian Kujavsky of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP explore a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in Canada and the most important legal issues, from relevant legislation and general information to special requirements and risks.
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Brazil
TozziniFreire Advogados
Contributors Elysangela de Oliveira Rabelo Maurer and Marco Aurélio Antas of member firm TozziniFreire Advogados explore a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in Brazil and the most important legal issues, from relevant legislation and general information to special requirements and risks.
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England
Gowling WLG
The UK may have left the EU on January 31 of this year, but the effect of this will not felt until 11:00 pm on 31 December on the expiry of the ‘transitional’ period.
Much speculation continues as to the nature and extent of the trading arrangements that the UK, the EU and the individual 27 Member States will have agreed (or not) by that date
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USA, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Italy, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, Paraguay
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Panelists discussed employment and privacy issues related to the pandemic for both remote work and return to the workplace. We'll also look at obligations of employers when it comes to collecting information related to health and travel, including contact tracing, and balancing between employer rights, employee rights and public safety when...
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Argentina, Brazil
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, TozziniFreire Advogados
"I have really had a great experience during the Program. I mainly enjoyed the Open Mic session with Maria Elisa Gualandi Verri! Networking sessions, pen pal connections, and the Regional Roundtable session, as well, were great opportunities to meet and interact with young lawyers from many different jurisdictions."
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WLG 2020 Fall eConference: Lessons from Covid-19 in Asia: Through the Lens of Sustainability and ESG
Janet Levy-Pahima, of Herzog, Fox & Neeman, and Sarah Barker of MinterEllison have led the development of ESG practices in their respective firms. They explain why ESG is relevant in today's business environment, what you and your clients need to know, and share the expertise needed to build an ESG practice.
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South Africa
ENS
In October 2020, the Competition Commission of South Africa concluded agreements with large grocery retail chains Pick ‘n Pay and Shoprite to end exclusive lease agreements at retail properties across the country. This follows from the findings and recommendations published by the Commission in November last year in its Grocery Retail Market...
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China
Zhong Lun Law Firm
Earlier this year, the Chinese antitrust authority unconditionally cleared a joint venture between Yum China and Mininglamp involving VIE structure, the first of its kind and marks a milestone for future VIE filings. Based on our first-hand experience (incl. recent practices) and observations, we will discuss certain key issues arising in a...
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England
Gowling WLG
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Denmark
Bech-Bruun
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Italy
Gianni & Origoni
Contributors Daniele Vecchi and Matteo Duchini of Gianni, Origoni, Grippo, Cappelli & Partners explore a brief overview of laws and policies regarding the use of cannabis in Italy and the most important legal issues, from relevant legislation and general information to special requirements and risks.
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Germany
CMS Germany, Taylor Wessing
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India
Vaish Associates
Our team has leveraged the recently enacted insolvency laws of India to strengthen our practice in stressed asset acquisition in both advisory and litigation aspects. We foresee immense potential of mergers & acquisition in the distressed assets space by providing creative insolvency solutions, such as court-approved resolution plans to save...
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Since July 12, 2020 companies must comply with the P2B Regulation for online intermediation services and search engines. Not only must general terms and conditions be adjusted, but also the criteria for rankings must be disclosed and new structures put in place, such as an internal complaint-handling system and the appointment of mediators.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
Radical events such as the current COVID-19 pandemic create involuntary disruption capable of triggering a transformational period within your manufacturing company. Specifically, they can motivate you to rethink and change your existing lean management methodologies like Just-in-Time (JiT) or Kanba.
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Spain
Cuatrecasas
In the framework of its commitment to innovation in the workplace, Cuatrecasas has joined the initiative 12 causas + 12 propósitos (12 reasons+ 12 purposes), promoted by 50&50 GL, a consultancy firm specializing in equality, and Women in a Legal World, an association of female lawyers. The statement establishes 12 commitments that...
