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Mr. Sperling has represented clients ranging from the world's largest banks to the corner restaurant in a broad range of business transactions. He has assisted clients in the transportation, media, energy, chemical, hotel and restaurant industries, among others, in M&A and joint venture transactions and has represented large international banks, a major Asian quasi-governmental financial institution and a Japanese import-export company in single-lender and syndicated loan transactions, bond transactions and project finance. Mr. Sperling has acted on behalf of software, chemical and technology companies in intellectual property and commercial transactions and has advised clients on general corporate matters. He has counseled a major Japanese shipowning company on long-term charters of LNG tankers, shipbuilding contracts and competitive public bidding procedures and advised independent film producers. He has extensive experience with international business transactions, focusing on primarily on Japan but extending throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Sperling worked at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris on the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Practice Areas

General Corporate Counseling
Mergers&Acquisitions
Finance
International Business Transactions
Intellectual Property Licensing
Maritime Law
Entertainment Law

Education and Honors

JD, Cum Laude, Tulane Law School, 1998
Senior Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 1997-1998
Certificate in French, Sorbonne--Universite de Paris, 1992
BA, International Affairs, American University of Paris, Dean's List, 1991

Admissions:

The State Bar of California
US District Court for the Southern District of California
US District Court for the Central District of California

Publications:

Yacht Racers Contract Out of COLREGS: Juno SRL v. S/V Endeavour, 21 Tul. Mar. L. J. 217 (1996)
New London Arbitration Rules: Paradise Regained?, 21 Tul. Mar. L. J. 557 (1997)
The New Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping: What, If Anything, Does It Mean?, 22 Tul. Mar. L. J. 595 (1998)
International Maritime Law Section, 22 Tul. Mar. L. J. 117, 545 (G. Hans Sperling, editor, 1998)

Representative Clients:

Millworks Media, LLC (Publishing), California
Advantage Mailing, Inc. (Mass Mailing), California
Performance Team Freight Systems, Inc. (Logistics), California
Hope Wine LLC (Wine Retail), California
International Energy Services Company (Energy Services), California
IAEA (Energy), United Kingdom
AZE (Software), Japan
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (Government / Finance), Singapore
Mutsui OSK Lines (Shipowning), Japan
Raffles Hotels (Hotel), Singapore
Kadokawa Publishing (Publishing), Japan
HSBC (Banking / Finance), Japan
Citibank (Banking / Finance), Japan
Tosoh Corp. (Chemicals), Japan
CISTEC (Government), Japan
Cimatron (Software), Israel
Ricoh (Electronics), Japan
Nissho Iwai (Energy), Japan
Kinseki (Technology), Japan
Kyoto Biken (Technology), Japan
Oki Electric (Electronics), Japan
Nippon Systemware (Software), Japan
Enplas, (Technology), Japan
Fine Technologies, Inc. (Technology), Japan