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An Interview With Eberhard Braun of Schultze & Braun
Best Lawyers
The 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winning firm was recognized in Germany for Restructuring and Insolvency Law.
An Interview With Jan Bernd Nordemann of Boehmert & Boehmert, Winner of the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Award for Intellectual Property Law in Germany
Best Lawyers
The international property law attorney discusses his firm's recent successes and the trends taking over the IP field.
An Interview With Walter Uebelhoer of Allen & Overy, 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Award-Winner for Banking Law in Germany
Best Lawyers
Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer in conversation with the leading attorney at the Allen & Overy, a 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winner.
An Interview With Norbert Rieger of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
Best Lawyers
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy won the "Law Firm of the Year" award in 2019 for Private Equity Law in Germany.
An Interview With Rainer Krause of Hengeler Mueller, 2019 “Law Firm of the Year” Award Recipient for Corporate Law in Germany
Best Lawyers
Rainer Krause discusses the unique training approaches that make Hengeler Mueller one of Germany's top firms.
An Interview With Bastian Finkel of BLD Bach Langheid Dallmayr, Germany's 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Winner in Insurance Law
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A look at the new European policies changing the insurance landscape in Germany.
Thomas Thalhofer of Noerr on the Future of German IT Law
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Noerr received the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Information Tehcnology Law in Germany.
An Interview With Cornelia Thaler of Clifford Chance Deutschland
Best Lawyers
The head of Clifford Chance Deutschland's 2019 German "Law Firm of the Year" winning practice discusses the future of German real estate.
Taxation in Spain for the Purchase of Used Goods on C2C Platforms
Mariano Roca López
Trends that have had an impact in the tax sphere in Spain.
The Burden of Substantiation and Proof in Continental European Civil Procedure and the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
Dr. Wolfgang Kühn and Katharina Walter
Civil procedures in Germany are governed by the principles of factual substantiation and burden of proof.
The Great Reckoning
John Ettorre
Eight years after the financial crisis, aftereffects continue to ripple through the financial sector.
New European Unitary Patent Is Not-So-Wonderful
Michael B. Fein
If the European Parliament and the 25 participating states were trying to emulate a U.S. patent and replace the present Balkanized system wherein each state has its own patent granting authority and courts handling patent litigation, it has failed miserably.
U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Violaine du Pontavice
What will be the future for the world’s climate issue?
Here Are Gide's Predictions on the Biggest Trends in Real Estate
Best Lawyers
Winner of the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Real Estate Law in France, Hugues Moreau of Gide talks global capital and market changes.
Value Play
Kim F. Ebert
Impeccable skills are no longer enough: Why lawyers must increasingly take into account clients’ expectations about representation’s true worth.
An Interview With Vitaly Mozharowski of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Best Lawyers
The firm is the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winner for Real Estate Law in Russia.
What Spain’s Proposed ‘Google Tax’ Means for its New Economy
Mariano Roca López
How the Spanish Stability Program is tapping new sources of tax revenue.
FinTech Innovation Poses Data Privacy Challenges
Michael Brown
FinTech companies are disrupting traditional financial models—and creating new data privacy concerns.
The Residency Visa for Foreign Investors—Or the Golden Visa
Mariano Roca López
Golden Visa holders would be entitled to reside in Spain for an initial period of one year, which can be extended into two to five year periods.
Hotter and More Intense
Lori Tripoli
Multiple Category 5 hurricanes. Drought. Wildfires. Climate change isn’t just damaging the environment and our health. It’s impacting the bottom line.
Solar Energy Incentives and Licensing Procedures In Turkey
Serap Zuvin
The primary legislation for the investments on solar energy resources is the Law on Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources for Generating Electrical Energy2 ("RER Law").
Panama Papers: Evasion and Avoidance
Best Lawyers
Attorneys from across the world consider what the future holds for businesses and individuals with foreign holdings and investments.
Q&A with Franklin Hoet-Linares of Venezuela’s Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque
Best Lawyers
An interview with Franklin Hoet-Linares of Venezuela’s Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque.
Q&A with Patrick Monahan and Andrew Tulloch of Colin Biggers & Paisley
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Patrick Monahan and Andrew Tulloch talk about their work with Colin Biggers & Paisley.
Registering Advertising Slogans as Trademarks in the United States and Europe
Christian Lemke
Brand owners seeking to obtain exclusive rights in their advertising slogans for campaigns encompassing the United States and Europe should bear in mind certain well-established principles.
Q&A with Dan McMahon of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker
Best Lawyers
An interview with Advisory Board member Dan McMahon of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker.
The Growing Need for Expert Witnesses Across All Kinds of Litigation
Erin Quinn-Kong
More lawsuits mean more opportunities for expert witnesses in all industries and specialties.
