When a U.S. litigator sues a Chinese defendant, they very rightly hop on Google seeking information on how to serve process in China. Luckily for me, they quickly find my post on the subject, and they get up to speed.
Why is it lucky for me? Because although many litigators follow my step-by-step guide to
Last summer, service of process in a major case was effected via Twitter. In Twitter Service Hits the Bigtime, I commented that such service was okay under FRCP 4(f)(3) because the more traditional means were foreclosed to
Yesterday afternoon, I had the great pleasure of guest lecturing for a friend who teaches international management at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at UMKC. The topics we touched on ranged from general knowledge about the dispute resolution process (negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation…) to
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
We ain’t building rockets here. But we are building a ship, or sorts, and a leaky ship makes it tough to get your cargo to its destination. To make it in Hong Kong, you also need a highly sophisticated motor scooter, and if the bad guys are coming after you with a helicopter, you
