The International Practice Group comprises attorneys who serve clients worldwide with concern not only for their businesses but also for their cultural heritages. As part of a full-service law firm, we are equipped to handle our clients' needs, from contracts to taxes, from customs to transportation, and from structuring businesses to negotiating licensing agreements. We have the resources to give our clients the competitive edge.
Our attorneys handle contract and licensing agreements involving multinational parties; government permits and licenses; disputes involving foreign entities; mergers and acquisitions involving foreign interests; agreements for overseas sales or purchases of goods or services; contract negotiations; shipping disputes; importing and exporting; compliance with laws including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; embargoes; international joint ventures; international intellectual property concerns; and international franchise, dealer, distributor, marketing representative, and sales representative agreements. We are aware of the practices of various customs agencies and of the behavioral codes for doing business around the world.
The International Practice Group represents individuals and all types and sizes of associations, businesses, institutions, and proprietorships—anyone whose business has an international element. We work with U.S. and foreign companies and their subsidiaries to handle international business transactions originating from the United States or from other countries.
The attorneys of the International Practice Group are both global travelers and community supporters. We go where we need to go to serve clients around the world. We take time to become familiar with the cultural and linguistic elements of the countries where clients live or from which they derive their cultural heritage so that we can provide better services. Our attorneys also actively associate with attorneys in other countries to provide the representation our clients need.
The International Practice Group draws on the substantial knowledge and experience of other groups in the firm—particularly Business; Government Representation; and Intellectual Property—and our attorneys assist other groups on international matters, such as the Government Representation Practice Group on licensing issues and Immigration on immigration issues.
Our attorneys have been involved in legal matters throughout the world, including all of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and also Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China (including Hong Kong), Germany, Honduras, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Venezuela. Representative clients include domestic subsidiaries of foreign companies and clients in the pharmaceutical, agricultural, maritime, and electronics industries.
Attorneys in the International Practice Group bring to their work a range of complementary experience including the following: legal advisor to a number of major companies in North Carolina; Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army; legal counsel for private businesses including PepsiCo and Nutri/Systems; chief executive officer of a privately held company and a large franchising company; presidential appointment to serve as the Secretary of Defense's representative to the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe; senior policy advisor and chief of staff to the late U.S. Senator Terry Sanford; member of commissions and boards of the state government, the University of North Carolina system, and private business and nonprofit enterprises; member of boards of for-profit, nonprofit, and educational institutions; member and officer of the state chapter and Coastal Plains Chapter of the North Carolina World Trade Association; and author and lecturer on estate and tax planning. Our attorneys are active in international trade associations and are members of professional organizations such as the American Intellectual Property Law Association.
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