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Cases · Cross-border complexity · Sovereign, political & difficult-jurisdiction matters

Urgent Needs qualified help first

A border closure has stranded high-value cargo

Usually led by Licences, permits and regulators, with Disputes and arbitration and Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

The situation

What is happening

Governments, state companies, political risk and markets where doing business is hard.

The first questions

  • Which government or state entity, and which country?
  • Is there a treaty, contract or concession?
  • Are staff or assets at risk?
  • Which deadlines apply?

Who faces this

  • Investors
  • Institutions
  • Contractors

Cross-border complications to check

  • Foreign investment controlsA proposed ownership change may require sector or national security clearance · Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Merger control timingA proposed transaction may need clearance in multiple markets · Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Environmental permit interfacesProjects cross regional, national or transboundary environmental regimes · Government & Regulatory Affairs
  • Court vs arbitration forumAgreement uses arbitration while assets and key witnesses are in different countries · Disputes & Resolution

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Licences, permits and regulators, with Disputes and arbitration and Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance.

How WONE Global usually approaches sovereign, political & difficult-jurisdiction matters

  1. 01Assess legal routes: contract, treaty and negotiation.
  2. 02Coordinate counsel and advisers in each country.
  3. 03Protect people and assets.
  4. 04Pursue settlement or proceedings.

General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsLicences, permits and regulators1 market with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedDisputes and arbitration5 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedAnti-bribery, sanctions and compliance3 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Licences, permits and regulators, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
  2. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

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Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…

Dr. Silvia Patricia MaccariPalermo · Argentina

WONE Global Capability Partner · Argentina

Dr. Silvia Patricia Maccari

Lawyer · Maccari Adam & Asociados · Palermo

She is a lawyer, graduated from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. She took his first steps in the nation's judiciary, in the National Labor Court, where he developed a rapid caree…

Andrzej ZacharzewskiKraków · Poland

WONE Global Capability Partner · Poland

Andrzej Zacharzewski

Complete profile

Partner · Zacharzewski & Partners Law Office · Kraków

Attorney at Law. Co-founder of the law firm. Provides litigation services to banks and advises corporate clients in international trade. Supervises the work of the Litigation Department and the International Desk. Chair…

Reagan Blankfein GatesLusaka · Zambia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Zambia

Reagan Blankfein Gates

Managing Partner · Reagan Blankfein Gates Legal Practitioners · Lusaka

Reagan started his career in practice at Mainza & Company where he had interned while pursuing a bar qualification at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) in 2008. Upon being called to the bar, Reaga…

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