English law thrives in America English law thrives in the US as an alternative to American jurisprudence in cross-border deals, internal subsidiary transactions, acquisitions, and in-bound sale of goods. Daniel H Erskine I began my legal career as a shareholder and counsel to a business involved in relocating large scale commercial production facilities from the US and foreign locations. Exposed to English law during this period as well as during my initial legal training with a summer stint in London, I pursued an LLM in international and comparative law because of the practical need to interact and comprehend different legal regimes while negotiating transactional agreements.