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Summary Update on Enforcement of Commercial Registration System for Foreign Companies

Recently, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of Japan, which has jurisdiction over the commercial registration system, has taken measures to require certain foreign companies to file for commercial registration pursuant to the...more

White and Williams LLP

Personal Jurisdiction: Scotus to Decide if Registration by Out-of-state Corporations Confers General Jurisdiction

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On April 25, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari of a case in which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that an out-of-state corporation’s mere registration to conduct business within the Commonwealth did not...more

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The Georgia Supreme Court Upheld Out-of-State Corporations’ Consent to Suit by State Registration - But Will the U.S. Supreme...

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In a recent decision, the Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed that under Georgia law, when an out-of-state corporation registers with the Georgia Secretary of State to conduct business in Georgia, it consents to general personal...more

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The Georgia Supreme Court upholds an expansive “consent by registration” approach to general personal jurisdiction

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Companies authorized to transact business in Georgia may not be aware of the potential consequences: merely registering to do business with the Georgia Secretary of State confers general personal jurisdiction in Georgia over...more

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Puts An End to Consent By Registration Theory of General Personal Jurisdiction

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On December 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision in Mallory v. Norfolk S. R.R. Co., Civ. A. No. 3 EAP 2021, Slip. Op. J-49-2021, at 33, 44 (Pa. Dec. 22, 2021) that is sure to become the pillar of...more

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Amid Increased FARA Enforcement, New Advisory Opinions Narrow the Scope of Registrable Activity

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Amid a rise in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)—including an increase in criminal cases and staff dedicated to FARA investigations—last month the FARA Unit released...more

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Delaware Supreme Court: No General Jurisdiction Over Non-Delaware Businesses Simply by Virtue of Registering to Do Business in...

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Merely registering to do business in Delaware does not subject a non-Delaware company to the general jurisdiction of Delaware courts. In Genuine Parts Company v. Cepec, Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E....more

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