LEGAL LANGUAGE SERVICES

International Service of Process

Have you ever needed to:

• Serve a summons and complaint in Japan?
• Track down an evasive defendant in England?
• Verify a company’s legal domicile in Hong Kong?
• Authenticate a letter rogatory for Brazil?
• Serve a subpoena upon a reluctant witness in France?

Legal Language Services offers a comprehensive spectrum of international litigation services, including expert consulting on foreign civil procedure, international service of process, compulsion of evidence located overseas, international investigations and enforcement of US judgments abroad.

Legal Language has particular expertise in executing judicial assistance requests seeking service of process abroad. Legal Language will draft, vet and track service requests pursuant to the 1965 Hague Service Convention, the 1975 Inter-American Convention on Letters Rogatory and 1979 Additional Protocol, the 1963 Vienna Consular Convention, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Legal Language will also arrange for direct service through judicial officers in those destination states where such service is legally authorized. Legal Language routinely effects service of process in more than 90 countries.

Legal Language will advise on the translation and legalization requirements associated with service of process under foreign civil procedure codes and any bilateral or multilateral treaties which may be in effect. Our certified translations are accepted worldwide. Legal Language is experienced in obtaining legalizing seals, including the Hague Apostille, which may be required for foreign legal filings.

In addition, Legal Language’s worldwide network of licensed investigators can trace evasive defendants, locate the registered offices of foreign corporate defendants, pull articles of incorporation and other public corporate documents from foreign registrars of companies and confirm foreign addresses prior to service.

Legal Language maintains a worldwide network of foreign counsel experienced in assisting with the execution of international judicial assistance requests. These in-country attorneys are available to interact with their local court systems regarding the execution of service requests and can ensure propriety of service in difficult cases.

Legal Language also offers expert consulting on the service of US subpoenas upon US nationals located abroad pursuant to USC §1783.

Need further advice about international service of process? Contact Legal Language Services toll-free at 1-800-788-0450 for a FREE, no-obligation consultation with one of our staff attorneys or paralegals.