Barnes & Thornburg LLP is a national, full-service law firm with experience in all the legal practice areas required to do business in today’s global marketplace.
We represents domestic and foreign-owned businesses and multinational corporations in the operation, sale, distribution, licensing and protection of their products, services and brands around the world. Our global reach means that we can provide comprehensive legal counsel, cultural acuity and honed problem solving skills needed to do business in practically any time zone our client needs.
Our European Services Group counsels foreign entities engaged in business in the US in a variety of areas, including corporate services, intellectual property, labor and employment, immigration, and litigation. We help businesses of all sizes establish operations in the US. We negotiate and close domestic and cross-border financing, real estate, merger, acquisition, strategic alliance and joint venture transactions, safeguard intellectual property on a global scale, and advise on US and international tax laws. We provide legal counsel pertaining to free trade agreements, the movement of goods, services, technology and funds, and dispute resolution and litigation counsel across the U.S. and abroad. Trade issues are often at the heart of international business activities and our firm represents clients before the World Trade Organization. We advise on export controls and trade remedies, including anti-dumping and countervailing duty matters before government and diplomatic channels.