Doing Business Internationally

InfoPAK Download pdf September 2009

Sponsored by: ACC

Entering the global marketplace requires U.S. companies to contend with complex issues under U.S. federal law, as well as with the laws of foreign jurisdictions. Conversely, foreign companies entering the U.S. must contend with the regulations of both their home jurisdiction and the U.S. These issues pose real challenges and involve real costs. However, forward planning and an awareness of what legal issues lie ahead can keep risk to a minimum. This InfoPAK is presented as an introduction to identify some of the key issues company in-house counsel can expect to encounter as they expand their markets and operations.

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Keywords:  International Legal Affairs; Globalization

Table of Contents

• Introduction


• US Companies Conducting Business Abroad
  • General Background Issues
    • Anti-Corruption and Anti-Terrorism
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Export Controls and Sanctions
    • Tax Considerations
    • Securities Issues
    • Sovereign Immunity
    • Bankruptcy / Asset Recovery
    • International IP Protection
    • Advertising
    • Privacy
  • Contracting Issues
  • Other Perils of International Transactions
    • Local Counsel
    • Common Law vs. Civil Law
    • Sources of Funding
    • Joint Ventures
    • Labor Laws and Immigration
    • The Obsolescing Bargain


• Foreign Companies Conducting Business in the US
  • Securities
    • Registration requirements
    • Anti-Fraud provisions
    • State Securities Law
    • The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  • Exon-Florio
  • Anti-trust  - Hart-Scott- Rodino
  • Buy American Act
  • FOCI
  • Taxes
  • Bankruptcy
  • Immigration
  • Special Industries


• About the firm


• Additional Resources


• Sample Form and Policy
• International Business Transaction Checklist (Lex Mundi)