Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is Pleased to Announce that James Y. Rayis has Joined the Firm

TROY, Mich., Feb. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- James Y. Rayis practices in the areas of corporate and business law, international corporate transactions and trade, government contracts and procurement law, as well as international human rights law. He is admitted to practice in Michigan, Washington, D.C., Georgia, and Colorado.

Mr. Rayis has substantial experience in global licensing and distribution, foreign investment and expansion, and other business transactions including joint ventures and foreign mergers and acquisitions. He provides advice and counsel on trade matters, corporate liability and responsibility and on issues involving corrupt practices laws. He represents companies worldwide in their procurement work with U.S. and foreign government contracts and projects, including on reconstruction projects in Iraq. He has been a partner at major firms in Detroit and Atlanta, Georgia working also in Washington, D.C.  He is "av" highest rated by Martindale Hubbell in quality and ethics.

James served as the Director of the Global Justice Project Iraq, working to improve and strengthen judicial and legal practice independence of Iraqi law and structures, including working closely with the Iraqi Supreme Court.  Mr. Rayis was VP and General Counsel for Omnivest International, Inc. in Denver, Colorado, where he organized, guided and directed the legal function for a globally operating venture capital and financial investment firm based in Taipei, Taiwan.

He is a member of the American Bar Association (Chair 2002-2006, Middle East Committee, International Law and Practice Section); State Bar of Georgia (Chair, 2002-2004, International Law Section; Chair 988-1990, Younger Lawyers Section, International Law Committee); and the Association International des Jeunes Avocats (North American Presidential Delegate; Executive Board Member, 1994-2000). He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Court of International Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (jurisdiction over international trade, government contracts, patents, trademarks) and the Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.  He received his JD from the University of Georgia, J.D., where he was a Dean Rusk Research Scholar, and on the Managing Board of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.  He received his B.A. from Michigan State University, B.A., majoring in Economics with a French minor.

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. ranks as the 12th largest law firm in Michigan.  Founded 35 years ago, located in Troy and Detroit, Michigan, it is a full service law firm with 70 attorneys.  Areas of practice include corporate and business law, health care law, business transactions, international law and trade, estate planning, commercial litigation, governmental law, real estate, creditors' rights, criminal law, employment and labor law, and workers' compensation.  Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is named in Best Law Firms in America 2010.  Inclusion is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession.

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