Five Tips to Consider for Doing Business in China
For many founders, business formation in Delaware is preferrable regardless of where the business plans to operate. There are many reasons for that, including preferable corporate taxes, business friendly laws and...more
For existing businesses expanding operations into New York State for the first time, there are a myriad of legal idiosyncrasies to navigate. Businesses must proactively identify areas where a different approach is required to...more
As lawyers, we work with words. We bend them, conjoin them, manipulate them, and often seek to redefine them. Working in certain legal fields, we often take for granted the common vernacular used in those fields. Terms such...more
AT A GLANCE - Companies face a range of different challenges when a business is raided such as the impact on clients, the team left behind and the protection of confidential information....more
On the heels of a nationwide sweep in June 2024, in which almost 200 defendants who allegedly committed over $2.7 billion in health care fraud were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Health Care Fraud Unit...more
In April, we shared with you our thoughts on what to consider before opening in or investing in a medical spa, thinking about corporate structure, scope of practice, licenses and registrations, referral restrictions, HIPAA...more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury (FinCEN) issued final regulations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which, effective January 1, 2024, require most companies (i.e.,...more
If you are a woman who owns and manages a business in the United States, you may be interested in applying for Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification. ...more
The global dash to regulate AI - Artificial intelligence (AI) has made enormous strides in recent years and has increasingly moved into the public consciousness. Increases in computational power, coupled with advances in...more
Effective January 1, 2024, multinational companies (“MNCs”) intending to do business in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) with a KSA government entities are required to incorporate their regional headquarters (“RHQ”) in KSA. ...more
On February 23, 2024, marking the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury announced new U.S. sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. In addition, the...more
The United States imposed a new round of economic sanctions and export restrictions on Russia today, marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and following the death of Russian opposition leader, Alexei...more
Under the Corporate Transparency Act, commencing on January 1, 2024, all corporations, limited partnerships, LLCs, LLLPs, and other entities formed by a filing with a secretary of state’s office must file online reports with...more
The Corporate Transparency Act is a new federal law, effective January 1, 2024, requiring that certain business entities file reports regarding the personal information of their owners. This law applies to both existing...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its requirements for privately held companies to report their beneficial ownership information went into effect on January 1, 2024. The CTA requires most corporations, limited...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) imposes on many companies (both domestic and foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S.) new federal reporting obligations including providing information on the beneficial...more
Effective January 1, 2024, companies must disclose their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the United States Department of Treasury. The reporting requirement is part of the U.S....more
YA Global Investments, LP (“YA Global”), a foreign investment fund that provided funding to portfolio companies in exchange for stock, convertible debentures, promissory notes and warrants, engaged U.S.-based Yorkville...more
Key portions of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will take effect on January 1, 2024, requiring an estimated 30 million “reporting companies” to disclose to the federal government information and documentation about the...more
The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business and continues to be the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment. Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch...more
Presently, forming a corporation, LLC or other entity in the U.S. can be done on a largely anonymous basis, without naming its owners and with only limited disclosures about managers, officers and directors. Under the...more
Beginning in 2024, a significant number of foreign and domestic businesses in the United States will be required to report information on their businesses, owners, senior officers, and key decision-makers, under the Corporate...more
Urgency cues remain near the top of the Competition Bureau’s misleading advertising enforcement priorities, as demonstrated by the Bureau’s recent consent agreement with a furniture chain retailer....more
In New York, foreign entities – that is, corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships authorized to do business in another jurisdiction or country – are required to register to business with the Secretary of...more
In Short - The Situation: On June 26, 2023, the National Financial Reporting Authority of India ("NFRA") issued a circular reminding statutory auditors in India of their obligation under Indian law to report to the Indian...more