The International Practice Group of White and Williams counsels U.S. and foreign-based clients in a wide range of complex international matters. The International Practice Group is comprised of experienced attorneys from such disciplines as corporate law, complex litigation, real estate and institutional finance, tax, securities and creditors' rights. The collective knowledge of this group provides our clients with strategic guidance necessary to pursue global expansion.

Our attorneys have developed strong working relations with an expanding network of professionals throughout the world to assist our clients with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, sourcing and supply agreements, service agreements, distribution, sales and licensing arrangements, financing and other transactional matters both in the United States and abroad. Additionally, our attorneys assist clients with developing and implementing intellectual property right protection strategies, general U.S. security law compliance and filings, international tax planning, employment law issues as well as creditors' rights and bankruptcy issues.

White and Williams has vast experience in international commercial litigation. Our attorneys represent both foreign and domestic corporations in both state and federal courts in matters ranging from contract disputes to judgment enforcements. With respect to Customs and International Trade Law, one of our litigators served as Clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade and U.S. Attorney with the International Trade Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. As such, the firm has actual trial experience in handling criminal and civil fraud cases brought by the Customs Service under Sections 542 and 592 of the Tariff Act of 1930 for misrepresentations on commercial invoices and other entry documents. Additionally, our attorneys represent both U.S. and overseas corporations on antidumping and countervailing duty petitions brought before the Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act of 1979.

Our strategic alliance with a Shanghai-based commercial law firm enables White and Williams to better serve U.S. companies in pursuing business opportunities in China and serves as a venue for China-based companies seeking to make investments in the United States. Additionally, our diverse group of multi-disciplined attorneys counsel clients in various industries throughout the world.

With over 100 years of experience and over 225 attorneys in 10 offices (including Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Delaware) White and Williams offers our foreign clients a broad and experienced network of commercial banks, investment banks, private equity and venture capital firms, accounting firms, consultants, and business vendors to assist them in establishing operations and making acquisitions in the United States.

With bilingual lawyers proficient in a dozen languages, White and Williams' International Practice Group is able to effectively communicate our clients' needs and advocate their positions. Whether doing business in the United States or abroad, our clients can take advantage of the language capabilities the firm has to offer.