International legal experience for Houston businesses and individuals.
Houston is one of America's most international business centers. International Legal Group helps clients address the contracts, disputes, negotiations and practical risks that arise when business crosses borders.
Houston business is global business.
Energy, engineering, construction, manufacturing, logistics, technology, aerospace and trade routinely connect Houston companies with foreign customers, suppliers, partners and governments.
International Contracts
Review and strategy for agreements involving foreign counterparties, payment terms, jurisdiction, performance and enforcement risk.
Cross-Border Disputes
Early-stage troubleshooting, negotiation strategy and coordination when an international transaction begins to fail.
International Negotiation
Practical negotiation informed by decades of firsthand experience in different business and cultural environments.
Why use an international legal troubleshooter?
Cross-border problems can become expensive quickly because a legal right in one country may be difficult to enforce in another. The practical solution may require looking beyond the four corners of the contract to assets, counterparties, business incentives, settlement leverage and the economics of enforcement.
Matters we evaluate
- Foreign customer or supplier disputes
- International contracts and negotiations
- Nonpayment and performance issues
- International fraud concerns
- Foreign partner or joint-venture problems
- Coordination with foreign counsel
Michael Fjetland has practiced law in Texas since 1975 and brings international corporate, negotiating and crisis experience to difficult matters.