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Turkey
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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Turkey
Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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USA
Faegre Drinker
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Vietnam
VILAF
On June 12, 2018, the National Assembly adopted the “ Competition Law ”. The Competition Law takes effect from July 1, 2019 and is guided in details by a March 24, 2020 Decree of the Government (“ Decree 35 ”) which took effect from May 15, 2020. Significant issues regarding economic concentration under Vietnam competition framework are laid...
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South Africa
ENS
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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Recently, I have been working closely with Bock Eng Sim at WongPartnership LLP to re-establish WLG’s Tax and Private Wealth Practice Group. We now meet regularly with a group of about a dozen tax and private wealth practitioners around the world, and are constantly looking for opportunities to collaborate and share experiences and information...
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South Africa
ENS
By and large, the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) only imposes obligations, duties and liabilities on the responsible party. A responsible party is defined in POPIA as “a public or private body or any other person which, alone or in conjunction with others, determines the purp
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Guyer & Regules is considered Uruguay’s blue chip firm and the first choice for international and domestic complex legal, accounting and tax work. Such reputation is grounded on the largest group of the most experienced partners in the country, who lead a solid team of internationally trained profes
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South Africa
ENS
The cloud is now the preferred location for many businesses to host their data. The cloud comes with many benefits, such as increased security, reduced infrastructure investments and operational efficiency. Cloud products are also attractive because of their flexibility, scalability and ease of impl
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Bruchou & Funes de Rioja
I work in the Marketing and Communications department at Bruchou, handling all of the internal and external communications. In addition, I conduct the submissions for the international publications in which we participate. I also support, among other things, presentations for potential and current clients.
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Germany
CMS Germany
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ENS
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USA
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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Australia
MinterEllison
The acquisition had an enterprise value of over $250 million and was conducted via a scheme of arrangement.
Pacific Equity Partners led a consortium that included OPSEU Pension Trust and an entity controlled by Infrastructure Capital Services to successfully acquire 100% of Zenith Energy Ltd. The scheme was successfully implemented on August...
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Faegre Drinker
I am a member of the international trade team at Faegre Drinker. My practice involves representing importers in enforcement actions by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, advising clients on U.S. and international customs laws and regulations, and assisting clients in managing trade compliance and minimizing duty impact.
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Luxembourg
Arendt & Medernach
On July 2, 2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled in the case of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd (c-231/19) that a “single supply” of management services, provided by a third-party supplier via a software platform for the benefit of a fund management company managing both special investment funds and other...
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India
Vaish Associates
India badly needs a National Competition Policy. In this context, one needs to recapitulate whether India has utilized the full potential of growth envisaged after our historic shift from a “state-controlled” economy to a “free market” economy and if not why? Have we been able to introduce a culture of competition in our markets which leads to...
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TozziniFreire Advogados
"From the client-side, I would like to highlight several trade cases on which I worked with Drinker Biddle & Reath’s international trade team, including export controls, customs, and trade remedies. In the cases where the client was Brazilian, the good relationship between the local firm and the US was crucial for retaining us."
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Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados, Santamarina y Steta S.C., TozziniFreire Advogados, Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr
Santamarina y Steta (“S+S”) has acted as Mexican legal counsel in several transactions for a U.S. based company engaged in market research services for a specialized sector of the beauty industry. S+S received the swift and professional support of Bruchou, Fernandez Madero & Lombardi Abogados; TozziniFreire Advogados; Urenda Rencoret Orrego...
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USA
Faegre Drinker
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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France
Soulier Avocats
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Germany
Taylor Wessing
The energy demand of our globalized world is constantly expanding, not least due to increasing mobility, data processing and industrial production.
Climate change poses a major challenge. Most of the fuels used for the mobility of the world population, in an industrial context or for energy supply are usually neither renewable nor...
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USA
Lane Powell PC
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If there is one thing that we have all learned from the pandemic is the importance of building strong relationships, like the one our firm has maintained with WLG for many years. That relationship has helped us to continue to provide our clients with the assistance they need around the globe and, as we tell our partners who ask us for referrals,...
