New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/25/2011 -- The UK Government guidance (the "guidance") on "adequate procedures" has finally been published and the UK Bribery Act 2010 ("Bribery Act") is to be implemented on the 1st July 2011. The new corporate offence of "failing to prevent bribery" by a commercial organisation and the defence of "adequate procedures" has generated the most interest in the media, and we'll concentrate on those two areas in this article.

Any corporate can face an unlimited fine and be debarred from bidding for public contracts in Europe if it is successfully prosecuted under the Bribery Act. It is important to note that the criminal penalties are only part of the equation, as any investigation into such matters will require a massive amount of management time, legal and accountancy costs and could cause potentially massive reputational damage.

This briefing is brought to you by Merrill Brink International. Merrill Brink is the language solutions division of Merrill Corporation and supports both Law firms and Corporate legal departments with their linguistic requirements for translation and multilingual document review.

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About Neill Blundell
Blundell is head of Eversheds' fraud group and a highly experienced fraud and regulatory lawyer who is able to advise clients on the interface between business and regulatory practice and the criminal law. He has particular expertise in advising and representing individuals, corporate clients, professional firms and financial organisations in areas such as bribery and corruption, money laundering, cartels and price fixing, extradition, corporate manslaughter, financial compliance and sanctions.

Blundell is recommended in the Legal 500 2009 Guide as "very able." He is also recommended in the Chambers UK 2010 Guide as "unflappable, pragmatic lawyer with a calm, collected approach." The Eversheds Fraud Group is a tier 2 recommended department in the Chambers UK 2010 Guide for corporate criminal work.

About Merrill Brink
Merrill Brink International (http://www.merrillbrink.com) is a leading provider of complete translation and language solutions for global companies and law firms, with special expertise in serving the legal, financial, life sciences, software, heavy machinery and corporate markets. A proven leader with more than 30 years of experience, Merrill Brink offers a wide range of language solutions including translation, localization, desktop publishing and globalization services.

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Observers who closely monitor the mergers and acquisitions marketplace say that after an economically difficult couple of years, cross-border M&A deals are poised to make a comeback.

New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/15/2011 -- Making a difference with language translations A resurgence in cross-border M&A deals Observers who closely monitor the mergers and acquisitions marketplace say that after an economically difficult couple of years, cross-border M&A deals are poised to make a comeback. That's because credit markets are gradually strengthening, and financing is becoming more readily available. In addition, corporations that have been conserving cash for the past couple of years are now hungry for and seeking out opportunity.

But if an attractive cross-border buy or sell opportunity presents itself to you, will you be able to take advantage of it both quickly and efficiently?

You will be if you understand how important it is for you and other participants in a deal to both literally and figuratively "speak the same language." For most executives in the global business community, English is the shared language. However, many deal participants conduct research and communicate in their native tongue. So regardless of the direction of the deal, when deal participants from countries where English is not the primary language get involved, chances are that a language other than English will also be involved in the transaction.

The message to M&A participants is clear: To take advantage of local opportunities in a worldwide marketplace, you need to translate, present and exchange information in English and in the language or languages of any parties to the transaction.

In summary, the success of many cross-border deals is dependent on the ability to communicate information clearly and accurately in multiple languages.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/11/2011 -- Litigation can be complex enough. Throw in 600 boxes of documents in Chinese or 20 gigabytes of Korean text and the discovery process takes on an entirely new dynamic. As you already know, managing the translation of foreign language documents can dramatically increase the discovery time frame and add significant cost to a litigation matter. More importantly, forging ahead on a large translation project without an effective strategy can seriously compromise the outcome of your client's case.

The following tips, based on our years of experience in providing translation solutions for hundreds of law firms and corporate legal departments, can help you get the most out of your partnership with your language service provider (LSP).

Choose a translation partner who understands your needs
First and foremost, look for a language solution partner with a proven track record of working on complex litigation projects. Legal translation projects require specialized translation expertise.

Look for a partner who offers a qualified legal project management team with prior litigation language experience and the appropriate resources in place to complete your project in the time required. An established LSP should also have readily available subject matter experts with the appropriate range and depth of knowledge necessary to translate your documents. For example, if your project includes technical documents from a patent infringement litigation pertaining to chemical engineering, you should require the translators to have significant experience and education in this subject matter and in the appropriate language pair pertaining to your matter.

Legal translation projects are also more time-sensitive than traditional translation projects and require rapid turnaround of work as well as the ability to handle after-hour and weekend service requests. Make sure your translation partner has the resources to meet these requests. An experienced LSP will understand the tight time constraints and will provide the right team of project managers and translators to meet your needs.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/30/2011 -- To succeed in the global business arena, companies that manufacture and distribute products must be agile, efficient and operationally adept at marketing in unique local geographies.

At the center of this formidable challenge is the often complex process of translating and localizing high-quality product-related content – typically under intense time pressures. Combined with an ever-expanding list of markets and languages, these multilingual projects can become overwhelming. This requires companies to treat translation as a critical path event, not merely an afterthought, in the product marketing life cycle.

Despite advances in technology, multilingual projects continue to rely on the individual talents and efforts of people – from project managers and authors to translators and reviewers – both inside and outside your organization. Including language professionals on the product team from the outset can mean the difference between timely market entry and costly delays.

Employing proven best practices and processes throughout the language life cycle results in higher quality documentation, delivered faster. For example, training authors of source documents to compose "translation-ready" content significantly reduces the time required to translate, review and edit documents, and provides the basis for a more efficient global language platform.

As content becomes more modular, updates more frequent and processes more complex, the time and cost of translation management often exceeds the time and cost of the translation task itself. Technologies that automate and streamline job tracking, workflow, project management and content management yield greater control, lower cost and faster turn times.

Of course, the optimal strategy proactively aligns and integrates people, processes and technology associated with each stage of multilingual translation projects. This white paper will guide you in leveraging the right technologies, managing human resources more effectively, improving time to market, increasing efficiency and quality, and ultimately enhancing your product's global brand identity.

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New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/23/2011 -- Companies in the life sciences industry face a particularly tough set of challenges in bringing products to the global marketplace, not least of which is delivering multilingual content.

The importance of translating product information carefully and correctly cannot be overstated. As many companies can attest, errors in language translation can yield disastrous consequences, including patient injuries, product recalls, missed product launch dates, damage to their corporate brand, litigation and financial losses.

Managing translation into one additional language is challenging enough ? but when multiplied across two, five or ten languages, the process can become cumbersome, expensive and risk-laden, particularly if it is not managed in a centralized manner.

Merrill Brink International has supported hundreds of life sciences companies with the translation, localization and formatting of product development, sales and marketing materials.

The following tips, based on our 30 years of experience, will help you select the most suitable LSP for your needs and get the most from that partnership.

Establishing best practices

The world of global product marketing is more competitive and moving faster every day, with more companies entering the international sales arena than ever before. Advances in design-to-manufacture technology have led to shorter product development cycles and accelerated time-to-market.

Not surprisingly, companies are seeking ways to expedite translations for product, regulatory and marketing documentation into multiple languages – without sacrificing quality or increasing costs.

Today, companies can reduce their risk and streamline the translation process by partnering with a qualified language services provider (LSP) that offers the right combination of expertise, infrastructure and resources to meet their needs.

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A proven leader with more than 30 years of experience, Merrill Brink offers a wide range of language solutions including translation, localization, desktop publishing and globalization services.

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