 | Client Alert: Investing in the Energy Sector in India - Protecting Intellectual Property in an Uncertain World
30 April 2008 - India's rapid industrialization and increased role in the global economy continues to substantially increase its demand for energy. As a result, business and investment activity in India's energy sector is substantially growing as well. Read >>
| | | Hoist With Their Own Petard - How Emerging Markets Use U.S. Anti-dumping Laws...
Spring 2007 - In the movie Independence Day, a computer technician, played by Jeff Goldblum, discovers that the aliens are using our satellites to synchronize their attacks on earth. Much the same thing is happening today in the very real battle taking place between governments and industries over access to markets. Read >>
| | | Emerging Markets Capabilities
6 November 2006 - Dramatic demographic and economic trends signal the emerging markets as attractive growth opportunities, whether in Latin America, Asia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East or Africa. As a leading international law firm, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP recognized the importance of these markets many years ago. It is our experience, combined with expansive resources and local contacts, that enable our clients to be well-advised and well-prepared to participate in the emerging markets. Read >>
| |  | Promoting Microfinance
Spring 2006 - Pro bono director Marc Kadish was leaving a conference on non-profit enterprises last July when he was "practically tackled" by Vikram Acula, founder and CEO of SKS Microfinance. Vikram had been trying to get in touch with Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw for a while. As one of the fastest-growing microfinance institutions in the world, SKS Microfinance needed legal assistance to increase SKS's balance sheet flexibility in the face of this unprecedented growth. As luck would have it, Kadish had been seeking out challenging pro bono work for corporate and finance attorneys. The timing was perfect. Read >>
| | | Compliance with U.S. Electronic Discovery Requests in India
1 April 2005 - This paper explores some of the special issues that may arise when litigation in the United States requires a party to produce electronic documents located in India. Indian corporations and Indian subsidiaries to U.S. corporations may be unfamiliar with how the discovery process operates in the United States, and the special problems associated with electronic discovery present further challenges. First, this paper discusses Indian law with respect to discovery procedures, attorney-client privilege, and privacy requirements. The second section discusses the challenges that arise for U.S. litigators as a result of Indian law in these areas, and strategies for overcoming these challenges. Read >>
| | | Foreign Investment in India
April 2005 - The legal, economic and financial reforms undertaken by the Indian government since the early 1990's have resulted in substantial and rapid growth of the Indian economy and led to the integration of India into the global economy. While reform efforts stalled somewhat during the weak coalition governments of the mid-1990's, following the 1999 parliamentary elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government launched a second round of economic reforms, which included major privatization, deregulation and tariff reduction initiatives. Annual foreign direct investment in India rose from approximately $100 million in 1990 to an estimated $5.5 billion in 20031, and while some barriers continue to restrict foreign investment in India, momentum toward liberalization of the Indian economy seems to be irreversible. Read >>
| | | A Portrait of the Indian American Community: An in-depth report based on the US Census,
August 2004 - This report is a portrait of the Indian American community. It looks at several different points to construct an overall picture of the Indian American community that will hopefully give a better picture as to the nature, the make up, the priorities and the needs of the community. This report concentrates on several topics: demographics, age, elderly, education, employment/income, and voter registration. Read >>
(Published by the Indian American Center for Political Awareness. August 2004. "This report, or any portion herein may be reproduced or transmitted by any means with attribution to IACPA.") | |  | Goldman Sachs Global Economics Paper No. 99 - Dreaming With BRICs: The Path to 2050
1 October 2003 - Over the next 50 years, Brazil, Russia, India and China-the BRICs economies-could become a much larger force in the world economy. We map out GDP growth, income per capita and currency movements in the BRICs economies until 2050.
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