We advise multinational companies on various corporate
and regulatory matters around the world. Some of the matters are as
follows:
Cross-Border
Entity Formation and Tax Planning. We advise
multinational companies with respect to the establishment of
overseas operations, including entity formation and tax
planning.
Securities.
We guide clients through country specific securities compliance
requirements, including registering securities, drafting
prospectuses, and completing on-going reporting requirements.
We work with a variety of financial institutions (banks,
broker-dealers, investment advisers, fund managers, hedge funds,
private equity funds, venture capital, private funds, offshore
funds, insurance companies, and other providers of investment
products and services) in the United States and abroad to ensure
that the investment products and services that they offer on a
cross-border basis comply with the laws and customs of each
jurisdiction in which their existing or prospective customers
reside. We have advised financial institutions on securities
and regulatory requirements applicable to their broker-dealer
activities, as well as their offering of financial products and
services around the world.
Foreign
Exchange. We advise multinational companies on the legal
and logistical concerns of moving currencies across borders. We
also counsel multinational companies on repatriating cash from
their foreign subsidiaries back to the United States. We guide
clients through the intricacies of local foreign exchange control
restrictions that affect the transfer of funds and securities by
the parent company, subsidiaries, and employees. In addition,
we obtain the necessary exemptions and approvals from the
regulatory authorities to allow remittance of and receipt of
funds.
Data Privacy.
Data privacy laws have been enacted in various
jurisdictions around the world to control the way in which
personal information about individuals is collected and used,
and to protect the confidentiality of such personal
information. The existence of these laws and the differences
from country to country can pose a major challenge for
multinationals, particularly companies that manage customer,
vendor, employee, and other worker-related functions in a central
location, where personal information is transferred
cross-border. Data privacy is an important, and often
confusing, area of law. We have advised clients on data privacy
in more than 90 countries. Because personal information is
collected, stored, and transferred by multinational companies,
local data privacy laws must be addressed. We work with clients
to structure their activities so that they comply with local
data privacy laws and, where necessary, obtain the appropriate
approvals.
Tax Compliance and
Employer Remediation. We advise clients on various tax issues
such as local subsidiary deductions, employee tax withholding
and reporting, and tax-free repatriations. We also assist
clients with investigations and the remediation of prior
non-compliance.
Outsourcing.
Outsourcing has rapidly become an effective management tool
to reduce costs, control outcomes, and focus on core business
practices. We have significant experience providing outsourcing
counsel and advising on the legal aspects of an
outsourcing transaction, including drafting outsourcing
agreements, as well as tax, employment, privacy, regulatory, and
intellectual property issues
