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Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

The global legal landscape of the cannabis market can be confusing. In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about global regulations, state of the industry, the basics of the market and more. Meritas produced this resource in 2019.

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The Long Shadow of Heritage Destruction: Fundamental Reset of Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Protection in Australia

By Leonie Flynn, Expertise Counsel and Clare Lawrence, Partner, Ashurst

This article provides an analysis on the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s report, entitled Never Again: Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – Interim Report (released on 9 December 2020).

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How to Manage Risk When Negotiating Government Contracts Abroad

By Arjun L. Kampani and Marc Van Allen

A company negotiating an agreement to sell products to the government of a foreign country should consider a few steps for mitigating risk. Implementing these steps will be particularly important if the foreign country has had some prior political unrest and has insisted that any transaction must be handled in their judicial system.

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Government Contracting in Colombia

By Gustavo Tamayo, Tomás Calderón, Lloreda Camacho

This Quick Overview will provide an overview on key aspects of Colombia's government contracting which are critical in order to avoid common mistakes that can be the difference between a successful selection or a disqualification, or entering into a good or bad contract with a government agency. More specifically, this Quick Overview addresses the above-linked matters related to government contracting.

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Industrial Projects: Three Milestones on the Road to Bankability, Part Two: A Bankable EPC

By David Tournier, General Manager & Corporate Secretary, IFFCO Canada Enterprise

In the first part of this QuickCounsel, we examined how the feedstock of industrial projects should be procured so as to enhance bankability. In this second part, we now look for bankability in the negotiation of the contract for the project's Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC).

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Navigating US Government Contracting From an IP Perspective

By WIlliam Calore, Jennifer Fisher, Kevin O'Brien, Eric Sophir

Contracting with the US government is subject to a complex set of laws and regulations. This session will address rules and regulations governing intellectual property rights in federal government contracting. A panel of experts will discuss the laws and regulations applicable to funding, licensing, and commercial transactions with the US government. The panel will review myths and misconceptions and provide practical guidance for addressing ownership and control of IP rights under government contractual arrangements.