Venable has grown and prospered for over 120 years because our lawyers have maintained a steadfast focus on the ever-evolving needs of our clients. As some clients have looked to markets beyond the United States and others have sought to do business here, our lawyers and professionals have provided important counsel to assist them in achieving their international objectives.
We Offer the Best of Both Worlds
We have taken a two-pronged approach to building our global reach, one which delivers superior value, and maximizes the quality lawyering and client service that our clients expect. In many cases, we provide counsel directly to U.S. and foreign-based companies, institutions and individuals. We frequently deliver value to our clients in a number of very specialized areas where international recognition and scope are imperative. Examples include FCPA; Tax; Privacy, Data Protection, and Internet; International Trade; Intellectual Property; Advertising, Marketing, and New Media. In other cases, we work with our clients to identify the best counsel from the extensive network of relationships that we have developed over many years.
Our model truly provides our clients with the best of both worlds—assurance that they've engaged just the right legal practitioner for the task at hand, and vigilant oversight and coordination provided by their trusted Venable Relationship Partner.
We Tailor Solutions to Your Goals and Preferences
From setting up subsidiaries and joint ventures around the globe to protecting intellectual property rights in multiple foreign jurisdictions, from advising foreign companies on U.S. and foreign tax issues related to mergers and acquisitions, to representing foreign governments in highly-sensitive investigations, our attorneys serve our client's cross-border needs. Among the clients we've helped with their international needs are Marriott International; Panasonic; GE Healthcare; Agence France Presse; BIPI Pharmaceuticals; Danske Bank A/S; Celsion Corporation; Japan Tobacco International; Guthy-Renker; Taro Pharmaceuticals; Sodexo; Pharmaxis, Ltd.; University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Westmoreland Coal; AAF-McQuay, Inc.
We Assist a Wide Variety of U.S.-Based Clients with Their International Needs
Venable attorneys are consistently recognized by clients for their deep knowledge and understanding of the law, as well as the intricacies of their businesses and industries. Being well grounded in our clients' business contexts enables us to deliver practical business solutions, regardless of geography. Where a matter requires experience in local law, we help our clients avail themselves of just the right skills to meet the need.
If a client simply wants us to help them identify quality counsel in a foreign market, we can assist them by leveraging our extensive network of relationships as well as region and country knowledge possessed by our own attorneys. In other instances, the best way to deliver quality lawyering and service to our clients is through collaboration and coordination with local foreign counsel. Regardless of the scenario, Venable is committed to making certain that clients obtain precisely what they need.
We're continuously expanding the network of foreign firms with whom we work and are actively developing additional, more formalized and structured working relationships with a very select number of law firms around the world—firms whose cultures, values, operating principles, areas of practice, and quality standards align well with our own.
An important aspect of our firm's global reach is the thought leadership we demonstrate. A large number of our attorneys play or have played senior leadership roles in significant international legal and industry organizations, including International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); International Trademark Association (INTA); the American Bar Association's Task Force on "Gatekeeper" Regulations; and the Anglo-American Real Property Institute. In addition, our attorneys regularly publish papers and articles in international publications and journals and speak on topics of global interest at conferences around the world.
We Also Assist Foreign-Based Clients With Issues and Complexities Arising From Conducting Business in the U.S.
We enable foreign-based companies to grow by helping them develop successful businesses and relationships in the United States. Venable's deep, first-hand experience with the critical aspects of conducting business in the regulatory environment of the United States is of growing interest to foreign companies seeking to do business in the U.S. market. Our clients also derive substantial benefit from the fact that our Washington base of operations affords us, and them, convenient access to important law and rule-making bodies, as well as resources such as the U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Trade Representative, as well as embassy officials who can greatly assist in navigating the laws/rules and regulations of their countries' markets.
We're Committed
We're continuously expanding the network of foreign firms with whom we work and are actively developing additional, more formalized and structured working relationships with a very select number of law firms around the world — firms whose cultures, values, operating principles, areas of practice and quality standards align well with our own.
An important aspect of our firm's global reach is the thought leadership we demonstrate. A large number of our attorneys play or have played senior leadership roles in significant international legal and industry organizations, including: International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC); International Trademark Association (INTA); the American Bar Association's Task Force on "Gatekeeper" Regulations; and the Anglo-American Real Property Institute. In addition, our attorneys regularly publish papers and articles in international publications and journals and speak on topics of global interest at conferences around the world.
Industry Focus
- Corporate/Transactional
- Government Affairs/Regulatory
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property