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Mayer Brown

Ambush Marketing in Events

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The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are about to begin, along with discussions around ambush marketing. Ambush marketing involves the opportunistic use of events to promote products and/or services without actually financially...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

You Dig? Rio Olympics

We are here in Rio. That’s right… Rio De Janeiro. Years ago we were presented with the opportunity (misfortune or good fortune tbd) of being part of the construction team building an arena, athlete housing and a portion of...more

Vedder Price

Brazil Removes Visa Requirements for Certain U.S. Travelers

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As of June 17, 2019, travelers from the United States may enter Brazil for periods up to 90 days without a Brazil eVisa or any other type of travel authorization. Travelers may now enter Brazil with only their valid...more

Foster Garvey PC

Golf’s (Less Than) Triumphant Return to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics?

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After a 112-year hiatus, golf is returning to the XXXI Olympiad at the Olympic golf course, Reserva de Marapendi, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The men’s and women’s individual events, slated to be held on August...more

Nossaman LLP

The Olympics’ Secret Use of Eminent Domain

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It’s an exciting time with the Olympics taking place in Rio De Janeiro. But what takes place before the Olympics ever gets off the ground involves years of planning, lobbying, and infrastructure development. That...more

BakerHostetler

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2015 Update

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Despite a decline in enforcement actions by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the first half of 2015 has continued to highlight the relevance and ever-evolving effects of the...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

George Carlin and Erga Omnes: the Petrobras Bribery Scandal Expands

On this date in 2008 George Carlin died. If you grew up in the late 1960s or early 1970s and you had anti-parental or anti-establishment inklings, which of course all teenagers do, you knew about George Carlin. In the early...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Corruption in a Sporting Context – UK and Brazil - Common Issues and Practical Compliance

INTRODUCTION - The recent indictment of senior FIFA officials as part of an FBI investigation into corrupt activities at the world football governing body has made headlines and brought corruption in sport back to the...more

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