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AZB & Partners, MinterEllison, Shearn Delamore & Co., SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, WongPartnership LLP, Zhong Lun Law Firm
WongPartnership acted for Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a global leader in human capital management (“HCM”) technology as Singapore Counsel in the acquisition of Excelity Global Solutions Pte Ltd., an Asia-based HCM service provider. Other firms working on the transaction from the WLG include AZB & Partners , SyCip Salazar Hernandez &...
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Earlier this month, we commented on the European Commission proposal for a Regulation accelerating existing procedures for clinical trials where medicinal products containing or consisting of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are tested for the development of vaccines and therapies to treat COVID-19. The European Commission had proposed...
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Mason Hayes & Curran
I primarily advise on insolvency and financial restructuring matters, together with all related litigation. By way of illustration, I frequently work with the various stakeholders in our formal insolvency processes including examinership, liquidation, receivership and bankruptcy and I represent insolvency office-holders (both in court and out...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
Uruguay: New regulatory decree implements changes to Uruguayan Competition Law on pre-merger control
On July 15, 2020, the Executive Power issued and then published on its website the new regulatory decree (hereinafter the "Decree") of the Law for the Promotion and Defense of Competition No. 18,159 (hereinafter the "Law") that was pending following amendments made to it by Law No. 19,833 (hereinaft
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Peru
Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
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Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a landmark judgement with significant practical impact for companies transferring personal data outside the European Economic Area to the United States. The Court of Justice confirmed the validity of the Standard Contractual Clauses for transfer of personal data between a controller in...
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We hope this WLG Antitrust eBulletin finds you safe and well in these very peculiar times. With the cancellation of the 2020 Spring Semi-Annual Conference, WLG hosted its first eConference in May 2020. One of the sessions of this eConference was an eWebinar on "Competition Enforcement and Merger Control in Portugal and Elsewhere in Times of...
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Portugal
PLMJ
Ministerial Order 165/2020 of July 7 was published following the changes to the procedural rules of the administrative and tax tribunals introduced by Law 118/2019 of 17 September. The Ministerial Order sets out the rules on the deposit and publication of arbitral awards in administrative and tax matters announced when the changes were...
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As part of the strategy to fight COVID-19, the European Commission has proposed a Regulation to facilitate the conduct of clinical trials using medicinal products containing or consisting of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The European Commission recognises that the applicable regulatory framework in relation to GMOs is unable to...
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Portugal
PLMJ
The current Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to promote health resilience and, against this background, Council of Ministers Resolution 52-A/2020 creates the Healthy Neighborhood Program.
The aim of this program is to promote health resilience and improve social cohesion, living conditions, environmental conditions, and the quality...
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Cayman Islands
Campbells
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WLG is coming to the end of an ambitious yearlong project to help our members leverage the unique opportunities associated with the generational shifts in the workforce. Throughout the last year, we have engaged members through panel discussions, small group discussions and a generational survey to learn what’s working and what’s not working as...
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Schjødt, Arendt & Medernach, Arias, AZB & Partners, Castrén & Snellman, Chandler MHM Limited, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Cuatrecasas, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, ENS, Guyer & Regules, Herzog Fox & Neeman, MinterEllison, Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados, Shearn Delamore & Co., VILAF, WongPartnership LLP, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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On 11 June 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), during its Management Board meeting, has endorsed the methodology and next steps leading to the go-live of the Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) which is now fixed for December 2021. A group consisting of representatives of the EU Member States and the European Commission has been......
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Although the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) has been delayed by a year, to May 2021, the EU institutions continue to work on its implementation to ensure that the new framework is workable in time for the revised deadline. In this post, which is part of our series of blog posts... Continue Reading
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Thank you to all who attended the informative webinar hosted by the WLG Human Resources Group on June 16th - WLG - Return To Work & Resuming Operations (Asia-Pacific). If you missed it, view the recording and materials below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to our panelists.
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CMS Germany
I advise and represent national and international clients in IP law, focusing particularly on international trademark and design law, unfair competition law, international licensing law, sports law and cross-border litigation. Another main focus of my work is trademark clearance (e.g. in the context of international product launches) and the...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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USA
Faegre Drinker
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Makarim & Taira S.
