Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

Mintz Levin handles a wide range of international legal matters for clients based in the US and around the globe. Working from each of the firm’s eight locations, attorneys in our International practice represent clients in US and international financings, corporate transactions, litigation proceedings, intellectual property issues, real estate transactions, taxation issues, and employment and immigration matters.

The firm is recognized for excellence in the provision of international advice and counsel to clients in industries as diverse as energy and clean technology, shipping and logistics, transportation, life sciences, health care, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecommunications and media, hotel services, and computer hardware, software, and services.

Conducting transactions spanning the globe, we have represented US clients with interests abroad as well as clients from Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America who have concerns in the US. Having successfully served international clients for decades, our attorneys are familiar with the nuances of doing business outside of the US and representing overseas companies doing business in the US

We are experienced at explaining the expectations and requirements of US investors to overseas clients and counsel, hearing how matters are conducted and regulated in a particular country or countries, and developing a solution synthesizing the sometimes conflicting regulatory issues and customs of the participants. We possess an understanding and respect for different cultures, languages, and business approaches.

Working with Clients from across the Globe
We help clients from outside the US achieve their business objectives by advising these businesses and their local counsel on a number of matters pertaining to doing business in the US, including:

• How to access US capital markets in a number of ways, including becoming a US public company;
   
• Acquiring US- based companies or assets;
   
• Establishing US-based offices and strategic alliances, partnerships, and marketing arrangements with US partners;
   
• Navigating issues relating to foreign ownership laws, immigration, and taxation;
   
• Explaining the sometimes complex employment laws and other regulatory issues that affect our overseas clients in their US operations;
   
• Protecting our clients’ intellectual property in the US; and, where necessary,
   
• Litigating to defend our clients’ interests.

Advising US Clients
For U.S. clients, the attorneys in Mintz Levin’s International Practice utilize an international network of relationships and counsel to coordinate complex international transactions that frequently involve multiple countries. We regularly coordinate with local counsel and regulators to help our clients:

• Access overseas capital sources and comply with local regulations;
   
• Acquire overseas businesses and assets;
   
• Establish business relationships and strategic alliances; and
   
• Protect intellectual property internationally.

A Full-Service Practice
Mintz Levin’s International Practice provides services related to the following issues and transactions, as well as many additional services.

Financings & Corporate Transactions, including:
 

• Public Offerings
   
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
   
• Private Placements
   
• Strategic Alliances
   
• Project Development and Financing
   
• Joint Ventures
   
• Manufacturing Agreements
   
• Research Agreements
   
• Technology Transfer
   
• Business Structure
   
• Reorganizations
   
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), Trade Development Agency, International Finance Corporation (IFC), and other Bilateral and Multilateral Financings
   
• International Taxation
   
• Debt Financing

Intellectual Property Services, including:

• Patents and Copyrights
   
• Trademarks
   
• Counseling
   
• Technology Transfers
   
• Licensing Agreements

Litigation Services, including:
 

• Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution, including class and derivative actions
   
• International Arbitration
   
• Employment Litigation
   
• Intellectual Property Litigation
   
• Anti-Money Laundering
   
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
   
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Employment & Immigration Services, including:
 

• Temporary Visas
   
• Outbound Visas and Work Permits
   
• Securing and Preserving Permanent Resident Status
   
• Obtaining US Citizenship
   
• Foreign National Export Licenses
   
• Crisis Management and Strategic Planning
   
• Web-Based Immigration Solutions
   
• Seamless integration and collaboration with the firm’s Tax, Estate Planning, Business and Employment Law Departments

Real Estate Services, including:

• Analyzing and structuring complex deals
   
• Coordinating projects of significant scope and complexity
   
• Providing strong negotiation throughout the development process
   

International Taxation Services, including:

• Structuring international business operations
   
• Advising non-U.S. investors on issues of U.S. business and real estate
   
• Advising U.S. clients on international operations and off-shore investment activities

ML Strategies, LLC and Our International Practice

Additional resources are available through Mintz Levin's affiliate, ML Strategies, LLC, whose consultants offer non-legal advice and services in the areas of international business, government relations, project development, public relations, environmental services, and health care.  Working in concert, utilizing the diverse expertise of their respective members, Mintz Levin's International practice and ML Strategies provide clients with a rull range of international legal and business services to help them achieve their objectives. 

Our attorneys and staff may come from many ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds, but when it comes to pursuing success for our clients and ourselves, we are cut from the same cloth. We know overcoming challenges, both legal and professional, takes dedication and support from our colleagues.

Founded in 1933, when it was almost impossible for a diverse attorney to thrive at one of Boston’s larger law offices, Mintz Levin was established by two young Jewish attorneys who knew how it felt to be excluded. The firm’s commitment to diversity is a natural outgrowth of their struggle to carve out a more inclusive professional path -- a history that helps explain our dedication to celebrating the differences that create a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere in which to practice law.

