Michael Fjetland — International Attorney, Negotiator & Troubleshooter. For cross-border business, disputes and difficult international situations, experience matters.
A cross-border problem may involve contracts, money, foreign partners, culture, politics and several legal systems at once. The job is to understand the whole problem and build the practical path forward.
For companies, entrepreneurs and individuals doing business across borders.
When a transaction begins to fail and conventional answers are not enough.
For matters involving unusual combinations of legal, cultural, security or personal complications.
Fjetland's career has crossed business, law, negotiation, fraud investigation, security analysis, aviation and unusual international assignments.
International legal and business experience dating to the early 1980s.
Travelled with a Texas mother seeking the return of her 12-year-old daughter.
Frequent media analysis following September 11 and during major Middle East events.
International fraud investigation involving Amsterdam and Brussels.
U.S. Air Force Auxiliary mission-pilot experience and search-related activities.
Firsthand exposure to different cultures, negotiating styles, economies and legal systems.
Call when a foreign partner stops performing, money is at risk, international fraud is suspected, lawyers in different countries are giving conflicting answers, or the situation is unusual enough that you are not even sure what kind of lawyer you need.
Michael Fjetland grew up on an Iowa farm, became a pilot, moved to Texas and entered international law as American companies were rapidly expanding around the world. His career includes Fortune 500 international legal work, cross-border negotiations, international fraud matters, a child-recovery effort in Syria, media analysis of terrorism and national-security issues, and decades of international travel.
He has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 1975. His international experience shaped a practical approach: understand the culture, identify what the other side needs, find the leverage others missed, and keep the client's real objective at the center of the strategy.
Talk With MichaelAn international attorney helps clients address legal and business issues that cross national borders, including contracts, negotiations, disputes, foreign partners and coordination with qualified local counsel where foreign law is involved.
No U.S. lawyer can simply assume authority to practice another country's law. International Legal Group can analyze the cross-border problem, develop strategy and coordinate with appropriately licensed local counsel where foreign-law advice is required.
Cross-border business problems, international contract disputes, failed transactions, suspected fraud, difficult negotiations, foreign-partner problems and unusual international situations where a conventional legal approach is not producing a practical solution.
Start with a conversation. Tell us what happened, where the matter is located, who is involved and what outcome you are trying to achieve.
Michael Fjetland
International Legal Group
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