By: Mariana Muñiz-Lara |  Camille Álvarez
Due to the significant increase in contagions and hospitalizations in connection with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic during the last two weeks, the Governor of Puerto Rico has

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Continue Reading Amid spike in positive cases, Puerto Rico tightens restrictions for businesses and tourism

By: Manuel López-Zambrana | Janine Guzman | Juan Feliciano

On June 22, 2020, the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (“PRTD”) issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter 20-29 (“IRCL 20-29”) to extend the period until December 31, 2020…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico extends period for individuals to receive qualified retirement and individual retirement plan distributions for disaster relief

By: John M. Hillebrecht | Jessica A. Masella | Scott R. Wilson | Michael D. Manzo

On Monday, June 22, 2020, the Second Circuit affirmed the “honest services wire fraud” convictions of two former officials…
Continue Reading US v. Napout: Second Circuit affirms convictions in FIFA foreign corruption case | Decision underscores risk of investigation and prosecution for foreign commercial bribery under honest services fraud statute

By: Antonio Macias Valdes | Augusto Mancinelli

After four extensions over the past year, the final Argentina Transfer Pricing Documentation Regulations (General Resolution N 4717) have been published and these final regulations are effective for…
Continue Reading Argentina publishes Transfer Pricing Documentation Regulations: more clarity, more documentation

By: Paula Mena Barretto

On June 10, President Jair Bolsonaro signed the bill of law no. 1,179, which postpones the penalties set forth in the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) to August 1, 2021.

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Continue Reading Brazil data protection update: General Data Protection Law (LGPD) penalties are officially postponed to August 2021