Attorney-Client Privilege in the Americas: Professional Secrecy of Lawyers: The Countries of North, Central and South America and the Carribean. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Attorney-Client Privilege in the Americas: Professional Secrecy of Lawyers: The Countries of North, Central and South America and the Carribean

This book explores the scope and limitations of professional secrecy in 32 jurisdictions in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean.

James R. Silkenat is a partner in the New York office of Sullivan and Worcester. He served as President of the 400,000 member American Bar Association in 2013-14 and has published widely in the areas of international law and business. He is a an Honorary Bencher of the Middle Temple Inn in London and is a former Legal Counsel of the World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the World Justice Project and is the recipient of the Business Law and Leadership Award of the Lawyers Alliance for New York.

Dirk Van Gerven is a partner in the Brussels office of NautaDutilh, a leading Benelux law firm, and a member of the Brussels and New York Bars. He has extensive experience in all areas of corporate and financial law. He served as President of the Dutch-speaking section of the Brussels Bar from 2010 to 2012 and has published widely in the fields of corporate and financial law and professional ethics. Van Gerven has also been a member of the supervisory board of Belgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (previously the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission) since 2003, presiding over it since 2011, and is Vice President of Cepani, the Belgian arbitration institute.