FT INNOVATIVE LAWYERS AWARDS

El pasado día 20 de octubre se celebraron en Londres los FT INNOVATIVE LAWYERS AWARDS.

A nuestro juicio constituye el principal foro de la innovación en el ámbito de los servicios jurídicos.

Una de las cuestiones más interesantes ha sido la planteada por Reena SenGupta y su artículo In search of change: law firms face new challenges. Al respecto, han analizado más de 600 casos y algunas de sus conclusiones son:

- Are lawyers working more collaboratively? (…) the RSG Consulting team working with FT journalists concluded there was no simple answer to this question.

- Unlike other industries or the professional services sector, law firms have historically been able to raise prices and enjoy double-digit growth without delivering better quality service or new products. In effect, they have been able to maintain inefficient practices, while still growing their businesses.

- One of the most common complaints from clients about law firms centres on billing practices. Most firms in the UK, and to a lesser extent in continental Europe, have come to accept the need for transparency and predictability, and have relegated the hourly rate to one of several billing approaches.

- No big law firm has radically overhauled the compact it has with its people or partnership structure.

ICC Trade Tools

Los días 10 y 11 de noviembre se celebra en Estambul la INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE ICC TRADE TOOLS. En esta ocasion el debate se centrará en Incoterms 2010, Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG 758), ICC Models Contracs y ICC Dispute Resolution Services.

GERMAN DESK en IURISTAX ABOGADOS

En colaboración con GOEHMANN, IURISTAX ABOGADOS cuenta ahora con un GERMAN DESK integrado por más de 90 abogados y oficinas en Berlín, Braunschweig, Bremen, Frankfurt am Main, Hannover, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Madrid y Barcelona.

La colaboración entre ambas Firmas es un ejemplo más de la evolución del sector hacia estructuras profesionales más eficientes y flexibles.

Más allá de la marca, hoy el Mercado demanda equipos profesionales capaces, con una amplia capacidad operativa y una estructura que se adapte a sus necesidades, sin rigideces y sin imponerle costes que no respondan a sus requerimientos concretos en cada momento.

Modelos de contratos y claúsulas

INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC) acaba de publicar su programa de objetivos y actividades para el 2010.

Uno de sus principales objetivos es desarrollar y publicar modelos de contratos y claúsulas para la contratación mercantil en el ámbito internacional.

IURISTAX ABOGADOS es miembro de la INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC) y su Department of Policy and Business Practices/Comission on Commercial Law and Practice, participando activamente en la Task Force on Mergers and Acquisitions.

El equipo de la Task Force está integrado por abogados especialistas en adquisiciones, M&A y contratación internacional de Francia, Reino Unido, Holanda, Alemania e Italia, entre otros. En estos momentos se está trabajando en la propuesta definitiva del ICC Model Assets Purchase Agreement con el objetivo de cerrar y publicar el trabajo durante el 2010.

IDI: foro internacional sobre contratos de distribución

Este año, el INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTE (IDI) tiene previsto celebrar su Annual Meeting los días 11 y 12 en Torino.

El IDI es un foro internacional de abogados expertos en contratos de distribución y agencia.

IURISTAX ABOGADOS es miembro y el año pasado ya asistió a su reunión en Barcelona en la que los asistentes centraron los trabajos en el análisis de la evolución legislativa y de la jurisprudencia en materia de indemnización del fondo de comercio en los contratos de distribución.

Foros IURISTAX ABOGADOS

IURISTAX ABOGADOS participa en el foro NEGOCIACIÓN Y CONTRATOS DE EMPRESA convocado por IFAES en Madrid en marzo del 2010. También participan DLA PIPER SPAIN, GOMEZ-ACEBO Y POMBO, CMS ALBIÑANA Y SUÁREZ DE LEZO, ROCA JUNYENT, BAKER&McKENZIE, ARAOZ & RUEDA, GAS NATURAL, URÍA MENENDEZ y ERNST & YOUNG.

La ponencia de IURISTAX ABOGADOS es a cargo de Fernando Mier, Socio del Área Mercantil, y se centra en el análisis la regulación contractual de la responsabilidad de las partes.

En el año 2009 IURISTAX ABOGADOS ha participado en otros foros y ponencias profesionales: GARANTÍAS CONTRACTUALES en enero, CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING en mayo, PACTOS PARASOCIALES este mes de noviembre, todos ellos organizados por IFAES.

ICC appoints a new Secretary General

Paris, 2 June 2009. Jean Rozwadowski, a businessman with broad international experience, was today named Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Rozwadowski was unanimously appointed by the ICC World Council at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur on the eve of the biennial ICC World Chambers Federation Congress. He will replace Guy Sebban, who retires on 1 July at the end of his four-year term.

“I am delighted and honoured to be joining such an illustrious organization,” Mr Rozwadowski said in accepting his position. “In these times of dramatic and accelerating change, it is more important than ever to strengthen ICC’s mission as the voice of global business in promoting a rules-based multilateral trading system and international cooperation.”

“Protectionism and other challenges to globalization must be firmly addressed,” he added.

Mr Rozwadowski, 62, was born in Holland to a Polish father and a French mother and grew up in South Africa. A French national, he has lived and worked on five continents, holding senior executive positions in Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, France, Germany, Singapore, and the United States. He speaks several languages, including English, French, Portuguese, Polish and Spanish.

“My professional experience has allowed me to witness first-hand how international business contributes to making this a better world ─ creating employment, reducing poverty and stimulating education,” he said.

Mr Rozwadowski’s nomination was approved by the ICC World Council following the recommendation of the ICC Executive Board. The nomination was concluded after a robust global search which started with some 100 names.

“Jean Rozwadowski is the right man at the right time for our organization and for the international business community,” ICC Chairman Victor K. Fung said. “He will lead ICC at a time of major global shifts when protectionist pressures are increasing and the global recession has sharply reduced international trade.”

“His experience and contacts around the world should be invaluable for us as we move forward in this challenging environment,” Mr Fung added.

The ICC Chairman praised the outgoing Secretary General for his role in strengthening the organization. “Guy Sebban, by tirelessly working with all the stakeholder groups inside and outside the ICC organization, made us stronger and more responsive to the needs of international business,” he said.

The Selection Committee said Mr Rozwadowski had easily fulfilled the criteria it sought in a new Secretary General, namely strong international business experience coupled with a track record in managing change, delivering quality customer service in member-driven organizations, and developing innovative products and solutions to enhance revenue.

It said Mr Rozwadowski had the personal and business stature necessary to work closely with leaders in business, government, and multilateral organizations.

Mr Rozwadowski was President of the Latin American and Caribbean Division of MasterCard between 1999 and 2004. Previously he was the company’s Executive Vice President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based in Belgium.

Before joining MasterCard Mr Rozwadowski held numerous executive positions during a 20-year career with American Express, heading up the Southeast Asia and Middle East divisions, based in Singapore and Bahrain, respectively, and leading American Express operations in Brazil for six years. The new Secretary General also served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Mr Rozwadowski graduated with a MBA degree from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. He earned his undergraduate degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.

Mr Rozwadowski’s wife is Brazilian and they have two children.