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Network of Advisors
Our clients tend to get involved in projects which require a number of different disciplines and areas of expertise, whether in the United States or in the host country, but many of our clients have limited staffs and in-house resources. As a result, we are often called upon to recommend a specialist or expert to assist on a particular project or transaction, which could range from local counsel in a former Soviet republic to a reservoir engineer with experience in Latin America.
In order to be responsive to our clients’ needs in this area, we have established an international network of lawyers, accountants, political consultants (typically former senior government officials), management consultants, economists, geoscientists, engineers, brokers, translators and interpreters, and other specialists who are available to assist our clients on an as-needed basis. Grundy & Associates will take care of the administrative details, including coordination of personnel, oversight of the work, and billing arrangements so that our clients will be able to devote their full attention to the project. Recent examples of specialists recommended by us to assist our clients include:
- Local counsel for projects in Bulgaria, Canada, Chad, China, Ecuador, Gabon, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, Russia, Saudi Arabia Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and Venezuela
- Engineers and geoscientists to serve as experts in connection with disputes involving oil and gas properties in Yemen, Paraguay, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam
- An economic consulting firm to advise a U.S. company on the sale of an exploration block in Paraguay and an international accountant to serve as an expert witness in an arbitration involving a disputed production sharing contract in Azerbaijan
Finally, we have relationships with a number of Houston-based professional service providers who are available to assist our clients in connection with their international business activities. These include lawyers specializing in customs, immigration and general international business issues, freight forwarders and customs brokers, security consultants, trade, export finance and political risk specialists, and international executive search consultants.
With the assistance of our network of advisors, both here and abroad, we are able to provide a broad range of services to our clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
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