Jones Day Partners with the Texas International Law Journal and The University of Texas School of Law for Globalization Symposium on September 4-5 in Austin, TX.Business Editors/Legal Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2003 Unique Format Offers International Academic, Government and Legal Perspectives on Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation and the Judiciary Jones Day is partnering with the Texas International Law Journal and The University of Texas School of Law The University of Texas School of Law is an ABA-certified American law school located on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The law school has been in existence since the founding of the University in 1883. to present a unique seminar on the evolution of the international judiciary in light of globalization trends. Offered exclusively for corporate directors, officers and senior management, the half-day seminar provides perspectives from distinguished international legal academicians, leading attorneys and global government leaders. The event will be held in the Kraft Eidman Courtroom at the law school in Austin, Texas, on September 4-5. The seminar is accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. for 10 CLE Cle total elimination clearance. hours, including 1.25 hours of ethics credit. "We are very proud to be working with TILJ TILJ Texas International Law Journal and The UT School of Law to deliver a seminar that is rich in meaningful content and broad in its perspective. No other forum combines the viewpoints of outstanding legal academicians with those of the international judges, government officials and practicing lawyers to address economic, business and human rights issues facing the judicial system," said Frank Hubach, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day Dallas. Titled, "Globalization and the Judiciary: Key Issues of Economic Law, Business Law and Human Rights Law," the symposium addresses leading trends and key issues molding the global judiciary. The program features discussion about exporting the European judicialization model, global reorganization and distressed markets in Asia, international corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. , and the effects of international law on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Featured speakers include the former Solicitor General An officer of the U.S. Justice Department who represents the federal government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. The solicitor general is charged with representing the Executive Branch of the U.S. government in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. of Hong Kong, the Chairman of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body, scholars from The University of Texas and the University of Paris, a Judge of the German Federal Supreme Court, the President of the European Free Trade Association Court The European Free Trade Association Court is a supranational court covering the three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members who are also members of the European Economic Area (EEA); Jones Day opened its Dallas office in 1981. The Dallas and Houston offices have more than 200 lawyers, making it one of the largest law firms in Texas. The size and breadth of Jones Day's Texas practice enables the Firm to provide a full range of services to clients in the state and around the globe. Jones Day is an international law firm with 29 offices in centers of business and finance throughout the world. With more than 2,000 lawyers, it ranks among the world's largest law firms. |
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