the Primerus member firm Mandelbaum Salsburg in West Orange, New Jersey. She recently completed a term as Chair of the Primerus Business Law Institute of North America. Primerus, and most recently as Chair of the Primerus Business Law Institute (PBLI) of North America, I have seen countless valuable connections develop among Primerus firms around the world. These personal connections are the most important way Primerus has helped my firm, our clients and other Primerus firms. Conference held in October 2013 in Asheville, North Carolina, we welcomed Primerus members from around the world. Many international members also attended the Primerus Business Law Institute Symposium in June at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Members from the North America Primerus institutes traveled to Barcelona, Spain, last spring to attend the Primerus International Conference sponsored by the Primerus Europe, Middle East and Africa Institute. It's exciting that so many Primerus members are now travelling internationally to meet with each other throughout the year. There's no doubt that it's important to all of us to build bridges with our international partners to find areas where both referral sources and personal relationships can develop. Strengthening those ties will benefit everyone involved with Primerus. While my firm, Mandelbaum Salsburg, does not look across international borders on a daily basis, we do have a number of clients doing work in international to know that the global connection is there for them. In the U.S., we have had the opportunity to partner with fellow Primerus firms on numerous occasions, which has been a very important aspect of our Primerus membership. A perfect example of this is one of my own clients, a real estate owner with properties throughout the U.S. With this client, Primerus has been my go-to source for several years. If she had an issue in Delaware, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas the first thing I did was call Primerus. I have found all of the firms we have worked with to be very helpful, and my client loves the fact that we have the ability to assist her anywhere with quality representation at a reasonable rate. Our firm considers our affiliation with Primerus to be a long-term relationship, one that takes time to grow and develop. We are excited by the connections and opportunities it has yielded thus far, and we look forward to seeing where it goes in the future. |