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 U.S. doing business around the globe and international clients in the U.S. He has a long history of doing business in China and has worked with NP’s robust China Practice since its creation. Outside the United States, 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 marketing function and supporting an array of practice groups/industries.
Relationships. There is nothing more critical to providing effective legal counsel than strong relationships. Therefore, I focus on how our firm relates to our clients, potential clients, business connections and our larger community. I help our attorneys build stronger bonds with our clients and build better bridges to community around us.
Globalization has changed the way lawyers deliver legal services. Our clients demand and should expect seamless service across time zones, borders and languages. I work with our attorneys to deliver those truly global solutions to help our clients succeed, wherever they are doing business.
I am bullish on globalization. Despite Brexit, trade tensions, and other barriers, our planet continues to be an incredibly shrinking world. With that, the scope of international legal work will continue to expand, both in geographic diversity and scope. Truly global lawyers, like we have at NP, will be increasingly called upon to manage transactions, disputes, IP and other legal matters that involve multiple markets that are frequently emerging and may not involve their home geography.
Forbes | July 30, 2018
Director of Global Strategies David Kaufman is quoted in this article about the impact of U.S.-China trade tensions on Hollywood deals.
The Orange County Register | July 26, 2018
Director of Global Strategies David Kaufman is quoted in this article discussing how the fraught relationship between the U.S. and China is altering the business landscape. “There is tension between the United States and China and that’s really affected the size of the deals that are going on,” he said.
Bisnow | November 22, 2016
San Francisco M&A and Corporate Transactions partner Jinjian Huang and director of global strategies David Kaufman are mentioned in this article about a roundtable held at the firm’s San Francisco office which covered potential effects the Trump presidency may have on Asian investments in the Bay Area.
