I received an email from a client several weeks ago who was getting ready to travel overseas to meet with his new business partners on a major international distribution deal. Because the client had never been to this part of the world, he was concerned that he would inadvertently “commit some cultural faux paus” and do something that would potentially blow the deal. I … [Read more...]
Worried About Your Global Supply Chain? Then You Must Check Out Create.org.
For any company concerned about the integrity of their global supply network, there's a great post over at the venerable China Law Blog by Dan Harris. The post, Improving The Global Supply Chain: Create.Org highlights Create.org, “a non-profit organization dedicated to helping companies and their suppliers and business partners reduce counterfeiting, piracy, trade secret theft … [Read more...]
Can the Location of a Computer Server Be enough to Confer Jurisdiction over International Defendants? Yes. Maybe.
In any international dispute our firm takes on, the first level of analysis will almost always center on the location of the parties and where the dispute arose. If there is no jurisdictional basis for a lawsuit in the U.S., then-- if you’re on the plaintiff side-- the case is referred out to our network of international lawyers. If we’re defending you, then there’s a good … [Read more...]
5 Key Points Every Chinese Investor in the U.S. Must Know.
In the past year or so I've been working with a Chinese industrial manufacturing company looking to tap into the U.S. market. In just a few years, the company has wildly exceeded its expectations. The company’s success can be attributed to zealous commitment to learning. By this, I mean that the company understood that it had to abandon deeply entrenched legal and cultural … [Read more...]
The Ultimate in FCPA Scholarship in One Place.
One area of law that has received enormous attention in the international business community the past several years is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The sheer amount of FCPA material out there is staggering. Just Google "FCPA" and you'll see what I mean (over 1,200,000 results generated). For anyone trying to keep up with the latest FCPA developments, it can all … [Read more...]