Greyson Lee Bryan

Greyson Lee Bryan

Grey Bryan is a partner and Chair of the Firm's International Practice Group. He divides his time between the Washington, DC and Century City offices. Previously, Grey established and was partner-in-charge, from January 1987 to April 1990, of the Firm's Tokyo office.

Grey counsels foreign and American clients involved in international business disputes and transactions. His adversarial practice emphasizes representing U.S. and foreign clients before U.S. and foreign government agencies that regulate international trade and business, panels established pursuant to international agreements such as the WTO and NAFTA and arbitral tribunals organized under the rules of various international commercial arbitration institutions. His transactional practice focuses on the representation of both large and emerging companies in cross-border acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and complex licensing and distribution arrangements.

Professional Activities

Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Board of Trustees, The Asia Society (1992-2001); Board of Directors, Los Angeles World Affairs Council (1992-present); National Committee on Pacific Economic Cooperation; Steering Committee, LA Global Forum 1995; Advisory Board, Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Journal

Founding Member, Pacific Council on International Policy

Author, "Tax Implications of Japanese Multinational Corporations," 8 New York University Journal of International Law and Politics 153, 1975; "Developed Nation Tax Law and Investment in LDCs," 17 Columbia Journal of Transactional Law 211, 1978; Taxing Unfair International Trade Practices, Lexington Books, 1980; "Antidumping Law in the European Communities and the United States," 18 George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics 631, 1985 (co-author); "1984 nen Tsushoo Kanzeihoo no Tsushoohoo Shokitei ni Kansuru Yobichishiki," Commentary on the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 in Beikoku no 1984 nen Tsushoo Kanzeihoo, Matsushita, ed., 1985; "Foreign Investment Laws and Regulations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," 21 Fordham Int'l L.J. 1677, 1998

Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Law, Regulation of International Business (1994-1997); Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, International Business Law (1995-1998).

Chairman, Asia Society Southern California Center (1992-2001); Board of Visitors, Stanford University Institute of International Studies (1995-2004).

Associate and Acting Director, Volunteers in Asia, Inc., 1971-1973

Consultant, Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Director of Training, Harvard Law School International Tax

Research Associate, Harvard Law School International Tax, 1981-1982

(Also at Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, Japan Offices)