Overview of transnational litigation -- Researching the international case and other responsibilities of the international lawyer -- Advice to the prospective litigant -- Service of process -- Selected limitations on the jurisdiction of U.S. courts -- Selected issues of personal jurisdiction or jurisdiction to adjudicate and limitations -- The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act -- The act of state doctrine -- Proving foreign law and determining what law applies -- Obtaining the evidence -- Enforcement of judgments -- Use of the courts in support of international arbitration.