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Representation Before Foreign and U.S. Legislative Bodies and Regulatory Agencies

Often, the viability of our clients’ businesses depends on our competent, timely, and successful representation before domestic and overseas bodies. Many of our clients’ most highly value-additive products and services are strictly regulated by governments worldwide, often in non-transparent ways that discriminate against or even prohibit non-domestic suppliers.

Our representation of clients is not limited merely to drafting words on paper; we aggressively lobby, advocate or litigate before US and foreign legislative bodies and regulatory agencies.

Described by the Wall Street Journal as “A full-time lobbyist for American interests in Japan”, Foster is recognized as the first American lawyer to regularly lobby at Japan’s powerful ministries on behalf of American business interests. Representing the United States Embassy in Japan as Special Counsel, Foster helped draft and lobbied adoption of Japanese market-opening legislation covering U.S.-made telecom, medical devices and testing laboratories. Foster represented the entire U.S. telecom and high-tech industries as Lawyer-Lobbyist for the Electronic Industries Association and American Electronics Association office in Tokyo.

Working with our proprietary consultancy TRADE, Ltd., we have also successfully represented clients before regulatory agencies and in legislative matters in the U.S. and Europe. Often this is in connection with direct foreign investment transactions we are handling and, where necessary, in conjunction with local counsel or consultants.

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Fluid Management L.P.(now a division of IDEX, NYSE:IEX)

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