The COVID-19 pandemic is one of those once-ina- lifetime events that few people predict but which affects everyone – individuals, businesses and governments. During the past four months the pandemic […]
Read moreOksana Howard has participated in IR Global Commercial Working Group Zoom meeting aimed at North American market to discuss various collaborative opportunities for North American Commercial Group, as well as current issues affecting local businesses. Given Oksana’s experience of advising parties with business interests in North America, this meeting has provided an invaluable insight into current […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers As companies continue to look for opportunities in global markets, directors from diverse jurisdictions are hired to serve on the boards of foreign businesses as well as domestic ones that have operations and assets in other countries. Enterprises across the world look for directors from other jurisdictions for any number of […]
Oksana Howard co-hosted IR Global Commercial Working Group Virtual EMEA meeting, together with her friend and colleague John Wolfs from a well-known law firm Wolfs Advocaten based in Netherlands. The meeting was attended by 22 lawyers from 17 jurisdictions worldwide and has provided a great opportunity to reconnect with other IR Global members and to learn […]
Oksana Howard, who is a Partner at Colman Coyle Corporate and International Departments, has recently advised an up-and-coming UK Renewable Energy Company on the joint venture renewable energy project in Eastern Europe, entered into with the Chinese entrepreneur and published author on offshore wind maintenance. The parties were excited with the prospect of working together […]
As most lawyers with any experience of disputes involving cross border trade contracts will know, the question of which law applies to the contract and, which forum is appropriate for the determination of any dispute, is frequently an issue. In many cases, businesses do not give any thought to these matters when entering into contracts. […]
Our clients have been repeatedly asking us to assist them with some of the issues their businesses are now facing as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. These are some of the matters we have been recently advising on our company clients and business owners to help them with the new challenges posed by […]
Colman Coyle is pleased to announce that Oksana Howard will become a Partner in our Corporate and International Departments, with effect from 1st April 2020. Oksana joined Colman Coyle in 2017 and has since been committed to successful growth and development of the Corporate and International Departments of the firm, acting for English and international clients and […]
QUESTION ONE – When representing a client with significant business activities in foreign jurisdictions, what are some key risk-related concerns that arise in a cross-border context and how can a parent company minimise such risk? Whenever a client conducts business in multiple jurisdictions it is important to understand the types of risk that prevail in […]
The beginning of the year is a favorable moment to reflect and to plan. After reflecting upon the recent trends in legislation and in the economic environment, we have selected a few themes that we understand to be relevant for financial institutions and other financial services organizations in Brazil in 2020. 1 – Tax Reform: […]
With the prospects of falling local interest rates and an improvement in the country’s business environment, it is natural to expect that 2020 will be marked by stronger signs of economic recovery in Brazil. Preparations for the country’s accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) within the next 2 to 5 years […]
Oksana Howard of the International and Corporate Departments of Colman Coyle had a pleasure of meeting with another IR Global member Roland Jones from Axebridge Corporate Services Limited based in Barbados. Given that Colman Coyle has close ties with various professionals from the Americas, collaboration with the corporate services provider based in Barbados further establishes Colman […]
