{"id":28358,"date":"2022-09-27T16:33:34","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malteholthaus.com\/?p=28358"},"modified":"2022-09-27T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:40:13","slug":"means-and-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malteholthaus.com\/de\/means-and-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Means and Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28358\" class=\"elementor elementor-28358\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-196ed53 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"196ed53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f1c6bc7\" data-id=\"1f1c6bc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de22c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de22c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From one perspective, the law &#8211; at the very bottom of it all &#8211; has one purpose, and one purpose only: To coordinate human behavior, where societies have become large and complex enough that spontaneous cooperation within the relevant group of humans is no longer sufficient for an acceptable outcome.<\/p><p>As lawyers we are using the tool of law (in the form of contracts, corporate structures, implementation of regulations, tax set-ups etc.) to shape specific aspects of human behavior and achieve results in the real world.<\/p><p>If that is true, as business lawyers we need to know, understand and care (!) as much as we can about the world outside the legal sphere. Business. Economics. Psychology. International relations.\u00a0That is where the impact of our work actually occurs. That is what actually counts. One could argue that to our clients nothing else does.<\/p><p>The law is a means, not an end.<\/p><p>It helps to be very clear about the game one is actually playing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795bf65 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"795bf65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d98de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d98de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I&#8217;d love to hear from you.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you haven&#8217;t already, please consider subscribing <a href=\"https:\/\/malteholthaus.com\/en\/sign-up\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>And if you know somebody else, who might also be interested, please share.<\/p><p>All the best,<br \/>Malte<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From one perspective, the law &#8211; at the very bottom of it all &#8211; has one purpose, and one purpose only: To coordinate human behavior, where societies have become large and complex enough that spontaneous cooperation within the relevant group of humans is no longer sufficient for an acceptable outcome. 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