Category Archives: Publications

The Wall Street Journal, November 8, 2010, letter to the editor Continue reading →

Puerto Rico City – The Leisure and Entertainment Capital of the World  © 2010 David Martin, Esq. 5200 Peachtree Road, Suite 3116, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 Tel. (770) 454-1999 Email: dmartin@abogar.com                  While over a century of debate on Puerto Rico’s … Continue reading →

ARGENTINA OPENS DOORS TO U.S. INVESTORS © 1995 published in International Financial Law Review 48 (March 1995) (Euromoney Publications PLC) by David R. Martin sub nom David R. Martínez On October 20, 1994, the US-Argentine bilateral investment treaty came into effect, offering … Continue reading →

Industrial Secrets Protected for the First Time On January 1, 1994, Andean Pact legislation began protecting industrial secrets for the first time. Applying to Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, Decision 344 replaced Decision 313, passed in 1992, which had … Continue reading →

U.S. businesses and other foreign companies seeking to engage a sales representative or distributor or to license a trademark to a company in Costa Rica should proceed with caution. Costa Rica provides significant legal restrictions on the termination of sales … Continue reading →

Effective March 11, 1998, Guatemala amended its Commercial Code provisions on agents, distributors, and representatives. Replacing Decree 78-71, Decree 8-98 revises Articles 280 to 291 of Chapter II, Title II, Book I of the Commercial Code. Except as provided in … Continue reading →

As part1 of the United States, Puerto Rico must observe the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitration Awards2 and the Inter-American Convention on Commercial Arbitration 3 in international commercial disputes where private parties have agreed to arbitration.