Faculty Scholarship

Comparative Commercial Contracts:  Law, Culture and Economic Development (2d ed., 2019).

The Chinese Law of Secured Transactions in Personal Property at a Crossroad:  An Analysis and Suggestions, 26 U. Miami Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 245 (2019).

The Second Colloquium for the Harmonization of Commercial Law in the Trans-Pacific Region:  A Summary and Analysis of its Proceedings and of Future Steps, 33 Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law 1 (2016).

The Modernization and Harmonization of the Commercial Law in the Twenty-First Century:  The Need for a New Research and Drafting Methodology, 33 Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law 25 (2016).

Comparative Commercial Contracts:  Law, Culture and Economic Development (2014).

Latin American Company Law:  A Comparative and Economic Development Perspective Vol. 1 (2013) (co-editor, with Francisco Hernando Reyes & author of Introduction xxiii and Invigorating Micro and Small Businesses through Secured Commercial Credit in Latin America: The Need for Legal and Institutional Reform, Chapter 1 (co-author, with Cristina Castaneda)).

Drafting Commercial Practices and the Growth of Commercial Contract Law, 30 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 423 (2013).

Comparative Commercial Law and the NLCIFT Methodology for Economic Development, 30 Ariz. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 65 (2013).

Supply Chain Financing, Straight Bills of Lading and Standby Letters of Credit, 2 Geo. Mason J. Int'l Comm. L. 100 (2011).

Invigorating Micro and Small Businesses through Secured Commercial Credit in Latin America: The Need for Legal and Institutional Reform, 28 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 43 (2011) (co-author, with Cristina Castaneda).

Implementation of the OAS Model Law in Latin America:  Current Status, 28 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2011).

The Individual Norm in Mexican Commercial Adjudication, 27 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 339 (2010).

Preparatory Reading Materials, 27 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 349 (2010).

Report on June 30 - July 1, 2009 Workshop at Instituto de Estudios Judiciales del Tribunal Superior de Justicia del Distrito Federal - Mexico City, Mexico, 27 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 416 (2010).

Comparative Law on a Standard Option Contract for the Purchase of Real Property and a Guide of Best Contractual Practices, 27 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 441 (2010).

Foreword (Symposium - Enhancement of Mexican Commercial Adjudication by Improved Transactional Fact-Finding, Application of Equitable Principles, and Drafting of Standard Contracts and Best Contractual Practices), 27 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 327 (2010).

Modernización del Derecho Mercantil: Uniformidad Internacional y Desarrollo Económico, ___ Rev. Derecho Comercial ___ (Argentina 2009).

Modernización del Derecho Mercantil: Uniformidad Internacional y Desarrollo Económico, 24 Foro de Derecho Mercantil. Revista Internacional 19 (Colombia 2009).

Modernization of Commercial Law: International Uniformity and Economic Development, 34 Brook. J. Int'l L. 709 (2009).

Modernización del Derecho Mercantil: Uniformidad Internacional y Desarrollo Económico [Modernization of Commercial Law: International Uniformity and Economic Development], eBoletin del Instituto de Derecho Comparativo 795 (2009) (Mex.) & 125 Boletín Mexicano de Derecho Comparado 795 (2009) (Mex.).

Closing Remarks (Conference - Economic Development and The Rule of Law in Latin America), 25 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 437 (2008).

Secured Lending and its Poverty Reduction Effect, 42 Tex. Int'l L.J. 727 (2007).

La Contratación Comercial En El Derecho Comparado (2006).

A Roadmap to Economic Development through Law: Third Parties and Comparative Legal Culture, 23 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2006).

The OAS Model Law on Secured Transactions: A Comparative Analysis, 12 Sw. J.L. & Trade Am. 235 (2006) (co-author, with Dale Beck Furnish).

Camino al Desarrollo Económico a través de la Ley: Los Terceros y la Cultura Legal Comprada, Rev. Derecho y Tribunales 51 (June 2006).

The Myths and Facts of Payment Instruments, LC Views, Newsletter 39 (Feb. 2006).

The Unwarranted Comeback of the FIATA Bill of Lading, 11 DCInsight __ (Apr-June 2005), reprinted in 2006 Annual Survey of Letter of Credit Law & Practice 135 (James E. Byrne & Christopher S. Byrnes eds. 2006).

Anteproyecto de Ley de Garantias Mobiliarias: Texto Completo y Comentarios (2004).

Anteproyecto de Ley de Garantias Mobiliarias (2004).

El Derecho de Garantías Mobiliarias en Guatemala y Otros Países Miebros del CAFTA Reciente Iniciativas de Reforma Legislativa (2004).

Foreword (Symposium - Products Liability in Latin America), 20 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. vii (2003).

The Organization of American States' Model Inter-American Law on Secured Transactions, 36 UCC L.J. 15 (2003) (co-author, with John M. Wilson).

The Organization of American States: The New Model Inter-American Law on Secured Transactions, 7 Uniform L. Rev. 69 (2002) (co-author, with John M. Wilson).

United States Law of Trade and Investment (2001) (co-editor, with John F. Molloy, & author of Dedications and Acknowledgments v, Introduction I-1 (co-author, with John F. Molloy), Chapter 1, Law of the U.S. in Comparative-Legal Reasoning-Perspective, Chapter 22, Negotiable Instruments and Bank Deposits and Collections, and Chapter 24, Commercial Letters of Credit).

Transparency and Truth in Latin American Banking (2001) (co-editor, with Mina Goldberg, Billie Kozolchyk, & Timothy Baker, and author of Foreword xxi).

Foreword (Meeting of OAS-CIDIP-VI Drafting Committee on Secured Transactions, November 26 - 30, 2000, Miami, Florida), 18 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 321 (2001).

Contracts: Their Different Nature and Function and Their Enforceability in United States-Mexico Trade and Investment, in Complying with the Labor and Employment Laws of the NAFTA Countries 627, ALI-ABA Continuing Legal Education, Mar. 2001.

Foreword (Symposium - Responding to the Legal Obstacles to Electronic Commerce in Latin America), 17 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 1 (2000).

Briefings: Report on the 1998 NLCIFT Banking Conference, 1 J. Int'l Banking Reg. 76 (1999).

Should UCP 500 Be Revised in the Near Future, 5 Documentary Credit Insight ___ (Autumn 1999).

Problems with Bolero's Title Registry System, ___ Documentary Credit World ___ (Sept. 1999).

Harmonization of the Secured Financing Laws of the NAFTA Partners: Focus on Mexico (1998) (co-author, with Todd C. Nelson).

The UNIDROIT Principles as a Model for the Unification of the Best Contractual Practices in the Americas, 46 Am. J. Comp. L. 151 (1998).

The Basis for Proposed Legislation to Modernize Secured Financing in Mexico, 5 U.S.-Mex. L.J. 43 (1997).

Answer to the Alleged UCP Sins, Documentary Insight ___ (Winter 1997).

Transportation Law and Practice in North America (1996) (co-author, with Gary T. Doyle & Martin Gerardo Olea Amaya).

El Derecho Comercial ante el Libre Comercio y el Desarrollo Economico (1996).

The Financial Standby: A Summary Description of Practice and Related Legal Problems, 28 UCC L.J. 327 (1996).

NAFTA in the Grand and Small Scheme of Things, 13 Ariz. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 135 (1996).