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Corporate

Dec. 27, 2013

Corporate legal spending focusing more on global pursuits

According to a recent study by BTI Consulting Group, global expenditures now account for 40 percent of U.S. corporate legal spending, up from 30 percent in 2010.


By Alexandra Schwappach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Within the past three years, San Diego-based defense and transportation systems company Cubic Corp. has won contracts and opened offices in the United Arab Emirates and Italy - areas in which it hadn't traditionally done business.


Cubic isn't alone in its foray into new international markets. Many U.S. companies are increasing their global presence and with it their legal spending, in...

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