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Asa W. Markel – Senior Associate
email: asamarkel@smbattorneys.com
phone: (602) 230-5401
Asa practices in the firm’s litigation department. He has extensive first-chair courtroom experience on the trial and appellate levels, as well as presenting cases to mediators and arbitrators. Asa has taken part in several multi-million dollar lawsuits ranging from premises liability, to class action construction defect, to insurance premium recovery actions.
As well as serving clients in both northern and central Arizona, Asa has represented several foreign clients, including a serving cabinet minister in a foreign government, and conducted out-of-state discovery in several complex lawsuits, as well as provided advice to non-governmental organizations on the interpretation of U.S. human rights treaties. Asa’s cross-border experience has included lawsuits involving parties situated in other states or countries, and advice to clients on Customs and FDA compliance in import/export transactions, or advice on the setting up of local branches of foreign businesses. Outside of client representation, Asa has advised other lawyers in cases involving the enforcement of foreign country judgments, parallel proceedings, and the conduct of cross-border discovery.
In addition to practicing law, Asa has been a guest lecturer on written advocacy techniques at the Phoenix School of Law, and has lectured on international jurisdiction at the University of Arizona’s Rogers College of Law. He is also the senior editor of Law of Tea.com, a website focusing on laws and regulations affecting the worldwide tea industry.
PRACTICE AREAS
- Commercial Litigation
- International Litigation
- International Trade Law
JURISDICTIONS
- State Bar of Arizona (2003)
- U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (2003)
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2004)
- U.S. Court of International Trade (2006)
- Solicitor, England & Wales (U.K.) (2006) Non-practicing
- U.S. Supreme Court (2007)
- State Bar of California (2009)
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Arizona, Rogers College of Law (2003)
B.A., summa cum laude, history, Northern Arizona University (2000)
PUBLICATIONS
- American, English, and Japanese Warranty Law Compared: Should the U.S. Reconsider Her Article 95 Declaration to the CISG?, Pace International law Review, vol. 21, p. 163 (2009)
- Practical Tips for Successful Import/Export Transactions, Arizona Business Lawyer, vol. 5, No. 7, p. 6 (Ariz. State Bar Sept. 2008)
- Exotic Materials Call for Exotic Law: International Sales Law and Domestic Construction Projects, For the Defense (Aug. 2008)
- Litigating Foreign Country Judgments in Arizona Courts, Phoenix Law Review, vol. 1, p. 115 (2008)
- Law in Translation: Language, Legitimacy and Conflicts of Laws, Arizona Attorney,vol. 44, p. 24 (June. 2008)
- Calculating Time on Risk for International Sales Transactions, Arizona Business Lawyer, vol. 5, No. 5, p. 1 (Ariz. State Bar Mar. 2008)
- Connecting the Other Dot: Cross-Border Discovery Pitfalls, Trial Practice p. 14 (Ariz. State Bar Jan. 2008)
- The Future of State Secrets in War Crimes Prosecutions, Michigan State Journal of International Law, vol. 16, p. 411 (2007)
- Conflicts of Law: Factors to Consider in Construction Cases, e-Common Defense, p. 12 (Nov. 2007)
- Multinational Construction Projects: A Choice of Law Labyrinth, For the Defense, p. 72(Aug. 2007)
- The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: After the Federal Courts’ Abdication, Will State Courts Fill in the Breach?, Chicago-Kent Journal of International & Comparative law, vol. 7, No. 1 (2007)
- International Law and Consular Immunity, Arizona Attorney, vol. 43, p. 22 (Jan. 2007)
- Book Review: Democracy’s Dilemma: Environment, Social Equality, and the Global Economy by Robert C. Paehlke, Journal of Political Ecology (2004)
SMB PUBLICATIONS
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