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Overview
Smith & Duggan's international law practice offers a range of legal
services to clients engaged in business across borders. The practice
concentrates in international trade and transactional work. Our
clients include start-up and early stage technology and Internet
companies seeking to break into the international marketplace and
established manufacturing and service companies and financial institutions.
We are an active member of a network of leading law firms in the
U.S. and around the world that provides our clients with the local
expertise and experience needed to do business successfully in diverse
jurisdictions.
International Practice
The international law practice represents clients in International
Trade and Transactions including:
- direct foreign investment
- acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures and cross-border financing
- creation of foreign sales, distribution and manufacturing subsidiaries for U.S. companies abroad and foreign companies in the U.S.
- licensing and technology transfers and international intellectual property protection
- transactional advice and creation of company compliance programs in the areas of sanctions, trade embargoes, and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practice Act and European Union anti-corruption law
- U.S. export licensing
Global Experience
Our lawyers have provided advice to clients around the world, including:
Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Czech Republic, France,
Germany, Hungary, India, Mexico, Nicaragua, Russia, Slovakia, U.K.
Entrepreneurs, Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Smith & Duggan provides legal services to small and medium-sized
businesses entering the international marketplace, a number of which
hire us to help plan their initial international activities. We
make a special effort to work with these companies and individuals
to evaluate their options, establish international contacts and
protect their assets in a cost-effective manner.
International Network
Smith & Duggan's service to its clients is broadened by its membership
in a network of leading law firms in ten countries and by its personal
contacts with lawyers in many more countries.
For further information, please contact: Thomas D. Herman
