Strategic Counsel for Cross-Border Business Disputes
International business relationships can create opportunities across markets, but they can also produce disputes involving different legal systems, languages, contractual expectations, and commercial realities.
Lanton, Lanton & Sosa Law advises businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and organizations facing cross-border commercial disputes and international arbitration matters. We help clients assess risk, protect their contractual rights, and pursue practical strategies that account for both the legal issues and the business interests at stake.
Our approach begins with understanding the agreement, the relationship between the parties, the jurisdictions involved, and the client's commercial objective. We then help determine whether the matter is best addressed through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation coordination, or another carefully structured resolution strategy.
Our International Arbitration Services
The firm assists clients with matters that may include:
Pre-dispute assessment and early case strategy
Review and interpretation of arbitration agreements and dispute-resolution provisions
Advice concerning governing law, arbitral seat, venue, language, and procedural considerations
Contractual notices, preservation of claims, and responses to threatened proceedings
Negotiation and settlement strategy
Preparation and coordination of international arbitration claims and defenses
Evidence development, witness preparation, and written submissions
Hearing preparation and advocacy
Coordination with local counsel, technical experts, damages professionals, and other advisers when appropriate
Strategy concerning recognition, enforcement, or challenge of arbitral awards, in coordination with appropriately admitted local counsel when required
Drafting and review of international arbitration and dispute-resolution clauses for future transactions
The scope of representation will depend on the agreement, arbitral rules, governing law, location of the proceedings, and applicable professional requirements.
Before a Dispute Becomes a Proceeding
The earliest decisions in a cross-border dispute can shape the entire matter. A poorly framed notice, an overlooked contractual deadline, an unnecessary escalation, or an incomplete understanding of the opposing party's position can weaken leverage before arbitration begins.
We help clients evaluate the dispute at an early stage, identify contractual and procedural risks, preserve important rights and evidence, and consider whether a negotiated business solution remains possible. When formal proceedings are necessary, that early preparation helps create a more disciplined strategy.
Cross-Border Perspective, Business-Focused Strategy
International arbitration requires more than legal analysis. The dispute may affect commercial relationships, market access, investment decisions, regulatory exposure, reputation, and future operations across multiple countries.
With a presence in the United States and Amsterdam, our broader practice is built around helping clients operate across borders and in highly regulated markets. Where a dispute also involves public policy, government relations, market-entry, or geopolitical considerations, the firm can help the client identify those dimensions while keeping legal representation clearly defined.
When a matter requires counsel admitted in another jurisdiction or experience with a specific local procedure, we can work with appropriate local counsel and other professionals as part of a coordinated team.
Industries and Clients
We are particularly interested in assisting clients operating in areas where contracts, regulation, and commercial strategy intersect, including:
Healthcare and life sciences
Pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, and distribution
Technology and digital services
Startups and growth-stage companies
International supply and distribution relationships
Professional services and strategic partnerships
Privately held and family-owned businesses operating across borders
We also consider matters outside these sectors when the dispute and the firm's capabilities are a strong fit.
Discuss a Cross-Border Dispute
If your business is facing a cross-border contractual dispute, considering international arbitration, or reviewing an arbitration clause before signing an agreement, we welcome the opportunity to learn more.
Contact Lanton, Lanton & Sosa Law to schedule an initial consultation.
Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information until the firm confirms that it can consider the matter and an engagement agreement has been executed.