US News Ranking Out - Texas is now T14

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I said the “transaction documents.” If you do deals in China, the financing docs will be in English and the English translation will control.

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<p>Reading comprehension:

Though English does govern some of the transactions there, China, Japan, and India are not Spanish or Portuguese-speaking countries.

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The same goes for India and Pakistan, for example. I have heard from an in-house counsel for an oil company that Arabic governed the transaction documents on a deal she worked on in Saudi Arabia.

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<p>That second sentence is a bit of a non sequitur, isn’t it’?</p>

<p>Additionally, if English is so pervasive, I find it surprising that US firms over there (who, you think, would handle mostly deals involving US clients and thus documents where English governs) have these requirements:</p>

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The Beijing office has openings for junior (2-3 years experience) and mid-level (4-6 years experience) capital markets associates with China IPO experience. Candidate must have native or fluent Mandarin language skills and must be willing to relocate to Beijing immediately.

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The Hong Kong office has an opening for a junior to mid-level (2-3 years experience) capital markets associate. Candidate must have native or fluent Mandarin language skills and must be willing to relocate to Hong Kong immediately.

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The Tokyo office actively seeks fully bilingual and otherwise exceptional candidates. Candidates **should have native or fluent Japanese and English language **skills and be interested in making a career in Japan.

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<p>But you’re right. Texas will have meteoric rise to the top! It’s only one way from here, and that’s UP. Let’s just start calling it Sixas.</p>