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Innovation in Latin America: why does the same formula not give the same results?

Mexico

EY Law - Innovation is a word that frequently comes up when we refer to changes and evolution. In Latin America, in particular, the term innovation is often linked to the adoption of new technologies and the process of digital transformation. From the simplest, such as communication between collabor...

IMSS: Integration of the base salary for contribution purposes due to the payment of Food and Housing

Mexico

On July 11, 2024, a Resolution issued by the Technical Council of the Mexican Social Security Institute ("IMSS") was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which establishes the criteria to guide employers regarding the correct integration of the base salary for contribution purposes ("SBC") in relation to the concepts of food and housing.

Von Wobeser y Sierra - The the Resolution ACDO.AS2.HCT.250624/204.P.DIR mentions that, in order to exclude food or housing benefits from the SBC, the ...

Dominican Republic Enacts Law to Transform the Country into a Regional Logistics Hub

Dominican Republic, Heiddy Moronta

Ulises Cabrera - On July 30, Law No. 30-24 on Logistics Centers, Logistics Center Operating Companies, and Logistics Operating Companies was enacted to establish a legal framework for the development and promotion of the Dominican Republic as a Logistics Hub. The law also regulates activities conduc...

DLA Piper announces new co-managing partners in Mexico

Mexico

DLA Piper is excited to announce the appointment of Mauricio Valdespino and Edgar Romo as co-managing partners of the Mexico City office. Both partners also lead regional practice groups, with Valdespino focusing on the Corporate M&A group and Romo on the Finance group. Valdespino specializes in ...

Arias, Shortlisted in two categories for the Global IP Awards 2024

Costa Rica

Arias - The list of nominees for The Global IP Awards 2024 has been announced and we are pleased to announce that ARIAS, for the first time, has been shortlisted in two important categories: Trademark Firm of the Year in Costa Rica Trademark Firm of the Year in El Salvador The list of nom...

Litigation Attorneys José Antonio Vázquez Cobo and Gustavo Galindo Join Holland & Knight in Mexico City

Mexico

Holland & Knight - Holland & Knight is pleased to welcome José Antonio Vázquez Cobo as a partner and Gustavo Galindo as an associate in the firm’s Mexico City office. Before joining Holland & Knight, both were attorneys at Jones Day. With a career spanning more than two decades, Mr. Vázquez Cobo ...

How to prepare for an M&A transaction

Costa Rica, Adriana Castro and Diego Quirós

BLP Legal - In the dynamic business world, mergers and acquisitions represent a powerful tool for business growth and consolidation. However, the complexity and challenges inherent in these transactions can generate uncertainty and anxiety. In this context, we firmly believe that knowledge brings ca...

OMC Abogados & Consultores adds Paolo Orlandini as Director of International Business Development

Peru

Peruvian firm OMC Abogados & Consultores is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paolo Orlandini as Director of International Business Development. It is worth mentioning that in addition to his new position, he will continue to lead the Regulatory Affairs area as he has been doing for the pas...

A Review of Recent Advances in Artificial Intelligence Research in Peru

Peru, Maria Fernanda Canepa

OMC Abogados - Peru, renowned not only for its rich cultural diversity and vast biodiversity but also for its burgeoning role in artificial intelligence (AI) research and application, has emerged as a fertile ground for innovation in this field. In recent years, there has been a notable increase in ...

Latin Counsel sponsors the international launch of the book: ‘M&A Transactions: Current Legal Issues’ (SPANISH Edition)

Latin America-wide

Latin Counsel is pleased to announce the international launch of the book: ‘M&A transactions: Current legal issues’. Cuestiones jurídicas de actualidad’ (First edition. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires. Llanes Ediciones. 2024). This product, with novel and innovative characteristics for the professi...

The true scope of Legal Marketing and those who practice it

Monica Malcotti in collaboration with Alejandra Rojas, Eugenia Sermeño, Marisol Saravia and Romina Buso

Legal marketing is much more than a label or a set of isolated tactics. It is a specialisation within the legal industry that combines marketing exper...

Two minutes with Johan van Niekerk, Head of Family Office US

United States, Johan van Niekerk

Given the geopolitical circumstances around the world, , the international movement of wealthy people is picking up again. The main drivers of this trend, though, are changing. Previously, tax was a key consideration. Today, it is a lower priority as people migrate for education, opportunity and lif...

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