Colin Vega Fletes

Historically, invoices have been a key element to keep control of commercial operations, both for the tax authorities in each country and for the merchants and/or consumers of a product or service. In this changing and globalized world, it is almost impossible for technology not to have an impact in all fields of daily life, […]

The latest Latin America M&A IBA conference opened in South Beach, Miami, on the 13th of March to the 15th. Welcoming more than 500 delegates from 31 countries, the current vice president and next president of the IBA, Jaime Carey promised to continue with the major projects started under current president, Almundena Arpon de Mendivil’s […]

Jane Kim is the Firm’s managing partner. She advises debtors in possession, distressed companies, and other parties, in both in-court and out-of-court situations. Jane’s recent engagements include representing Trinitas Advantaged Agriculture Partners IV, LP and its subsidiary almond ranch operations in the Central Valley of California, and Shift Technologies, Inc., an omnichannel automobile retailer, in […]

Emmanuel is a transactional lawyer specialized in competition law, maintaining an extensive experience with active involvement in major antitrust and merger control cases before the Hellenic Competition Commission and the competent Administrative Courts. He has also handled liberalization cases in regulated markets, especially in the telecoms sector. He has acted in a considerable number of […]

Jaime Herrera is a partner at Posse Herrera Ruiz. He heads the corporate and mergers and acquisitions department. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and natural resources, and energy. Jaime also participates in compliance and competition matters, particularly in integration matters. Jaime advises clients from various economic sectors on issues related to mergers […]

Damien is an experienced litigator and arbitrator who has practiced law for more than 30 years.  He is admitted to the Superior Courts of New Zealand, England and Wales, and Hong Kong.  His practice involves advising on almost all aspects of domestic and international business, including shareholders and joint venture disputes, insolvency and asset recovery, […]

Bangladesh’s legal market, rooted in English common law, covers corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law. Dhaka is a key center for diverse legal services. Law firms address regulatory compliance, foreign investment, and labor issues. Challenges include case backlog. Growing foreign investment and legal education contribute to the evolving legal landscape.

Larry Campagna has established a reputation as an authoritative litigator in matters of business litigation and white collar criminal defense, as well as federal, state and local tax controversies.  For more than 45 years, he has resolved thousands of civil and criminal litigation matters, many of which involved sophisticated and complex legal issues that established […]

Jonas has 30 years’ experience as a lawyer and for approximately 25 years has specialized in intellectual property disputes. He is recognised for his expertise in patent disputes, his experience extends into a number of sectors including healthcare, pharmaceuticals and technology. A member of the board and advisory board of the European Patent lawyers Association […]

Panama is a country renowned for its strategic geographic position, vibrant economy, and favourable legal environment. The legal landscape is an attractive blend of business-friendly policies, advantageous tax structures, and a well-regulated financial sector. Its corporate law facilitates easy establishment and operation of businesses, while the taxation system encourages international investment and financial activities. The […]

Interview with Jaime Carey, Managing Partner of Carey, and Vice President of the IBA With David Adams, Managing Editor, Top Ranked Legal Jaime, I know Carey is a very old family firm. Could you give us a potted history of the firm and your place within it, please? The firm traces its roots back to […]

View From the Top An interview with Nèstor Corominas, Partner, CURELL SUÑOL with David Adams, Managing Editor, Top Ranked Legal Tell me a little about the firm and your place in it, Nèstor. I know it was founded in the 1940s, so you haven’t been there since the beginning… I’m one of the partners here […]

Tell me a little bit about the firm and where it fits into the corporate legal landscape. The firm was founded by my father in the mid-60s – 1965 to be exact. Originally it was nearly exclusively a litigation boutique focused on financial litigation working for banks and financial institutions. I joined the firm in […]

  An interview with Francisco J Cerezo, Partner, DLA Piper – Chair, US Latin America Francisco Cerezo is the firm’s Chair, US-Latin America Practice and Chair of Latin America Corporate & Finance. He focuses his practice on corporate and international matters, advising US and foreign companies, private equity funds, family groups and sovereigns doing business […]

Final steps towards the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation Bill (MiCA) have been taken for legalization. In accordance with the document shared on 5 October 2022, the Permanent Representatives Committee of the Council of Europe approved the MiCA text. If the European Parliament also accepts the text, MiCA is expected to enter into force within […]

The Law Amending the Press Law and Other Laws (Omnibus Law), also known as the “Disinformation Law” among public, was published in the Official Gazette on 18 October 2022. Omnibus Law amends various laws, such as Press Law, Turkish Penal Code and Law on the Regulation of Broadcasts via Internet and Prevention of Crimes Committed […]

Regulation on the Procedures and Principles Regarding the Electronic Seal (Regulation) entered into force by its publication in the Official Gazette on 14 September 2022. Regulation, that is prepared by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) based on the Electronic Signature Law (Law), covers the legal and technical aspects of the electronic seal and […]

With the “Regulation Amending the Regulation on Distance Contracts” published in the Official Gazette on 23 August 2022, critical amendments in the provisions regarding the obligation of preliminary notification, the right of withdrawal, and the obligations of the seller, supplier and consumer were made to the Regulation on Distance Contracts (Regulation). Thus, the compatibility of […]

