 | Construction & Engineering : Legal Update
July 2008 Read >>
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 | Guiding the Management of Costs of Urban Public Utility Services
3 July 2008 - The Ministry of Construction issued Circular No. 06/2008/TT-BXD on 20 March 2008 providing guidelines for managing costs of public utility services in urban areas˙("Circular 06"). Its purpose is to set up a framework for better management of the public utilities including better quality and efficiency. Read >>
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| New Decree on Industrial, Export Processing and Economic Zones
3 July 2008 - The Government issued Decree No. 29/2008/ND-CP on 14 March 2008 on industrial, export processing and economic zones ("Decree 29"). Decree 29 provides a managerial regime and basic legal framework for the establishment and operation of industrial, export processing and economic zones. Read >>
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| Emerging Markets: News and Recent Developments
June 2008 - There have been some exciting developments at Mayer Brown recently with particular significance for our emerging markets clients. We have also continued our track record of acting on some of the most innovative deals in the market. In this update, we highlight those developments and some of the more notable deals of the last 12 months. Read >>
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| Client Alert: Second Round of Loan Guarantees to be Launched for Projects Employing Innovative Technologies
19 May 2008 - In June 2008, the US Department of Energy (DOE) will solicit proposals for the second round of loan guarantees to support renewable energy projects that employ innovative technologies. Read >>
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| Robert H. Edwards, Jr. Joins Mayer Brown's Projects Group as Partner
15 April 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Robert H. Edwards, Jr., a highly regarded lawyer in the project and renewable energy field, has joined the firm's Global Projects Group as a partner in the Washington, DC office. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Receives Two IFLR 2008 Americas Awards
9 April 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP, a leading international firm, is pleased to announce that the firm has received two 2008 Americas Awards from International Financial Law Review (IFLR) for Project Finance Deal of the Year and Project Finance Team of the Year. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Partner Barry Machlin Named American Lawyer "Dealmaker of the Year 2007"
1 April 2008 - Barry Machlin, a partner in the Global Projects Group at Mayer Brown LLP, a leading global law firm, has been selected by American Lawyer Magazine as a Dealmaker of the Year for 2007 in the Project Finance category. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown involved in three Project Finance 2007 "Deals of the Year"
20 February 2008 - Three major projects for which attorneys of Mayer Brown's Infrastructure, Latin America and Projects Groups provided legal counsel are recognized as 2007 "Deals of the Year" for their innovation and ingenuity by Project Finance Magazine in its February issue. Read >>
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| Client Alert: Tender Contracts - Duties of Fairness and Good Faith
6 February 2008 - The decision in Gerald Martin & Others v Belfast Education and Library Board (a decision of the Northern Ireland High Court) confirms that a "tender contract" can be implied between a prospective employer and a tenderer for public works contracts and that the Employer will have duties to act fairly and in good faith during the tender process. Read >>
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| Construction & Engineering : Legal Update
Issue 55, February 2008 - New year - time for change; International Customising the Silver Book; New IChemE forms for international use; Has FIDIC got the Midas touch? The next best thing to a title? Extras; What's been happening at Mayer Brown? UK CIC Consultants' Contract arrives; Planning law changes; Ignore the protocol; The new corporate manslaughter legislation - what you need to know; The all weather arbitration clause; Rearranging your appointments? Holding it all back Read >>
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| Nick Henchie is named in The Lawyer's Hot 100 survey
7 January 2008 - International law firm Mayer Brown is delighted to announce that Nick Henchie, a partner in the Construction and Engineering Group, has been listed in The Lawyer's Hot 100 survey, 2008, as one of 100 lawyers to have excelled in their field during 2007. Read >>
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| Project Finance: Current Strength and Future Trends - Interview with Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
November 2007 -- The nationally-read Metropolitan Corporate Counsel held an interview with Co-Chair of the Global Projects Group at Mayer Brown, Barry Machlin, to gain the perspective of this leading practice on the current projects market and future trends. Topics that were covered include the upsurge in projects work throughout the Midwest, financing from official lenders, host governments and export credit agencies, the various new directions project finance will take and in what ways the Global Projects Group is well positioned to deliver global projects excellence to clients. First featured in the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel November 2007 Issue. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown listed among top 10 legal advisors in Latin America for Power and Renewables
1 October 2007 - Euromoney's Project Finance has published its "Top 10" rankings in Power and Renewables within the Latin American market. Read >>
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| Port Projects in Latin America: Risk Analysis and Mitigation
September 2007 - Recent years have witnessed growth in global infrastructure transactions. The port sector in Latin America provides robust opportunities for infrastructure investment and finance. This article written by Barry Machlin, Co-Chair of the Global Projects Group in Chicago, provides an overview of the range of issues to consider, including private capital, management of legal and regulatory risk as well as construction/completion and market risk, labor issues and concessions. Featured chapter in the Euromoney Yearbook Transportation Finance Review 2007/08. Read >>
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