Greyson Bryan
Partner
Grey Bryan is a partner and Chair of the International Practice Group. He divides his time between the Washington, DC and Century City offices. Previously, Grey established and was partner-in-charge, from January 1987 to April 1990, of the Tokyo office.
Grey counsels foreign and American clients involved in international business disputes and transactions. His adversarial practice emphasizes representing US and foreign clients before US and foreign government agencies that regulate international trade and business, panels established pursuant to international agreements such as the WTO and NAFTA and arbitral tribunals organized under the rules of various international commercial arbitration institutions. His transactional practice focuses on the representation of both large and emerging companies in cross-border acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and complex licensing and distribution arrangements.
Illustrative Professional Experience
- Represented both U.S. and non-U.S. clients in connection with U.S. and foreign country trade remedy proceedings, such as antidumping, countervailing duty, and escape clause investigations, in the steel, non-ferrous metal, textile, chemical, industrial equipment, electronics, automotive, and agricultural industries
- Represented major U.S. and non-U.S. multinational corporations with respect to compliance with U.S. customs, economic sanctions, and export control laws, both in the context of transactions and with respect to their operations
- Represented major U.S. multinational corporations in designing and implementing strategies to eliminate barriers to trade in global markets
- Represented foreign governments in connection with U.S. proceedings alleging unfair practices and violations of treaty obligations
Professional Activities
Admitted to Practice, U.S. Court of International Trade; New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Founding Member, Pacific Council on International Policy
Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Board of Trustees, The Asia Society (1992-2001); Board of Directors, Los Angeles World Affairs Council (1992-present)
Awards, Chambers Global - The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009);
Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2008); named a “Leading Lawyer” in International Trade by
Expert Guides 2008
Author, Foreign Corrupt Practices: An O'Melveny Handbook, 6
th edition (2009); “Antidumping Law in the European Communities and the United States,” 18
George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics 631, (1985) (co-author); “Taxing Unfair International Trade Practices,” Lexington Books, (1980); "Foreign Investment Laws and Regulations of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," 21
Fordham Int'l L.J. 1677, (1998)
Speaker, “"Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Navigating the FCPA Minefield,” OMM webinar (June 2007); “Doing Business in the Expanding European Union,” British American Business Council, Los Angeles, and the State Bar of California, International Law Section (September 2004)
Board of Advisors, Georgetown University Law Center, Program on International Business and Economic Law (2001-present)
Chairman, Asia Society Southern California Center (1992-2001); Board of Visitors, Stanford University Institute of International Studies (1995-2004)
Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Law, Regulation of International Business (1994-1997); Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, International Business Law (1995-1998)
Languages, Japanese; French