Professional Experience

For over 25 years, Dr. Larry W. Thomas has specialized in corporate and commercial transactions and litigation, almost exclusively for international clients. For a more detailed description of his experience, please select Areas of Practice.

Education

The George Washington University Law School, Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude; member of the Board of Editors, George Washington International Law Review (formerly the George Washington Journal of International Law & Economics)

The University of Virginia, Woodrow Wilson School of Government and Foreign Affairs, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

Roanoke College, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), magna cum laude; Phi Society

Adjunct Professor – International Law

The George Washington University
Washington, DC

Jurisdictions

Admitted in the State of New York, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Please select Courts for a more detailed list of courts and other states in which Dr. Thomas has represented international clients.

Partial List of Representative Cases

• United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. v. Braspetro Oil Services Company, 199 F.3d 94, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (located in New York City)
• In re Interbanque, 1997 U.S. App. Lexis 28544, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico v. Inter-Trade, Inc., 50 F.3d 56, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• Stevens v. National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, 69 F.3d 1226, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (located in New York City)
• Shook v. Bauke, 1991 U.S. Dist. Lexis 20014, U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands
• In re Delta America Re Insurance Co. v. National Distillers & Chemical Corp., 900 F.2d 890, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (located in Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Interredec, Inc. v. U.S., 652 F. Supp. 1550, U.S. Court of International Trade (located in New York City)
• Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania v. KOA Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., 572 F. Supp. 969, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (located in New York City)

Languages

English and Portuguese

Symposia

• Speaker, Obtendo Documentos em Arbitragem: Qual é sua Estratégia? [Obtaining Documents in Arbitration: What is Your Strategy?], V Congresso Internacional de Arbitragem [Fifth International Congress on Arbitration], São Paulo, Brazil
• Speaker, Contencioso nos EUA e no Brasil [Litigation in the United States and Brazil], Câmara Americana de Comércio [American Chamber of Commerce], São Paulo, Brazil
• Speaker, Seminário Sobre as Práticas do Processo Judicial nos Estados Unidos [Seminar on U.S. Litigation Practices], sponsored by the São Paulo Bar Association, O CESA — Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil

Memberships

American Bar Association, New York Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, and Virginia Bar Association