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This publication has been prepared by the lawyers of Meritas firms to provide an overview to foreign investors and business people who have an interest in conducting business in Latin America and the Caribbean.

In the past 50 years women’s legal status has improved all over the world. But many laws still make it difficult for women to fully participate in economic life - whether by getting jobs or starting businesses. Discriminatory rules bar women from certain jobs, restrict access to capital for women-owned firms and limit women’s capacity to make legal decisions. Gender differences in laws affect both developing and developed economies, and women in all regions.

Guidance on mergers and acquisitions in Portugal. Includes warnings when dealing with M&A's, recent developments, and legal analysis of the underlying law.

This guide discusses the economic and financial framework, foreign investments incentives, formation of corporations, limited liability companies, branch offices, labor laws, taxes, immigration laws, distributors, dealers and agents in Paraguay.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Small Law Department eGroup and the WMACCA Chapter eGroup, addresses the issues of acquiring insurance for in-house counsel, specifically covering malpractice protection, insurance prices and policies and additional resources.

This InfoPAK (now known as an ACC Guide) provides a "question & answer" guide to corporate crime, fraud and investigations in Switzerland. This guide gives a high level overview of matters relating to corporate fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing and market abuse. In addition, it summarizes money laundering and terrorist financing, financial record keeping, due diligence, corporate liability, immunity and leniency, and whistleblowing.

This webcast provides listeners with an understanding of the significance of trade unions and work councils in Europe, and an overview of the influence and legislative practice that affects trade unions and work councils and therefore employers in European countries.

ACC's annual survey of global chief legal officers and general counsel.

This Administrative Agreement ("Agreement") is made between the United States Environmental Protection Agency "EPA''). acting as lead federal agency, and: BP p.l.c.; BP America, Inc. ("BPA"); BP Exploration and Production Inc. (''BPXP"); BP Products North America. Inc. ("BPPNA"); BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. ("BPXA"); and other BP Group Entities.

Selected cases and materials related to limitations on discovery.

This guide gives an overview of environmental regulation in British Columbia, including enforcement structures, climate change laws, and liability for corporate directors and officers.

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in its series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people. This chapter focuses on the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC).

In the world of employment law, there are a number of privilege and professional responsibility issues facing in-house counsel. In order to prevent charges of misconduct, counsel should be familiar with the privilege and work product standards, as well as the Rules of Professional Conduct. Find out how knowing these standards not only avoids misconduct charges, but also allows in-house counsel to monitor the performance of outside attorneys.

This is sample software license agreement for Massachusetts.

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.

Two of the globally significant patent-related events during the past year occurred in Europe and the United States, respectively.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This is a sample sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in this agreement on a tentative basis.

The topic of value and cost effectiveness is a common one, but not a new one. There's often a disconnect between how firms bill for services (hourly) and how clients wish to pay for them (value). But there are tools available to counsel to make these two notions sync.

General counsel from leading companies in the United States and Europe came together at ACC's 2010 Annual Meeting during the General Counsel Roundtable, and mused about their evolving roles and how they fulfill their responsibilities. In an environment of increasing regulations, the roundtable stressed the importance of transparency, innovation and forward-thinking.

What you need to know about how the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Circuit City could affect the enforceability of your ADR clauses in employment disputes.

Employment and Labor Committee's Comments regarding the OFCCP's Proposed Systemic Compensation Discrimination and Self Evaluation Guidelines.

This is a sample group sales agreement between a hotel and an organization where the hotel agrees to hold the space listed in this agreement on a tentative basis until a specified date. If this agreement is not fully executed by Group and Hotel by the specified date, the Hotel will release the space.

This list is a detailed analysis of select commercial and non-commercial FAR and DFARS clauses.

This is a sample software subscription and services agreement.