My article, "The Legal Implications of Nearshore Outsourcing to Mexico," won first place in the International Law Section of the California State Bar Second Annual Law Student Writing Competition! The article is intended for practitioners in international commercial and trade law and cross-border data transfers. The article examines the potential legal advantages and pitfalls of IT outsourcing under the domestic laws of the United States and Mexico, NAFTA, and international law. The article provides pragmatic recommendations with regards to contractual provisions, tax considerations, and remedies for nonperformance and data breach. More

The second edition of the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology 2008-2009 features two articles comparing U.S. and EU laws. My article on wireless broadband devices explores the impacts on U.S. consumers of recent FCC regulatory actions and compares consumer protections in the United States, Canada, and the European Union. The second article by William Hett, "Digital Currencies and the Rise of Terrorism," discusses the rise of terrorism in the wake of increasingly available digital currency. Looking to EU regulations for prepaid cash cards, Hett suggests that the United States should adopt similar cash limits in order to thwart money launderers and financiers of terrorism. More