National City International Law Lawyers

Svetlana Kamyshanskaya is an experienced international business attorney who contributes to the success of many privately-held businesses and startups by providing them with valuable, expert advice in a wide array of transactions, including international business transactions and corporate planning.

As an attorney who has practiced law in the USA as well as overseas, Svetlana is uniquely qualified to help foreign firms enter the US market as well as US companies looking for business opportunities abroad.

Her goal is to develop efficient and client-friendly solutions and implementations methods for successful business operations. She thus assists companies in taking advantage of business opportunities in...

Alexis Haller represents clients in a wide range of complex civil and criminal matters at the trial and appellate levels. Mr. Haller’s practice areas include international law, civil litigation, and criminal litigation. As a former partner at one of San Francisco’s leading boutique white-collar criminal defense and civil litigation firms, Mr. Haller is an accomplished attorney dedicated to first-rate legal work. A graduate of Princeton University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alexis Haller completed his bachelor of arts summa cum laude. He subsequently earned his juris doctor at Stanford Law School.

William Bresee is a partner in Leech Tishman’s Los Angeles and Pittsburgh offices and possesses a wealth of experience in the area of commercial transactions. He serves as Chair of the firm’s Energy Practice Group as well as Co-Chair of Leech Tishman’s International Practice Group. Bill also practices in the Corporate and Construction Practice Groups. Bill has advised a wide range of clients, from multinational corporations to entrepreneurial enterprises, on issues such as corporate organization and administration, and legal matters related to electrical power, petroleum, telecommunications, industrial and civil facilities for U.S. and foreign corporations, governmental entities and joint ventures....

After spending nearly a decade working in Europe and Asia for large international law firms, I recently opened a lean law firm in Los Angeles focused on resolving commercial disputes through arbitration & meditation. My main focus is handling matters with an international element and working with social impact entrepreneurs. I often work with social enterprises that incorporate a social mission into their business models, particularly smaller, more entrepreneurial companies. Given my experience abroad and my commercial background, I am able to provide strategic guidance that addresses my clients’ legal and commercial objectives, particularly for those doing business in Asia. I have...

Questions relating taxation with respect to business planning (and personal estate planning) are particularly complex when more than one country is involved. Simple contexts in which such questions arise are when: (1) a citizen or resident of country A owns assets in country B; (2) a citizen of country A works (and lives) in country B; (3) a citizen of country A is married to a citizen of B; (4) citizen of country A lives in country B, owns assets in country C, and dies while in country D, and so forth. The U.S. has a broad jurisdictional base for...

I have practiced Immigration Law and Appeals since 1986. I have represented people from all over the world and have been able to win asylum cases before the EOIR, the BIA and several courts of appeal. Many are precedent decisions. My commitment toward immigrants and the rights of the undocumented is unwavering. I remain dedicated to the cause of Human Rights and apply that to my daily work life.