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Doing business in Madrid?  Planning a trip to Cairo?  The Section of International Law has compiled a list of resources – in its City Survival Guides – to help guide you in your foreign business endeavors.

As Clifford J. Hendel, partner of Araoz and Rueda, a Madrid corporate firm, writes about that Spanish city, “Negotiating styles and pace in Madrid are best described as ‘Latin,’ meaning that a U.S. citizen or Northern European might find things a little slow moving or indirect at first.” 

In the “transportation" section of the Cairo guide, Carrie Newton Lyons, a Harvard law school student who serves as liaison between the Law Student Division and Section of International Law, writes, "Taxis congregate at major hotels and hotel employees are willing to help visitors communicate their destinations to drivers.  Many drivers speak a little English, French or German, but many don't, so it is often best to catch a cab at a hotel to ensure that the hotel staff can assist with communication.”

The Survival Guides currently cover nearly 20 cities, with tips and hints that may include business hours and etiquette, transportation, hotels, restaurants and other important tips – such as important information relating to the legal profession.

To learn more about the survival guides, visit the Section of International Law Web site at http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/pubs/home.html.  To learn more about a specific city, for example Cairo, include the city’s name in the url as in http://www.abanet.org/intlaw/pubs/cairo/CairoCSG.html.

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