Scaling Success: Hanley Energy’s Journey From Ireland to the U.S.
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Outbound Investments and CFIUS Review
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Navigating Business Etiquette and Intercultural Communications Around the Globe
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Privacy & Cybersecurity Considerations for Non-U.S. Companies
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 6: Immigration Insights for Companies Expanding Into the U.S. - Part 2
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business — Episode 6: Immigration Insights for Companies Expanding Into the U.S. - Part 1
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Pillar Two Analysis: An Asia Pacific Viewpoint
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Gearing Up for Pillar Two
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Economic Incentives for Foreign Companies Entering the U.S.
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - Corporate Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - U.S. Tax Considerations for Scaling Across Borders
AGG Talks: U.S. Bankruptcy Basics for Foreign Investors
10 Things Lawyers Should Know About BVI Transactions
Nota Bene Episode 109: Asia Q1 Check In: China’s Emergence as the Number One World Economy and New Hegemonic Role in Asia with Paul Kim
The Evolution of Cross-Border Restructuring Processes
Nota Bene Episode 93: Navigating the New Global Cybersecurity Compliance Landscape with Scott Giordano
National Security Podcast: US Government Zeros in on China
Nota Bene Episode 85: Trade Wars - The Rise of Export Controls and the Impact on the Growth of Technology with Reid Whitten
Nota Bene Episode 80: South Korea’s Bellwether on the Pandemic Market Recovery with Paul Kim
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The Internal Revenue Service’s new private letter ruling (PLR) concerned a domestication of a Foreign Parent corporation under U.S. ownership—with a few notable twists. First, the PLR applied a substance-over-form analysis to...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) within the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination on June 20, 2024, pursuant to Executive...more
Following the release of initial guidance in the form Notice 2023-2, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and IRS issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) under the Section 4501 stock repurchase excise...more
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In the weeks since publishing our original alert, FinCEN released several frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Private fund managers are likely to find two of these...more
This booklet has been written specifically for business individuals and whilst it may be of interest to their local advisers, such as lawyers or accountants, the information is intended for a wider audience. We cover topics...more
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International trade is a mainstay of the current global economy, and businesses must navigate complex regulations and legal restrictions in order to engage in worldwide commerce. International companies looking to take...more
Summary - Legislators in the U.S. Congress, Arizona, and California have proposed legislation restricting U.S. subsidiaries of foreign corporations from making political contributions. Members of both the U.S. House and...more
The Hatch-Waxman Act provides a cause of action for infringement based on the submission of an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) to FDA. 35 U.S.C. § 271(e)(2). Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in TC Heartland LLC v....more
In early June 2021, the Tel Aviv-Yafo District Court handed down an important precedential ruling. The ruling expands the identity of an authorized agent, i.e., the entity to whom a statement of claim may be served and that...more
Welcome to Morrison & Foerster’s quarterly newsletter on dispute resolution. In this newsletter, we address recent developments in arbitrations, investigations, and commercial and intellectual property litigation that may...more
Landmark decision holds that the SFO does not have the power to procure documents from foreign companies outside the jurisdiction. On 5 February 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down a highly significant judgment in R...more
On February 5, 2021 the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of R (on the application of KBR, Inc) v Director of the Serious Fraud Office, finding in favor of the Appellant, KBR, Inc (KBR). This high-profile case...more
On January 9, 2021, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued its No. 1 Order of 2021 titled “The Rules on Blocking Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Measures” (hereinafter, the “Chinese...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) on April 8, 2020, that would restrict foreign persons' ability to minimize U.S. tax through "conduit" financing...more
On paper, the rule is straightforward: if a company sponsors a defined benefit pension plan or participates in a union/multiemployer pension plan in the United States, all members of that company’s controlled group of...more
The US Federal Reserve has confirmed in its Main Street Loans frequently-asked-questions-faqs about the Main Street lending program (the “FAQ”) that US subsidiaries of foreign companies can be eligible borrowers under the...more
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act, or Act) was signed into law. The Act provides much-needed financial relief to businesses in the United States. While most of the aid is...more
The District of New Jersey confirmed that members of a corporate family all are represented by the same in-house counsel, whether that counsel occupies an office within the parent company or within a subsidiary, because...more
Last November, a Connecticut jury convicted Mr. Hoskins on six counts of bribing a foreign public official under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and on three counts of money laundering. This is an important red...more
Yesterday's post parsed the definition of "subsidiary" in Corporations Code Section 189. Because a subsidiary must be a corporation as defined in Section 162, a subsidiary cannot be a foreign corporation, as defined in...more