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
Arbitrators who were imprisoned in Peru have been released, but remain subject to significant restrictions on their freedom pending corruption investigations
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Posted in International Arbitration, Peru
By: Billy Franco | Diego Parra | Kate Cervantes-Knox
Introduction
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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Derecho Laboral y Arbitraje Internacional –Comercial y de Inversiones– u otros mecanismos internacionales de solución de disputas: intersección, nexos y relaciones.
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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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Brazilian federal government issues decree regulating arbitration in disputes between Public Administration and transport and logistics sectors
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Posted in Arbitration, Brazil
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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Uruguay as a tax residence for individuals
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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Se cierra el financiamiento de la primer PPP de Paraguay
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:
Peru: legal framework for using dispute boards in public construction projects
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Posted in Infrastructure, Peru
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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Secured creditors and Colombia’s insolvency proceedings
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Posted in Colombia, Insolvency
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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Argentina imposes foreign exchange controls and obligations to repatriate exports proceeds
By: Martin Mittelman and Augusto Mancinelli
On September 1, 2019, the Argentine Government issued Executive Decree No. 609/2019 (the “Decree”) which reinstated certain foreign exchange restrictions that had been in effect prior to…
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Distributed generation in Brazil: The bright future of Brazilian renewable energy
By: Fabiano Gallo and Flavia Cerutti Alves Pinto
Overview
In April 2012, the Normative Resolution No. 482/2012, issued by ANEEL, came into force and established the initial rules for the development of electricity distributed generation…
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