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Every week, we take a bite-sized look at legal and economic developments in locales around the world as we try to decipher global trends in law and business with the help of our international guests. No topic is too big, too small, too simple, or too complicated. We plan to cover continents, countries, regimes, governance, finances, legal developments, and whatever is trending on Twitter. Connect with us: - https://twitter.com/globallawbiz - https://www.linkedin.com/company/harris-bricken - https://harrisbricken.com/GLBpodcast/
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Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
Tuesday Jul 13, 2021
In Episode #64, we are joined by Simon Igelman, an international business associate at Garfinkle Biderman LLP, a Canadian-based law firm.
We discuss:
- Simon's background in technology and how he created his website Trade Law Report that pulls the most up to date online chatter about international trade from around the web, including Twitter.
- Balancing artificial intelligence (AI) advances and legal concerns.
- The process of becoming a lawyer in Canada, including articling.
- International trade in Canada and how it varies from but is largely intertwined with the United States.
- Covid-19's impact on timber prices in the United States and Canada.
- Listening, and watching recommendations from:
- Simon
- Trade Law Report
- World Trade Law: Text, Materials and Commentary by Simon Lester, Bryan Mercurio, Arwel Davies
- All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer
- Fred
- "How Academic Freedom Ends" by Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic
- Jonathan
- "Why is Lumber So Expensive? And when will things get back to normal?" by Ben Sprague, Substack
- Simon
We’ll see you next week for another exciting and informative episode when we sit down with Natalie O'Regan to discuss cannabis in Ireland.
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