Chapter 7 Barely Legal—Early Regulatory Battles
“Congratulations, you’ve started a business which is illegal in every country.”9
–Lawyer from Brazil
It was perhaps not by accident that DHL was founded by a lawyer, albeit one who never actually practiced professionally. That didn’t matter; there were plenty of university colleagues, be they fellow students or former lecturers, who could help with the little things which came up when the world was being challenged and changed.
Over the years, many people tried to translate the meaning of DHL. A few early wags suggested Dewey, Huey and Louie. Competitors larked “Documents Hopelessly Lost,” but if you were to count up the legal bills which were incurred over the years defending DHL’s very right to ...
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