Friedrich Blase, Legal
X @ MaRS Discovery District
executive in residence and the Un-Firm
of the Future managing director, recommends stoking innovation by having lawyers find a small
number of «meaningful, sizeable» client relationships.
The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations
of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee
of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation
of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank
executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two
of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations
of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government
of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager
of one
of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations
of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking
executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one
of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension
of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation
of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one
of the most prominent families in Central America, in a
number of related criminal matters; and (
x) a senior
executive of one
of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.
«Constrained inventory will continue to limit the recovery
of the housing market, and it doesn't seem likely that we're going to see a surge in the
number of homes for sale as the spring home buying season approaches,» Ten -
X Executive Vice President Rick Sharga said about the forecast.
«Constrained inventory will continue to limit the recovery
of the housing market, and it doesn't seem likely that we're going to see a surge in the
number of homes for sale as the spring home buying season approaches,» Ten -
X Executive Vice President Rick Sharga said.