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Amanda McGovern moderated panel at the ABA International Law Fall Conference – October 25, 2017

Rivero Mestre LLP — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 20:10:14 +0000

Rivero Mestre partner, Amanda McGovern, moderated a panel for the Latin America & Caribbean Committee at the American Bar Association (ABA) International Law Fall Conference, “One Cuba Libre, Please”: Havana Club, Bacardi and the Cuban IP Conundrum on October 25, 2017. Panelists will include Jose Fernandez (Carnival Corporation), Jose Rojas (DLD Lawyers), and William R. Trueba, Jr. (Espinosa Trueba Martinez).

About the session:

This roundtable discussion considered the recently reignited Havana Club rum litigation, a case study in the opportunities and challenges of intellectual property litigation related to Cuba. Since the 1980s, Bacardi, the distributor of Havana Club in the U.S., has been embroiled in on-and-off lawsuits against Cubaexport and Pernod Ricard, the joint venture that owns the Havana Club mark in Cuba. With the recent opening of commercial relations with Cuba and the PTO’s renewal of the Cuban-owned mark in the U.S., this litigation has reached uncharted territory. Using the example of the Havana Club case, the panel explored how U.S. firms should litigate intellectual property disputes with Cuban entities. The panel focused on both the U.S. and Cuban intellectual property regimes, the international players involved, and the role of the embargo in U.S.-Cuba commercial litigation.

About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, from its offices in Miami and New York, represents clients from investigation to verdict and appeal in complex business disputes in U.S. federal courts, state courts, and domestic and international arbitration proceedings. The firm’s practice focuses primarily on representing clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes including financial institution matters, antitrust matters, intellectual property disputes, and litigation and arbitration relating to Latin American trade and investment. For more information, visit www.riveromestre.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.

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Jorge A. Mestre Named Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Latin America and Caribbean Committee

Rivero Mestre LLP — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:00:37 +0000

MIAMI – Jorge A. Mestre has been appointed vice-chair of the American Bar Association Section of International Law Latin America and Caribbean Committee. Mestre will serve for one year beginning August 10, 2011.

The committee focuses on diverse issues related to Latin America and the Caribbean. The committee provides practitioners in those regions with relevant legal information, which helps its members better serve their client’s international needs while also promoting substantive international knowledge.

Active in the community, Mestre serves as a member of the board of directors of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation and the American Bar Association Coalition of Racial and Ethnic Justice. In the past, he served as vice-president of the Cuban American Bar Association and as a member of the board of directors of the Dade County Bar Association, two of the largest voluntary bar associations in Florida. He is also an adjunct professor at St. Thomas University School of Law, where he teaches international arbitration.

Mestre’s practice is focused exclusively on commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation. He has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish.

About Rivero Mestre LLP

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