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Mayer Brown JSM has published its Guide to Doing Business in Myanmar (May 2013). The guide includes information of interest to foreign and local investors and explains various legal issues that may arise when doing business in Myanmar.
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We have now had sight of an unofficial translation of the long-awaited new Foreign Investment Law, signed into law by President Thein Sein on 2 November 2012.
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Mayer Brown JSM Newsletter
Asia's legal and human resources advisors are often required to function across multiple jurisdictions. Staying on top of employment-related legal developments is important but can be challenging.
To help keep you up to date, Mayer Brown JSM has produced the Asia Employment Law: Quarterly Review, an e-publication covering 15 jurisdictions in Asia. |
Legal Update
14 March 2013
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
On 6 March 2013, Myanmar's Parliament voted in favour of Myanmar becoming a signatory to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 ("the New York Convention").
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Legal Update
6 December 2012
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
The use of unauthorised software in business is illegal and is likely to attract both civil and criminal liabilities in Hong Kong. Yet, did you know that the use of unauthorised software by anyone whose goods are supplied to the US may also constitute an unfair trade practice under the US's unfair competition laws, and may lead to the detention of goods, financial liability and injunctions against further sales? A Thai company has recently been fined for using pirated software to gain an unfair trade advantage in Massachusetts. The lessons that can be learnt by other Asian businesses from this very first case under the US's new anti-IT theft approach are discussed in this legal update.
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Legal Update
5 December 2012
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
Trademark squatting has been a nightmare for many overseas trademark owners for a long time, and more so in recent years. Our partner, Kenny Wong, published an article last month in Intellectual Property Magazine, titled "Kung fu trademark hustle", in which he says there are encouraging signs that we may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
Following the Trademark Office, the Chinese judiciary has also openly acknowledged the problem. On December 3, the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court held a press conference to report on their study into "the cause, characteristic and judicial response to trademark squatting". |
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Successfully managing a diverse workforce throughout the employment life cycle in Asia's varied jurisdictions is key to commercial success but can, unless managed correctly, present risk, compliance and policy challenges.
Legal and human resources advisors are regularly required to function across multiple jurisdictions. Given this, Mayer Brown JSM has produced the "Asia Diversity and Discrimination Traffic Lights 2012" which provides an easy-read, colour-coded 'pin-up' guide to 17 jurisdictions in Asia to identify tricky issues concerning diversity in the workplace. |
News Release
1 December 2012
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that its real estate group in Paris, led by Andrew Armfelt and Jean-Philippe Lambert was awarded at the 12th annual Ceremony of Trophées du Droit et du Contentieux (Law and Litigation Trophies) and comprised of the 2012 Silver Trophy of for the “Best Real Estate and Real Estate Finance team” (“Meilleure Equipe immobilier et fiancement immobilier 2012”).
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Legal Update
27 November 2012
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
On 22 August 2012, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted a final rule (the “Rule”) pursuant to the directives of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) compelling certain companies with U.S. securities reporting obligations (“Reporting Companies”) to assess and disclose their use of “conflict minerals,” consisting of certain metals (including tin, titanium, tungsten and gold) originating from certain targeted sources supporting conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or adjoining countries (together with the DRC, the “Covered Countries”). This article evaluates the impact of the Rule on these Asian manufacturers.
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Legal Update
19 November 2012
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
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Legal Update
9 November 2012
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
On 2nd November 2012, President Thein Sein signed into law the long-awaited new Foreign Investment Law.
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Newsletter
6 November 2012
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Mayer Brown Newsletter
Periodically we like to update our clients on the latest deals and news at Mayer Brown. In doing this, we hope you gain a broader understanding of our global capabilities in the projects and infrastructure sectors.
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Legal Update
31 October 2012
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
Recent amendments to the European prospectus rules may make the operation of certain employee stock plans in Europe, by multinationals listed outside Europe, cheaper and more straightforward. However, it appears that any major relaxation of the rules for such companies might not actually come into force (if indeed it does) for some time yet.
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Mayer Brown Legal Update
In this issue: UK – Update on the Transition to the New Regulatory Regime; Europe – Solvency II update; Europe – IMD II publication; US – Credit for Reinsurance Reform; US – NAIC Update: Summer National Meeting; US – Amendments to California's Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act; US – CFTC and SEC Final Rules Distinguishing Insurance from Swaps; Global – Insurance Brokers Face Storm Clouds over US Sanctions; Global – Canada, Isle of Man, Luxembourg and Poland sign up to Multinational Memorandum of Understanding; China - CIRC Relaxes Restrictions on Permitted Investments by Insurance Companies; Hong Kong – Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance; Bermuda – Is the UK Takeover Code bound for Bermuda?
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Media Coverage
7 June 2012
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The American Lawyer
Article discusses Paul Theiss' role as the new Chairman of Mayer Brown, succeeding Bert Krueger.
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Mayer Brown JSM’s large and highly regarded Banking and Finance team in Asia has many years’ experience working with clients in the financial industry. We advise on innovative international, cross-border and domestic deals in asset and project financing, bank lending as well
as structured finance and derivatives.
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Mayer Brown JSM Legal Update
In the recent decision of Re K Vision International Investment (Hong Kong) Limited, the Honourable Mr. Justice Barma confirmed that, where the circumstances require it, the court will exercise its discretion to appoint pre-existing receivers of a company's assets as that company's provisional liquidators provided that potential conflicts of interest are identified and appropriately addressed.
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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Paul W. Theiss has been elected Chairman of the firm, effective June 1, 2012. He will succeed Herbert W. Krueger, who under the terms of the firm’s partnership agreement is not eligible for another term.
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