The Silicon Valley Podcast Ep 192 Go Global & Local with David Kaufman
Show notes David Kaufman
David Kaufman is the Director of Global Strategies at Nixon Peabody LLP. In this role, he manages and helps develop strategy for the firm’s International Practice, international offices, and relationships with law firms around the world. David works extensively with clients from the United States doing business around the globe and international clients in the U.S. Last year, David was involved in transactions, cases, and other matters touching almost 140 different countries. He has a long history of doing business in China and has worked with NP’s robust Asia-Pacific practice since its creation. Outside the U.S., NP has offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, and London. During his tenure, David has served in a variety of leadership positions at the firm, including supervising the regional business development function and leading sales teams for an array of practice groups/industries. Since March 2020, David has also been coordinating the firm's external, client-facing Coronavirus Response Team. In addition, he co-leads the Retail Industry Sector team for TerraLex, one of the largest global law firm networks covering 164 jurisdictions in 101 countries.
How should companies go about thinking of networking and community building?
When should a company join a chamber of commerce and how should they position themselves to get the most out of it?
Are they certain “gotchas” in laws or the ways companies conduct business when they enter new countries?
Startups when they expand to a new country what should they be thinking?
Connect with David
dkaufman@nixonpeabody.com