SEC Wants to Know: Is Your Carbon Footprint a "Material Risk" to International Climate Change Agreements? Climate Change is a red hot area right now and is a top priority of discussion this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. It seems that everyone is throwing their hat into the ring in… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2010
7 Ways to Bulletproof Your International Arbitration Agreement
Posted in Business Transactions, Dispute Resolution, International ArbitrationAs an international business attorney, a focal point of my practice involves advising clients how to best handle cross-border disputes. The most effective mechanism by far in resolving international dispute is international arbitration. Why? International arbitration levels the playing field by taking away the home court advantage of parties on either side of a transaction…. Continue Reading
The BRICfast Club: A Series of Posts Dedicated to Brazil, Russia, India and China (Part I)
Posted in International InvestmentsHey Brazil–Take Your Time With Those BITs, I Can Get Them Somewhere Else! Today we’re launching the first in a series of posts on the BRIC countries in a fast, quick read format. While the late John Hughes would have appreciated the titular tribute to his Breakfast Club classic, the series is meant to… Continue Reading
The Great Firewall of China: How Lessons from the Apartheid Era Can Lift the Information Curtain
Posted in Corporate Governance, Random Thoughts and ObservationsCorporate Codes of Conduct Played a Major Role in the Collapse of Apartheid in South Africa and Are a Viable Means to End Digital Censorship in China. The remarks of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday that “we stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and… Continue Reading
Minimize Corporate Governance Issues in Closely-held Corporations with Multiple Large Shareholders
Posted in Corporate GovernanceA must read study examining corporate governance issue in closely-held corporations was recently published by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation. Closely-held Corporations Integral part of Global Economy The study is important to business owners and shareholders all over the world given the integral role closely-held corporations play in the… Continue Reading
2010 Index of Economic Freedom Released: United States Ranks Eighth
Posted in Corporate Governance, Dispute Resolution, International InvestmentsThe Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation released its annual 2010 Index of Economic Freedom. Of the world’s 20 largest economies, Hong Kong ranked first while the U.S. came in at number eight. According to the Wall Street Journal article, The U.S. is Not as Free as It Used to Be, a number… Continue Reading
Ecuador Class Action Plaintiffs Strike Back at Chevron’s Cynical Game of Musical Jurisdictions
Posted in International Arbitration, International LitigationThe arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice — Martin Luther King, Jr. The seventeen-year war between Ecuador’s 30,000 class plaintiffs against oil giant Chevron continues its global odyssey, as the oil giant pulls out every trick in the book to avoid an impending $27 Billion judgment against it in… Continue Reading
We Have an App for That: Introducing the International Business Law Advisor App for the iPhone
Posted in Random Thoughts and ObservationsWe are thrilled to announce the latest addition to the iTunes App Store–the International Business Law Advisor App for the iPhone. The App is yet another way we can add exceptional value to our readers utilizing cutting edge technology. In addition to keeping our readers up to date, the App allows users to take advantage… Continue Reading
Another Win for Anti-Suit Injunctions and the Integrity of Arbitral Awards
Posted in Business Transactions, International Arbitration, International LitigationOnly 2 weeks into 2010 and I’m seeing a lot of positive movement on the street. The international markets are roaring back to life. Deal makers are picking up the phone again. And lawyers are being hired to put these deals together. Based on this snapshot view, I expect to see international transactions skyrocket as… Continue Reading
From Startup to Global Domination in 60 Snuggies or Less (or What the Snuggie Can Teach You About Going Global)
Posted in Business TransactionsThe Snuggie was a huge hit in England over Christmas. The product, which was conceived and developed by New York-based Allstar Products Group, LLC, has also been a huge hit in Canada and Australia. For those unfamiliar with the product, the Snuggie is essentially a backwards robe that one wears to keep warm. By leveraging… Continue Reading
Why the European Union Should Allow Class Action Lawsuits
Posted in International LitigationAmerican innovation spawned the personal computer, the internet and the Ipod. All radically changed the way the world accessed information. Under a proposed EU Directive, another American innovation—the class action lawsuit—may radically change the way EU consumers’ access justice. Under the proposal presented by the EU Commission, consumers who suffer at the hands of companies… Continue Reading
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Board Certified International Law Expert and Founding partner Santiago A. Cueto focuses his practice on international business law with an emphasis on international business litigation, arbitration and transactions. His practice is based in Miami, Florida.
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