In November last year, four attorneys from D.C.’s Sughrue Mion put on a mock trial M twice � in Japan. The goal was to educate Japanese companies with intellectual property interests in the United States on how Americans litigate patent disputes. More than 150 Japanese in-house counsel and other executives attended the two two-day presentations.Legal Times talked to partners William H. Mandir and John F. Rabena about what they did and how it worked out.
What made you think the Japanese would be interested in an American-style mock trial?
