Making, regulating, and breaking international business transactions. (1) Formation of international business transactions, focusing on contracting for and financing the international sale of goods, licensing and distributorship agreements, and foreign direct investment. (2) Regulation stage of international business transactions, including the transactional reach of U.S. government regulation, regulation of corrupt payments to foreign officials, international protection of intellectual property, and securities and antitrust aspects of international transactions. (3) Breaking international business transactions; transnational dispute resolution through arbitration and through transnational litigation in U.S. courts.