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New rule for merger disclosureSmith Lyons, Toronto

Incentives for production and exportation of natural gasGómez-Pinzón y Associados, Bogota

When Ecuador defaulted on its Brady bonds in August 1999, it entered new territory for a sovereign issuer. More than a year later it seems to have answered many of the questions raised by its attempts to reschedule the debt. Lee C Buchheit of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, New York, adviser to the Republic, explains the challenges involved and the legal innovations used to save Ecuador from its default

Provision of link services for offshore internet-listed securities transactionsClaro y Cia, Santiago

The $45 billion mega-merger between General Electric Company and Honeywell International, the largest ever industrial acquisition, has attracted a crowd of interested firms. Arnold & Porter has deployed a heavyweight team of antitrust lawyers to advise General Electric, led by firm chairman Michael Sohn and including head of antitrust William Baer. Clifford Chance has been retained for competition work outside the US and Canada. Simon Baxter, Chris Bright and Marlene Van Kerckhove lead a team including lawyers from London, Brussels, Budapest, Prague and Warsaw.

Pay rises at law firms to counter the threat of losing lawyers to other industries are causing expenses to rise faster than revenues, according to a November survey.

The EU's committee of wise men has criticised the sluggish pace at which Europe has been moving towards increased market harmonization.

SJ Berwin has raided Baker & McKenzie's German venture capital and private equity funds group, as the UK firm's German arm details plans to establish a presence in the emerging Munich market.

The US is an increasingly popular hunting ground for non-US companies looking to make acquisitions. Before they do so, however, they are well advised to prepare to meet the regulatory environment. Mark Bergman, head of the securities group at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, discusses the options and dangers ahead of them

UBS Warburg's former global general counsel has joined Clifford Chance, boosting the launch of a market conduct group at the UK firm designed to increase its capital markets regulatory focus.