Representative Work

China Law

Assist multiple American and European companies in forming Wholly Foreign Owned Entity (WFOE) or Representative Offices in China.
Represent US company in purchasing a Chinese manufacturer.
Represent US manufacturer in securing multiple China trademarks.
Represent European seafood company in massive fraud litigation.
Assist American businessperson in appealing his criminal conviction.
Represent US company in securing lower import taxes.
Represent Singapore company in seizing debtor assets in Qingdao and Dalian.
Represent Japanese company in seizing assets of Russian debtor company in Tianjin.
Assist Fortune 500 company with multiple issues involving Chinese transportation law.
Represent multiple American, European and Asian companies in protecting their intellectual property rights (IPR) in China.
Represent multiple American, European, and Asian companies in complying with China's new labor contract law. Draft employer-employee agreements and employer policy manuals in Chinese.
Represent multiple American, European, and Asian companies with their OEM supplier contract work.
Represent multiple American and European companies with on their Chinese internet ventures.
Represent multiple software and technology companies with their China outsourcing, including consulting on the best form of legal entity, IP protection, labor and visa issues, and contracts.
Assist in securing the appropriate Chinese visa.
Oversee breach of contract actions in Chinese courts.
Represent multiple American and European companies in establishing China joint venture (JV) companies. Help minimize the risks inherent in China joint ventures.

Russia Law

Assist multiple American and European companies in forming Russian corporate or limited liability entities.
Represent multiple American, European, and Asian companies in pursuing collection actions against Russian companies and assets around the world.
Represent multiple American, European, and Asian companies in protecting their intellectual property rights (IPR) in Russia.
Represent multiple American software and technology companies with their Russian outsourcing, including consulting regarding the best form of legal entity, IP protection, labor and visa issues, and contracts.
Oversee breach of contract litigation in Russia.
Represent a large creditor in one of Russia's first bankruptcy actions.

International Law

Represent US lender in seizing Russian assets in Korea.
Represent Norwegian lender in arresting and foreclosing ship mortgage against Russian flag vessel in Korea.
Represent companies in arresting vessels in Bahamas, Canada, China, Denmark, Korea, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Poland, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
Represent Korean chaebol in collecting million dollar debt from bankrupt creditor.
Represent US and Korean companies in Russian bankruptcy action.
Represent Danish and Turkish companies in pursuing in Poland the assets of a South American company in Norway and in Poland.
Represent multiple American and European companies on their Vietnamese and Korean legal issues.
Represent Hong Kong, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, German and Mexican companies in their United States corporate and litigation matters.
Represent American company in collecting a debt in Hong Kong.
Represent Norweigian company in worldwide litigation against Greek cruise ship company.
Represent Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean companies in establishing US operations and securing immigration visas for key personnel.
Represent United States company in its worldwide dealings with Vietnamese company.
Represent Vietnamese company in its efforts to secure coveted American franchise in Vietnam.
Represent Russian company in Federal Court litigation involving contested ownership of aircraft.
Represent US company in US litigation involving break-up of Russian-American joint venture company.
Represent United States, Canadian, and Polish companies in multi-billion dollar international mining venture.
Secure release of two helicopters improperly held in Papua New Guinea.
Assist Wall Street law firm in determining feasibility of pursuing action in Russia against Russian company.
Assist prominent London law firm in determing feasibility of pursuing action against Russian bank in Russia.
Assist publicly traded software company in finding local legal counsel in Russia.
Assist prominent Seattle law firm in overseeing parallel litigation in Seattle and Russia against Russian company.
Conduct due diligence for American company investigating joint venture in the Gambia.
Arrest Russian vessel in Japan on behalf of Massachusetts-based seafood company and coordinate vessel's return to Seattle.
Represent Korean chaebol in collecting 110% reimbursement for over one million dollars damage to equipment in transit.
Represent Fiji Island fisherman in convincing United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that fishing rights are a constitutional property right.
Represent Cape Verde Island company in Florida litigation involving contested vessel ownership.
Arrest vessels in Bahamas, Canada, China, Denmark, Korea, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Poland, Russia,Taiwan, and Vietnam
Negotiate release of Russian property seized by United States government and reduce fine from $900,000 to $190,000.
Handle multiple claims brought by United States Coast Guard against Russian vessels for illegally fishing in United States waters.
Represent large Korean seafood company against Russian-American joint venture company in US Federal Court.
Represent numerous American, European, and Asian plaintiffs in large law suit and settlement against prominent international internet credit card processing company.
Represent multiple American companies in establishing joint ventures (jv) in Korea that help minimize the risks inherent in such entities.
Represent US companies in buying companies in Vietnam, Russia, Korea, and China.
Represent German, Russian, Korea, Vietnamese, and Chinese companies in helping them operate legally in the United States.
Represent international companies as creditors in US bankruptcy courts.