I am a corporate and litigation partner in our Firm. My major practice areas include investment, employment, immigration, anti-bribery, anti-corruption, IP and corporate and criminal litigations. All cases that I have handled have had their own unique characteristics, and I always learned from the issues involved in the cases.
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Alfaro Abogados
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Germany
CMS Germany
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Austria
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
On May 7, 2020, the European Commission (EC) issued an Action Plan for a comprehensive EU-wide policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing as part of a wide-ranging AML-CFT policy tailored to meet the issues and specific risks that the EU currently faces and any new threats that the
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Bulgaria
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz
On April 28, 2020, the Bulgarian Constitutional Court issued a landmark decision on the interpretation of its rulings and their effect on the Bulgarian legal framework. In its Decision, the court reversed how case law has been applied for the past 25 years, and effectively strengthened the importance of its rulings on the overall legal system...
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Law firms have been forced to change, in some cases overnight, to new working arrangements and business protocols. This no doubt has an impact on culture, productivity (maybe not negative), finances, technology and so much more. It is often easy to resist change when our surroundings are "normal" but in a state of global chaos, change may feel...
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
Singapore: Safe Management and Distancing Measures in the Workplace After the Circuit Breaker Period
With the potential gradual relaxation of restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, employers should note the measures that have to be implemented when the Circuit Breaker period eases after 1 June 2020; and ensure that they are communicated clearly to all employees.
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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On 4 May 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a guidance to support development and regulatory approval for treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 with the involvement of the dedicated EMA Pandemic Task Force (COVID-ETF). It sets out the available regulatory pathways to fast-track assessment of both new or repurposed methods of...
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Taiwan
Formosa Transnational
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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As part of our series of blog posts covering the implementation of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), we comment below on the latest developments, including the deferred application of the MDR and the most recent guidance issued by the European Commission’s medical device coordination group (MDCG). Deferral of the MDR This is the month......
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
As a consequence of the sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 virus, the Mexico's Federal Government has been adopting certain measures, including legal ones, which have modified business practices, including the suspension of "no-essential" activities, contractual relationships, and labor aspects.
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British Virgin Islands
Campbells
BVI was one of the first territories to put in place a regime to prevent the use of bearer shares. From January 1, 2005 the use of bearer shares has largely been eradicated in the BVI but issues still arise particularly in circumstances where the holder of bearer shares has died or is incapacitated.
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Portugal
PLMJ
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Singapore
WongPartnership LLP
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The spread of SARS-CoV-2 has created an urgent need to scale up the production and supply of essential medical equipment, including so-called Rapidly Manufactured Ventilator Systems (RMVSs), to treat COVID-19 patients. To help meet this challenge, the UK government announced on 3 April 2020 that it will indemnify designers and manufacturers of...
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Sweden
Setterwalls
The current covid-19 pandemic has an impact on most aspects of our lives and economies, M&A deals being no exception. In this PDF we share with you some of our thoughts and expectations in relation to trends within M&A deals, as well as some insights into distressed M&A deals, in different contexts.
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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South Africa
ENS
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South Africa
ENS
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Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership
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South Africa
ENS
In recognition of the ability to detect the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in sewage and the critical role of basic hygiene in combatting COVID-19, the Minister of the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has published, on 15 April 2020, directions in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2
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On 7 April 2020, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a Notice to sponsors on validation and qualification of computerised systems used in clinical trials (Notice). This Notice was developed by the EMA’s GCP Inspectors Working Group (IWG) and the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) to highlight for clinical trial sponsors...
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South Africa
ENS
A recent government notice amended the regulations published in terms of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 to provide for the mandatory establishment of the COVID‑19 Tracing Database by the National Department of Health. This database will trace people who are known or reasonably suspected to have c
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Chile
Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr
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Chile
Urenda, Rencoret, Orrego y Dörr
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The World Law Group Human Resources Group hosted a webinar where member firm lawyers from around the globe discussed:
- A Balancing Act: Managing the Rights of Employers Versus Employees
- Options for Leave: Use of Paid Time Off, Unpaid Leave and Employee Furloughs
- Government Lockdowns and Plant Closings: The Right to Work Versus the...
