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South Florida, Prime Destination for Litigants Seeking Evidence in Foreign Proceedings

By Rafael Ribeiro and Jose Ferrer on Posted in Litigation & Arbitration

Foreign civil lawsuits, private arbitrations using § 1782 to facilitate discovery Let’s say you have a client who is a party to an arbitration proceeding pending in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In your investigation of the matter, you discover that an individual living in Miami, Florida, may have critical information relating to your client’s claims. You want… Continue Reading

International Arbitration Involving Latin America in South Florida: Part 2 of 2

By Jose Ferrer on Posted in International Arbitration, Litigation & Arbitration

In Part 1 of this series, we discussed some of the advantages to conducting international arbitrations in South Florida, including its convenient location and the rules that allow parties to choose their arbitrators regardless of nationality. There are several more advantages: A Similar Culture Not only do many South Florida attorneys speak Spanish and Portuguese,… Continue Reading

International Arbitration Involving Latin America in South Florida: Part 1 of 2

By Jose Ferrer on Posted in International Arbitration, Litigation & Arbitration

Already a well-established center for commerce and finance involving Latin America, South Florida’s profile as an international arbitration center for commercial disputes involving Latin America has been on a spectacular uptrend. While the range and extent of advantages to conducting international arbitrations in South Florida involving companies from around the globe are vast, the following… Continue Reading

Atlanta Fed Touts Return of Construction Cranes to South Florida

By Stacia A. Wells and Jay M. Sakalo on Posted in Construction, Finance & Investment, Real Estate Investment & Land Development

On Thursday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported on the comeback of the construction crane in downtown Miami, touting it as a harbinger of good things to come in the South Florida condominium market. As reported in the Atlanta Fed’s EconSouth, during the peak of the South Florida construction boom, more than 140 cranes… Continue Reading

Unique Provisions in New U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty Should Lead to Increased Inbound Investment Once in Effect

By Jeffrey L. Rubinger on Posted in Foreign Investment & Tax, Trade

Income Tax Treaty Only Third Signed with Latin American Jurisdiction Since the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement came into force in 2004, bilateral trade between these two countries has more than doubled. In fact, according to the Chilean Foreign Investment Committee, the United States is Chile’s second largest goods trading partner overall, and the largest foreign investor in… Continue Reading