INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

Conducting business internationally is no longer the province of large corporations.  The reach of the internet and overnight courier services allows even the smallest business to court a global clientele.

Engaging in international business, however, means U.S. businesses must be cognizant of the rules of other countries whose laws and regulations may be very different from those at home.  Our attorneys have the international experience to advise clients on the ramifications of international business transactions.

Firm Partners Philip Rutledge and Renee Lieux have an extensive international background.  Mr. Rutledge recently completed a study for the European Commission on the penetration of organized criminals into the European Union’s retail banking sector.  Ms. Lieux is familiar with the application of legal codes in non-common law countries and served in a faculty appointment teaching law in France.

A comparative law scholar, Mr. Rutledge is the principal author of Electronic Markets which compares regulation of the delivery of financial services over the internet in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and Canada.

Our attorneys have advised organizations and clients with respect to:

• North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
• General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS)
• EU Data Protection Directive
• EU Electronic Commerce Directive
• Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange
• SEC Regulation S
• Multi-Jurisdictional Disclosure Regime between Canada and the US
• UK Financial Services Markets Act
• US Bank Secrecy Act
• US PATRIOT Act
• Use of Internet to Offer Investment Services
• Registration of Foreign Broker-dealers and Investment Advisers
• Anti-Money Laundering and Customer Identification Programs
• International Exchange of Regulatory Information