International litigation strategies and practice

This book takes a "real world" approach to international litigation practice, providing practical advice that can be readily implemented. Authored by thirty-one seasoned contributors, this book is an excellent resource. No other text covers in detail the practical skills and strategies required for a practitioner to succeed in this distinctive practice area. Part One discusses the essentials, including communicating with foreign clients, understanding civil law vs. common law systems, and more. Part Two addresses the strategic decisions and practice tools necessary to successfully initiate, defend, and conclude a transnational case. Part Three covers special problems and tribunals.

• Part I The Essentials Chapter p. 1
• Chapter 1 Finding the Right Lawyer for the Job Overseas p. 3 Raquel A. Rodriguez
• Chapter 2 Communicating Effectively with Foreign Clients and Lawyers p. 17 Barton Legum
• Chapter 3 Litigation in the Civil Law and the Common Law: The Basics p. 21 George Hermann
• Chapter 4 Transnational Litigation and Professional Ethics p. 31 Detlev Vagts and Catherine Rogers
• Chapter 5 Introducing Foreign Clients to U.S. Civil Litigation p. 43 Donald Francis Donovan and Jeffrey S. Jacobson
• Part II Strategy and Practice in Transnational Litigation p. 51
• Chapter 6 Finishing Before You Start: International Mediation p. 53 Michael McIlwrath and Elpidio Villarreal
• Chapter 7 Where to Sue: Finding the Most Effective Forum in the World p. 61 Louise Ellen Teitz
• Chapter 8 Provisional Measures in Cross-Border Cases p. 81 Jonathan I. Blackman
• Chapter 9 Strategies for Defending Foreign Defendants in Cross-Border Litigation p. 93 Kenneth B. Reisenfeld
• Chapter 10 Anti-Foreign-Suit Injunctions p. 113 José I. Astigarraga and Christopher C. Kokoruda
• Chapter 11 Rules for Obtaining Evidence from Abroad p. 127 Glenn P. Hendrix and J. Tucker Barr
• Chapter 12 A Practitioner's Guide to Enforcement of Foreign Country Money Judgments in the United States p. 161 Edward H. Davis Jr. and Annette Escobar
• Appendix 12-A Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act p. 185
• Appendix 12-B State Enactments of the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act p. 187
• Appendix 12-C State Enactments of the Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act p. 189
• Appendix 12-D Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act p. 191
• Part III Special Problems and Tribunals p. 195
• Chapter 13 When to Arbitrate Rather Than Litigate p. 197 Carolyn B. Lamm and Eckhard R. Hellbeck
• Chapter 14 International Commercial Arbitration: A Primer for U.S. Litigators p. 215 David W. Rivkin and Christopher K. Tahbaz
• Chapter 15 Investment Treaty Arbitration: An Option Not to Be Overlooked p. 231 Barton Legum
• Chapter 16 Suing for Torture p. 239 Beth Stephens
• Chapter 17 The Long Arm of the Law p. 255 James E. Johnson
• Appendix 17-A Countries with Active Extradition Treaties with the United States p. 271
• Chapter 18 Attorney-Client Privilege in the International Sphere p. 273 Ethan Berghoff and Kate Ó Súilleabháin
• Chapter 19 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: An Overview p. 293 Theodore Edelman and Jason de Bretteville
• Chapter 20 Practice before the International Court of Justice p. 331 Dr. Pieter H. F. Bekker
• Chapter 21 Litigation in the European Court of Human Rights p. 349 Helen Mountfield
• Chapter 22 The First Decade of the International Criminal Court p. 367 David Stoelting
• Index p. 383