Theories of law firm globalization in the shadow of colonialism: a cultural and institutional analysis of English and Indian corporate law firms in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
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Flood, John
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2017
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The final restatement of this chapter should be short. If we ask, "What is the state of foreign law firms in India?," the answer is: there are none because they are banned from India for a variety of political, legal, and professional-cultural reasons. So what is there to say about foreign law firms in India? Perhaps more than may be realized from my opening Despite a ban on practicing in India, foreign law firms have been strategic, if not canny, in their business with India. For not having a physical presence does not mean foreign law firms are not heavily involved with Indian legal business. My aim in this chapter is to ...
View more >The final restatement of this chapter should be short. If we ask, "What is the state of foreign law firms in India?," the answer is: there are none because they are banned from India for a variety of political, legal, and professional-cultural reasons. So what is there to say about foreign law firms in India? Perhaps more than may be realized from my opening Despite a ban on practicing in India, foreign law firms have been strategic, if not canny, in their business with India. For not having a physical presence does not mean foreign law firms are not heavily involved with Indian legal business. My aim in this chapter is to explain empirically and theoretically why we have this nebulous situation.
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View more >The final restatement of this chapter should be short. If we ask, "What is the state of foreign law firms in India?," the answer is: there are none because they are banned from India for a variety of political, legal, and professional-cultural reasons. So what is there to say about foreign law firms in India? Perhaps more than may be realized from my opening Despite a ban on practicing in India, foreign law firms have been strategic, if not canny, in their business with India. For not having a physical presence does not mean foreign law firms are not heavily involved with Indian legal business. My aim in this chapter is to explain empirically and theoretically why we have this nebulous situation.
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Book Title
The Indian Legal Profession in the Age of Globalization: The Rise of the Corporate Legal Sector and its Impact on Lawyers and Society
Subject
Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession