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The US-China trade war has vaulted Mexico far past China as a U.S. trading partner, and as global companies seek to diversify their supply chains, Mexico offers proximity to U.S. markets, modern infrastructure, access to ports for global distribution and a highly skilled, well-educated workforce. Mexico’s USD1.3 trillion economy is the second-largest in Latin America
International companies often ask our FDI lawyers in the United States about United States banking for foreign companies. It can be difficult and confusing for an international company to determine the best way to engage in banking in the U.S. We know that because it is even confusing for certain types of U.S. companies to
Contents of this Article: Options when forming a Mexico company Choose the right Mexican entity for your business Steps to forming a Mexican company Mexican tax ID, fiscal address, tax declarations and social security Register with Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Investment Additional issues on forming a Mexican entity An investor looking to do business in
United States Litigation for Foreign Companies: How an American Lawsuit Works A Chinese state-owned company once came to us about a debt of more than $10 million owed by an American debtor. It had a written contract, and the debtor had never disputed owing the money. On paper it was as strong a collection case
International E-Commerce Law: What Companies Need to Know Before Selling Worldwide The most expensive mistake in international e-commerce often occurs before the first foreign order arrives: the company lets its website decide where it does business. It builds an online store for its home market, turns on international shipping, and accepts orders from wherever its
Back to Basics: What Is an H-1B Visa? H-1B visas are for workers in specialty occupations. An H-1B worker is defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act as a beneficiary who: (i) is temporarily coming to the United States (ii) to perform services in a specialty occupation; (iii) is of distinguished merit and ability; and (iv)
Harris Sliwoski Secures Revocation of CBP Forced Labor Order In 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revoked a Withhold Release Order (WRO) issued against one of our clients after CBP received an allegation falsely claiming the company was using forced labor. Fred Rocafort, working with Brazilian attorney Rodrigo Guedes Nunes, spent close to a
Spain AML and UBO Compliance: Why Deals Stall Over Beneficial Ownership and Source of Funds A foreign company can negotiate an acquisition in Spain, arrange the financing, agree on the documents, and still miss its closing because its bank or notary cannot verify who ultimately owns the buyer or where the money came from. This
Exporting to Spain: What to Settle Before the First Container Ships An American manufacturer hires a Spanish company to help increase its sales in Europe. The agreement calls the Spanish company a distributor and sets no end date. In practice, the Spanish company buys nothing, holds no inventory, and carries no credit risk. It finds
