Interviews
IBA Legal Business Development Global Virtual Summit – “The Magic of Collaboration in Law Firms” on September 3rd, 2020
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, was delighted to talk and share her Asian experience about the importance of collaboration among law firms to succeed together. Organised by the International Bar Association (IBA), the Legal Business Development (LBD) Global Virtual Summit ran on September 2nd and 3rd, 2020. Caroline thanks Itzik Amiel (Founder & CEO, THE SWITCH, Vice-Chair of the Law Firm Management Committee, Business Development & Marketing subcommittee, IBA) for inviting her to speak at the summit. As legal experts become more and more specialised, we do need a wider set of professionals to work together to meet clients’ needs. Caroline’s ‘take-away’ for all: Building a strong network is important, so start every day, step-by-step, consistently, to connect with competent and reliable people. Collaboration is here to stay! Click to watch: https://summit.legalbusinessdevelopment.online/talks/the-magic-of-collaboration-in-law-firms/?ah=4qLSFd0G#
Les Affaires, March 20th, 2020: “ COVID-19: «Profitez de la crise pour renouveler votre entreprise»” (“COVID-19: Take advantage of the crisis to re-invent your business”)
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, noted that we are all living a very challenging time due to the Covid-19. Thinking positively, she shared with François Normand (journalist at Les Affaires (Montreal)) about how the coronavirus pandemic has given the firm the opportunity to grow differently by evaluating, assessing and changing some business process to improve the efficiency and visibility of HJM Asia Law & Co LLC. She spoke about the importance of adopting creative and lean business methods to stay relevant and pro-active with their team, clients and suppliers during this crisis. Thank you to François for publishing her thoughts in the Montreal business newspaper! The article can be assessed online at: https://www.lesaffaires.com/secteurs-d-activite/general/covid-19-le-coronavirus-a-transforme-mon-cabinet-pour-le-mieux/616661
Les Affaires, March 20th, 2020 – Caroline Berube
Les Affaires, November 9th, 2019: “The will to make her mark abroad”
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law is in the headlines of Les Affaires, a business newspaper from Montreal, Canada. The article titled “The will to make her mark abroad” was published in Les Affaires on November 9th, 2019 and Caroline was one of the 10 French Canadian having founded/managing companies outside of Canada. Caroline, a McGill law graduate, shared about her motivation to find a niche when moving to Asia in 1998, which propelled her to establish a law firm in China and then in Singapore in 2005 after working for 6 years in Asia for UK and Chinese firms meeting the demands for legal services in the Asian region and focusing on European speaking French. Besides having offices in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Singapore, Caroline’s team has set up an Asia/Africa desk assisting Chinese companies doing business on the African continent.
Interview with Eckart Brodermann by Marc O. Dedman and Caroline Berube, Paradigm, International Society of Primerus Law Firms, Fall 2018
Caroline Berube, Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law, and Marc O. Dedman, Partner of Spicer Rudstrom, had the opportunity to interview Eckart Brodermann about his new published article “UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, An Article-by-Article Commentary”, Wolters Kluwer, 2018. Please click the following link to read about the interview
Interview with the Honorable Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, IBA Asia Pacific Forum Newsletter, April 2016
On October 8th, 2015, during IBA Annual Conference in Vienna, Caroline Berube was granted an opportunity to interview the Honorable Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines for the IBA APF newsletter. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the newsletter: IBA APF, Interview with the Honourable Justice Maria Lourdes P A Sereno, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
IPBA Journal September 2014 issue
On 15 January 2014, Caroline Berube was granted an opportunity to interview the Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma, Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, for the September 2014 issue of the IPBA Journal. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the journal: IPBA September 2014 Judge Interview, Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma
IPBA Journal March 2014 issue
On Wednesday, November 13th, 2013, Caroline Berube and Tatsuki Nakayama were given an opportunity to interview Michiyoshi Kiuchi, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, for the IPBA Journal. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the journal: IPBA March 2014 Judge Interview, Mr Michiyoshi Kiuchi
IPBA Journal December 2013 issue
On Monday, October 28th, 2013, during the IPBA Mid-Year Council Meeting in Zurich , Caroline Berube was given an opportunity to interview Dieter Brändle, the President of the Swiss Federal Paten Court, for the IPBA Journal. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the journal: IPBA, December 2013, Dieter Brandle, Switzerland
IPBA Mid-Year Council Meeting, October 26-28th, 2013 (Zurich)
Caroline Berube, as the chair of the IPBA Publication Committee, attended the two day Mid-Year Council Meeting in Zurich where she participated in the Officers’ and Council meetings
She was also fortunate enough to interview Dr. Dieter Brändle, the President of the Federal Patent Court in Zurich, for the next issue of the IPBA Journal.
IPBA Journal June 2013 issue
On Friday, April 19th, 2013, during the Annual Meeting in Seoul, Caroline Berube was given a special opportunity to interview the Honourable Justice Cha (also the Minister of National Court Administration) for the IPBA Journal. The following is a summary of their discussion as it appeared in the journal: IPBA Journal June 2013 Judge Interview.
IPBA Journal March 2013
While in Sydney last year, Caroline Berube was given the opportunity to interview the Honorable Chief Justice Thomas Bathurst for the IPBA Journal. Here’s a link to the condensed version of the conversation that was held on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 as it appeared in the journal: IPBA Journal March 2013 Judge Interview.
IPBA Journal December 2012
Caroline Berube had the pleasure of interviewing the Honorable Justice Susan Glazebrook, of the Supreme Court of New Zealand for the December issue of the IPBA journal during the Mid-Year IPBA Council Meetings in Auckland, New Zealand. Read the summary of the interview as it appeared in the IPBA journal here: IPBA December 2012 Judge Interview
IPBA Journal December 2011
On November 3rd, 2011, Caroline Berube was given the opportunity in Dubai to interview the Honourable Chief Justice of the DIFC Courts, Michael Hwang, for the IPBA Journal. Chief Justice Hwang is also a Senior Counsel and Chartered International Arbitrator based in Singapore. Read the interview as it appeared in the journal here: IPBA Journal December 2011 Judge Interview.
IPBA Journal September 2011
On February 23rd, 2011, Caroline Berube and Dhinesh Bhaskaran were given the opportunity to interview the Honorable Tun Dato’ Seri Zaki Tun Azmi for the IPBA Journal. Read the interview as it appeared in the journal here: IPBA Journal September 2011 Judge Interview.