On Tour with Curtis: Inside an International Law Firm

著者: Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP
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  • Are you considering a career in law? Come visit our offices to hear from our lawyers on what it's like to work in one of the world's longest established international law firms. With market-leading international practices, Curtis punches well above its weight. It does outstanding work for fascinating clients, but it's not a "shouty" culture. For all the firm’s international outlook, it retains a family feel; with fewer than 300 attorneys, so you're never just a number. Curtis’ legal DNA goes right back to 1830, when it was founded in New York City. Today, the firm has 19 offices across 15 countries. So when you join Curtis, you gain an international network of co-workers, from Bogotá to Brussels, Milan to Muscat. And New York and London, of course! Join Kate Fairweather to hear an insight into working in a law firm, which combines a storied tradition with an international outlook and entrepreneurial smarts. Meet our lawyers and hear what they think of Curtis and what it’s like to build a practice here.
    Copyright 2024 Curtis Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Are you considering a career in law? Come visit our offices to hear from our lawyers on what it's like to work in one of the world's longest established international law firms. With market-leading international practices, Curtis punches well above its weight. It does outstanding work for fascinating clients, but it's not a "shouty" culture. For all the firm’s international outlook, it retains a family feel; with fewer than 300 attorneys, so you're never just a number. Curtis’ legal DNA goes right back to 1830, when it was founded in New York City. Today, the firm has 19 offices across 15 countries. So when you join Curtis, you gain an international network of co-workers, from Bogotá to Brussels, Milan to Muscat. And New York and London, of course! Join Kate Fairweather to hear an insight into working in a law firm, which combines a storied tradition with an international outlook and entrepreneurial smarts. Meet our lawyers and hear what they think of Curtis and what it’s like to build a practice here.
Copyright 2024 Curtis Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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  • Curtis Law in Washington DC
    2024/10/10

    The Whitehouse is moments from Curtis’s Washington DC office – and host Kate is there to speak with managing partner Claudia Frutos Peterson, who teaches international commercial and investment arbitration alongside her thriving practice, and Dan Porter, who leads the firm’s elite international trade practice.

    • Claudia explains the attraction for young attorneys of these dynamic areas of the law and why advising sovereign clients is particularly interesting. How the international nature of a firm like Curtis sits perfectly in DC – where life is truly multicultural and multilingual;
    • Dan focuses on both advisory and litigation trade work. He describes working at the intersection of trade policy and politics. In an election year, his focus is on advising international clients into the U.S. on the likely implications of a change in administration.

    On Tour with Curtis is a Fresh Air production. The producer is Jack Soper.

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    11 分
  • Curtis Law in Buenos Aires
    2024/12/12

    This episode covers all you wanted to know about being a lawyer in the multicultural capital city of Buenos Aires! You’ll hear from an interesting mix of partners; one specializing in investor-State arbitration, and two corporate lawyers with a wealth of knowledge in ‘B Corps’ and agri-business. Together they articulate what makes a career in law uniquely interesting in Curtis Buenos Aires.

    Tune in for a fresh voice as, Kate hands over the mic to Sacha – an Oxford University languages student considering law as a potential career.

    • International arbitration lawyer Fernando Tupa on what makes international arbitration an attractive area for young lawyers, combining litigation and corporate practices; the importance of language skills in this area of the law both in proceedings and in managing client relationships; and compares his own experience working in Curtis’ headquarters in New York with his hometown of Buenos Aires
    • Veteran corporate lawyer Laura Ocampo on the rise of the ‘B Corps’ – also known as triple impact companies - organisation which are verified to meet high social and environment standards; what makes corporate law is so interesting in Argentina; and her experience combining practicing and teaching law at the same time; as well as thoughts on her lived experience as a woman corporate lawyer.
    • Another corporate lawyer with an special focus on agri-business, Esteban Daireaux explains Argentina’s vast economically significant and competitive agricultural sector and his career pathway into it; the need for flexibility in a fast paced and ever-changing sector; and the importance of teamwork to success.

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    22 分
  • Curtis Law in London
    2024/10/14

    Kate is on her home turf this time, introducing some of the partners in Curtis’s brand new office space, situated in the heart of the City of London.

    With London being a key hub for international work, lawyers here specialize in energy, oil and gas, public international law and funds with clients far and wide, including the MENA region.

    • Investment funds lawyer, Karl Behrouz started life at Curtis as a trainee, left for a spell in house and is now back as partner in the corporate group, where he oversees work allocation to associates and trainees. He shares how leaving for a spell in-house shifted his perspective, and gives sound advice for anyone thinking about a legal career;
    • Luciana Ricart, author and partner in Curtis’ public international law and international arbitration practices, explains the huge range of disciplines within her work. Such as sovereignty disputes, treaty interpretation and the implementation of international humanitarian law;
    • Senior corporate lawyer Marc Hammerson on why London is a key hub for his international work in energy and natural resources, and how the energy transition is working in legal practice; and
    • Dr. Walid El-Nabal, a Libyan lawyer whose focus is on northwest Africa, on the subtleties of different legal regimes and how major geopolitical changes in recent years has meant that adaptability has been a fundamental skill in meeting his clients’ changing needs.

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    22 分

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