An Insider's Guide on Hiring a Business Attorney

 
The United States remains a large and attractive market for international companies. International companies thinking about coming to the U.S. often make the fundamental mistake of assuming that the way they do business at home will work here. Things are different here, particularly regarding legal issues. I recently wrote a legal guide for AVVO addressing some of the key issues. The first point is hire an experienced business attorney with experience in your industry and in dealing with international companies. Click here to read the guide.
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Some of you may be interested in some of the other blogs and websites to which I contribute.

i blog on general legal topics, and sometimes other topics, on the johnlwatkins blog, which can be accessed by clicking here.

Another interest is cloud computing and cyber security. My law firm, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, has just launched a blog on this topic, to which I contribute. This blog may be accessed by clicking here.

I also blog from time to time on mediation and dispute resolution at my mediation website, watkinsmediation.com. The blog on the mediation website, can be accessed by clicking here.



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This week, Tom Chorey, Tom Gallo and I left Chorey, Taylor & Feil, P.C., to join the Atlanta office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. CTF was a small firm that had about 15 attorneys. BT is an Am Law 100 firm with about 540 attorneys, although only about 20 in the Atlanta office.

The Insider's Guide has a chapter addressing the strengths and weaknesses of large firms vs. small firms. Many of my friends will probably be surprised to see me return to a large firm environment.

If you are interested in why, you might want to read my latest post in another blog. Chick here.
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Unfortunately, the bad guys are still out there. Click here to read my most recent blog post on this subject, which also offers some ideas about how to deal with them.
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The Guide is now available on Amazon.com! Many readers enjoy the fast and reliable service that Amazon provides (I know I do; I am one of their "Amazon Prime" customers!). Our home page contains a link to purchase on Amazon, or you can just click HERE.
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The Guide is finally available! I had hoped for late April, but, it took until early May. I have learned that writing a book is kind of like a construction project: It always takes at least 20 percent more time and money than you could have anticipated. In any event, I'm glad it is finally done, and I hope it will be a valuable resource for business owners and executives who know they need to have a good business attorney, but have no idea how to find one.
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First Post! 04/10/2010
 
As this post is written, it is an amazingly beautiful day in Georgia. The third round of the Masters, a legendary Georgia event, will start shortly.

I wish I could say that the Guide is done and ready for purchase. I have submitted what are hopefully the last set of revisions, and hope to have the book available for purchase by the end of April. Please check back. The Guide should be available shortly. Please also check back for blog posts on subjects of general business interest.
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