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BSC Blackstone’s Acquisition of Grupo Açoforja

5th March 2020
The investment company BSC – Blackstone Soluções Corporativas, which operates as an investment company in Brazil, bought all the shares of Grupo Açoforja - a medium/heavy capacity open Forging Company, which manufactures steel forgings, such as parts underdrawing, pre-machined (rough machined) or finished machined, and heat-treated parts. Marcos Martins Advogados advised BSC – Blackstone Soluções […]
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The Issues in Kuwait’s Current Climate

28th February 2020
Tackling climate change and how it is impacting Kuwait’s economy Kuwait is the 7th largest exporter of oil, providing 50% of its GDP, but climate change is causing people to rethink their dependency on oil. Climate change will potentially affect everyone’s future. Of course, the oil and fossil fuel industry has an impact and so, […]
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What Are Transgender’s Employment Rights?

28th February 2020
What are the different types of unlawful discrimination? Like the term “harassment”, “discrimination” has several meanings and connotations.  For purposes of employment law, discrimination (differing treatment of an individual or group) is unlawful if it is based in whole or in part of a person’s protected status.  Conversely, discrimination, which may be unethical or even […]
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The Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and Its Impact Outside the US

28th February 2020
Prohibiting US firms and individuals from paying bribes to foreign officials in furtherance of a business deal, the FCPA’s impact in the CEE/SEE (Central and (south)Eastern European Countries) region continues to grow. We speak to Jitka Logesová who heads the firm-wide Corporate Investigation practice at Wolf Theiss, on what impact the FCPA has and the […]
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How Do You Prove Your Invention Came First?

28th February 2020
What constitutes legal proof of invention? In terms of protectability, one that maintains a higher intellectual “performance”,  than another person skilled in the art, is capable of filing the patent application; this has been the case since the end of the 19th century. With entry via Art. IV No. 4 introduced § 2a Patent Act […]
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Corporate Compliance Issues and How to Avoid Them

28th February 2020
Compliance risks companies face in this era and how to avoid them Based on my experience within the global business environment, the major risks impacting enterprises are antitrust, bribery & corruption, environmental issues, money laundering, cyber crime and trade restrictions. A good method behind tracking and monitoring risks are built from five steps; I see […]
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How Blockchain Will Disrupt Intellectual Property Management

28th February 2020
Traditional tools for protecting Intellectual Property (IP) such as patents and trademarks aren’t always fast enough to secure sensitive assets. Below DEIP’s CEO Alex Shkor discloses real use cases how blockchain revolutionizes the way innovators secure their intellectual property and helps lawyers and legal advisers minimize issues associated with IP management. Raising the question of […]
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