[header] How to choose an international business lawyer [title] Ask colleagues for recommendations. [step] If you know anyone in your line of business who has recently done work overseas and hired an international business lawyer, ask them who they used and if they would recommend them. [substeps] Recommendations from people whose judgment you trust often are your strongest leads. 
This is especially true if you talk to people whose businesses you admire. You also may be able to find good recommendations by talking to people in your local chamber of commerce or any trade organizations of which you might be a member.