Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Norton Rose signs tie-up with Australia's Deacons | News | The Lawyer

Norton Rose signs tie-up with Australia's Deacons News The Lawyer
This is an interesting combination, and it must reflect a certain confidence that the economy is going to be turning around soon, particularly in the Australia and Asia markets. What is also interesting is how Deacons' Hong Kong and other China offices are going to fit in. There is not too much said about that other than they are not part of the merger. I guess this is one of those stay tuned issues that will come out later.

Pinsent Masons to Outsource Litigation Work to South Africa

Pinsent Masons to Outsource Litigation Work to South Africa
South Africa is rapidly becoming a favored outsourcing jurisdiction it seems, particularly among UK firms. The interesting question is how long will it be before US firms start to discover South Africa?

Monday, June 22, 2009

working on a proposal for a panel on foreign direct investment for delivery at the ABA SIL 2010 Spring Meeting in NYC