Comparative Law

2 Credit Hours

The ABA reveals that after 7 years of practice, 44% of US lawyers have had files involving foreign law (66% of lawyers in large firms or working as inside counsel). But foreign law raises formidable challenges. How do foreign lawyers think? What understanding can a US lawyer achieve? Is meaningful interpretation even possible? Can differences across laws, languages, and cultures be reliably overcome from a US standpoint? What are the optimal strategies or methods for a US lawyer to implement?