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When Fulbright & Jaworski enters into any matter, we assemble a team of lawyers who understand the complexities surrounding international business. Fulbright’s international practice group, made up of more than 130 lawyers, provides a range of services on international transactional, commercial, financial, investment and dispute resolution matters. Lawyers in the group are strategically located in Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, Munich and Riyadh, as well as our U.S. locations.
Experienced Team.
Fulbright's international practice group, comprised of more than 130 multi-national lawyers who are fluent in numerous languages, including:
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Global Experience
Fulbright & Jaworski’s international practice group includes lawyers who have held senior positions within the U.S. government and international organizations.
- U.S. State Department Treaty Negotiator for the UNCITRAL project on cross-border insolvency
- Section Chief at a U.N. Security Council agency
- Founder and Chairman of the California-Russia Trade Association
Our lawyers were also involved in preparing books and other work in support of the NAFTA negotiations.
International Strength through Integrated Structure
Fulbright has the capabilities to meet your international legal needs—from tax structures for international ventures to commercial agreements, from cross-border acquisitions and divestitures to customs matters and export law compliance. In addition, Fulbright has a host of other practice areas to help you with your international needs.
Explore some of our firm's practice areas related to our international practice:
Fulbright has played a leading role in the international energy industry since the founding of our law firm 85 years ago. Our energy practice spans all sectors of the industry. From deepwater exploration to power plant financing, we have represented more than 1,000 energy-related clients.
Rated as one of the Top 10 firms for IP counsel and litigation by general counsel from the Fortune 250, Fulbright has extensive experience in representing a diverse group of domestic and international businesses and inventors. As one of the largest concentrations of IP lawyers in the United States, we are prepared to vigorously protect clients’ copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks or related interests.
Our lawyers are experienced in confronting the issues that may arise when planning and constructing a project anywhere in the world. We provide support to both U.S. and international developers, project owners, lenders and institutional investors. From toll roads to telecommunications, we have laid the groundwork for financing infrastructure projects throughout the world. We have worked on more than 200 power financings, representing more than US$45 billion in funding in the U.S. in more than 22 countries around the world.
Our firm is rated consistently as one of the top litigation firms in the world and has successfully represented clients in thousands of jury trials, non-jury trials and arbitrations. Many of our trial lawyers have been selected for fellowships in such prestigious professional organizations as the American College of Trial Lawyers, the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
The American Lawyer ranked Fulbright as one of the world’s 17 “Arbitration Elite.” We are consistently rated as one of the top litigation firms. We were also named by our peers as one of the top U.S. law firms for dispute resolution in the Global Counsel 2004-2005 Dispute Resolution Handbook.
Fulbright lawyers frequently serve as client advocates or arbitrators under the following rules of international arbitral institutions:
- American Arbitration Association (AAA)
- International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICDR)
- CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
- Cairo Regional Arbitration Center
- Center for Arbitration in Mexico (CAM)
- Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
- China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
- Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs et Consuls (FIDIC)
- Hong Kong Arbitration Center
- Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission (IACAC)
- International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes at the World Bank (ICSID)
- International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration (ICC)
- Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre
- Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Our Cross-Border Counsel Network
Fulbright has developed an extensive network of relationships with firms throughout the world that can assist with "host" country legal issues. As a result, we are able to recommend and work seamlessly with in-country counsel.
We invite you to explore our other areas of practice and the dozens of industries we serve. For more information concerning our international practice group and information regarding representative clients, please contact either Jeffrey A. Blount or Mark Baker, or any of the other lawyers in the International Practice Group.
Awards
- Chambers Global lists Fulbright's China practice team among the top in the world for handling corporate/mergers and acquisitions in China. Read more . . .
- Chambers Global lists Fulbright among the top law firms in the world for handling projects and energy matters in Asia Pacific. Read more . . .
- Four Fulbright Lawyers Named “World’s Leading Project Finance Lawyers." Read more . . .
- Fulbright's Linda Addison and Mark Baker are listed as two of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America by 2006 National Law Journal. Read more . . .
- Fulbright received the first-ever Client Choice Award from the International Law Office, the official online media partner of the International Bar Association (IBA) and an international media partner to the Association of Corporate Counsel. Based on survey responses received from more than 1,000 corporate counsel, Fulbright was named as the top law firm for client service in the United States. Read more . . .
When You Think INTERNATIONAL, Think Fulbright. ™