Decision on processing of the data subject’s “hand geometry” information by the data controller without obtaining explicit consent for entrances to the service building of an enterprise Data subject has filed a complaint with the Board, alleging that palm and fingerprint information was scanned by the company authorities to enter the service area while registering […]

La presente ley dispone, entre otros aspectos, la creación del Impuesto a los Juegos a Distancia y a las Apuestas Deportivas a Distancia (en adelante, el Impuesto), el cual grava la explotación de los juegos a distancia y apuestas deportivas a distancia desarrollados en plataformas tecnológicas que requieran para su explotación autorización del MINCETUR. Entre […]

Fundamental Amendments to E-Commerce Law: A New Era Begins The long-awaited amendments to the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (Law) were published in the Official Gazette on 7 July 2022 with Law No. 7416 Amending the Law on the Regulation of Electronic Commerce (Amendment Law). Especially recently, the balance between the economic size […]

Se consulta a SUNAT si se estaría ante una exportación de servicios, en el supuesto que una empresa domiciliada sea contratada por una empresa no domiciliada a fin de prestarle servicios destinados a facilitar la venta realizada en el extranjero de productos que son adquiridos por clientes domiciliados en el Perú, los cuales se retribuyen […]

Hungarian Data Protection Authority (Authority) published its annual report in which it presented a detailed decision (Decision) where it imposed its highest fine to date of approximately 670,000 Euros. This record-breaking fine was imposed on a bank in response to its unlawful use of artificial intelligence for automatically analyzing records of customer services calls. The […]

DS. No. 063 – 2022 – PCM – Se establecen nuevas medidas para el restablecimiento de la vida social La norma en referencia establece la obligatoriedad del uso de mascarilla cuando se circula por vías de uso publico y en lugares cerrados. En los departamentos que tengan el 80% de cobertura de vacunación de personas […]

After a long period of discussions and expectations, Sports Clubs and Sports Federations Act (Sports Act) entered into force on 22 April 2022. Sports Act’s entry into force brought many discussions along. Likewise, the regulation radically changes the establishment and operational mechanisms of the sports clubs and sports joint-stock companies (Sports Clubs). For further information […]

Recent Personal Data Protection Board Decision on Cookies: Administrative Fine of 800,000 TRY Summary of Personal Data Protection Board (Board)’s decision dated 10/03/2022 and numbered 2022/229 on the processing of personal data via cookies used by the data controller operating in the e-commerce sector, is published. Board decided to impose an administrative fine of 800,000 […]

Superintendency Resolution No. 000091-2022/SUNAT – MODIFIES PROCEDURE “EXECUTION OF EXTRAORDINARY CONTROL ACTIONS” In the general procedure “Execution of extraordinary control actions” CONTOL-PG.02 (version 1), the guidelines for the execution of extraordinary control actions aimed at the prevention, detection and repression of customs crimes, illicit traffic of goods and non-compliance with tax-customs provisions and others that […]

Law Amending the Consumer Protection Law and Condominium Ownership Law (Law) was published in the Official Gazette on 1 April 2022. With Law, significant changes were made to protect consumers. We have compiled some primary amendments below. New obligations towards intermediary service providers active in e-commerce. With Law, various responsibilities have been brought to intermediary […]

SUPERINTENDENCE RESOLUTION No. 000078-2022/SUNAT – SUSPEND APPLICATION OF THE SPOT TO THE TRANSFER OF SUGAR It has been arranged to suspend the application of the Tax Obligations Payment System (SPOT), to the transfer outside the production center, as well as from any geographical area that enjoys tax benefits to the rest of the country (when […]

USA’s step towards digital dollar. On 9 March 2022 the U.S President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on cryptocurrencies (Order). The Order stipulates that Ministry of the Treasury, Ministry of Commerce, and some other public organizations will prepare research reports for the creation of a comprehensive digital asset strategy and submit it to the […]

Regulation on Delivery of Remote Healthcare Services (Regulation) was published in the Official Gazette on 10 February 2022 by Ministry of Health (Ministry). Regulation regulates the procedures and principles regarding the scope of remote health service, providing permits to facilities to provide this service, development of remote health information system and audits. Regulation has been […]

Draft Guideline on Cookie Practices (Guideline) was published on Personal Data Protection Authority’s (Authority) website on January 11, to create an advisory and guiding document. Guideline has a guiding feature especially for website operating data controllers. Guideline contains recommendations for the processing of personal data through cookies. Cookies used not only on websites, but also […]

Recently, a highly respected Nigerian non-executive board director from my organisation offered me his observations on my performance as the general counsel of the bank. My immediate inclination was that I was about to get negative feedback. “Uh-oh” I thought. So I promptly informed him that it wasn’t necessary for him to do this as […]

Introduction  The Law numbered 7262 on Prevention of the Financing of Propagation of Weapons of Mass Destruction[1] (Law No. 7262) introduced significant amendments to the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code numbered 6102[2] (TCC) that have taken effect as of April 01, 2021. Accordingly, the Turkish Ministry of Trade has enacted the applicable secondary legislation, […]