Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Presentations

July 28, 2009 "Key Cross-Cultural Considerations in Contracting", CMI Daily Webinar, www.cmidaily.com

June 27, 2009 "Cross Cultural Collaboration", First Tricontinental Conference on Global Advances in Business Communications, June 26-29, 2009, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan.

October 15, 2008 "Dispute Resolution and Its Cross Cultural Aspects in Our Global Economy". InternetBar.org Cyber Week, Webinar. Co-presented with Stewart Levine.

“The International Aspect of Post Merger/Acquisition Integration”, POST MERGER INTEGRATION, Setting Strategic and Tactical Priorities to Capture the Value of the Deal. Executive Enterprises, December 6-7, 2000, Lake Buena Vista Florida

The Maquiladora System as a Bridge Between the United Sates and Mexico, International Business Law News, Minnesota State Bar Association International Business Law Section [pdf], published Fall, 2000.

Global Environmental Practice, Issues in Doing Business Globally. ACCA (American Corporate Council Association), November 10-13, 1998.
  • Global Civil Law System, History and Function
  • Common Law System, History, Major Differences with Civil Law System
  • European Union Legal System, Organization, Effect on Member Nations’ Legal Systems

The Civil Law System, Its Effects on U.S. Foreign Business. American Bar Association, Section of International Law and Practice, in Cooperation with the Union des Avocats Internationale, Scottsdale, AZ., February 8-10, 1998.

The Civil Law Systems of the World, Inter-American Bar Association in cooperation with the International Law and Practice Section of the American Bar Association, November 1997.

The Civil Law System in Mexico; Background of the Maquiladora Industry in Mexico and the United States, Hispanic National Bar Association, October, 1998.

Foreign Investment and Labor Issues Between the United States of America and Mexico. Hispanic National Bar Association Meeting, “Through the Doors of Opportunity Together”, October, 1998.

Managing Interpersonal Relationships Between Middle and Upper Management, Wilson Learning Seminar, January-August, 1985-1986. Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England.

A Region’s Attitude Toward Power is Reflected in Its Land use Controls. Doctoral Dissertation, Fall, 1990, William Mitchell College of Law.

A Study of Step-down Procedures in Bankruptcy, a paper presented at Kaplan, Strangiss and Kaplan, Spring, 1992.

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of the Audio-Lingual Method of Foreign Language Education with the Traditional Method in Achieving Normal Usage by the Foreign Language Student, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, Fall, 1972

A Study of the Effect of Ferdinand’s and Isabel’s Reign on the Political Systems in Spain, 1490-1500.

University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Fall, 1965. New York University’s Junior Year Abroad Research Paper.