Fifty Years of Excellence

• Author: Marc I. Steinberg
• Position: Rupert and Lillian Radford Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law; Editor-in-Chief, The International Lawyer.
• Pages: 3-4

Fifty Years of Excellence

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This Issue marks the commencement of the 50th anniversary of The

International Lawyer, the periodical that is widely perceived as the

preeminent international journal in the world. Whether one is in New York,

Los Angeles, Dallas, London, Paris, Rome, Moscow, Tokyo, Shanghai,

Bangkok, Sydney, Auckland, Johannesburg, Cairo, Tel Aviv or other

significant locale, The International Lawyer is a steady presence promoting

global understanding and the rule of law.

As the Editor-in-Chief of this excellent journal, I have the pleasure of

working with the members of the Journal’s internal and external advisory

boards. The Journal’s relationship with SMU has proved beneficial both to

the Journal and the Law School. In this regard, I wish to thank certain

former and current members of the SMU law faculty who have been

instrumental to the Journal’s success. In particular, I thank Professor Joseph

J. Norton who served as an outstanding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal for

many years, Professor Werner Ebke and Mr. Robert Rendell for their

influential role in bringing the Journal to SMU, former Dean John B.

Attanasio who served superbly as Co-Editor-in-Chief for well over a decade,

Professor Peter Winship for his excellent service for several years as Editor-

in-Chief, current Dean Jennifer Collins for her strong support of the

Journal, and Dr. Beverly Caro Dur´eus and Ms. Patricia S. Heard who

greatly contribute on a daily basis to the Journal’s efficient operation.

Publishing significant and timely articles from both comparative and

international law perspectives, the Journal serves as an important resource

for both practicing lawyers and academicians. Through the decades,

esteemed judges, attorneys, and professors have contributed insightful

articles covering a broad spectrum of subject matters. In addition to these

contributions, The Year in Review serves as a valuable survey of key global

developments that impact dozens of diverse legal specialty areas.

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With some frequency, the Journal also publishes Symposium Issues that

focus on critical topics impacting global relations. For example, in the

aftermath of September 11

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, the Journal published a Symposium addressing

* Rupert and Lillian Radford Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law; Editor-in-

Chief, The International Lawyer.

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2015), which contained over three dozen articles covering such legal topics as: International

Antitrust; International M&A; Privacy, E-Commerce and Data Security; International

Arbitration; Corporate Social Responsibility; International Intellectual Property; Immigration;

and Anti-Corruption.

THE INTERNATIONAL LAWYER

A TRIANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE ABA/SECTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH

SMU DEDMAN SCHOOL OF LAW