We represent and counsel European companies and individuals of substance in their U.S. activities — working seamlessly with foreign counsel across languages and jurisdictions.
Cross-border financial disputes arising from an era of global financial instability.
Defending a major French banking institution against offshore-liquidator clawback claims tied to the Madoff ponzi scheme, consolidated with over 200 similar cases.
Coordinating multi-jurisdictional estates where U.S. and foreign inheritance laws collide.
As families accumulate assets across countries, a lack of planning can create serious conflicts over whose laws apply — with enormous consequences for distributions and taxes. We work closely with law firms in France, Russia and elsewhere to resolve these issues and collect U.S. assets for foreign beneficiaries.
A multinational estate administered in France involved trust, estate and tax issues across New York, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Switzerland and France. We handled the New York phase, assembled the legal team for the other U.S. jurisdictions, and coordinated with Paris.
Distributorship contracts and international commercial litigation for European enterprises.
A French fragrance manufacturer terminated its U.S. distributor and invoked New York arbitration. Working with French counsel, we convinced the arbitrators that a conflicting French court order was contrary to French law; after a full trial, the arbitrators upheld the termination.
International trademark matters handled with intellectual property firms in Geneva and Paris.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sustained our opposition to the applicant's mark DALINI, holding that it infringed our client's trademark in the name of SALVADOR DALI, the famous artist.
Protecting overriding royalty interests in oil and gas concessions across borders.
Representing royalty owners whose payments stopped though production continued, we defeated multiple defenses and an attempt to move the cases to Venezuela; both U.S. cases later settled. See Reavis v. Gulf Oil Corp., 85 F.R.D. 666 (D.Del. 1980) and Phoenix Canada Oil Co. v. Texaco, Inc., 842 F.2d 1466 (3d Cir. 1988).
Tell us about your situation. We assess each problem and develop a strategy that fits your objectives — and no call ever goes unanswered.