INTERNATIONAL

As our customers continue to grow and expand throughout the world, Summit’s practice grows with them. Our lawyers have been involved in arbitration and litigation in various parts of the world and use their experiences and contacts to counsel customers in connection with international matters both in the States and abroad. Some of the types of international work our lawyers have been involved with are listed below:

• Defending Taiwanese company in $70 million toxic tort class action lawsuit, the first of its kind in Taiwan
• Defended Greek company in $85 million International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) arbitration in London regarding privatization of satellite imaging
• Responding to cleanup orders from Taiwan’s regulators and overseeing cleanup of former manufacturing facility in Taiwan
• Represented one of the world’s leading manufacturers of household products in a post-closing purchase price adjustment before a German arbitral tribunal (ICC)
• Represented auto-industry OEM in post-closing purchase price adjustment dispute against French company in ICC arbitration seated in Toronto
• Represented U.S. manufacturing company in ad hoc arbitration in London involving South African and English companies.
• Monitored and supervised patent litigation proceeding for U.S. manufacturing client in Australian courts to ensure consistent strategy with U.S. patent litigation.
• Advising customers in the drafting and negotiating of arbitration provisions in commercial agreements
• Advising and representing customers in the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards and foreign judgments

Additionally, our lawyers are involved with various international organizations, which provide a great resource to tap into to obtain specialized or local expertise no matter where a customer’s business opportunity or dispute may arise. These organizations include:

• American Bar Association, International Law Section
• Center for International Legal Studies, Austria
• International Bar Association
• International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee
• International Bar Association, North American Regional Forum
• United States Council for International Business
• United States Council for International Business, Arbitration Committee