International and Global Projects
Looper Goodwine client, Integrated Equipment (India) Private Limited, SRL, supplies equipment for the oil field and has offices in Houston, Texas and Pune, India.
International and Global Projects
Looper Goodwine lawyers manage international and cross-border projects and assist clients in navigating complex multi-jurisdictional laws and regulations. Led by Shareholder Donald R. Looper, the International and Global Projects team has provided project management in 39 countries with both North American clients
Looper Goodwine lawyers manage international and cross-border projects and assist clients in navigating complex multi-jurisdictional laws and regulations. Led by Shareholder Donald R. Looper, the Global Projects team has provided project management in 39 countries with both North American clients forming joint ventures overseas and international clients investing domestically. Tax advice is a central focus of structuring ventures.
We are honored to be the exclusive member firm of IR Global in Texas and Louisiana for Energy/Oil and Gas Development and Federal Regulatory areas of law. IR Global is an international network of lawyers and accountants that gives Looper Goodwine access to over 1,400 global advisor firms across 170+ jurisdictions. IR Global vets its members to maintain highly recommended, top-tier boutique and mid-sized firms, and we have worked with many of them closely on projects. This organization provides for our clients prompt attention from sophisticated legal or accounting services with partner-led, personalized service with extensive cross-border experience. “Putting an international team together is not easy. With IR Global we’re able to collaborate with our colleague firms in the network and put it all together very quickly.” Thomas H Curran, Boston.
Our private clients include global firms such as: Gowan Company, a family-owned agricultural and business solutions company that develops and produces IP products for the world agricultural market; Synergy Industries, LP, a family-owned wireline company in the U.S. and Canada manufacturing trucks and high-tech wireline tools for oil drilling with international sales and licensing of intellectual property.
The New Orleans Louisiana office manages international investments by Maribeni and other foreign companies drilling for oil & gas offshore and onshore in the United States. The firm is primary counsel for a South Korean governmental oil and gas institution and handles work locally and offshore. From selling assets to contract drafting and negotiation, our responsive attorneys work with clients to comply with governmental regulations.
Representative Experience
• Tax treaty applications and counsel
• Compliance with OFAC sanctions and regulations
• Formation of global holding companies and entities for business and joint venture operations
• FCPA and United Kingdom Bribery Act compliance
• Inter-company service agreement contracts to restrict application of country sourcing rules
• Structure transactions in accordance with the United States, European Union, and United Nations sanctions regulations