[Dateline: Pittenweem, in the Kingdom of Fife. I’m in Scotland this week, having just attended the wedding of the daughter of some old friends. This is, without question, my favorite country to visit, and I’ve been coming
Avast, ye scurvy dogs– September 19th be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, so my crew and I will be celebratin’ by talkin’ like pirates (just like every day aboard the Pirate Vessel HLB) and raising a flagon o’ grog to the memory of Jack Sparrow, Hector Barbossa… and the greatest buccaneer to
In 2016, I posted “Five Essential Things All Business Owners (and Their Lawyers!) Should Know Before Signing Global Contracts” with real people– and preventing lawyerly goof-ups– in mind. But lately, I’ve realized that some elaboration is necessary.
Why
The vast majority of cases I work on are a lot like the material we read in law school. My Torts professor told us on more than one occasion that “there are real people behind every one of these cases.” My cases are no different.
She also
Calling readers’ attention to a celebration… and a quick article published on conflictoflaws.net this morning, by my friend and colleague Mayela Celis, Senior Legal Officer at the Hague Conference on Private International Law. Given this organization’s impact at the end of a brutal century, it’s
Litigators tend to get a bit skittish when treaty law creeps into lawsuits. And with good reason– most American lawyers come up against treaties only very rarely, and their effects can really harm the unaware.
