The LCI network offers clients unique advantages. As a group of independent legal specialists, we are not encumbered by a large and costly organization. We respond personally and directly to individual client needs, either by performing the work and addressing problems locally, or by forming the appropriate international working group through our network. Clients also benefit from our understanding of the PRACTICAL NEEDS of their business as they relate to foreign laws and regulations, red tape and cultural considerations.

A wide variety of clients.
LCI member lawyers serve startups and small businesses, as well as multinational corporations from a broad spectrum of industries. We have years of experience counseling clients who transact business, sell goods or render services in the US, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. We understand and appreciate the nuances of how business is done in different places. And we address issues and solve problems without the expense of a sharp learning curve.

A broad range of legal services.
LCI members are carefully screened and selected based on their practical business mindset, demonstrated expertise, modern telecommunications, and commitment to PERSONAL SERVICE. We work with clients to structure transactions, assess risks and opportunities, prepare documents, define legal and business issues and to suggest practical solutions.

Our services:

• CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LEGAL ADVICE
• NEGOTIATION AND DRAFTING OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS
• LETTERS OF INTENT, MAIN CONTRACTS, FINANCING AND SECURITY AGREEMENTS TO SUPPORT PRODUCT SALES AND SERVICES, MARKETING, MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION
• STRUCTURING COMPLEX INTERNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND TRANSACTIONS
• FORMATION OF OFFSHORE SUBSIDIARIES, BRANCHES AND JOINT VENTURES
• FORMATION OF FOREIGN SALES CORPORATIONS
• COMPLIANCE WITH IMPORT AND EXPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
• COMPLIANCE WITH FOREIGN LAWS AND REGULATIONS
• LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE
• PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND REGISTRATION OF MARKS
• PRELIMINARY INTERNATIONAL TAX PLANNING
• ARRANGING EXPORT AND PROJECT FINANCING
• SELECTION AND COORDINATION OF FOREIGN COUNSEL
• PRACTICAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND AVOIDANCE
• RISK ASSESSMENT IN OFFSHORE PROJECTS AND TRANSACTIONS

How we work.
Typically, an LCI member lawyer acts as a principal legal advisor, maintaining direct client contact and accountability for specific client needs. The LCI attorney identifies the particular legal tasks and objectives and sees that all aspects of the work are completed in an effective and efficient manner. The principal attorney maintains this primary relationship, but may, with client approval, associate appropriate members of the network or other local counsel to provide additional services in specific areas or geographic locations.

We value every opportunity to work closely with clients to build successful businesses, structure new ventures, market and distribute products, steer a course of legal compliance, draft necessary agreements or dispatch a difficulty. For additional information on Legal Counsel International and its MEMBER lawyers, please contact us directly and refer to the LCI narrative biographies in this website.

Legal Counsel International
 IS A NETWORK OF INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS WHICH HAVE SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE WITH AND A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND CROSS-BORDER COMMERCIAL VENTURES.

Mission Statement
TO ENHANCE EACH MEMBER'S ABILITY TO SERVICE CLIENTS IN AN EFFICIENT, COST-EFFECTIVE AND TARGETED MANNER BY FACILITATING THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND STRENGTHENING THE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MEMBER COUNSEL;

TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVE RESOLUTION OF MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL BUSINESS MATTERS BY PROVIDING MEMBERS ACCESS TO OTHER INDIVIDUAL LAWYERS AND FIRMS WHO HAVE PROVEN ABILITIES IN VARIOUS AREAS OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICE; AND

TO INCREASE CLIENTS' RECOGNITION AND USE OF APPROPRIATE LEGAL RESOURCES WORLDWIDE BY ADMINISTERING AND SUPPORTING THE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION OF MEMBERS' BUSINESS AND LEGAL EXPERTISE.