Expertise

Private Law

• Commercial Law

                - (Letters of credit; factoring; capital and operating leases; insurance; licensing and distribution; conventional and asset-backed                    lending arrangements)

• Contract Law
• Corporate Law

                 - (Organization/dissolution; combination/joint venture; governance; compliance; shareholder rights; private placement/ promoter                    liability)

• Intellectual Property Protection & Commercialization Law

                - (Patent/ trade secret/ trademark valuation and out-licensing; technology transfers; university research & development                                  cooperation; technology development/testing) 

• International Tax & Customs Law

                - (Environment/health/manufacturer-related excise taxes; cross-border licensing/acquisition/sales/combinations; U.S. controlled                    foreign corporations; related party transactions; information reporting; intangibles)

• Administrative Process and Procedure Law

                - U.S. Administrative Procedure Act
                - U.S. Information Quality Act
                - U.S. Freedom of Information Act
                - U.S. Federal Advisory Committee Act
                - U.S. Government in the Sunshine Act

Public and Private Law

• Trade & Investment Law

                - World Trade Organization Agreements
                            - (Technical barriers to trade ('TBT' Agreement); sanitary and phytosanitary ('SPS' Agreement); international standards                                  for food safety ('Codex'/'FAO'), animal health and human safety ('OIE'), plant health and safety ('IPPC'); industrial,

                               technology and other standards ('ISO'))
                - Regional Free Trade Agreements
                            - (North America, European Union, Asia-Pacific)
                            - U.S. Bilateral Free Trade Agreements ('FTAs')
                - U.S. Bilateral Investment Treaties ('BITs')

• Intellectual Property Law

                 - World Trade Organization Agreements
                            - Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property ('TRIPS' Agreement)
                 - UN World Intellectual Property Organization Agreements
                            - Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
                            - Patent Cooperation Treaty
                            - Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and Accompanying Madrid Protocol
                            - Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (provisions applicable to computer programs)
                            - WIPO Copyright Treaty (provisions applicable to computer programs)
                 - U.S. Patent, Trade Secret, Trade Mark and Copyright Law 
                            - (Policy and strategic protection in light of updated patent legislation and regulations;  pharmaceutical clinical testing and                                trade secret exclusivity/licensing)

• Environmental Law

                 - UN Environment Program Treaties
                           - (Chemicals; transport and disposal of hazardous substances; ozone depleting substances; greenhouse gas emissions;                               genetically modified organisms; air pollution)
                 - UN Economic Commission for Europe Agreements
                            - (Long-range transboundary air pollution)
                 - UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
                            - (State and Secretariat protection of the marine environment; vessel and installations pollution; pollution from deep sea                                  drilling in the Area; dispute settlement)
                 - International Maritime Organization
                            - (Vessel safety and pollution; dumping at sea; deep sea drilling)
                 - U.S. Federal Environmental Law
                            - (Environmental impact assessments; environmental impact statements; toxic substances; natural resources; wildlife)
                 - U.S. Energy Law and Standards
                           - (Clean and alternative technologies/fuels; IT SMART Grid interoperability; energy-efficient products/buildings; energy                                   efficiency labeling; LEED sustainable building certification; federal/state/local building code provisions as applicable)
                  - European Union Regional Environmental Law
                           - (High volume chemicals; electrical and electronic waste; hazardous substances; marine pollution; greenhouse gas                                       emissions; biocides)
                  - European Union Energy Law and Standards
                            - (Eco-design; energy-efficiency; energy use labeling)

• Health and Safety Law

                  - UN World Health Organization 
                            - International Health Regulations
                            - (Risk protocols relevant to infectious diseases and noninfectious diseases triggered by food safety  and environmental                                causes and unhealthy lifestyle choices, and related initiatives affecting intellectual property rights)
                  - U.S. Food Safety Law
                            - (Current good food manufacturing practices ('CGMP'); hazard analysis and critical control points ('HAACP'); third party                               and importer accreditation and certification; rule of origin/organic/genetically modified organism ('GMO')/generally                                         recognized as safe ('GRAS') dietary supplement/Kosher/Halal/quality labeling)
                  - European Union Food Safety Law
                            - (Novel foods/dietary supplements; GMO allergenic safety and labeling)
                  - U.S. Healthcare Law
                            - (New drug vs. biologic reference product safety testing and data and market exclusivity; criteria for patent term

                              extension; generics vs. biosimilars product safety testing; biosimilar applicant patent challenges; electronic health and                                 medical records and IT interoperability)
                  - European Union Healthcare Law
                            - (New drug vs. biologic reference product safety testing, and data and market exclusivity; criteria for patent term

                               extension)
                  - European Union Healthcare Law
                            - (New drug vs. biologic reference product safety testing, and data and market exclusivity; criteria for patent term

                               extension; generics vs. biosimilars product safety testing)

• Government Procurement Law

                  - World Trade Organization Agreements
                            - Government Procurement Agreement ('GPA')
                  - U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security Product Procurement Laws
                            - (Entirely or substantially U.S. manufactured products and/or components)
                  - European Union, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa E-Government Procurement Rules
                            - (Open standards and interoperability requirements)

• Federal Indian Law and Constitutional Law