This document provides an overview of what a foreign company or individual can expect when facing a lawsuit in the United States. It discusses informing clients about differences from their own legal system, managing clients' fears, accurately explaining the issues in the client's native language, and addressing threshold questions of jurisdiction and the possibility of moving the case abroad. The key recommendations are to develop a simple written summary of the basic facts for clients in their own language, explain differences from their legal system, address fears about unfamiliar aspects like juries, and determine if the court has jurisdiction and if moving the case to another forum is possible.