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Gianni & Origoni
On April 1, the Prime Minister adopted a new decree to extend the lockdown measures previously introduced through the decrees issued in March. These decrees have progressively introduced lockdown measures, first limited to the Lombardy region and 14 provinces, then extended to the entire country, further strengthened and most recently, on March...
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With only two months to go before the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) on 26 May 2020, the Commission has taken various steps towards its implementation. As we have discussed, while there are lots of good intentions, there is still much to be done – although it now seems that a... Continue Reading
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The EMA and the competent authorities of the EU Member States have issued guidance to manage the conduct of clinical trials and the supply of medicinal products during the COVID-19 pandemic. This Guidance is particularly important for all sponsors conducting studies in the EU and for pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines in the EU. We...
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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Mexico
Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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USA
Locke Lord LLP
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South Africa
ENS
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South Africa
ENS
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USA
Locke Lord LLP
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South Africa
ENS
You know what it’s like – you have a cushy job, you’re earning well, you’re travelling the world. Yet, you’re still not happy. The head honcho stubbornly refuses to retire, the designated successor clearly isn’t right for the job, and you have this somewhat awkward relationship with the next-in-line
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Shearn Delamore & Co.
"I have had the pleasure of practicing employment law for over 20 years encompassing advisory matters in disciplinary issues, due diligences, mergers and acquisitions, undertaking employment trainings for corporate clients and representation of companies in dismissal suits. In the last five years I have also expanded to take on the...
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Setterwalls
Being a part of the WLG network gives me the chance to assist our clients globally, with the local knowledge and expertise. Understanding the complex regulatory landscape is important for example for a pharma company that is considering launching a new product in various countries, which is often the case. Knowing where you can find this...
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Philippines
SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
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On November 19, the World Law Group held a webinar on vaping and the legal issues related to the current controversy in the U.S., and anticipated developments in Europe. Listen to Josh Ashby and Pilar French’s insight on the legal issues regarding: Legal distinctions between tobacco and cannabis with respect to vaping; How different U.S.......
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Greenberg Glusker LLP
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Join the World Law Group for an upcoming webinar on vaping and the legal issues related to the current controversy in the U.S. and anticipated developments in Europe—all WLG members, lawyers and clients are welcome to join us on November 19, 2019, from 8 – 9 a.m. PST,. The webinar will focus on legal issues,... Continue Reading…
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As we discussed last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released their interim final rules for hemp manufacturing, and those rules were published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 31. Hemp growers should note the rules on testing within the 0.3% limit that dictate whether the produced crop is classified as...
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On October 29th the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) released draft rules for hemp manufacturing and the state regulatory programs that oversee the industry with a press release. These rules will become effective when published in the Federal Register on Thursday, upon which a 60-day public comment period shall begin. At 161...
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On September 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1595, also known as the SAFE Banking Act of 2019, which aims “to increase public safety by ensuring access to financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers and reducing the amount of cash at such businesses,” as stated in its purpose. The bill......
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D'Empaire
I am a general corporate lawyer, also inserted in the M&A practice of the firm. I render very broad corporate advice on contracts, including different types of distribution agreements, service contracts for oil and gas service companies, and general advice to certain oil and gas operating companies. In this regard, I have been especially close...
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Uruguay
Guyer & Regules
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A recent CJEU judgment serves as a useful reminder to pharmaceutical companies of the dangers of registering a trade mark prematurely in the development of pharmaceutical products. Background of the case On 28 November 2017, Viridis Pharmaceutical Ltd brought an appeal before the CJEU against the General Court’s verdict to uphold the EUIPO’s...
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On 18 July 2019, the European Commission imposed a €242 million fine on the multinational chipset manufacturer Qualcomm for engaging in predatory pricing in the market for 3G baseband chipsets, a component that enables smartphones and tablets to connect to cellular networks for voice and data transmission. Following an April 2010 complaint...
