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As companies go global, their businesses and concerns likewise expand across borders. International mergers, global securities offerings and international licensing and distribution strategies may pose potential antitrust or competition risk, securities and intellectual property issues, often in multiple jurisdictions.
With an experienced multinational litigation team with expertise in handling high stake and precedent setting litigations, Helene Mathieu Legal Consultants has dealt with and continues to deal with significant legal issues.
We work to help our clients resolve disputes efficiently and effectively – whether through arbitration, litigation or other techniques – in a manner that promotes their business objectives. We also work with clients to develop compliance programs and other techniques to minimise future litigation risks.
The specific markets and legal issues in which we have expertise include:Antitrust and Competition Law – advising on and defending antitrust litigation and regulatory investigations, counselling on whether business strategies are likely to be challenged under the laws and obtaining regulatory approvals;
Commercial – advising on all litigation related aspects of deals;
Employment – assisting domestic and international clients in disputes over executive compensation and contracts, claims of discrimination and employment related arbitration;
Environment – defending claims and prosecutions and advice on risk management;
Health & Safety – defending criminal prosecutions and personal injury claims arising from accidents at work, advising on compliance with health and safety regulations;
Finance – supporting and advising on investigations and disciplinary proceedings by regulatory authorities;
Fraud – handling all aspects of criminal and enforcement matters, including advising clients on how to avoid the substantial risks that investigations and prosecutions pose, representing clients before regulatory bodies;
Insolvency – dealing with insurance insolvency and rehabilitation in particular;
Insurance/reinsurance – handling insurance and reinsurance disputes, drafting and reviewing policy wording and other insurance products, advising on the insurance aspects of corporate transactions;
Intellectual Property – protection of intellectual property rights such as copyright, trademarks, designs and patents;
Information Technology – covering computer, software, data and telecommunications law;
Media – defending defamation and label claims, protecting the media's right to access public documents and protecting copyright and other intellectual property, particularly in the context of electronic publishing;
Professional negligence – defending large indemnity claims;
Product liability – advising on issues relating to the consumer, food, manufacturing, retail, financial, medical, pharmaceutical and transport sectors;
Public law – advising public bodies and financial institutions;
Securities litigation – defending issuers, underwriters, investment advisors, officers and directors in securities class actions and derivative suits;
Maritime and international trade – advising on shipping finance, commodities and international trade, all types of wet and dry transactions and dispute resolution;
Tax – advising on transfer pricing, default investigations, judicial review and similar remedies to reverse unlawful actions and restrain procedural abuses;
Trials and appeals – expertise in trying all manner of civil and criminal cases before juries and judges in multiple jurisdictions, and in appellate practice before national and international courts and tribunals.
