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International Legal Practice
The primary focus of Duncan & Allen’s international practice has evolved from advising
foreign companies doing business in sub-Saharan Africa to advising governments,
multinational development institutions and companies in connection with the modernization
of laws governing mining, investment, taxation, environmental protection and marketing
of mineral products, and the negotiation and implementation of mining investment
projects, including related dispute resolution.
The Firm provides a comprehensive and focused package of experience and skills necessary
for guiding policy, legal reform and project development in the energy and natural
resource industries. This package includes:
- years of experience in advising clients doing business, raising financing and developing
projects in overseas environments and international markets, based on living and
working experience in overseas offices;
- extensive comparative analysis of legal reforms affecting the mining industry and
their effects on private investment in countries around the world;
- the ability to research, draft, negotiate and advise in the English, French and
Spanish languages and the related common law and civil law systems, which enables
the Firm to provide a global perspective on natural resource-related legal developments;
- hands-on experience in successfully designing, negotiating, drafting and advocating
major overhauls of legislation governing the mining industry in developing countries
where it is a key industry;
- a worldwide network of contacts in the mining industry; and
- experience with formal and informal, simple and complex dispute resolution through
the courts and various arbitral forums.