Global Trade


Global Trade ATTORNEYS


Global Trade PARALEGALS

Ater Wynne’s Global Trade Group recognizes the complexities of international business with both a local and global perspective. This approach helps clients overcome the challenges of doing business here and abroad, so they can focus on the future. We bring a combination of experience and insight to our international practice, while offering cutting-edge solutions to assist clients in both sustaining and enhancing their competiveness in an ever-changing world.

 Our counsel and advocacy help our clients navigate through complex legal requirements in transactions involving private parties, as well as the U.S. and foreign governments in international trade. Our broad spectrum of services include contract management and export controls, distribution and licensing programs, international marketing, joint ventures, planning of international corporate structures and the opening of foreign offices and manufacturing facilities. We provide our clients, from start-ups to publicly-traded manufacturing and technology companies, with clear and creative solutions that best fit their objectives.

 In addition to offices along the West Coast and relationships with law firms worldwide, Ater Wynne is a member of Legal Counsel International and Lexwork International, both offer a worldwide alliance of law firms. Our Global Trade services include :

International Business, Immigration & Transactions

  • Company formation and Angel and Venture Capital
  • Registration, protection and licensing of IP and trade secret protection (patents and trademarks, structuring transactions and licensing technology)
  • Immigration planning for foreign work force, multinational executives and investors
  • EB-5, visas

Imports, Customs & Export Controls

  • U.S. import and export law, Foreign Corrupt Policies Act, trade embargoes, antidumping, and anti-boycott regulations
  • Defending customs audits, focus assessments and quick audits
  • Prior disclosures, liaison with US Customs enforcement and export commodity classification
  • Commercial export licensing under export administration regulations
  • Military export licensing under the ITAR

International Infrastructure & Government Contracting

  • Legal Support for Foreign Project Development
  • Consortium Agreements (among project partners – Design, Financing, and EPC)
  • Foreign Concession Agreements (with foreign governments and agencies)
  • Heavy Infrastructure, Energy, Petrochemical, Transportation
  • Compliance with Foreign Laws and U.S. Federal acquisition regulations (FAR & DFAR)
  • Subcontracts and IP protection (unlimited, limited & restructured rights, SBIR government purpose rights and commercial license rights)

Sales & Distribution

  • Arranging investigative due diligence investigations of foreign sales reps and distributors
  • FCPA & Export Controls compliance reviews
  • Drafting international sales rep and distribution agreements compliant with local laws and regulations (e.g., EU, South America, Middle East, Asia)

Representative Transactions

  • U.S. BIS Export Controls Commodity Classifications and U.S. Customs Harmonized Tariff Classifications obtained for microprocessor design and manufacturing company, and fuel cell design and manufacturing company
  • EB – 5 investor visas
  • Chinese transactions including joint ventures, establishment of REP offices, licensing of technology, foreign investment in Chinese ventures
  • Joint ventures structured and established in China for adhesives manufacturer and electronics fabricator
  • European Union Trademark registration for U.S. trademark owner in the telecommunications field
  • International sales representative and distribution agreements for private and publicly traded companies in Europe, Asia and South America
  • Master purchasing agreement for private and public companies outsourcing to Asia
  • Teaming agreement between domestic and foreign partners in preparation for submitting a proposal for a major U.S. government procurement
  • Maximizing tax benefits for IC-DISC exporting companies

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