International Business & Cross-Border Transactions

Expanding and operating across international borders presents significant commercial opportunities alongside complex legal, regulatory, and geopolitical risks. We provide comprehensive international business counsel to multinational corporations, mid-market enterprises, foreign investors, and cross-border startups. Our team delivers strategic guidance to help clients structure cross-border transactions, establish overseas entities, maintain global regulatory compliance, and mitigate international operational exposure.

Core Practice & Service Areas

Our practice provides end-to-end legal support for cross-border expansion, international trade, supply chain management, and foreign market entry.

Cross-Border M&A, Joint Ventures & Expansion

Structuring global transactions and establishing a secure operational footprint in international markets.

• International Mergers & Acquisitions: Advising on inbound and outbound cross-border acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and post-merger integration across multiple jurisdictions.

• Cross-Border Joint Ventures & Alliances: Structuring equity and contractual joint ventures, technology transfers, and strategic international partnerships.

• Foreign Market Entry & Entity Formation: Evaluating foreign legal structures, establishing subsidiaries, branches, and representative offices, and securing required foreign investment approvals.

International Trade, Sanctions & Regulatory Compliance

Ensuring continuous compliance with complex international trade regimes and regulatory frameworks.

• Export Controls & Economic Sanctions: Guidance on U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions regimes.

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) & CFIUS: Representing foreign investors and target companies in national security reviews before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and international FDI regulatory bodies.

• Anti-Corruption & FCPA Compliance: Designing robust Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and UK Bribery Act compliance programs, conducting internal investigations, and performing third-party due diligence.

Global Supply Chain & Commercial Contracts

Drafting enforceable, risk-mitigated agreements for international commercial operations.

• Cross-Border Commercial Agreements: Negotiating international distribution, manufacturing, supply, licensing, and agency agreements tailored to local legal requirements.

• International Trade & Incoterms: Advising on international sales contracts under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and standardizing Incoterms 2020 usage.

• Customs, Tariffs & Import Compliance: Counseling on customs classification, valuation, rules of origin, trade preference programs, and tariff mitigation strategies.

Cross-Border Dispute Resolution & Risk Mitigation

Protecting assets and enforcing contractual rights across international legal jurisdictions.

• International Commercial Arbitration: Representing clients in cross-border dispute proceedings under major institutional rules, including ICC, LCIA, ICDR, and SIAC.

• Choice of Law & Forum Selection: Structuring dispute resolution, governing law, and jurisdiction clauses to ensure enforceability and mitigate jurisdictional uncertainty.

• Cross-Border Enforcement of Judgments: Enforcing foreign arbitral awards under the New York Convention and pursuing cross-border judgment recognition.

Cross-Border Strategy Matrix