Legal insights on issues important to Latin America
By: Augusto Nicolás Mancinelli
Software companies and others in the knowledge-based economy are noting a surprising development in Argentina, where the tax regime benefiting companies in the knowledge-based economy has been put on hold.
Argentina…
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After facing years of challenging economic times, Brazil has started to show signs of recovery following
We wish to congratulate the lawyers of DLA Piper Latin America who have earned the award of 2020 Best Lawyers in their respective regions and fields. FELICIDADES!
2020 LATIN AMERICA LAWYERS OF THE YEAR
By: Billy Franco | Diego Parra | Kate Cervantes-Knox
As has been widely reported, on 4 November 2019 the Peruvian Preparatory Investigation Court ordered the “preventative detention” of fourteen arbitrators who sat as arbitrators…
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By Marlon M. Meza-Salas, published in the latest volume (N.º 36/2019) of the Spain Arbitration Review – Revista del Club Español del Arbitraje
Abstract: This article deals with the possibility that matters of labor …
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Arbitration is alive and growing in Brazil. According to research conducted among Brazil’s six main arbitral institutions, in 2010 there were 128 new arbitration proceedings; then in 2017, this number jumped to more than 275.…
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by Domingo Pereira*
In times of uncertainty and increasing taxation, individuals tend to look for alternative places for their tax residence. Because of its tradition of democracy, stability and peace, Uruguay historically has served…
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We are pleased to present an analysis by our guest post this month, Berkemeyer Abogados of Paraguay.
Rutas del Este S.A., Contratista PPP cuyos accionistas son Sacyr (de España) con un 60% y Ocho A (de Paraguay) con el 40%, obtuvo el cierre financiero del proyecto Rutas 2 y 7 que une Asunción con Ciudad del Este. A principios de 2018 el proyecto había tomado un préstamo puente de USD 50 millones con 4 bancos locales, cuya deuda se canceló con fondos del financiamiento de largo plazo, queconstaprincipalmente de dos transacciones:
By: Emanuel Cárdenas
Dispute boards (DB) have proven themselves to be an efficient dispute resolution method in construction contracts. Because such boards deal with disputes when they first arise, and are composed of experts who…
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The enactment of Law 1676 of 2013 (Secured Interest Law) in the context of insolvency proceedings − reorganization and liquidation − has substantially restated the legal scope of creditors’…
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