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FATCA Implementation in Brazil

By Fabio de Almeida Braga, Demarest Advogados

A discussion of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act's (FATCA) reach beyond US borders, with specific focus on how Brazilian banks comply with the law.

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Court-Supervised Reorganizations: Capital Market Protection Mechanisms (Brazil)

By António Aires and Octavio Moura Andrade, Demarest Advogados

The court-supervised reorganization of corporations introduced by the Brazilian Reorganization and Bankruptcy Law (LRF) arose in order to lower credit risk and achieve greater reductions in interests accrued on financial loans. However, little has been said about the fact that the LRF has introduced several capital market protection mechanisms, which is discussed in this article.

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Key Benefits and Features of the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV)

By Matheson

Michael Jackson - Partner, Dublin Office
Tara Doyle - Partner, London
Philip Lovegrove - Partner, Dublin Office
Liam Collins - Partner, Dublin Office
Dualta Counihan - Partner, Dublin Office
Anne-Marie Bohan - Partner, Dublin Office
Shay Lydon - Partner, Dublin Office
Aiden Kelly - Partner, New York Office
Joe Beashel - Partner, Dublin Office
Elizabeth Grace - Partner, Dublin Office

The articles highlights the Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) bill's benefits and features as it passes through legislation.

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Game Changer: The America Invents Act

By Aaron L. Schwartz, Michael G. Biro and Brian C. Trinque

The America Invents Act (AIA) just changed the rules for acquiring intellectual property, pushing companies to file patents earlier in the R&D phase. Learn more about how the AIA may affect your company and what strategies you can adopt to come out on top.

Advocacy Filings

Stolt-Nielsen v. United States (Cert Request), U.S. S. Ct., 9/2006

By Robin S. Conrad & Amar D. Sarwal - National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc.; Susan Hackett - Association of Corporate Counsel; John K. Villa, Richard A. Olderman, & Daniel M. Dockery; Williams & Connolly LLP.

This brief argues an indictment can have devastating consequences for a corporation and thus a post-indictment motion to dismiss is not an adequate remedy.

Advocacy Filings

Stein, Kaplan Dismissal (July 2007)

By Lewis A. Kaplan - United States District Judge, United States District Court Southern District of New York.

The Court ruled the Department of Justice and the USAO deliberately or callously prevented defendants from obtaining funds for their defense that they lawfully would have had absent the government's interference. This opinion includes a discussion of the Thompson Memorandum, and holds the Thompson Memorandum and the USAO's actions caused KPMG to limit and then cut off payment of fees for defense.

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