Japan, similarly to many other countries, has had a long tradition of keeping non-lawyers out of legal practice for the protection of public interest and lawyers’ livelihood. This principal is laid out in Article 72 of the...more
For World IP Day 2024, we asked three of our practitioners three questions, all related to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 2024 theme of IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and...more
The EDPB has issued recommendations concerning how organisations may lawfully transfer personal data from Europe to “third countries” (e.g., the U.S. and currently the UK from 1.1.2021) in light of the recent Schrems II...more
Over the past 20 years, the number of jury trials has been on a dramatic decline. In fact, the percentage of federal civil cases currently disposed of by a judgment at trial is less than 1 percent, with similar statistics for...more
Over the past six months, as Chair of the American Bar Association, Section of International Law, I’ve traveled to destinations from Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco and Ottawa to Istanbul, Rome, Tokyo, London,...more
This Guide provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this Guide also identifies issues...more