January 31, 2003 - Howard L. Stovall: Yemen RPCV Howard L. Stovall is expert in international law

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Yemen RPCV Howard L. Stovall is expert in international law



Yemen RPCV Howard L. Stovall is expert in international law

For the past twenty years, Howard L. Stovall has been assisting multinational companies on commercial law matters throughout the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East. Formerly a partner in a large international law firm, Mr. Stovall established his own (solo) law offices in Chicago, effective October 1996.

In recent years, Mr. Stovall has also served as an expert on Middle East commercial law, both before the U.S. federal (district and appellate) courts and in International Chamber of Commerce and American Arbitration Association arbitration proceedings.

From his Chicago office, Mr. Stovall maintains a library of laws (in Arabic original and/or English translation) and precedents, as well as a close network of local correspondent counsel for the following countries: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen.

Mr. Stovall advises on Middle East matters such as (i) companies and investment laws, and licensing; (ii) trade laws (including commercial agency, distributorship, customs duties, export/import); (iii) government contracts for goods and projects (including joint venture arrangements and the use of intermediaries); (iv) local laws and practices relevant to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (bribery laws, penal codes, civil service laws); (v) income tax and exchange control laws and regulations; (vi) labor laws, employment agreements and "seconding" arrangements; and (vii) laws and regulations relevant to commercial disputes (both litigation and arbitration).

Mr. Stovall graduated from Albion College (Michigan), and then spent two years drilling water wells in North Yemen for the Ministry of Public Works (under a Peace Corps program). He studied Arabic language at the University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School, and obtained his law degree in 1981 from the University of Texas (Austin). Mr. Stovall spent two years in the Cairo office, and one year in the London office, of Baker & McKenzie law firm, and he travels regularly throughout the Middle East. He has also spoken and written extensively on a number of Middle East legal topics.


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