Global trade has skyrocketed, and with it the need for transnational legal counseling (and litigation help). The pace of change in law firm organization and structure, particularly among law firms that offer their services across national borders, has accelerated in the past few years. This new and updated reference, the ABA Guide to Foreign Law Firms, Fifth Edition, is designed to help both U.S. and non U.S. lawyers in identifying qualified legal counsel in the many foreign jurisdictions with which such lawyers are likely to come into contact, particularly those in countries emerging as significant factors in international commercial transactions. The complexity and diversity of legal problems today frequently brings American lawyers and their clients into contact with the laws of foreign jurisdictions. In addition to American clients wanting to purchase from, invest in, or export to, other countries, there are numerous occasions during counseling and/or litigation when questions of foreign law arise. As a practical and valuable reference tool, the Guide lists the foreign law firms most likely to be used or considered by leading practitioners when foreign law issues arise. The authors of the guide are both partners in prominent international law firms and are both former Chairs of the ABA's Section of International Law.