Litigiile internaționale necesită adesea acces la documente, declarații și alte probe aflate în afara țării unde un proces a fost sau urmează sa fie inițiat. Pentru litiganții străini implicați în proceduri judiciare sau în anumite proceduri administrative desfășurate în străinătate, 28 U.S.C. § 1782 oferă un mecanism prin care se poate solicita asistența instanțelor federale americane pentru obținerea probelor aflate în Statele Unite.

Pour les personnes disposant d’un patrimoine très important (ultra-high-net-worth individuals, ou « UHNW ») et les family offices, les litiges souvent dépassent les frontières nationales. Le patrimoine familial peut être détenu au moyen de trusts, de véhicules d’investissement, de sociétés opérationnelles, de comptes bancaires et de dépositaires répartis dans plusieurs juridictions. Lorsqu’un litige survient — divorce, succession, droits des actionnaires ou fraude, par exempl

(lisez la version française de l’article ici) For ultra-high-net-worth (“UHNW”) individuals and family offices, disputes rarely respect national borders. A family’s wealth may be held through trusts, investment vehicles, operating companies, banks and custodians located in several jurisdictions. When a dispute arises—whether involving divorce, succession, shareholder rights or fraud—critical evidence may sit in the United States even though the underlying proceeding is elsewh

For foreign founders building a company with ambitions to raise capital from U.S. investors, the “Delaware flip” has become a familiar part of the startup playbook. The basic idea is straightforward: a founder initially incorporates a company in their home jurisdiction and later creates a Delaware corporation or holding company above the existing business. The Delaware entity becomes the parent, while the original foreign company typically becomes a subsidiary.

For petitioners seeking evidence from the United States for use in litigation or other proceedings abroad, a well-drafted foreign attorney affidavit can be one of the most important (albeit not explicitly required) components of a Section 1782 application. The affidavit gives the U.S. federal court the foreign-law and procedural context it needs to understand why the requested evidence matters, how it will be used, and whether the foreign proceeding is sufficiently concrete t