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Latin American Cafe |
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Global Compliance Club |
Latin American Cafe |
Global Compliance Club |
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Latin American Cafe
Crystal Clear : Transparency and efficiency at the top of the M & A agenda in Latin America
The search for efficient due diligence on the road to crystal clear transactions has become a priority for companies and funds investing in Latin America .
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Dispute resolution strategies in Latin America : Is arbitration still appealing ?
Arbitration was conceived as a method to resolve disputes that was preferable to litigation in the court system . In Latin America , international arbitration was embraced as a fair , efficient and cost-effective alternative to the courts . But is the love affair losing its passion ?
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Latin American Cafe
Changing seats : is Latin America coming of age ?
International arbitration has been the preferred dispute resolution mechanism for many years in large cross-border transactions involving Latin American jurisdictions , assets , or parties . Any perceived negativity that governments and private parties once harboured , has gradually given way to an increasingly “ arbitration-friendly ” environment
12 July 2017 , Mexico City
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Pacific Alliance : Growing opportunities in projects and infrastructure
Since the official launch of the Pacific Alliance with the Lima Declaration in 2011 , the member countries have achieved success in a number of areas : tariff elimination on a wide range of products , the integration of four national stock markets , the removal of visa restrictions , and the opening of joint international trade missions . However , some challenges remain ; what ´ s next in the agenda for the Pacific Pumas ?
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15 March 2017 , Buenos Aires |
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Clients expect arbitration to be free from the gamesmanship and formalism that can often impede court litigation in Latin America and frustrate the quick and fair resolution of a controversy . However , some of the deficiencies that have come to affect arbitration are causing some pause .
Delay in the issuance of awards and in the time it takes to get to final hearing , costs of arbitrator and counsel , biased arbitrators , conflicts , corruption , arbitrator challenges , and arbitration-related litigation such as amparos are just some of the issues that weigh on the minds of in-house counsel and clients when pondering whether to agree to arbitration .
While that could be said at one time , some courts systems are undergoing reform and are to some degree more transparent and reliable than in the past . Are clients now considering more carefully whether courts are a viable alternative to arbitration ?
As well , at least in the United States and other countries , mediation has gained acceptance and is expected to grow globally , as revealed by a recent survey of in-house counsel at Fortune 1000 companies . This has impacted the case loads of arbitrators . For some reason , mediation is not as accepted in Latin America as it is elsewhere in the world . Time
7:30am-8:45am
In this session a group of dispute resolution and arbitration experts meet to discuss the following concerns :
1 ) What are the five principal deficiencies from the perspectives of in-house counsel and clients that detracting from arbitration ’ s attractiveness in the region ? What are five specific steps that the bar , arbitrators , arbitral institutions and / or the arbitration community in general can take to address and cure those deficiencies in the eyes of in-house counsel and clients ?
2 ) What are the current perspectives of in-house counsel on mediation ? Why has mediation not caught on in the region in the same way it has in other places ? Will mediation gain more acceptance in Latin America , and what are the impediments to its growth ? What five steps that can be taken to foster mediation ? What impact will mediation have on arbitration in the region ?
23 February 2017 , San Jose
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Having picked the “ low hanging fruit of integration ”, Chile , Colombia , Mexico and Peru have challenges ahead , challenges which are likely to show the Alliance untapped potential .
For regular visitors to the region , the need to overhaul roads , small airports , and ports is quite clear as their limited capacity slow down trade and free movement of people . Countries need to build better infrastructure , and build it fast , to satisfy the needs of a growing and upwardly mobile population and of more discerning investors .
In one example , Colombia has set up an ambitious $ 70 billion plan to improve regional and international connectivity , foster regional development and promote foreign trade by reducing transport times . Other major investments aim to reduce the housing shortage . Are the other Alliance members catching up ?
20 September 2016 , Washington DC
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Omni Shoreham Hotel 2500 Calvert St NW , Washington DC 20008
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5:00pm - 7:30pm
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3 ) How viable an alternative to arbitration is court litigation in the region ? |