Atlanta, GA asked in Contracts for Georgia

Q: Can a Georgia LLC bring a breach of contract suit in the state of Georgia against a foreign citizen?

Georgia-incorporated LLC is an entertainment company that represents musicians and entertainers in the US and abroad. All relationships are based on a contract specifying Fulton County, Georgia as the choice of venue and governing law.

If a talent that the company represents is a foreign citizen located abroad and materially breaches a term of this contract, will the company be able to bring civil suit in a Georgia state court against a foreign citizen to litigate the breach?

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A: As is the case in many situations, the answer to your question can be found in the question itself. Re-read your question, especially the part that restricts both the venue and the governing law. (Your biggest problem is not where to file suit; it is trying to serve the defendant personally. Good luck with that.)

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