McCormick International

About this office:

Since 1996, Ms. McCormick has been a sole practitioner and principal of McCormick International, specializing in international business law. She has thirty-two years of international legal experience spanning over forty countries. She specializes in the negotiating and drafting of international commercial contracts, including agency/sales rep agreements, distributorships, joint ventures, sales and service contracts, technology licenses and related agreements. She assists clients with the selection and establishment of entities (subsidiaries, branches, rep offices abroad and in the U.S. She consults on international regulatory issues, such as export controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. She is also an international arbitrator and mediator.

International Contracts, International Corporate Law, International Distribution, International Joint Ventures, International Licensing, International Commercial Arbitration.

Arbitration Clauses - Why Use Them in International Contracts?
Mary K. McCormick, June 17, 2009, previously published by Intermart, Inc. on September 11, 2006
In the international commercial contracts area, arbitration has been a preferred method of dispute resolution for at least thirty years, but most people don¿t know why or what advantages there are in using arbitration instead of going to court.

Force Majeure Clauses: Buried in Boilerplate But Important
Mary K. McCormick, June 17, 2009, previously published by InterMart, Inc. on July 16, 2007
In most standard sales of goods contracts, roughly the last third of the agreement consists of the most standard, little-noticed clauses known as ¿boilerplate.¿ These include clauses on subjects such as Assignment, Waiver, Notices and the like. In most negotiations, the parties spend little or no...

Letters of Intent: A Rose is a Rose is a Rose...
Mary K. McCormick, June 17, 2009, previously published by InterMart, Inc. on January 15, 2007
I¿ve encountered several legal myths in my career¿firmly held beliefs about what is legal and what is not. One that keeps popping up regularly is the belief that putting the title of ¿Letter of Intent¿ or ¿Memorandum of Understanding¿ on a document will automatically make that document...

Return to the McCormick International Firm Overview