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  • German Rodriguez Following the approval of the Insurance Market Regulation Law on July 1 2008, Costa Rica abandoned public sector exclusivity in the insurance industry in favour of market-driven competition. Three years later, the industry has seen the arrival of international insurers and the raising of supervisory standards; nevertheless it has not yet seen the proliferation of innovative products and distribution channels or a significant share market participation of new insurers.
  • The Banking (Amendment) Law 2011 (Law 27(I) of 2011) came into effect in March 2011. It harmonises legislation in the banking sector with EU legislation including:
  • Carlos Fradique Méndez Adriana Ospina Jiménez In light of the renewed focus by the US authorities on enforcement of the provisions of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as the implementation of the UK Bribery Act, it is worthwhile looking at the applicable regime of anti-bribery regulations in Colombia and the government's efforts to strengthen the country's anti-bribery laws.
  • Georgia is set to introduce legislation that will allow state-controlled companies to list equity stakes abroad for the first time. But the change has caused controversy
  • If there is an overarching theme in Peter Siembab's career as an in-house counsel, it is that he loves building things.
  • Stephen Whitbread, executive director of legal and compliance in primary capital markets at Morgan Stanley has had to cope with a fair amount of disruption in deal making.
  • As general counsel of Goldman Sachs's investment banking division since 2007, Laura Holleman has helped steer the bank through one of the most challenging economic crisis of the last century.
  • As the general counsel of Canada's most international bank, Deborah Alexander's role on foreign acquisitions could have been one of oversight. Instead, she is a key figure in the Scotiabank's expansion, particularly in Latin America, and has tackled hands-on the challenges of operating in such diverse jurisdictions.
  • One of only three corporate counsel in our list, Alan Porter is head of the legal group for Tesco, one of the most powerful retailers in Britain. He is a member of both the Takeover Panel and the executive committee of the GC100, a lobby group of the senior legal officers of over 85 FTSE 100 companies.
  • The strength of the team he has built at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, coupled with his clout in external business relationships puts Glen Rae's position in our list beyond question. His influence extends far beyond that of most general counsel, and as the global relationship manager for 12 law firms working with the bank's global banking and markets division, Rae has honed an appreciation for how a legal division fits within an investment bank's operations.