Fools rush in when conducting business in Japan. Rather than race through a deal, most Japanese employers value group consensus decision-making — and the same is true for creating contracts and finalizing negotiations with outside parties. After learning the basics of Japanese business etiquette, in-house counsel will discover why patience truly is a virtue.
This article uses the top ten considerations as a roadmap for acquirers and their counsel when seeking to acquire a physician practice in the United States.
This article lists ten tips to strengthen an independent contractor relationship.
A conversion of a legal entity into another legal form may offer advantages, such as more opportunities for raising capital or expansion or more opportunities for commercial operations.
Currently, it is difficult or impossible to find out who the main shareholders of private and non- listed companies are. A shareholder is only registered in the trade register and therefore public if a company has only one shareholder.
In a tight housing market it can be tempting to buy (partly) let property, if you don’t need the space (yet) or as an investment. But don’t forget: If you need the let space yourself, it won’t be easy to end the tenancy.
All companies that import goods into the EU, and especially into Germany, have to pay the corresponding import duties. These duties are composed of the customs duty and the import sales tax.
This article addresses those who are novices to the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (“UNIDROIT Principles”) or skeptics to using a different legal regime than (i) their home law or (ii), if they cannot impose their home law, to using something else than a ‘neutral’ state law such as English or Swiss national law.
Side letters are another way to clarify issues in a primary contract. In this publication, you can learn more about how to create one, what exactly they do and why they get a bad reputation sometimes and how they are generally viewed in Europe and the United States.