Carlton Fields represents international clients with business and investment interests worldwide. Given our numerous locations in Florida, the gateway to Latin America, we have extensive experience working with businesses and other clients from, and doing business in, that region. We also knowledgeably represent clients that do business in and from China, many other parts of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, throughout Europe, and in Israel.
Our clients operate in a wide range of industries including aviation, financial services, capital markets, insurance, infrastructure, construction, commercial lending, information technology, sports, telecommunications, manufacturing, energy, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology. We understand their businesses, and possess cultural sensitivities that help us navigate the environments and forces they face around the world.
We provide a wide range of international transactional and litigation services.
Key transactional matters
- Represented worldwide chemical manufacturer regarding its restructuring for operational and tax efficiency reasons
- Structured oil brokerage companies to avoid U.S. Controlled Foreign Corporation rules allowing retention of $200 million in earnings in offshore entities to be used for business purposes
- Represented Florida-based distributor of IT products to Latin America and the Caribbean in a multi-million dollar stock exchange, stock purchase, and asset purchase transaction with a publicly-held global provider of supply chain solutions to the wireless industry
- Represented publicly-held company in its strategic acquisition of company that is a leading provider of network solutions and systems integration services in Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, and Central America
- Represented consortium of U.S. and non-U.S. construction companies in its bid to become the concessionaire to construct, operate, and maintain the Port of Miami Tunnel
- Represented Colombian drug manufacturing company in establishing world-wide strategic alliance for clinical development, marketing, and commercial manufacturing of prescription drug delivery systems
- Represented privatized Latin American pension fund in its acquisition and operation of U.S. commercial real estate properties
Key litigation matters
- Represented Milan, Italy-based marine hose manufacturer in federal criminal conspiracy charges relating to alleged violations of The Sherman Act that occurred in the United States and around the world beginning in 1999
- Represented Japanese manufacturer in class action products dispute in the United States
- Represented Canadian business ventures in dispute with Central American business concerns and principals
- Represented Tel Aviv corporation in shareholder dispute with U.S. interests
- Represented German pharmaceutical company in commercial dispute with U.S. joint venturer
- Represented U.S. importer in dispute with Mexican exporter
- Represented German chemical company in products litigation against Ecuadorian businesses
- Represented U.S. business on issues of international jurisdiction relating to B2B Internet operations
- Represented U.S. airline in wrongful death litigation with South American plaintiffs
- Represented U.S. manufacturer in products litigation in South America
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