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International Litigation: Defending and Suing Foreign Parties in U.S. Federal Courts
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International Litigation: Defending and Suing Foreign Parties in U.S. Federal Courts
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by David J. Levy
Sales Rank : 1928678
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Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: American Bar Association April 25, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590312317
ISBN-13: 978-1590312315
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
Provides American and foreign lawyers with a practical overview and summary of the issues and strategies that parties and attorneys most often confront when engaged in international litigation in U.S. federal district courts.
About The Author
David Levy is a partner in the Litigation, International, and Intellectual Property and Technology departments at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., and is based in the firm’s Houston office. He is also a Co-Head of the firm’s Asia Pacific Practice Group. Mr. Levy focuses his international trial and arbitration practice on complex commercial disputes that range from business torts to class actions to patent infringement matters. He also represents individuals and corporate fiduciaries in probate and ERISA litigation cases, and advises corporations on crisis management.
Mr. Levy’s international litigation experience includes representing persons or entities from Australia, Bahrain, Britain, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, and Taiwan. Mr. Levy has tried over ten cases (often as first chair), and has handled numerous appeals in state and federal court. Mr. Levy has written articles for publication in The Houston Lawyer, the Texas Transnational Law Journal, the Texas Lawyer, the National Law Journal, and other professional journals. Mr. Levy also has been a speaker at many continuing legal education seminars on topics ranging from crisis management to international litigation. Mr. Levy is active in various professional and civic organizations, including the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association. He is also a past-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lone Star Legal Aid, and a past-President of the Gulf Coast Legal Foundation.
Mr. Levy was born in Pretoria, South Africa, and moved to the United States in 1979. He received a B.A., with Highest Honors, from The University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1991.
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