The enormous opportunity Japan now offers lawyers everywhere
I recently had the opportunity to spend time in Tokyo meeting with managing partners and senior lawyers from small, medium-sized and large law firms. Some were from domestic firms and others from...
View ArticleJapan’s record breaking overseas investment boom
Japan overseas investments reach twenty-two year high Following up on my blogpost of July 5th entitled “The enormous opportunity Japan now offers lawyers everywhere”: The Jakarta Globe reported in an...
View ArticleChina, Japan, fuel growth in international energy mergers and acquisitions
While overall ”global M&A activity is down 15% from last year, Chinese and Japanese firms, [on the other hand], have [been on a buying spree] — [having] bought a record number of overseas...
View ArticleJapan’s energy needs can fuel law firm profits on both sides of the Pacific
from Tokyo “Pittsburgh-based law firm [Reed Smith recently opened a new office in Singapore to generate a larger percentage of the booming global energy market]. ‘It’s a natural for us because one of...
View ArticleThe trans-Pacific economy: A reason for Californians to dream again
Those who’ve lived in Southern California, and perhaps many who’ve visited - may remember when the Santa Ana Winds come. There’s cold in the air – but the warmth in the wind evokes emotions of what is...
View Article4 key markets for generating US corporate law revenue in 2013
The announcement today that the European Union and the United States will begin negotiations on a new free trade agreement – is a reminder of how important specific key markets are to generating new...
View ArticleWhy Japan needs an energy law blog
Last week Shoichi Itoh, Senior Analyst at the Institute of Energy Economics in Japan outlined in an article published by the Brookings Institution the urgent need Japan has for energy resources...
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