International

Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C. attorneys assist clients in a broad range of transactions, regulatory issues, and litigation across international borders.  Among the attorneys of our International Practice Group, we combine lengthy experience representing clients on matters in the Far East, Middle East, Europe, and Latin America with in-country experience acquired by residing and practicing in China and the European Union.  We have represented clients in dealings with the United States Departments of Commerce, Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, State and the Treasury on international transportation and disputes, as well as numerous foregoing government agencies.  By combining the broad expertise of a full-service corporate law firm with the responsiveness and client-focus of an entrepreneurial mid-sized firm, we offer creative solutions to cross-border legal issues.  Through an extensive network of relationships with law firms outside the United States, we offer in-country legal support for international business transactions.  Among the areas in which our lawyers assist clients are the following:

• Acquisition and divestiture by United States businesses and individuals of interests located abroad and of business interests in the United States by clients abroad;
   
• Citizenship and immigration representation;
  
• Compliance with export/import regulations;
  
• Contracts for cross-border sales of goods and services;
  
• Currency controls and cross-border financial transactions, duties, liquidations and appeals;
  
• Customs, excise and import regulations, duties, liquidations and appeals;
  
• Establishing and structuring international businesses including corporate, employee benefits, labor, operations, regulatory and taxation aspects;
  
• Export control and licensing;
  
• Financing of international transactions;
  
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance, audits, government investigations and internal investigations;
  
• Foreign Military Sales and Foreign Military Financing compliance;
  
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency investigations, compliance, and related white collar criminal defense;
  
• International commercial representation and distributorships;
  
• International trade regulation, including boycott, sanctions, anti-dumping and countervailing duties;
  
• International joint ventures and business alliances;
  
• Outsourcing;
  
• Taxation and estate planning for United States residents having substantial assets abroad and for citizens of other nations having substantial assets in the United States;
  
• Technology transfer, technical assistance, and licensing;
  
• Trade practices and export/import compliance programs.