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Thought leaders from around the world contribute their perspectives on landmark cases, new legislation, and legal perspectives on new technologies, business practices, and civil procedure.

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Collecting Damages From Chinese Companies

Seeing Red

Annesley H. DeGaris

China Plays by Its Rules

Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda Law Firm of the Year

Moving With the World

Best Lawyers

Attorney Adrián Vázquez from the Mexican firm Vázquez Tercero & Zepeda discusses the firm's 2019 award, changes coming to the WTO, Mexico's shifting trade strategy, and more.

Stress-Testing Global Trade

John Ettorre

For decades, supply chains have been getting increasingly intricate. Now the Trump administration’s trade policies and other disruptions are challenging those systems

Welcome to the Jungle: Trade Associations and Reportable Persuader Activity

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Many trade associations have little direct experience with union organizing and labor relations. When it comes to lobbying in Washington, D.C., however, trade associations know a thing or two about what it takes to be a successful persuader.

International Child Abductions

Ronald Litvak

The objects of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (hereinafter "Convention") are to "secure the prompt return of children wrongfully removed" from their country of habitual residence, and "ensure the rights of custody and of access under the law of one contracting state are effectively respected." Convention, Article 1.

Domestic vs. International Adoption

Jennifer Fairfax

Which one is right for you?

All Eyes on Italy

Kate Rockwood

The country’s economic upheaval is grabbing headlines—and raising eyebrows—around the world. What comes next seems far from certain.

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: A New Federal Civil Cause of Action for Trade Secret Theft

Randal J. Brotherhood

"It represents one of the most significant events in trade secret reform in years. The DTSA amends the Economic Espionage Act, which previously limited access to federal courts for trade secret theft to criminal prosecution."

“Defend Trade Secrets Act” Signed Into Law Effective May 11, 2016

Brooks Kushman

The Defendant Trade Secrets Act of 2015 (“DTSA”), was signed into law by President Obama on May 11, 2016. The new statute creates broad private federal cause of action for trade secret misappropriation and has been hailed as “the most sweeping change to the nation’s intellectual property laws in a generation or more.”

Graceful Exits

Rachel Blue

The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) has been touted as a game changer.

United We Stand—But Lawfully

Henry Skene and Mitchell Brennan

Reshaping the boundaries of trade union conduct: recent Australian developments.

The Burden of Substantiation and Proof in Continental European Civil Procedure and the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration

Dr. Wolfgang Kühn and Katharina Walter

Civil procedures in Germany are governed by the principles of factual substantiation and burden of proof.

An Interview With Darrois Villey Maillot Broc

How Corporate Law in France Is Navigating the Trade Wars

Best Lawyers

Bertrand Cardi and Cyril Bonan discuss M&A, protectionism, and the trade wars' impact in France.

China's Trade War Tariffs Impact Real Estate

How Trade War Tariffs Threaten the U.S. Real Estate Market

Roy D. Oppenheim

Political pressures between the United States and China have led to a trade war and tariffs on aluminum and steel, which are driving up the cost of construction back home.

Five Tips for Cloud Computing Businesses

Frederic M. Wilf

Cloud computing continues to be a powerful and cost-effective means to build a business with international reach.

Maintenance by ECMs: A Requirement for International Railway Freight Transportation

Serap Zuvin

According to the Rules for Certification and Auditing of Entities in Charge of Maintenance (the "Regulation") of the Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail ("OTIF"), which came into force on June 1, 2013, the ECMs must be evaluated and certified by an independent institution. Every freight wagon used by an international entity must be maintained by a particular ECM.

An Interview With Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners

Best Lawyers

Russia's 2020 "Law Firm of the Year" in Arbitration & Mediation Law

Merging Business and Responsibility: Gilbert + Tobin

Best Lawyers

Attorneys Costas Condoleon and Sam Nickless from the Australian firm Gilbert + Tobin discuss the firm's 2020 award, how Australia’s Corporate Law practice is preparing for the world’s transforming economic landscape, and the international community’s demands of its businesses.