With Fidel Castro turning 80 this year, U.S. lawyers are contemplating Cuba's future more than ever. There are two main sources of interest. Some -- mostly Cuban-American attorneys with sentimental ties -- want to help the country's legal system when the Communist regime falls. Others view the island as a lucrative source of business, from tourism and infrastructure to oil and "everything under the sun," as one firm partner puts it. But lawyers must still contend with the U.S. government's trade embargo.
February 28, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Lawyers in the United States are turning their thoughts to a new type of Cuba: one without Fidel Castro.
The Cuban dictator turns 80 this year, and he’s been in power for 47 of those years. While it’s impossible to predict what system of government or economy will form in a post-Castro Cuba, U.S. firms are getting ready.
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