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Attorney
By
Attorney
Career Profiles of the Profession
Who?
Name:
Clifford J. Hendel
hendel@araozyruedaabogados.es
What?
Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields:
International mergers and acquisitions, project and equipment finance, international arbitration.
When?
Years in Practice Area:
Since 1986
Years in the Legal Profession:
Since 1986
Where?
Employer:
ARAOZ & RUEDA
http://www.araozyruedaabogados.es
Size/Sector:
lawyers/private practice firm
City/State:
Madrid
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Law School:
University of Connecticut School of Law
Undergraduate School/Degree:
Wesleyan University, B.A.
Other Post-Graduate Education:
Semester at University of Exeter, England Law Faculty
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Why?
Pluses/Challenges of Practice Area:
Requirement of bringing international/foreign experiences
and practices to bear in a local/domestic environment.
Core Skills/Key Knowledge Needed in Your Practice Area:
Drafting, structuring and negotiating skills; ability to reason across different legal/business systems.
Advice to Lawyers and Law Students Interested in Your Practice Area:
Hone core legal skills,
particularly those noted immediately above: there is no substitute.
How?
Career Path to Current Position:
Two years as federal district court clerk, ten years with
international firm White & Case (six in New York, four in Paris).
Influences and Mentors:
Prof. Mark W. Janis of University of Connecticut School of Law was of great assistance in getting me started towards an international legal career.
Suggested Reading About Your Practice Area:
See chapter in Careers in International Law, Second Edition (ABA Section of International Law and Practice).
Bar Affiliations and Activities:
ABA Section of International Law and Practice; International Bar Association; Union Internationale des Avocats; New York State Bar Association.
Recent Professional Publications:
- “Transnational Litigation; Cross-Cultural Reflections” ABA International Law News, Winter 2006.
- “Transnational Legal Practice Developments”. The International Lawyer, Fall 2005.
- “A Lawyer’s Survival Guide to Madrid”. ABA International Law News, Spring 2004.
Recent Professional Presentations:
"Multi-Disciplinary Practices" - October 2000, annual meeting of the New York State Bar Association’s International Law and Practice Section, Madrid, Spain.
Memorable Career Moment:
Intriguing Interests:
Collecting foreign bar admissions (English solicitor, Paris "avocat", Madrid "abogado").
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