Preti Flaherty’s International Law group crosses multi-national borders with
extensive knowledge of international politics, business and law. Our group has
been at the forefront of many significant matters worldwide, with
internationally-respected attorneys at the helm.
Harold C. Pachios,
Chairman of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, and
Severin M. Beliveau, Honorary Consul of France for Maine and President of the
Forum Francophone des Affaires, lead the international law group. Jonathan
Piper, Managing Partner and former Chair of the Litigation Group, has enjoyed
considerable success in conducting international arbitration or litigation for
clients from Ireland, Chile and England. Gregory P. Hansel has over two decades
of experience representing domestic and overseas business clients in global
litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust and competition law, international
artbitration, securities and international trade. Attorney Thomas P. Pinansky
practices with Preti Flaherty of counsel, and is the senior foreign attorney
with the law firm Barun Law in Seoul, Korea.
We represent both foreign clients with business in the U.S., as well as
domestic clients with business in countries spanning the globe. We have
counseled on legal issues involving:
- a client in the Far East applying for U.S. Trademark registration
- U.S. purchasers seeking appropriate contracts to buy Costa Rican coffee
beans or fish from Iceland
- agreements with companies in Finland to bring sophisticated welding
technology to the U.S.
- deregulation of the United States energy industry, opening markets up to
national and international competition.
Our attorneys bring the skill and resources from various practices –
business, tax, energy, intellectual property, litigation and legislation –
together to advise clients on:
- cross-border commercial transactions
- energy projects
- strategic alliances
- joint ventures
- franchising
- litigation
- import and export issues
- prosecution, management and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
- development of new markets for products, or new business
partnerships.
Our international practice has been recognized by Northeast Export Magazine
as one of the largest in New England.