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CMS Germany, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Faegre Drinker, Formosa Transnational, Herzog Fox & Neeman, Santamarina y Steta S.C., Taylor Wessing, WongPartnership LLP, Zhong Lun Law Firm
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On 9 September 2019, Advocate General Bobek advised in the framework of the case C-228/18, Budapest Bank, that a competition agency can establish a twin by object infringement and by effect infringement for the same conduct. On 24 April 1996, in the framework of a multilateral cooperation procedure to discuss issues concerning card business,...
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The Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) continues its struggle to develop a regulatory framework without unfair discrimination between the taxi sector and the private hire sector (vehículo de transporte con conductor, “VTC”). Last July 4, it issued a report analyzing certain aspects of the Madrid City Council’s draft...
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On 6 September 2019, Regulation (EU) 2019/1381 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Review of the matters addressed by the Regulation was initially prompted by a European......
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Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), on August 20, 2019 the Swedish data protection authority imposed the first fine in Europe for the use of facial recognition technology, understood as a type of biometric identification that uses physiological traits to verify the identity of individuals. Specifically, the Swedish authority...
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USA, France
Locke Lord LLP, Soulier Avocats
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Thailand, Vietnam
Chandler MHM Limited, VILAF
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USA, Germany
Locke Lord LLP, Taylor Wessing
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In two decisions dated May 16, 2019, the European Commission (EC) fined five banks—Barclays, The Royal Bank of Scotland (“RBS”), Citigroup, JPMorgan, and MUFG—over €1.068 billion for taking part in two foreign exchange market cartels involving over 11 different currencies. The two cartels were revealed by UBS, which was thus spared from a fine...
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USA, China, USA - Georgia, China
Miller & Martin PLLC, Zhong Lun Law Firm
On April 9, 2019, Gray McCalley and Ashley Halfman from Printpack and Scott Guan from Zhong Lun visited the Atlanta office of Miller & Martin PLLC for a discussion with Miller & Martin lawyers, from both Atlanta and Chattanooga, regarding cross-border business opportunities between the U.S. and China.
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Argentina, Italy, Argentina, Italy
Alfaro Abogados, Gianni & Origoni
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USA, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands, USA - Illinois, Canada - Ontario, Mexico
CMS Netherlands, Faegre Drinker, Goodmans LLP, Santamarina y Steta S.C.
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USA, Finland, Finland, USA - Massachusetts
Castrén & Snellman, Locke Lord LLP
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Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Germany
CMS Belgium, CMS Germany, CMS Netherlands, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, CMS Switzerland
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Cuatrecasas, Goodmans LLP, Gowling WLG, Greenberg Glusker LLP, Setterwalls, TozziniFreire Advogados
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USA, Canada, USA - Texas, Canada - Québec
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
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Singapore, South Korea, South Korea, Singapore
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, WongPartnership LLP
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USA, Canada, Netherlands, Taiwan, Netherlands, Taiwan, Canada - Ontario, USA - Massachusetts
CMS Netherlands, Formosa Transnational, Goodmans LLP, Locke Lord LLP
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USA, Australia, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Netherlands, Austria, USA - Georgia, Australia, Poland, Germany
CMS Germany, CMS Netherlands, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, Miller & Martin PLLC, MinterEllison, Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak
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Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany
CMS Belgium, CMS Germany, CMS Netherlands, CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz, CMS Switzerland
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If your company needs to know which major countries have consumer protection laws vs. others that don’t, or what particular competitive strategies would be deemed as “unfair competition” in a specific foreign market, there is now a great new reference to help. Published in mid-2016, Unfair Trade Practices: A Global Comparative Law Survey...
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To assist World Law Group (WLG) member firm clients that manufacture and/or sell devices used for private copying in different countries, the WLG’s Intellectual Property & Information Technology Practice Group prepared the WLG Quick Guide to Private-Copy Levy Systems. It provides an overview of the legal situation concerning private copying...
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