Now more than ever, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other international agreements are expanding the number of cross-border transactions and operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Schiff Hardin attorneys are experienced in representing companies that do business throughout North America.

We counsel Canadian and Mexican clients with operations and affiliates in the United States through the complex maze of laws and regulations that impact their activities. We similarly work with Canadian and Mexican law firms on behalf of U.S. clients doing business in those countries.

Our experience includes working with various legal aspects of maquiladoras — factories operated in Mexico under preferential tariff programs that the United States and Mexico have established to encourage Mexican business development.

We have several attorneys who are fluent in Spanish or French.

Our services for our North American clients are supported by the comprehensive practical experience of lawyers in our offices in Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Lake Forest, New York, San Francisco and Washington.