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When I am speaking with international companies looking to do business in a foreign country (which sometimes means the United States), I like to start with their business plan. Most companies develop their business plans long before they decide to check with their lawyer to see where they might run into issues. They understand their
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
Spain foreign direct investment (FDI) just became a bit more complicated. By means of a series of emergency decrees the legislature significantly limited the original principle of liberal investment politics in Spain just before summer. Recently, new restrictions entered into force. In Royal Decree-Law 34/2020, of 17 November, effective 19 November, the Spanish government yet
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
Canada’s cannabis legalization creates yet another wrinkle in the relations between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland harbors a more progressive stance towards cannabis compared to his predecessor, Jeffrey Sessions, but the U.S. federal stance on cannabis remains unchanged under the Controlled Substances Act. What does this mean for Canadians who