We strive to support diverse attorneys and have formal and informal mentoring programs to help diverse attorneys succeed. Mintz Levin’s Professional Development programs support the professional growth of our attorneys, with specific programs for women and minority attorneys.

Mintz Levin is a demonstrated leader in promoting the rights of women, people of color, and the LGBT community. Our core values spell out our goal of creating a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere in which to practice law or work in the legal profession.

Quick Facts

• Women lead numerous practices at Mintz Levin.
• Nearly half of the attorneys at the firm are women.
• Percentages of women Members and Associates at the firm exceed the NALP average for firms of a similar size.
• In 1993 — a decade before it was mandated by the legislature — the firm was one of the first to offer health benefits for same-sex domestic partners.
• In 1986, two Mintz Levin partners were instrumental in creating the Boston Lawyers Group (BLG), a nonprofit organization founded by a consortium of major Boston firms committed to improving the hiring and retention of lawyers of color.

Rankings & Recognitions

• Gold Standard Certification from Women in Law Empowerment Forum
• Top Ten Family Friendly Firms by the Yale Law Women
• Top 20 Law Firms in the US for diversity efforts by Vault 
• Score of 100% on Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index 
• Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
• Corporate Courage Award from the City of Boston 

There was a partner here with a large number of higher education clients. It was great to be able to raise my hand and say, ‘I’m interested in learning that,’ and then have the firm say, ‘We won’t look outside for this capability; we’ll see how you develop.

— Tyrone Thomas, Associate

Diversity Initiatives

• The Diversity Committee reflects the firm’s diversity and meets monthly to formulate and adopt policies that impact recruiting, retention, mentoring, and work allocation.
• Richard Mintz Scholarship is awarded to a first-year law student of color and provides $10,000 toward the student’s second year of tuition, a paid summer position at the firm between the student’s first and second years, and an ongoing work relationship with the firm throughout the student’s second year.
• The LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) Group has been meeting regularly since 2003 and provides opportunities for mutual support, sharing concerns, and informal mentoring for the firm’s LGBT attorneys and staff members.
• MIATTY is an affinity group for minority attorneys and senior professionals that seeks to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the firm. MIATTY has been meeting on a quarterly basis for over a decade.
• The Women’s Initiative sponsors numerous professional, networking, and social events aimed at supporting and enriching the lives of our female attorneys.
• The Sponsor & Retention Program helps Associates of color build long-term careers at Mintz Levin by pairing them with a sponsoring Member, helping them develop a network within the firm, and helping them build supportive, collegial relationships with their

Diversity Partnerships

We participate in and support numerous diversity-related efforts throughout the country aimed at recruiting and supporting the professional development of diverse attorneys and promoting diversity.

In addition to hosting an annual interview workshop in Boston for law students of color, the firm participates in job fairs for students of color in Boston and DC, and the National LGBT Law Association’s Lavender Law Job Fair. We also participate in the Boston Lawyers Group 1L Summer Diversity Clerkship Program.

Partners in Diversity Nationwide

·         American Intellectual Property Association Education Foundation

·         Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting Law (ALPFA)

·         Athena San Diego

·         Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth (BAGLY)

·         The Boston Lawyers Group (BLG)

·         Boston University Law School Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (APALSA)

·         The Commonwealth Compact

·         DC Minority Attorney Networking Series

·         Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association

·         Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

·         Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (GMDVP)

·         Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)

·         Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF)

·         Korean American Bar Association of San Diego

·         Lambda Legal

·         Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association

·         Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA)

·         National Black Law Students Association

·         The National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association

·         New York Asian Women’s Center

·         New York Minority Attorney Networking Series

·         La Raza Lawyers of San Diego

·         South Asian Bar Association (SABA)

·         Women Lawyers Alliance

Richard Mintz Diversity Scholarship

The Richard Mintz Diversity Scholarship is designed to help make our workplace and profession more diverse. Named in memory of Richard Mintz, a partner in the firm for 57 years and the son of one of the firm’s original members, the scholarship provides the recipient with a paid summer position in the firm’s Boston office, $10,000 toward the second year of law school, and a continuing working relationship with our firm  throughout that year.¿¿

"My father and his partners took their responsibility very seriously -- to build a firm that was inclusive and progressive in terms of its approach to diversity," said Richard Mintz.

Diversity Committee

The Diversity Committee’s mission is to understand and value diversity in our firm and clients and to integrate diversity into our vision, culture, business, mission, policies, and practices.

We weave our mission into the firm’s strategic planning and direction. We are responsible for leading the firm’s ongoing diversity efforts. In addition to focusing on expanding opportunities at the firm for attorneys and staff who are of color, women, or part of the LGBT community, we are committed to promoting diversity in the legal profession and throughout our communities.