Cross-border US ⇄ EU
LexRights combines EU bar admissions with New York Bar counsel. We litigate digital disputes on both sides of the Atlantic — and refuse the matters that don't belong on our desk.
Most platform disputes today are cross-border by design. The user lives in Munich, the platform is incorporated in Delaware, the data sits on AWS Frankfurt, and the terms of service pick California law and a Bay Area arbitrator. The legal question is rarely "what does the law say" — it is "which law, in which forum, enforced how."
Our focus is narrow and deliberate: the EU side of US-facing platform disputes, and the US side of EU-originated matters. We do not practice US domestic law, and we do not pretend to. For matters that fall outside our lane, we say so — and refer.
Three patterns we see repeatedly — and where our combined bar admissions make a measurable difference.
Account terminated, content removed, payouts frozen. The TOS says "California, JAMS arbitration" — but Brussels Ia Art. 17/18 and the DSA say otherwise.
If you have EU users, the EU has rules for you — and they are enforced. We close the gap between US legal instincts and EU compliance reality.
When an EU mandate develops a US flank — discovery, asset tracing, parallel litigation — we keep one matter, one team, one bill.
US counsel on the team
Senior Counsel (US) · Attorney-at-Law (New York)
New York State Bar · admitted 2014
Blaine joined LexRights as Senior Counsel (US) after a decade between Stanford Law, a Ninth Circuit clerkship, and Wilson Sonsini's tech litigation group in Palo Alto. He is admitted in New York and focuses exclusively on the US dimension of our cross-border practice — Section 230, DMCA, CCPA/CPRA, BIPA, and FTC / state-AG enforcement. He does not handle US matters disconnected from our EU practice.
Clarity protects you. We are German and US lawyers; we are not a one-stop US firm.
For matters outside our scope we refer to vetted US co-counsel. We will not take a retainer for work we cannot deliver at the standard our EU mandates expect.
In New York state court, yes — through Blaine Phillips, admitted to the New York State Bar. For other states or for federal litigation outside the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, we co-counsel with a vetted US firm and remain lead on the EU side.
Yes — that is a textbook case for us. Your dispute touches DSA Art. 17 (statement of reasons) and Art. 20 (internal complaint handling), and likely Brussels Ia jurisdiction questions if your audience is EU-based. We handle the EU enforcement; Blaine handles US-side correspondence with the platform's US counsel.
Pre-launch DSA and GDPR readiness review, Article 27 representative appointment if you have no EU establishment, and a translated terms-of-service that survives § 305c BGB scrutiny. Expect 4–6 weeks of focused work, not a 6-month engagement.
No. If your matter has no EU element, we refer to US co-counsel — usually a boutique we have worked with before. It is the professionally responsible answer, and it is the answer that keeps our cross-border practice sharp.
Initial consultation by video in CET or ET, in English or German. Engagement letters in English with a German-law side letter where required. Billing in EUR; USD on request via our US correspondent account. All matters handled digitally — no office visits required.
Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the EEA we handle directly or through our DACH network. UK matters post-Brexit are handled in coordination with London solicitors where the matter is UK-litigated; we lead where the matter is EU-anchored.
Tell us the matter. We will tell you, within 24 hours, whether it belongs on our desk — and if not, who should have it.