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Global Legal Group
174 pages

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to enforcement of foreign judgments laws and regulations around the world.

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Region: Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, India, Japan, Jordan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nigeria, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Eversheds Sutherland
56 pages

In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.

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Region: United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Jordan, Middle East, Europe, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Brazil, United States

As a result of the revenues received from the recent tremendous increases in gas and oil prices, Middle East countries are currently engaging in significant commercial and structural development programs, such as the establishment of stock exchanges, and the development of huge infrastructure projects. Where there are opportunities for commerce, in-house counsel will shortly follow. This means that we must educate ourselves about how government practices and the laws in this increasingly important commercial region will affect our clients’ transactions.

The global expansion of criminal risk for international companies and their executives progresses with lightning speed: some countries are setting even more stringent standards than in the US. Cooperation between international agencies is growing. The EU arrest warrant now allows arrest by foreign prosecutors without the need for a court process and extradition from the US is a real possibility. Given the high financial and reputational damage that criminal liability causes, in–house counsel need to understand the risks that their global companies and executives face.

Association of Corporate Counsel

This Leading Practices Profile, The Role of General Counsel in the Middle East, features the law department leading practices for three entities navigating the many challenges of meeting the regulatory and cultural standards placed on global corporations.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Latham & Watkins LLP for the Pro Bono Institute

This survey is a self-proclaimed 'work in progress' which will continue to be updated by the Pro Bono Institute. It covers 43 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and the Pacific region, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Frederick V. Perry

Representing a company outside the familiarity of the States can be a three-fold lesson in corporate etiquette, culture and law. In the Arab Middle East, these findings hold especially true. Follow this author’s firsthand experience and take away some tips on negotiating transactions abroad.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United States
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