The firm acts as special counsel in complex commercial and personal injury litigation involving foreign litigants, foreign subject matter, foreign law and/or foreign proceedings.  Representation may include inter alia support in pre-trial evaluation, investigation, development of case strategy, packaging of evidence and damages, forum selection, recruitment of local litigation counsel, appearances before courts, tribunals and agencies, drafting of pleadings and filings, lobbying, press management and negotiation.

Representative work:

Lead representation of U.S. manager of Cayman Islands fund in successful defense of fraud and breach of fiduciary claims in American Arbitration Association proceedings.

Co-counsel in representation of Guatemalan victims of non-consensual human experimentation in Alien Tort Statute litigation in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Co-counsel in representation of Canadian entrepreneurs in protracted medical partnership succession dispute in Canadian and St. Vincent and the Grenadines litigation.

Co-counsel in defense of German chemicals manufacturer in breach of contract and trade secrets litigation in United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Co-counsel in representation of bondholders in cross-border securities fraud investigation and litigation against Indonesian conglomerate and investment bank.

Co-counsel in successful representation of subsidiary companies of offshore fund in contentious Swiss insolvency proceedings.

Lead negotiator in successful extra-judicial resolution of civil and criminal allegations made by U.S. shareholders in publicly traded Canadian precious metals exploration company against foreign investors and company insiders purportedly abusing offshore structures.

Lead representation of child severely injured in fall from infinity pool at elite St. Vincent and the Grenadines resort in St. Vincent and the Grenadines litigation.

Lead representation in complex cross-border probate proceedings, leading to successful grant of probate and share transfers in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Co-counsel in successful representation of Swiss owner of fund manager in investigation conducted by Swiss financial crimes prosecutor. 

Co-counsel in successful defense of U.K. investment banker embroiled in Swiss financial crimes investigation, and liberation of frozen accounts.

Representation of Hong Kong telecommunications service provider in connection with inquiries made by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stemming from alleged involvement in stock promotion scheme.

Lead representation of Silicon Valley entrepreneur in protracted dispute with government-owned Indian incubator following collapse of international joint venture, ending in recovery of valuable software technology.

Co-counsel in representation of U.S. dynamic shelving and storage distributor in case against French dynamic shelving and storage manufacturer for violations of exclusive distribution agreement, leading ultimately to successful arbitration and payment of substantial arbitral award.

Representation of Lebanese medical products distributor operating throughout Middle East region in successful negotiation of dispute with U.S. medical products manufacturer.