Patrick B. Fazzone is a partner with the law firm of Tighe Patton Armstrong Teasdale, PLLC, based in Washington, D.C. The firm conducts a comprehensive national and international practice. Mr. Fazzone specializes in providing practical advice and solutions to companies involved in international business. A 1981 graduate of the Duke University School of Law, he was a Fulbright Scholar in international law in Geneva, Switzerland and in Sydney Australia and formerly was an associate at the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson and partner of D.C.-based Collier Shannon Scott, LLC. In 1989, he established that firm’s Asia-Pacific Office based in Sydney, Australia. Since that time, he has advised a large number of U.S. and overseas companies and other entities on international trade issues and on a range of commercial matters. He has advised clients in connection with a number of the most significant policy and legislative developments affecting international trade and investment and has successfully represented clients’ interests in matters before various governments, including in the United States and Australia. He also routinely advises and assists a range of companies, from small and mid-sized to multinationals, on commercial and other matters in a variety of industries including manufacturing, oil and gas, and high technology.

Mr. Fazzone is the author of numerous articles and other publications on topics in international trade. He is Chairman and Founder of the International Trade Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia. He has taught international trade and business law at both the University of Sydney Law School and the Duke University School of Law. He is a regular speaker in the U.S., Australia and elsewhere on issues and developments in international trade and investment, as well as on opportunities for companies in the globalization of commerce.

Sponsoring Organizations

Bank One

Louisiana Economic Development
World Trade Center of New Orleans

 

In Cooperation With

Ark-La-Tex Regional Export & Technology Center

Baton Rouge Center for World Affairs

City of New Orleans, Office of International Relations

Consular Corps of New Orleans

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana

International Trade Council/Red River Region

Louisiana District Export Council

Louisiana International Trade Center/SBDC

Louisiana International Trade Commission

New Orleans Media Center

Louisiana Technology Council

World Affairs Council of New Orleans

World Trade Club of Greater New Orleans

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$30 for non-members.

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