A Robust and Diverse International Law Practice

International law is a natural outflow of the global mindset of attorney Kline Preston. As part of his undergraduate education, he studied in Leningrad, U.S.S.R., in 1989. His bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was in Russian language and literature.

Since his college studies of Russian culture, Kline Preston has been continuously engaged in international business and business law. Much of Kline Preston Law Group’s international business law practice today serves Russian-speaking business personnel, as well as business owners and managers from the European Union and Great Britain. He also helps U.S. businesses conducting business with foreign entities both domestically and abroad.

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Assisting with International Trade at Home and Abroad

Attorney Kline Preston assists international business leaders conducting businesses in the U.S. and doing business with American companies in fields including:

• Imports and exports
• Alcohol trade
• Nutraceuticals
• Commodities
• Manufacturing
• Publishing

He also facilitates networking and collaboration between U.S. businesses and foreign-based businesses. He assists with business formation, document review and preparation, lease agreements, purchase contracts, vendor agreements, employment contracts and employment law, insurance, dispute negotiation, and litigation.

More about Kline Preston’s International and U.S.-Based Legal Experience

Kline Preston has practiced law both in the U.S. and the Russian Federation for almost thirty years. He has had the privilege to work on legislative bills in Russia, some of which have become law. He has served as an election observer in four Russian elections: the 2011 parliamentary elections, the 2012 presidential elections, the 2016 parliamentary elections, and the 2018 presidential election.

As a result of his legal work in Russia, he received the Nikolai Girenko Award for contributions to Russian civil law. He is a member of the Association of Russian Jurists. Additionally, in 2014, he was awarded the Order of the Russian Nation for his contributions to Russian-American relations by the Russian Senate.
In the U.S., he has represented a U.S. Congressman on matters with international and domestic dimensions, ranging from business matters to actions before the Federal Election Commission (FEC). He holds licenses in the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, various federal district courts, and the Supreme Court of Tennessee.