Legal Attorney
Jeffrey Gitchel
Jeffrey Gitchel is a seasoned attorney with over 20 years experience handling the diverse challenges that may confront a business – including litigation, corporate matters and corporate governance, and intellectual property – as both in house and outside counsel.
Meet Jeffrey Gitchel
Jeffrey Gitchel began practicing law at K&L Gates before moving to Bayer Corporation. He has actively participated in or led numerous trials and other aspects of litigation, chaired cross functional committees and teams, served as a department head and helped lead international projects. Despite often serving at a location that was physically distant from his clients, Mr. Gitchel built effective connections with colleagues, resolved long-standing interdepartmental conflict and became a trusted advisor. Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Gitchel prepared, filed and won World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. v. Bosman,the first case filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), oversaw the successful defense of antitrust allegations, and managed an ongoing groundbreaking suit to enforce foreign rights in the U.S.
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There are numerous benefits to expanding your business internationally. It can mean accessing new markets, cutting production or sourcing costs, and more. There are, of course, also costs of international expansion. What can those costs be? Shipping costs?
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