Designed principally for U.S. practitioners, this resource offers basic advice on a range of international (largely commercial and financial) law topics with which the reader may face in his or her practice. The editors (all practicing lawyers) present 27 chapters covering such topics as secured transactions, intellectual property rights, environmental law, government procurement, legalization of documents for use abroad, international litigations, family law, and selecting foreign counsel. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)