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Focus (Forum & Focus)

May 13, 2009

Discovery Channels

Ample time for preparation is the most important component to a successful deposition of your foreign client, write Caroline Mitchell and Lara Kollios.

FOCUS COLUMN

By Caroline Mitchell and Lara Kollios

With the rise of the global economy, litigation in U.S. courts increasingly involves disputes involving foreign witnesses. For many, this is their first exposure to the rigors of American-style discovery. Given the limited pretrial discovery available in countries outside the U.S., the breadth of American discovery often comes as a shock to a foreign client.

The deposition, while one of t...

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