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Strengthen the Bond
by Chairman Anton Maurer – I write the Chairman's Column for this electronic newsletter with great pleasure. There are several good reasons for this: First, I am very happy to welcome... [more]

What's Going On?
Director's Report by Mark Smith – With this issue, we are launching a new newsletter. It is intended to be the source of information for our members and for international lawyers around the world, a forum for... [more]

We Want to Be the Hub
by Editor Jordan W. Cowman - As a long-term member of the Advisory Board and a shareholder at the international law firm of Greenberg Traurig, I am pleased to serve as the new Editor of the SWIICL Newsletter. Based in Texas, my practice is international in scope. I focus on.... [more]

The Attorney-Client Privilege Across Borders
by Jordan W. Cowman - The attorney-client privilege, or as the Legal Professional Privilege as it is often known outside the USA, is under siege in European Union antitrust investigations.... [more]

A Strategic Plan for the Institute
Subject to discussion by the full Advisory Board in June, the Executive Committee has adopted a three-year strategic plan for the Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law. The draft plan focuses on educational and networking opportunities, the development of leadership positions, and financial independence. A copy of the draft plan is available here.

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Strengthen the Bond

by Chairman Anton Maurer

I write the Chairman's Column for this newsletter with great pleasure. There are several good reasons for this:

First, I am very happy to welcome Jordan W. Cowman as the new Editor in Chief. This is a great step forward, and I look forward to many timely newsletters which should strengthen the bond among our members. Hopefully, the newsletter will encourage many of our Academy Alumni to join SWIICL as an alumnus/a member.

Second, SWIICL looks forward to the Academy's Latin America Reunion which will take place in Santiago de Chile on April 26 – 28, 2012. We will have a great program, and enough time to socialize and deepen professional relationships. I am proud to say that even members from outside Latin America will participate in this event. I want to thank especially Jorge Carey, Alex Maculus, Anibal Sabater, Marcelo Sanfeliú, Fernando Eduardo Serec, and Mark Smith for the organization of an outstanding program.

Third, we are looking forward to the 49th Academy of American and International Law from May 20 – June 29, 2012. Again, we will have a great and outstanding faculty, and I hope that you will not miss the opportunity to send one or more of your excellent young lawyers to participate in this focused program. Again, we offer the opportunity for participants to graduate as a Fellow of the Academy.

Fourth, I want to thank Dick Thurston for an outstanding job as Chair of the 2012 Symposium Managing Risks and Potential Liabilities in Uncertain Times -- The Duties and Responsibilities of the International Lawyer. It will be held on June 19 and 20, 2012. I have seen the draft program and I know that it will be extremely timely and interesting.

Fifth, the Executive Committee worked hard in the last months to prepare a strategic plan for SWIICL. We filed a preliminary plan with the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of CAIL subject to the discussion and final approval of the Board of Trustees. Therefore, we will meet on June 18 for a substantive meeting of the Advisory Board. We want to have your participation and input. Please come and put your ideas forward. The Executive Committee hopes that your ideas will improve our preliminary strategic plan and that the plan will lead to your increased involvement with SWIICL. Therefore, please mark your calendar and try to join us for this important meeting.

Finally, I hope you will enjoy reading this newsletter. We all hope that you will contribute to our newsletter and that you will make it to an interesting exchange of ideas and information. Please tell us how we can make this newsletter relevant for you.

I look forward to meeting many of you in June.

Best,

Anton Maurer
CMS Hasche Sigle, Stuttgart
Chair, SWIICL Advisory Board

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