Recently by Randy J. Aliment
Doing Business in Washington State Debuts In China WSBA International Practice Section's Publication Key In Encouraging Foreign Trade
On September 13, 2010, Governor Christine Gregoire led a delegation of more than 100 Washington business, education, science, and technology leaders to China and Vietnam in an effort to expand export opportunities, encourage new investments, and create new jobs in Washington state. We were among...
Read MoreWashington State: Challenges, Opportunities And A Trade Mission
Patti Brooke is the Assistant Director of the Washington State Department of Commerce's Business Services Division (BSD). BSD has oversight of tourism, international trade and economic development for the agency. Brooke previously served in a variety of marketing, business development and...
Read MoreThe Pacific Northwest: And A Law Firm Close To China
Editor: Describe how your firm's relationship with Duan & Duan parallels the emergence of China as a major economic power. Aliment: The story begins when the University of Washington decided to establish a foreign lawyer program that would recruit foreign lawyers to the University of...
Read MoreThe ABA Section Goes To China
Editor: In September, you and Peter Antonucci of Greenberg Traurig LLP were co-chairs of a conference at Tsinghua University School of Law sponsored by the ABA's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Sections and the International Law Committee of Tsinghua University. How did this Conference come...
Read MoreAlternative Dispute Resolution In International Business Transactions
Introduction Alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") is a procedure for settling a dispute by means other than litigation, such as arbitration, mediation, or minitrial.1Although arbitration and mediation are both considered forms of alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation...
Read More