Nº 23, Enero 2008 - Centro de Estudios Garrigues

ENTREVISTAteniendo un sistema internacional en elque España tenga su propio modo dehacer negocios, extensible igualmente aotros mercados.Para terminar, una pregunta de otraíndole: ¿qué reacciones se produjeroncuando publicó The libertine and thespectacle sobre el caso Clinton-Lewinsky?Normalmente, en el mundo académicodel Derecho uno tiene que escribir sobretemas serios, Derecho comparado ofinanzas internacionales. Uno de los placeresde ser profesor de Derecho es queen algunas ocasiones puedes escribirsobre cuestiones que simplemente soninteresantes, pero presentan un componentejurídico. Durante el mandato deClinton, el escándalo de MonicaLewinsky nos dio la oportunidad de escribirsobre cuestiones que no solo eran jurídicas,sino interesantes desde el puntode vista público. Por eso, aunque nodesearía que le sucediese algo así a ningúnpresidente ni a ninguna sociedad, sinduda alguna hizo que las cosas fueranmás interesantes.¿Le gustaría añadir algo más?Gracias. Realmente la colaboración conGarrigues ha sido muy interesante yespero que sea el inicio de una largaamistad y relación. Hemos podido conocera muchas personas interesantes y séque mis colegas de la facultad, los profesoresJanet Halley y David Barron, quehan estado no solo en Madrid, sino tambiénen Barcelona y Sevilla, han tenidomuy buenas experiencias con los estudiantesen las oficinas de Garrigues endichas ciudades. Esperamos volver elaño que viene.te change issues at the state level, in waysthat work around or supplement the federalregulatory structure. Other states arecopying what has been tried in the way inwhich energy is regulated and priced, etc.You find a number of interesting innovationsat the state level. It would be terribleif all those things were harmonized. Withthat experience and background, I hopethat we will continue to have an internationalsystem where Spain has its own peculiarways of doing business and so doother markets.To end, this is different kind of question:what were the reactions after yourpublication of “The Libertine and theSpectacle”about Clinton and MonicaLewinsky sacandal?Normally, as a legal academic you haveto write about serious subjects, aboutcomparative law or international finance.One of the pleasures of being a law professoris that sometimes you get to writeabout things that are just interesting, buthave a legal angle. During the ClintonAdministration, the Monica Lewinskyscandal gave all of us the opportunity towrite about something that was not onlylegal, but also interesting from a publicpoint of view. So, although I wouldn'twish such an event on any president oron any society, it certainly made thingsinteresting.Would you like to add anything?Thanks. It has been a really interestingcollaboration with Garrigues and I hopethat it is the beginning of a long friendshipand relationship. We have gotten to knowa lot of very interesting people and I knowmy faculty colleagues, Professor JanetHalley and Professor David Barron, whohave been here, not just in Madrid butalso in Barcelona and Seville, have hadvery good experiences with the studentsin those Garrigues offices. And we lookforward to coming back again next year.14