Mauricio Duarte is a Lawyer from Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala) with an LL.M. from St. Thomas University (Minnesota). Mauricio worked for 4 years in international arbitration, before devoting himself to issues related to technology and legal innovation. You can find the recording here.
Bona Law is pleased to announce Jim Lerner and Pat Pascarella have joined the firm as partners. Jim will be based at the firm’s New York office while Pat will launch the firm’s newest office in Dallas, Texas. Pat joins Bona Law from Kilpatrick Townsend. His experience ranges from antitrust litigation and counseling to representing clients before enforcement and regulatory agencies […]
As Published in The Legal Intelligencer – Special Section March 2021: Intellectual Property By: Laura Winston Earlier this year, the comedian Seth Meyers was making a joke about a politician on his talk show “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” In doing so, he referred to a well-known brand of popular plastic building bricks as “Legos.” Mr. […]
Posted: 9 Feb 2021 Think of one of the worst things that could happen to the construction sector at this moment in time What would it be? Something that takes cashflow out of the supply chain? New legislation which fundamentally changes tax regulations when there is limited money to ensure compliance with these changes? You would […]
When a supervisor with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway stumbled upon a way to submit fraudulent invoices to his employer, he enlisted several others in the scheme. In the end, more than $2 million in bogus or inflated invoices (details of the case are in the right-hand box) were submitted. To prevent a similar scam from […]
Assuming that you are an entrepreneur, you have undoubtedly asked yourself: what is the value of my business? Or you might be in the market to buy a business and wonder: what is a reasonable price for it. All legitimate questions. Let me make some things clear first. There is no such thing as THE […]
International Tax Disclosure Exemption issued For those of you who have clients with control or income interests in a foreign company or an attributing interest in a FIF at any time during a particular income year, section 61(1) of the Tax Administration Act would usually require a disclosure of that interest to IR. However in […]
Our criminal litigation partner Felix Ng was interviewed by TVB television program “News Magazine (新聞透視)” on the criminal law and market misconduct implications surrounding “ramp and dump” investment scams via social media, which have been rampant in Hong Kong and the Asia region lately. SFC Crackdown This television interview came timely as the Securities and Futures Commission […]
1. Financial support for Singapore businesses Whether you are planning to start, grow or reinvent your business, an array of Singapore government grants and incentives are available to provide the financial support you need, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought about unprecedented business challenges. This article highlights a number of Singapore government grants […]
A turbulent 2020 meant that gas stations and c-stores need to be flexible and innovative in their approach for the future. Also a surge in the transaction activity for the sector in Q4 2020 has given a solid foundation for 2021. A detailed analysis of Q4 2020 gas station performance is presented in our update […]
Vietnam is currently undergoing economic and demographic transformations that provide great potential for its healthcare industry. In 2019, Vietnam’s healthcare expenditure was approximately US$17 billion, equivalent to 6.6 percent of its GDP according to Fitch Solutions. The firm also expects that healthcare spending will reach US$23 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate […]
The past year has witnessed a huge remote working experiment for many of the world’s businesses and their employees as a result of Covid-19. And, for many, these new working practices have become hugely complex depending on where in the world business owners and employees have suddenly found themselves. Almost overnight, people are in uncertain […]
