SMALL-FIRM CLIENT ATTENTIOn. LARGE-FIRM GLOBAL EXPERTISE.

With experience over the past twenty-plus years in representing European clients entering or doing business in the U.S. and U.S.-based clients active in the EU markets, clients benefit from the firm's unique insights into the many issues and requirements for doing business abroad.

Whether just starting up a new business or long-established, the firm represents American and EU companies alike with U.S. incorporations, the drafting and negotiation of contracts, corporate governance, and other general business law matters.

Working in multiple languages and with a rare network reaching into the highest levels of government in the U.S., the Nordics, and EU, the firm has a rare ability to perceive and advise on relationships, politics, policy, and legislation with insights not always visible to others.

From seeking copyright or trademark protection in the U.S., or globally via the Madrid Protocol, to drafting and negotiating licensing and assignment agreements, to enforcing patents, trademarks, copyrights, and licenses in litigation, SGD is well-equipped to advise and assist its clients.

With deep experience, an ability to work across multiple languages, and a strong network of top-qualified contacts across the U.S. and EU, when business or intellectual property rights must be enforced or defended, the firm is well-able to both mitigate costs and attain the best possible outcomes.

Based both in experience and multiple advanced professional trainings attended at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center in Geneva, Switzerland, the firm is well-prepared to help opposing parties find agreement by acting as a multi-lingual authorized neutral in the mediation and arbitration of business and intellectual property disputes.