Becker’s International Practice Group team aims to be a reference point for international clients looking to access or expand their presence in the U.S. markets and for U.S. clients looking to expand internationally.
Our International Practice group is unique for a U.S. middle-market firm, providing combined U.S. legal and government relations (lobbying) advice to our U.S. and international clients with high execution quality, all seamlessly integrated in cross-disciplinary teams of U.S. lawyers and government relations lobbyists based on our 18 U.S. offices and our unique European Hub. For more information on our International Government Relations practice, click here.
Our International Practice Group is organized in dedicated geographic practice regions (Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Latin America, Caribbean and North America) and our team members advise on a broad range of public and private clients active throughout these regions.
Our U.S. lawyers typically counsel international businesses and their U.S. subsidiaries, U.S. Fortune 100 and 500 companies, U.S and international private equity, venture capital and alternative investment funds, entrepreneurs, corporate executives and boards, and tax-exempt organizations. In addition to the above, our U.S. government relations team also has a unique expertise in representing foreign and domestic governments.
Becker offers a full-service support to our international clients leveraging on the firm’s entire platform and practice groups. In addition to first-hand experience with and detailed knowledge of foreign legal and regulatory regimes, attorneys and lobbyists in Becker’s International Practice are knowledgeable about foreign cultures and languages. Although focused exclusively on U.S. law matters, our attorneys have studied, lived, and practiced in countries around the world and have an extensive network of international local counsel, which greatly enhances our capacity to operate effectively on international matters
Our International Practice Group represents U.S. and foreign clients on transactional matters (M&A, Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances, U.S. Capital Markets) and non-transactional matters (Real Estate, Employment, Business Litigation, Tariffs and Trade). Our International Practice Group routinely assists on cross-border M&A and capital markets matters involving U.S. targets or access to U.S. capital funding sources, both private and public, such as offerings on The Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange.
Becker International Practice Group transactional practice legal and lobbying teams have expertise in a range of sensitive industry sectors, including Automotive & Mobility; Banking & Finance; Chemicals; Consumer Products; Defense; Energy & Utilities; Fashion; Food & Beverage; Healthcare and Life Sciences; Hospitality; Industrials & Manufacturing; Private Equity and Financial Sponsors; Real Estate; Technology and Transportation.