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Perspective

Aug. 18, 2011

International program fosters goodwill between US and China

Chinese lawyers travel to the U.S. to experience the life of a practicing American trial lawyer. By James McManis of McManis Faulkner


By James McManis


Committed to making a lasting contribution to society, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL) sent lawyers to numerous countries behind the Iron Curtains of Asia and Eastern Europe in the early 1990s. The group wrestled with the overwhelming task of helping to establish the Rule of Law in these developing nations, and concluded that focusing on one nation would be the most efficient way to have an immediate impact. The IATL chose to co...

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