Global Perspectives on The

Business of Law

Presented by

Angelina Angelov

Andrew G. Barnes

Kathryn N. Scourby

Moderator: Linda M. Ryan, MBA

LI24

5/4/2018

2:15 PM

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Association of Legal Administrators (ALA)

2018 Annual Conference

LI24: Global Perspectives on The Business of Law

National Harbor, MD

Friday, May 4 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

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Objectives:

• Recognize cultural differences in law firms in countries other than your own.

• Identify ways to better communicate with global colleagues.

• Discover best practices in other countries and how they may benefit your firm.

Moderator Linda Ryan, Director, Legal Operations,

Deloitte Tax Law LLP – Toronto, Canada

PanelistsAngelina Angelov, Office Manager,

Russin, Vecchi & Heredia Bonetti , Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Kathryn (Kathy) Scourby, Consultant,

KNS Consulting, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A.

Andrew Barnes, CEO,

The Lantern Legal Group, Melbourne, Australia

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Linda Ryan, MBA2018 / 2019 Chair ALA

International Relations

Committee (IRC)

AGM VolunteerLawyers

Associated Worldwide

Past President –The Law Office Management Association

(Toronto, Canada)

Director, Legal Operations Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver

*Law firm affiliated with Deloitte LLP

2014 ALA Annual Conference

Committee Member

*

Representing tomorrow

Who we areAs a part of the global Deloitte professional services network, Deloitte Legal collaborates with colleagues in an array of globally integrated services to deliver multinational legal solutions that are:

Empowering, collaborative, and pragmaticSeamless across borders, Deloitte Legal’s services are customized to each client’s needs. Importantly, we work closely with our clients to plan and deliver our services, enabling them to deliver greater value as an organization.

Sensitizedto each client’s regulatory requirements

Consistentwith our client’s enterprise-wide

vision

Tailoredto the differing

needs among business units

and geographies

Technology-enabledfor improvedcollaboration, efficiency,and transparencywith our clients

BUSINESSLAW

SERVICES

Corporate and M&A• M&A Transactions• Integrated Due Diligence• Corporate Law, Corporate Governance• Corporate Reorganizations• Shareholders Agreement & Joint Ventures• Post-Merger Integration (Legal PMI)• Legal & Tax services to startups

Commercial Law• Commercial advisory • IP for BEPS: Transfer pricing of intangibles• Data protection• Full-Scale Pre-Insolvency Solutions• Commercial Contracts• Transfer pricing documentation• Dispute resolution (including tax litigation)

Employment Law• Compensation & Benefits• Individual employment law• International Employment Remodeling• Human Cloud• Legal mobility services • Social security

Legal Management Consulting• Legal Department Strategy & Operations

Consulting• Legal Technology Consulting• Legal Risk Management• Corporate Entity Management • Business Integrity• Brexit

Deloitte Legal is…

More than

legal professionals

2,000Operating in

countries

75+Collaborating seamlessly

and with other Deloitte business lines

across borders

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KATHRYN (KATHY) SCOURBY, CBCP

VOLUNTEER CONSULTING

Past Regional Director - ALA Board of DirectorsPast Trustee of the Foundation of ALAInternational Relations Committee (Vice Chair)

www.rvhb.com

Angelina Angelov

Office Manager

Dominican Republic

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www.rvhb.com

Santo Domingo,Puerto PlataCuban Desk

•Number of partners: 5

•Number of other lawyers: 11

• Of Counsel: 3

•Cuban Desk

•Number of other lawyers

worldwide: 120

Characteristics of Latin American Legal Market

• New Markets• New Laws

• New norms

• New regulations

• New Risks

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Characteristics of Latin American Legal Market

Advantages

• Economic Growth in the Region: robust economy

• A pro-investment legal climate

• Long-standing democratic tradition

• Free Trade Agreements with US

• Strong protection of intellectual property rights

• M&A activity is vigorous, including public-private partnerships

Challenges

• Electoral year in several countries in the region

• Inflation

• Corruption

• Unqualified labor force

• Corporate governance structure

• Knowledge management

Macro Vision

Andrew Barnes

The contents of this slide are for illustration only and are not guaranteed to be an exhaustive list of all firms and associations.

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The contents of this slide are for illustration only and are not guaranteed to be an exhaustive list of all firms and associations.

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