Previous Law Firm Name

• Juras Law Firm

Languages

• English
• Czech

Law Firm Overview

The Juras Law Firm is an international law firm based in Scottsdale, Arizona, dedicated to providing legal expertise in the fields of International Law, Business Law, Business and Employment-Based Immigration, Bankruptcy Law and all aspects of trade and investments between the U.S. and Czech Republic.

The firm represents a diverse clientele from large national and multinational corporations, government agencies and high-ranking officials to small and medium size businesses, start-up companies, entrepreneurs and individuals. Our clients represent a cross-section of industries, including transportation, construction, alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, entertainment, medical diagnostic equipment, financial industry and import/export.

Juras Law Firm has earned an excellent reputation by offering clients superb legal skills and advice with the highest degree of integrity. The Juras Law Firm is committed to providing cost-effective practical solutions to clients' needs with individualized and unique approaches to achieve their goals.

We value your business and are making every effort to give you the highest level of service you deserve.

PRACTICE AREAS:

(1) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS

Juras Law Firm has represented clients in multimillion-dollar international commercial transactions, including European exporters and investors, U.S. companies, foreign state representatives, start-up companies, entrepreneurs and individuals. The firm provides legal services to foreign companies and individuals in the U.S. and U.S. clients doing business abroad and expanding internationally.

We structure international business transactions, set up subsidiaries and branches of foreign companies in the U.S., set up foreign subsidiaries of U.S. companies, negotiate and draft international contracts (including contracts for the purchase and sale of goods and services, distribution agreements, sales representation agreements, license agreements, independent consultant agreements, confidentiality agreements, joint ventures), resolve disputes and advises clients regarding importing and exporting of products and services. Our experience in Immigration Law is invaluable in structuring international business transactions to enable foreign business owners and investors to legally work in the U.S. and obtain work visas for employees of foreign nationalities. We enforce foreign country judgments and arbitral awards in the U.S., collect monies owed to foreign creditors, represent foreign creditors in the U.S. bankruptcies, and represent parties in international bankruptcies.

To set us apart from other firms, our legal expertise is based on our formal legal education and practical experience in the U.S. and Europe. Our clients benefit from our multicultural, multilingual skills, and legal expertise in all aspects of international transactions by saving time and money.

(2) BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRATION LAW

The Juras Law Firm, PLC caters mainly to the needs of small and mid-sized U.S and foreign companies who want to employ foreign nationals in the U.S., foreign investors and foreign nationals seeking to work in the U.S. We provide business owners, employers and employees with the best immigration strategies, and help obtain all types of U.S. work visas and employment/business based permanent status (“green card”). Since the Immigration Laws are federal in nature, the Juras Law Firm, PLC is able to provide legal services to clients anywhere in and outside of the U.S., and in fact we represent clients located within and outside the U.S. With the up-to-date information on changing laws, rules and regulations, we are invaluable in obtaining work visas and permanent status for our clients!

(3) BUSINESS LAW

Juras Law Firm, PLC counsels clients on a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial matters such as the formation of business entities (corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, etc.), contract drafting and negotiations (including purchase and sale agreements, operating agreements, confidentiality agreements, independent consultant agreements, etc.), financing, secured transactions and other business transactions.

We aggressively represent clients engaged in disputes ranging from breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims to fraudulent transfers and successor liability claims.

(4) BANKRUPTCY LAW

Juras Law Firm's expertise encompasses every aspect of bankruptcy law, restructuring and reorganizations. We have represented debtors, trustees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, creditors' committees and other parties in proceedings under Chapters 7, 11 and 13 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In addition, our attorney Irena Makeeta Juras spent two years working as a law clerk to the Honorable James M. Marlar at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona. Therefore, the Juras Law Firm has the unique benefit of understanding bankruptcy issues from all perspectives and is able to resolve even the most complex insolvency issues.

We have successfully handled automatic stay and adequate protection litigation, cash collateral arrangements, plan confirmation matters, as well as fraudulent and preferential transfer litigation. We have experience in reorganizations of businesses in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, retail, homebuilding, golf resorts, radio stations, software and more. Our clients rely on the firm's vast experience in handling international insolvencies and bankruptcies. Hiring the Juras Law Firm, PLC to represent you in today’s complicated bankruptcy process will dramatically increase your chances of completing the process successfully.

WE HELP PEOPLE TO FILE FOR RELIEF UNDER THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE.

(5) U.S.-CZECH REPUBLIC PRACTICE

The Juras Law Firm, PLC has substantial experience representing Czech companies and individuals in the U.S. We set up U.S. subsidiaries of Czech companies, represent Czech exporters in the U.S., structure U.S.-Czech business transactions and joint ventures, negotiate and draft contracts between Czech and American companies and individuals, provide legal advice related to exporting and importing products and services between the U.S. and Czech Republic, resolve disputes between Czech and American companies and individuals, enforce Czech judgments and arbitration awards in the U.S., collect monies owed to Czech creditors, represent Czech creditors in U.S. bankruptcies and other parties in the U.S.-C.R. cross-border bankruptcies (e.g., when assets are located in the Czech Republic). With our experience in Czech Law, fluency in Czech and in-depth knowledge of the Czech business environment, we have been and continue to be an essential part of any U.S.-Czech transaction.

Areas of Practice

• International Law
• Business Law
• Business and Employment-Based Immigration Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• U.S.-Czech Republic Practice

Classes and Seminars

• Recent EU Law Developments, State Bar of Arizona Convention, 2006
• Legal Implications of the European Union Enlargement on Doing Business in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS and Eastern Europe Business Forum, 2004
• Legal Implications of the EU Enlargement on Doing Business in the Czech Republic, Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, CIS and Eastern Europe Business Forum, 2004
• Cross-Border Insolvency, Czech Act on Electronic Signature, State Bar of Arizona Convention, CIS and Eastern Europe Business Forum, 2003

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Immigration & Naturalization Law, International Law