About six months ago, I hopped on a conference call with some colleagues who asked me to deliver the keynote address for the annual convention of the
Law firm sherpas
The Ultimate International Story– and a Call for Heroes
On Saturday (July 20th), we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of mankind’s giant leap, our footfall on the dusty surface of the moon. Just about every blogger over the age of forty made mention of it last week or over the weekend. I didn’t,
Things take longer overseas. Get used to it.
Last week, I went on a bit of a rant— my thinking was sparked by a highly informative post by Dan Harris at the China Law Blog, in which
Things are different overseas. Get used to it.
With all the America-First hype swirling about the country, it’s never been more important to remind lawyers that things simply don’t work over there the same way they work here. Global commerce isn’t going away, folks. Tariffs notwithstanding, we still need goods from abroad to carry on our
Notice pleading, y’all.
I took Civ Pro from a giant.
When I say giant, I mean in the figurative sense, because he’s only 5’7″ or so, but this diminutive fellow remains among the most talented and effective teachers I’ve ever had. He
Dr. King’s Legacy and still more to be done
Of all the impactful moments I’ve experienced on overseas CLE programs, one stands out above the rest. Our group of American lawyers was given a special tour of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (yes, they’ve had one for nearly ten years). We had visited the main courtroom– complete with an invitation to sit
Reliance on Non-Lawyers– Especially Foreign Non-Lawyers
The mind just reels. I’m in England at the moment, and an England issue has come up that I cannot bear yet again without a rant. Forgive me…
Lawyers, stop taking legal advice from non-lawyer process servers. Just stop it. That goes double for non-lawyer process servers in other countries.
Seriously– it’s like an
You can’t contract away Hague restrictions, unless…
An interesting case popped up on my newsfeed this afternoon (hat tip to Hwan Kim, writing for Sheppard Mullins’ Construction and Infrastructure Law Blog): Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII v. Changzhou
DIY it in-house, or outsource it?
My family is populated on both sides by blue-collar workers and farmers, going way back to the Old Country (ie: various parts of northern Europe). Part of the ethos I gained from all four of my grandparents is “fix the damned thing yourself.”
International Law and Immigration Law ARE NOT THE SAME THING
A huge segment of the legal community thinks that international law equals immigration law. My local bar association even conflates the two ideas in its committee structure, which is so baffling that both the international lawyers and the immigration lawyers in town have given up trying to convince everybody