The Flake Law Firm handles a range of cross-border disputes. Long involved with international business, Andrew Flake is a German speaker with an L.L.M. in international and comparative law. As an advocate, he is experienced in handling the specialized issues that arise when disputing parties are from different countries, having regularly representing international businesses and their subsidiaries in cross-border disputes in state and federal courts and in arbitral forums. Clients appreciate his sensitivity to their specific cultural needs and understanding of the differences and nuances in their legal systems, and he has also worked frequently with foreign co-counsel, who call on him to assist in their document-gathering and discovery efforts in the United States. An arbitrator with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), he is an experienced neutral, having served as sole arbitrator, wing arbitrator, and panel chair in a range of complex commercial disputes.