It’s about time the American Bar Association recognized that the globalization of law is a “trend” that’s here to stay. I say this because the ABA House of Delegates just passed a resolution that would allow foreign attorneys to work in the U.S. as in-house counsel. The fact is that seven states already allow international attorneys to work as in-house lawyers in the U.S. … [Read more...]
Top 5 International Business Law Trends to Watch in 2013: Trend #1 Global Manufacturing.
This is the first in a 5-part series about what I see as the top 5 international business law trends in 2013. The first trend to watch out for in 2013 is the diminished role of location in global manufacturing. Look for Indonesia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and various players in East Africa to lead the pack of emerging contenders in the international … [Read more...]
Study: CEO ‘Overconfidence’ Drives International Mergers & Acquisitions.
Over at the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, there’s a an interesting post about an extraordinary study published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. In the study, CEO Overconfidence and International Merger and Acquisition Activity, the authors use a sample of CEOs from Fortune Global 500 firms to examine how CEO … [Read more...]