Part One:
How do international practitioners practice law?
How do U.S. lawyers locate and engage/hire competent foreign counsel?
What type of practice do you engage in?
How do you comply with local California? Professional responsibility obligations of lawyer while engaging in an international transaction/dispute resolution proceeding?
What principal issues are involved in a type transnational transaction? Do you have any comments or examples of your experience?
Part Two:
Under what circumstances, do you feel you need to engage a lawyer in a foreign jurisdiction, and how do identify and select one?
Who in the client (if it is business) does the lawyer typically interact with? Other lawyers? Certain business people (such as business development people, who might organize mergers/acquisition? The board of directors or chief executive officer? Other? What is most satisfying to you about practice that is, what does most enjoy doing?
Do you consider a specialist or generalist, or some of each? What are important courses for future lawyers to take in law school?
How do you generate new clients? How do you generate work from existing clients? Are both of them important?
What characteristics and qualities are important for success for new lawyer in your organization and practice area? Conversely, what makes a new lawyer unsuccessful in this organization and practice area?
How do law students and new law graduates acquire the necessary experience?