Expert Guides - Rising stars

Parallel Import and Repackaging of Pharmaceutical Products in Turkey

While the European Union has long determined its approach to trademark issues for parallel imports and repackaging of pharmaceuticals, Turkish courts and legislation lack a unified and established practice on the issue

03/07/2017 Gökçe Izgi, Moroglu Arseven, Turkey Merve Altinay, Moroglu Arseven, Turkey

Practicing Tax Law in a Changing Legal Environment

Tax is an exciting and ever-changing area of the law and navigating the plethora of tax rules to achieve a favorable result for a client is very rewarding

03/07/2017 Julia Ushakova-Stein, Fenwick & West, US Ora Grinberg, Fenwick & West, US

The application of tax treaties to collective investment vehicles: The Portuguese case

The purpose of this article is to make a brief summary of the problems and issues regarding the application of conventions to avoid double taxation to collective investment vehicles, and then to summarize the solution recently (2015) adopted by the Portuguese legislator to address such issues in an...

03/07/2017 Filipe Abreu, PLMJ, Portugal Joana Maldonado Reis, PLMJ, Portugal

Proposed amendments to Norwegian tonnage tax system

The amendments of the Norwegian tonnage tax regime in 2007 proved to be controversial, followed by industry complaints and lawsuits subsequent the Government’s decision to retrospectively tax income that was previously subject to a tax deferral

03/07/2017 Per Daniel Nyberg, KPMG, Norway

Lack of scientific debate before the French courts: current main disadvantage for companies’ defense

Companies doing business in France are currently facing a detrimental paradox: while the precautionary principle, which is supposed to be triggered by scientific evidence, is increasingly used against them, scientific debate has disappeared before the French courts as line of defense

03/07/2017 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Hogan Lovells, France

Data Breaches: a GDPR response guide

Hacks, ransomware, theft of credit card details, phishing mails… data breaches are taking a prominent position in daily headlines

03/07/2017 Joke Bodewits, Hogan Lovells, Netherlands Chantal van Dam, Hogan Lovells, Netherlands

Jurisdiction of Antitrust Authorities in Mexico, a follow-up: the case of AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner (the second precedent)

In the 2016 edition of LMG Rising Stars 2016, we analysed the implications and reasoning set forth in the ruling issued by the Mexican Second Collegiate Circuit Court specialized in competition, broadcasting and telecommunications matters (the “Circuit Court”) in the context of the Nokia /...

03/07/2017 Luis Gerardo García Santos Coy, Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez, Mexico Jorge Kargl Pavia, Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez, Mexico Mauricio Serralde Rodríguez, Creel García-Cuéllar Aiza y Enríquez, Mexico

Swiss International Arbitration Law to be updated

Earlier this year, the Swiss Federal Council released its draft bill to amend certain provisions and to propose the inclusion of new provisions in the Swiss International Arbitration Law (Chapter 12 of the Swiss Federal Act on Private International Law, “PILA”)

03/07/2017 Florian Mohs, Pestalozzi, Switzerland Alain Muster, Pestalozzi, Switzerland

Testing the boundaries of emergency arbitration in investment and construction disputes

The advent of emergency arbitration can be considered as one of the big success stories of international arbitration in the past decade

03/07/2017 Lars Markert, Gleiss Lutz, Germany

Arbitration under the new Expedited Procedure Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

On 1 March 2017, the revised Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) became effective

03/07/2017 Jan Erik Spangenberg, Latham & Watkins, Germany

India – Aviation sector roundup

Following India’s amendment to its Aircraft Rules in 2015 to recognize the provisions of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) and the Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment...

03/07/2017 Dhruv Khanna, Wadia Ghandy & Co, India

Importing Pharmaceuticals to the Turkish Market

Given the potential risks posed to public health, the pharmaceutical sector is one of the most strictly regulated sectors in many countries, including Turkey

12/10/2016 Gökçe Izgi, Moroglu Arseven, Turkey

Online Sale of OTC Pharmaceutical Products in Turkey

Online sale of over the counter (“OTC”) pharmaceutical products is banned in Turkey because the legislative framework deems not specifically address this market segment

21/07/2016 Gökçe Izgi, Moroglu Arseven, Turkey Merve Altinay, Moroglu Arseven, Turkey

Country-by-country reporting requirements in Japan

The new transfer pricing regime based on the 2016 tax reform became effective on April 1 2016 in Japan.

04/07/2016 Yuri Numata, KPMG, US

Rising Stars: The research and the methodology

Welcome to the 2^nd edition of Legal Media Group’s Rising Stars 2016

When published in 1994, the Expert Guides were the first-ever guides dedicated to leading individuals in the legal industry. Since then we have continued to focus on individuals considered by peers and clients to be the best in...

01/07/2016

Better out than in?

At the time of writing, we are a few weeks away from a referendum about whether the UK should remain a part of the EU

23/06/2016 Paul Davidoff, Bircham Dyson Bell, United Kingdom

Image Matters

Ask any trademark attorney: Recognition strengthens a brand so that customers or clients can be more confident about the quality of goods or services when making their selection

23/06/2016 Matthew D Asbell, Ladas & Parry, US

Finally, a Trademark opposition system for Mexico

On June 1, 2016, the bill implementing the opposition system in Mexico was published in the Official Gazette

23/06/2016 Juan Carlos Hernandez Campos, Basham Ringe y Correa, Mexico

New Intercompany Debt Rules Shock Multinational Companies

On April 4, 2016, the United States Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued proposed regulations under § 385 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”)

23/06/2016 Julia Ushakova-Stein, Fenwick & West, US Larissa Neumann, Fenwick & West, US

Portugal: Two highly competitive tax regimes to attract investment

We are referring to the regime for investment funds and the regime for foreigners to set-up their residence in Portugal

23/06/2016 Bruno Santiago, Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva, Portugal

The Human Equation

A mid-sized independent law firm in Warsaw, Laszczuk & Partners has been operating since 1989 — over a quarter of a century

23/06/2016 Aleksandra Faderewska-Waszkiewicz, Laszczuk & Partners, Poland

Product compliance/investigation: the increasing cause of concern of manufacturers in Fance

While manufacturers are already exposed to civil product liability litigation following an incident or accident, a new type of litigation is emerging, giving rise to an unprecedented and threatening sword of Damocles over them in France

23/06/2016 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Hogan Lovells, France

Spanish Supreme Court confirms revocation of AstraZeneca’s Seroquel Prolong® patent

In a final judgment issued on May 20, 2016 the Spanish Supreme Court dismissed AstraZeneca’s extraordinary appeals and therefore confirmed the nullity in Spain of a European patent regarding sustained release formulations of quetiapine, which protected the blockbuster anti-psychotic drug...

23/06/2016 Miguel Gil, Grau & Angulo, Spain

The TPP and Patent Rights in Mexico

Karla Islas from Dumont, Bergman Bider, S.C., briefly explore the possible impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement dispositions in the patent industry in Mexico.

23/06/2016 Karla Islas Ortega, Herrero & Asociados, Spain

Recent Changes in Canadian Intellectual Property Law

Canada has seen a number of legislative changes in 2014 and 2015 to its Industrial Design Act, the Plant Breeder’s Right’s Act and the Patent Act

23/06/2016 Carmela DeLuca, Bereskin & Parr, Canada

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