LAWYERS' PROFILES
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Mike Meier, Washington, DC
Marcus C. Ehrhart, Washington, DC
Terik Hashmi, Florida and Ohio
Mike Meier
Juris Doctor (1993) & Master of Laws with distinction (1997), Georgetown University; Master's Degree in Political Science (1988), based on studies at the University of Berlin (Germany), Yale Law School, and the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). He has worked for the Argentine Government (Advisory Council to President Raul Alfonsin 1987-1988), the German Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Osaka (1989-1990), and Hewlett Packard Company (1996-2000). Since 1995, with Professor John Schmertz of Georgetown University Law Center, he has been publishing 'International Law Update,' a monthly report on international law, available on WESTLAW and LEXIS/NEXIS. See www.internationallawupdate.com. Member of the New York, District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland Bars, and admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. Among his publications is the book 'Business Chance USA' - how to establish and run a business in the United States of America (TIA Publishers, Germany 1999). Fluent in German and Spanish. He frequently teaches courses on U.S. law and corporate matters for the German-American business organization USAforum (www.usaforum.de). From May 2003 through March 2004, he served as a Legal Member on the District of Columbia Board of Appeals and Review. Mike Meier is on the Attorney List of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Marcus C. Ehrhart
After studies of law at the University of Munich, Mr. Ehrhart was admitted as an attorney in 1978. He is also licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant in New York. Mr. Ehrhart has extensive experience in the international business area, including company law, international contract law, competition law, trade law, and investment issues. Mr. Ehrhart has work experience in the United States, France and Denmark, and speaks fluent French and English. Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, as well as the Berlin Association of Merchants and Entrepreneurs.
Terik Hashmi
Of Counsel. Practice limited to International Law and Immigration.
Juris Doctor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, LL.M., UOP McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA); B.A. Political Science, Diplomacy/Foreign Affairs, Miami University (Oxford, OH). Mr. Terik Hashmi was born in Quebec, Canada, the son of European immigrants. Mr. Hashmi immigrated to the United States with his family in the 1970’s, and grew up in the State of Ohio. Mr. Hashmi has worked in the field of US and international business and investment law since 1994, and has worked with several Law Firms abroad and in the United States. He began his legal career with a major international business law firm in Brussels, Belgium. He attended hearings before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, and lectured at several universities in Belgium and Holland regarding US business and immigration law.
Mr. Hashmi also gained significant business and industry experience, as he was Chief Counsel for an IT company, directed all international affairs, and also structured global immigration policies and US immigration matters for their international staffing of computer professionals and related professions into the USA.
Terik Hashmi is French-Canadian born, speaks French, and has extensive experience in representing francophone nationals undergoing international business and immigration procedures, both in the United States and at the US Consulate’s abroad. He has gained extensive understanding of numerous cultures worldwide, stemming from his own background as well as vast work experience and travel abroad, particularly in Europe and Asia.
In addition, Mr. Hashmi was a former Professional Basketball Player during the 1988-1989 season (European League), where he had the opportunity to compete and travel throughout all European nations.
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