Brief perspective of a Brazilian lawyeer working in
Singapore
Unsurprisingly, the phenomenon of globalization has not only
resulted in a number of significant changes in the social, economic
and political spheres around the world, but also has directly
influenced business and legal environments worldwide.
In the last decades, globalization has forced law firms to be
prepared to advise international clients dealing with crossborder
transactions that often involve parties belonging to numerous
different jurisdictions. This has directly contributed to law firms
becoming more global and also led to the emergence of new actors in
the legal industry and new business practices, such as
international arbitration courts and an increased use of
arbitration as a mechanism for dispute resolution between players
from different jurisdictions. Those facts have then enabled
individuals and private and public entities from diverse
jurisdictions, which are often subject to
