{"id":368,"date":"2019-05-13T04:42:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T04:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.0.114\/johnfirm\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:38:08","slug":"international-legal-matters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmr-law.ca\/en\/practice-areas\/international-legal-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERNATIONAL LEGAL MATTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"368\" class=\"elementor elementor-368\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06c19c7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06c19c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-442fdaf\" data-id=\"442fdaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2ebbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-prelements-heading\" data-id=\"bc2ebbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"prelements-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading default animate- \">\r\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\r\n\t            <h4 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>OUR ADVANTAGE: OUR NETWORKS AROUND THE WORLD<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t                <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3db48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac3db48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wellstein Mora Rodriguez International (WMR) has an international network of correspondents. Apart from Latin America where our firm has expertise and a recognized network, our Montreal firm in particular has developed contacts with the French speaking world.<\/p><p>Our francophone correspondents are therefore present in the following countries in Europe:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5297cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5297cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stylelisting\"><li>Portugal<\/li><li>Spain<\/li><li>Greece<\/li><li>Russia<\/li><li>Norway<\/li><li>Germany<\/li><li>United Kingdom<\/li><li>Also in Africa, the Indian Ocean and in China.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb35f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-prelements-heading\" data-id=\"fb35f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"prelements-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading default animate- \">\r\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\r\n\t            <h4 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>OUR INTERVENTION MEANS: COORDINATION AND STRATEGIC DIRECTION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t                <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fba38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10fba38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to simplify and centralize mandates and research, our team coordinates from Montreal its network of intervenors throughout the world.<\/p><p>WMR is also in a position to accomplish its mission of coordination and strategic direction in order to accomplish the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab3e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bab3e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stylelisting\"><li>The negotiation of contracts<\/li><li>The validation of contractual clauses in a foreign jurisdiction<\/li><li>The representation of parties in litigation<\/li><li>The carrying out of investigations<\/li><li>The recognition and enforcement of foreign contracts or foreign judgements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b482760 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b482760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The knowledge and understanding of many juridical systems permit the lawyers at WMR to obtain a global vision of questions submitted to them to obtain solutions that are both relevant and cost effective.<\/p><p>Thus, for example, the preliminary review of a contract in English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese will permit us to identify, for example, a tax issue, or a problem of jurisdiction. or applicable law. This allows us to better instruct local counsel to obtain the relevant answers and advice for our clients..<\/p><p>In litigation files, the lawyers at WMR coordinate the interventions of their corresponding attorneys to do the following:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99b904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e99b904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"stylelisting\"><li>Define the best global legal strategy<\/li><li>Verify the coherence of various legal acts made in different jurisdictions<\/li><li>Assure the recognition and execution of foreign judgements.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee200c elementor-widget elementor-widget-prelements-heading\" data-id=\"0ee200c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"prelements-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n        <div class=\"prelements-heading default animate- \">\r\n        \t<div class=\"title-inner\">        \t\t      \t\t\r\n\t            <h4 class=\"title\"><span class=\"watermark\"><\/span>OUR EXPERIENCE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t                <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9dfd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae9dfd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The lawyers at WMR have coordinated procedures or verified legal situations with respect to litigation or contractual matters in Europe (Spain, France, UK), in the Caribbean (Guadeloupe, Martinique, St-Martin, Panama), in the United States, in many Latin American countries, in Hong Kong and in Ghana. From Canada, WMR is able to have a global vision of a litigious situation especially when questions are raised concerning the competence of foreign jurisdictions. 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