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The Americas projects expert

Kathryn Hoff-Patrinos has been a key figure in structuring some of Export Import Bank of the United States' (Ex-Im Bank) most complex and award winning deals. She led the bank on the 2009 Papua New Guinea LNG project, a development that's transforming the host country.

September 01 2011

The motivator

It's a tough time for most senior in-house counsel. But Emma Slatter, general counsel for UK and western Europe at Deutsche Bank, has had a particularly bumpy ride. Appointed as general counsel just over a year ago, Slatter took the role during a time of huge cost cutting for the bank. It's just a shame this coincided with the start of the biggest regulatory overhaul in decades.

September 01 2011

The Dodd-Frank master

When the US's biggest bank decided it needed a counsel in Washington DC to lead its regulatory reform initiatives, it sought out Kevin MacMillan. With nine years experience between the US Treasury and House Financial Services Committee, MacMillan's firsthand experience with the regulatory and legislative processes makes him ideally suited to coordinate Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Dodd-Frank implementation.

September 01 2011

Registration of secured transactions and contracts

In February 2011, Vietnam's Ministry of Justice issued Circular 05/2011/TT/BTP providing guidelines on the registration of, and provision of information about, secured transactions and contracts. Circular 05 also provides important new legislation on the registration of secured contracts and transactions at Registration Centres of the National Office for Registration of Security Transactions under the Ministry of Justice.

September 01 2011

New tax rules for transfer and assignment of derivative contracts

As a result of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, certain books of derivative contracts must be transferred to other dealers.

September 01 2011

The pioneers

IFLR reveals its selection for its first 21 most influential in-counsel

September 01 2011

Guidelines for issuance of covered bonds

Ji Yeoun Kim The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) recently announced new Guidelines for Issuance of Covered Bonds by banks, effective from June 30 2011. The FSS expects that banks' ability to issue covered bonds will ease household debt problems as the public will enjoy greater access to long-term, fixed-rate loans.

September 01 2011

Insolvency regulations

With news from various parts of the world pointing to the uncertainty in economics, a quick insight on Polish insolvency regulations appears justified (even if forecasts as to economic growth in Poland are optimistic).

September 01 2011

Corporate benefit under Polish law

As the Polish economy matures, Polish entities are more and more often becoming part of the world's business ecosystem. But this does not only mean receiving benefits: for example, Polish entities are increasingly providing support to their parent and sister companies worldwide by becoming borrowers and, even more frequently, guarantors in global financings. They secure obligations worth billions of euros, while themselves they are usually worth only a fraction of the stake.

September 01 2011

Indirect sale of stocks and shares

Jose Talledo Vinces Law No 29663, published on February 15 2011, amended the Peruvian Income Tax Law to include, as taxable income from Peruvian source, any capital gain that non-domiciled shareholders obtain from the indirect transfer of ownership of the shares or participations issued by companies domiciled in Peru.

September 01 2011

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