International Litigation and International Arbitration

Contracts and intellectual property registrations are useless without the will and ability to enforce them. And international transactions create unique issues and challenges regarding contract and intellectual property enforcement and dispute resolution where foreign vendors, partners or customers are involved.

As part of our litigation practice, we provide international litigation and arbitration services.

We represent plaintiffs and defendants in international litigation and arbitration throughout the world and across a wide array of industries.

International litigation and arbitration litigation can be complex. Therefore, it's important to seek counsel with technical experience, trial skills, and industry knowledge to handle international litigation and arbitration matters.

International Litigation and Arbitration Services

International litigation is, at its core, similar to domestic litigation. However, the involvement of foreign plaintiffs and dependents creates increased complexity and hurdles such as getting jurisdiction, conducting pre-trial discovery, and enforcing judgements.

Unlike international litigation, international arbitration does not involve lawsuits filed in US or foreign courts. Instead, international arbitration is a process conducted pursuant to rules of arbitration such as ICC, AAA, or UNCITRAL.

We provide a range of international litigation and arbitration services, such as:

  • Representing foreign companies in US courts

  • Managing foreign counsel on behalf of US companies involved in litigation around the world

  • Handling US pre-trial discovery in international litigation, such as depositions and document review

  • Enforcing a foreign judgement or arbitration award in the US

  • Enforcing a US judgement or arbitration award in a foreign country

  • Representing foreign companies in US arbitration

  • Representing US companies in international arbitration

  • Managing foreign counsel on behalf of US companies involved in arbitration around the world

  • Handling US pre-trial discovery in an international arbitration, such as depositions and document review

Local Counsel for International Litigation and Arbitration Services

Read more about our litigation services at our intellectual property litigation overview page and our business litigation overview page. As part of our international litigation and arbitration services, we also act as local counsel for foreign plaintiffs and defendants. We handle international litigation and arbitration in Texas federal district courts, including the most active forum for patent litigation, the Eastern District of Texas. See our Local Counsel page for the Local Patent Rules for the Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas as well as schematic diagrams of the Rules.

Additional Insights Regarding International Litigation and Arbitration

For more information on international arbitration and litigation, see our Legal Insights and Industry Solutions pages.