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The Great Firewall of China: How Lessons from the Apartheid Era Can Lift the Information Curtain

Posted in Corporate Governance, Random Thoughts and Observations

Corporate Codes of Conduct Played a Major Role in the Collapse of Apartheid in South Africa and Are a Viable Means to End Digital Censorship in China.   The remarks of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday that “we stand for a single Internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and… Continue Reading

Chevron’s Missteps: How Not to Handle Foreign Litigation

Posted in International Litigation

Some of my recent "how to" posts have offered practical advice and tips concerning various areas of international business law. This post is different–it’s a "how not to" article based on Chevron’s inept and unethical handling of the oil pollution trial currently taking place in Ecuador. While zealous advocacy is critical to any high caliber… Continue Reading