What's New

Dilworth Lawyers Present To International Dignitaries

Dilworth Paxson partners John W. Goldschmidt and David M. Laigaie recently spoke to a group of international dignitaries visiting the Philadelphia area as guests of the United States Department of State.

The visitors, who were hosted by the International Visitors Council of Philadelphia, included judges, lawyers and government officials from eighteen different countries including the Untied Arab Emirates, Pakistan, Libya, India, Mexico, Laos, Ghana, Finland and Peru.

Mr. Goldschmidt, who chairs both Dilworth's Intellectual Property Group and the board of the International Visitors Council, discussed U.S. patent law reform and described the move toward international convergence concerning the protection of intellectual property.

Mr. Laigaie, who Chairs Dilworth's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Crime Department, detailed the Federal Criminal Justice System.

The State Department invited the dignitaries as part of its International Visitors Leadership Program which attempts to build bridges between the United States and foreign leaders. The visitors toured various cities throughout the country during their stay in an effort to learn more about the U.S. judicial system.