Former Middle East mediator Ambassador Dennis Ross leads tomorrow’s ABA CLE Telecast on high-stakes international negotiation strategies. The class will share many of the lessons memorialized in the Ambassador’s recently published book, Statecraft: And How to Restore America’s Standing in the World. Click here to learn more.
International arbitrators from around the globe regularly attend the Institute for Transnational Arbitration’s annual conference in Dallas. This year’s conference on June 21 will focus on complex energy disputes. Young international arbitrators are gathering a day early for a special meeting sponsored by ICDR Young & International, LCIA Young International Arbitrators Group and USCIB Young Arbitrators Forum. International arbitrators–experienced or aspiring–shouldn’t miss this opportunity for CLE and networking.
Want to meet over 1500 professionals, including lawyers, who work in the international development area? If so, attend the Development Executive Group’s upcoming happy hour on June 13 from 5-8 at the Eighteenth Street Lounge (2121 18th Street) in Washington, D.C. According to the hosts, this annual event attracts a wide variety of professionals from the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, MCC, the NGO community, consulting firms, universities and research institutes.
Doing some consulting through organizations like Development Ex is a great way to break into the international field.
To RSVP for this event, click here:
http://www.developmentex.com/eventpages/events/washington_dc_2007
The European Young Bar Association is holding its annual general meeting tomorrow in Rome. Even better, the the website invites “all young lawyers to join us, to learn, and to see something of la dolce vita” in Rome, “a vibrant commercial city whose future is as progressive as its past is impressive…” What fun! The conference lasts till May 27, so it’s still not too late for you young globe trotting international lawyers to make it there.
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Please join me in New York on Tuesday, May 15 when I present Keys to Expanding Practice Areas and Geographic Footprint through the Law Firm Growth Management Conference being sponsored by IncreMental Advantage. During this very interactive session, we will discuss what factors law firms should consider before they expand abroad, including how to structure and staff such an office, find a “cultural fit” with foreign lawyers, retain and develop new clients abroad, and the like.
