Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Immigration Law

Proposed Senate Bill Would Adversely Impact Outsourcing Companies

by Steve Semerdjian | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 5/15/2013

A comprehensive new Senate immigration bill includes provisions governing the award of nonimmigrant visas for highly skilled workers (H-1B visas) that are likely to adversely affect outsourcing companies that use a U.S.-based...more

Will New Immigration Legislation Impact "Landed" Outsourcing Rates?

by Roger C. Roy Jr. | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 4/15/2013

Many years ago, I walked through a client's IT development organization where all the "Onshore" resources from the client's ADM provider sat in a sea of cubicles. I was there to identify the causes of some issues that had...more

Investing in the USA for a Green Card: A Guide to the EB-5 Immigrant Visa

by Wassem Amin on 4/11/2013

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa: An Attorney and Service Provider’s Overview of Requirements for Eligibility and Implications under Different Areas of Law By: Wassem M. Amin, Esq., M.B.A. In 1990, the United States...more

Focus On Public Policy - March 2013: Federal Budget 2013

by Cyrus Reporter | Dentons on 3/22/2013

On March 21, 2013, Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled the Conservative government’s new budget entitled Economic Action Plan 2013. As expected, the key themes are job creation, skills development, infrastructure...more

Customs Sharing Hard Times with Importers and Travelers

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 3/5/2013

While much has been made in the press about the effect of the sequestration on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), with experts and even CBP officials anticipating longer lines at immigration check-points and longer...more

The U.S. Mission in Mexico Increases Corporate Eligibility to Participate in its Business Facilitation Program

by Marcy Stras | Cozen O'Connor on 1/15/2013

The United States Embassy in Mexico city announced the expansion of its Business Facilitation Program (BFP) that allows access to expedited visa processing for employees of qualifying firms traveling to the U.S. on company...more

Sponsorship Licence Renewal Deadlines Approaching

by Morgan Lewis on 11/7/2012

Employers that applied for sponsorship licences in November 2008 must renew now to avoid losing the ability to sponsor overseas workers in the future....more

Doing Business in Canada

by Bennett Jones LLP on 10/18/2012

In This Publication: - Forms of Business Organization in Canada 1 - Financing a Foreign Business Operating in Canada 5 - Business Immigration 9 - Climate Change 13 - Offences Under the Competition Act 17 -...more

Iran, Syria Sanctions Strengthened by New U.S. Law

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/20/2012

While the United States has long maintained sanctions on Iran and has expanded those sanctions several times recently, none of those recent actions has had such a direct impact on U.S. companies as the Iran Threat Reduction...more

Yes there is a citizen of a State and a citizen of the United States

by Dan Goodman on 10/26/2011

There is a citizen of the United States, and a citizen of a State who is not a citizen of the United States. Legal authority quoted, cited and linked....more

CBP to Eliminate Courtesy Notice of Liquidation for Certain Entry Filings, Effective September 30, 2011

by Duane Morris LLP on 8/18/2011

On August 17, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a final rule in the Federal Register, stating that effective September 30, 2011, and to be implemented soon thereafter, CBP will cease the issuance of...more

16 tips for companies establishing a U.S. business presence

by Timothy Andersson on 6/9/2011

This document contains 16 tips for succeeding in the US legal environment. If you are considering establishing a subsidiary United States, these tips can help you avoid unnecessary trouble and expense....more

Important Export Control Changes: Further Relaxation Of Certain Requirements Governing The Export Of Encryption Software; Export...

by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 2/7/2011

Further Relaxation of Certain Requirements Governing the Export of Encryption Software On Friday, January 7, 2011, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published amendments to the Export...more