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Laurel S. Terry

Selected Works

2015

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A Case Study Of The Hybrid Model For Facilitating Cross-Border Legal Practice: The Agreement Between The American Bar Association And The Brussels Bars, Laurel S. Terry Oct 2015

A Case Study Of The Hybrid Model For Facilitating Cross-Border Legal Practice: The Agreement Between The American Bar Association And The Brussels Bars, Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

This Article will focus on the agreement (“Agreement”) between the American Bar Association (“ABA”) and the French and Dutch Orders of the Brussels Bar (“Brussels Bars”). Section I of this Article provides an overview of the different models used, or approaches to, cross-border practice and places the Agreement in context. Section II chronicles the legislative history of the Agreement, noting the process by which it was developed. Section III contains the analysis of the Agreement, comparing it to other cross-border practice regulation. Section IV addresses the implementation of the Agreement. Finally, Section V offers a summary of the strengths and …

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From Gats To Apec: The Impact Of Trade Agreements On Legal Services, Laurel S. Terry, Laurel S. Terry Oct 2015

From Gats To Apec: The Impact Of Trade Agreements On Legal Services, Laurel S. Terry, Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the treatment of legal services in the United States‘ international trade agreements. Although many individuals are now familiar with the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), far fewer realize that legal services are included in at least fifteen international trade agreements to which the United States is a party. This article begins by identifying those trade agreements and other developments including the 2009 Legal Services Initiative of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The article continues by explaining the structure of the GATS and comparing its provisions to the provisions found in …

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Transnational Legal Practice Developments, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft, Clifford J. Hendel, Jonathan Goldsmith, Masahiro Shimojo Oct 2015

Transnational Legal Practice Developments, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft, Clifford J. Hendel, Jonathan Goldsmith, Masahiro Shimojo

Laurel S. Terry

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Transnational Legal Practice: Cross-Border Legal Services: 2002 Year-In-Review, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft Oct 2015

Transnational Legal Practice: Cross-Border Legal Services: 2002 Year-In-Review, Carole Silver, Robert E. Lutz, Philip T. Von Mehren, Laurel S. Terry, Peter Ehrenhaft

Laurel S. Terry

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U.S. Legal Profession Efforts To Combat Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing, Laurel S. Terry Dec 2014

U.S. Legal Profession Efforts To Combat Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing, Laurel S. Terry

Laurel S. Terry

This article was prepared for the Symposium on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, which was the first academic symposium of its kind, and included speakers from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the FDIC, and the IRS. It focuses on the legal profession and explains how the US has implemented the FATF Recommendations that address the role that "gatekeepers," including lawyers, can serve to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. After setting forth introductory material about the intergovernmental organization called the Financial Action task Force or FATF, the FATF Recommendations, and the degree to which the FATF Recommendations have …

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Transnational Legal Practice [2014], Laurel S. Terry, Carole Silver Dec 2014

Transnational Legal Practice [2014], Laurel S. Terry, Carole Silver

Laurel S. Terry

This article focuses on Transnational Legal Practice (TLP) activities that took place in 2014, along with 2013 activities that were not addressed in the previous year’s TLP article. In the authors’ view, meeting points and connective relationships are where the action is in TLP. This article highlights some of the meeting points and relationships that affect border-crossing for a variety of actors involved in TLP policy-making and practice. It refers to “TLP-Nets,” using the term “Nets” to suggest the notion of a network. Networks are “boundary-spanning and boundary-creating structures that affect the roles of organizational actors, including business corporations, voluntary …

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