LAWRENCE E. KOSLOW

Lawrence E. Koslow is an accomplished attorney and business expert in the areas of domestic and international corporate law.  He has worked for two Fortune 500 companies and was Vice President and Co-Chair of the International Business Practice at Fredrikson & Byron P.A., an AV Rated law firm in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In 1998, he returned to private practice and business consulting, working with a diverse cross-section of domestic and international clients.   His international clients include companies and individuals from Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Europe, Mexico and Latin America.  Koslow was one of the authors of The Minnesota Principles for global business behavior that are now The Caux Roundtable Principles For Business.

While with Fredrikson, Koslow was one of the key players in the Family Business and Franchise Group Practices.  In the Family Business Practice, he worked with family companies of all sizes in a variety of different industries. Koslow also contributed articles to Family Business magazine and two chapters to The Family Business Growth Handbook (2002).  In the Franchise Practice, he specialized in working with the franchisees, which are often family businesses.

Dr. Koslow holds a B.A. and M.A. from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside.  His J.D. is from Arizona State University.  Koslow has lived abroad on a number of occasions and is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.  He has been a Professor at Arizona State University, the Thunderbird School of Global Management and the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) where he was one of the founders of its Masters of International Management (MIM) Program.

Koslow is the author of four books, The Future of Mexico (1977), Business Abroad (1996), Global Business: 308 Tips To Take Your Company Worldwide (1999) and, Doing Business in the United States of America (2007), that is available in PDF format for download at www.gbcgroup.com

ELEAZAR JIMÉNEZ ZAMARANO

Mr. Jiménez is a law graduate of the University of Sonora, Mexico, and has a Masters of Law in International Trade from the University of Arizona.  He has been a Professor of both Public and Private International Law at the University of Sonora and has served as the Vice-President of the State of Sonora Bar Association (2001-2002) and President from 2003-2005.  Mr. Jiménez is fluent in the English language.

TERESA HERNANDEZ KOSLOW

Ms. Hernandez Koslow has a Master of International Management from the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota).  She has taught at the University of St. Thomas and the Catholic University of Uruguay.  Ms. Hernandez Koslow does counseling for both families and businesses and has a strong background in intercultural communications and in working with foreign investors.  She is bilingual in English and Spanish.