The department serves both foreign clients in the United States and United States clients abroad in connection with the formation and operation of branches, subsidiaries and joint ventures. For example, we represent foreign clients in their U.S. real estate and fisheries projects, and U.S. clients in connection with their ventures abroad. Recent transactions include projects in Canada, China, Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, the Republic of Korea, and Australia. The firm works with numerous domestic and foreign banks and was active in the drafting and promotion of the Alien Bank Law of Washington State. Our lawyers represent both the United States and foreign clients in connection with legal issues arising in international trade, including export licenses, shipment disputes, anti-dumping and other unfair trade practice proceedings, the formation of export trading companies and shipping documentation problems.
Every international transaction raises tax issues, usually involving more than one jurisdiction.
Our firm represents United States clients in connection with the United States tax aspects of foreign activities, as well as foreign clients in connection with the tax aspects of their activities or investments in the United States. Maritime Lawyers of Davis Wright Tremaine's International Department act as counsel to American and foreign fishing companies, associations of fishermen, maritime service companies and financial institutions that serve the maritime industry. By virtue of the firm's offices in Seattle, Portland, Anchorage and Washington, D.C., Davis Wright Tremaine provides legal services to the maritime industry on a nationwide basis, emphasizing the Pacific Region. Our services include admiralty litigation, maritime mortgages, vessel financing, taxation, vessel sale and documentation, government regulations and representation before Congress on changes in federal law affecting the maritime industry. Davis Wright Tremaine provides legal services to the maritime industry on a nation-wide basis, in the nation's capital and the Pacific Region.