Using Law as Facilitator – Rather than Impediment – to International Business
Business Law Articles
Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett
New Orleans, Louisiana
On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law celebrated New Orleans’s tricentennial through the event, “Using Law as Facilitator – Rather than Impediment – to International Business” which benefited many business leaders, in-house and outside counsel, and law faculty and students. This interactive, moderated panel informed attendees on how to exploit opportunities for international business while also managing risk. The following topics were discussed at the event:
- Law as Contributing to or Impeding International Negotiations
- Law as Contributing to or Overcoming International Cultural Barriers
- Law as Decreasing Risk in International Commerce
- Law as Contributing to or Impeding Dispute Resolution
- Ethical Considerations
- What Can the Legal Profession Do to Facilitate International Business in Our Communities Rather than Impede it?
Marc Dedman of Spicer Rudstrom PLLC (Nashville) and John Y. Pearce of Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett (New Orleans) moderated this panel of experts. The panelists include Robert Barnett of Cacheaux, Cavazos & Newton, L.L.P (San Antonio and Mexico City), Prof. Dr. Eckart Broedermann of Brödermann Jahn (Hamburg), Philip Brooks of Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett (New Orleans), Ryan C. Mast of the City of New Orleans, Office of Homeland Security, Tate Parker of Coface North America, James Pellerin of Pellerin Milnor Corporation, Paul B. Simon of Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett (Lafayette), and Professor Guiguo Wang, Eason-Weinman Chair of International and Comparative Law at Tulane University School of Law.
To watch the seminar, please CLICK HERE.
The seminar was powered by the following contributing organizations:
- Association of Corporate Counsel International Legal Affairs Network
- Brödermann Jahn (Hamburg, Germany)
- Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton (San Antonio, TX / Mexico City, Mexico)
- Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC (Nashville, Tennessee)
- The International Society of Primerus Law Firms Business Law Institute
- The International Society of Primerus Law Firms Client Resource Institute
Contact:
Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett
John Pearce
Tel: 504.582.1111
Email: jpearce@gamb.law