Est. 1997 · Virginia, USA · Serving clients with interests across 81 jurisdictions
Law Offices Of SRIS, P.C. is a United States–owned international practice coordinating cross-border work across six continents. From mining concessions in Peru to Stiftung structures in Liechtenstein, from Caribbean citizenship-by-investment to UAE free-zone formations — one firm holds the file, one attorney signs your engagement letter, and jurisdiction-admitted counsel is retained wherever foreign law is at issue.
We are a firm built around cross-border work, staffed by United States–admitted principals and, where a matter requires it, jurisdiction-admitted Of Counsel. The practice areas below are the firm's center of gravity.
Concessions, royalty and streaming arrangements, joint-venture formation, community-consultation frameworks, and environmental licensing — with working depth in Andean copper, Colombian emerald, and African critical-minerals matters.
Cross-border share purchase, auction processes, sovereign and corporate bond work, regulated-industry carve-outs, and the compliance overlay that cross-border deals require.
FCPA program design, UK Bribery Act exposure mapping, OFAC sanctions analysis, Peruvian Ley 30424, and jurisdiction-native AML regimes — including internal investigations.
Citizenship-by-investment across the Caribbean programs, European residency-by-investment pathways, Stiftungen and Anstalten, multi-jurisdictional trust structuring, and family-office architecture.
Economic-substance-compliant entity design, Cayman and BVI fund vehicles, Mauritius Global Business Companies, and UAE free-zone and mainland combinations — with attention to FATCA, CRS and Pillar Two exposure.
International family-law coordination, cross-border criminal-defense interface, apostille and document legalization, and the US-side immigration and estate mechanics beneath a global life.
Coverage is not the same as admission. The working map below reflects jurisdictions in which the firm coordinates matters — each backed by a local-facts database of court, regulator, statute and bar-admission data maintained for active matters. Representation under the substantive law of any non-US jurisdiction is handled by counsel admitted by that jurisdiction's bar.
Hover a point on the chart to identify a jurisdiction, or choose a region to see representative coverage. Points shown are representative, not exhaustive; coverage reflects coordination, not admission.
No United States attorney in this firm practices foreign law. When a matter turns on the substantive law of another jurisdiction, it is handled by counsel admitted by the relevant bar. The attorneys below are standing jurisdiction leads engaged as Of Counsel; additional Of Counsel are engaged matter-by-matter and disclosed at the point of retainer.
Admitted to the Colegio de Abogados de Lima (2009). Former Chief Executive of Kuya Silver Corporation, a Toronto-listed issuer. Corporate-compliance practice recognized by Legal 500 in successive editions.
Admitted to the Colombian bar. Former Executive President of the Pereira Chamber of Commerce; former Minister Counselor at the Colombian Embassy to the European Union. ExxonMobil scholarship recipient at INALDE Business School.
My approach always prioritizes exhaustive due diligence. It is the cornerstone of mitigating risk and ensuring that any acquisition in Colombia is a sound and secure investment.
Additional jurisdiction leads are onboarded on a quarterly cadence; recruitment is active in Mexico, Panama, Chile, the United Arab Emirates, and the Cayman Islands. Where a permanent Of Counsel relationship has not yet been formalized in a jurisdiction, matters are either (a) coordinated from the United States with in-jurisdiction counsel retained on the client's engagement letter, or (b) declined.
Mr. Sris founded the firm in 1997 and remains its sole owner. His United States practice spans five jurisdictions — Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, New Jersey and New York. He is a former prosecutor.
The international practice is his response to a specific pattern: United States clients with foreign exposure who need one relationship to hold the entire matter, and foreign clients whose work touches the United States and who should not be handed off at the water's edge. Every international engagement is his, coordinated with jurisdiction-admitted Of Counsel who sign the pleadings where pleadings under foreign law are required.
The engagement classes below reflect the kinds of matters the firm is routinely asked to handle. They are categorical by design — they describe types of work, not specific clients or outcomes. Specific names, values and results are disclosed only under engagement letter. Results vary by matter; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
These engagement classes describe types of work, not specific clients or outcomes. Specific names, values and results are disclosed only under engagement letter. Results vary by matter; prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
A matter that crosses borders should not cross hands. One firm holds the file, one attorney signs your engagement letter, and local-law representation is named, admitted and disclosed — before the first invoice, not after the first problem.
Initial consultations are by appointment only and begin with a conflicts check. Telephone intake operates twenty-four hours per day. If the matter is time-sensitive — a border crossing, a sanctions deadline, a closing window — say so in the first sentence and we will route accordingly.
Contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information until a conflicts check and engagement letter have been completed.