Studying Law Around the World
Studying Law Around the World Podcast

Studying Law Around the World

A global platform that maps how lawyers build cross-border careers — and helps you do the same. If you want to understand how legal careers actually work across countries, this is where you go.

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Est. 2021

Celebrating

5

Years

Studying Law Around the World
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176 episodes70+ hours20+ countries

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Cross-Border M&A, US In-House Roles, and The Visibility Advantage with Lara Merjane

with Lara MerjaneBrazil00:15:23May 1, 2026

<p>This week on Studying Law Around the World, I had the pleasure of welcoming back Lara Merjane. Lara is a corporate and M&A lawyer with a truly global footprint, currently serving as in-house counsel in Colorado. She is uniquely admitted to practice in Colorado, California, Ontario, and Brazil.</p><p>Lara's career is a masterclass in strategic transitions. She moved from a robust labor litigation practice in Brazil to commercial contract management in Canada, ultimately passing the California bar and securing an in-house role in the US. In this episode, we discuss how to translate legal risk into business growth, the cultural dynamics of cross-border deals, and the exact habits that will make a junior lawyer indispensable.</p>

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