International

Business | Compliance | Customs

Attorney-at-Law 

Safely Navigate Your Cross-Border Business to Its Destination

Services

Legal & Regulatory

    • Incorporation and Maintenance of Corporate Entities

    • Purchase, Acquire or Joint Venture. Negotiate:

      • Acquisition/ JV adjusted NDA

      • Non-Binding Term Sheet

      • Equity or Asset Purchase Agreement

      • Joint Venture Agreement

      • Transfer Employee agreements

      • Novations

    • Compliance and Customs Due Diligence (as Part of a Merger or Acquisition)

    • Set up Governance Structure (Board and Committees)

    • Audits on Governance and Compliance Matters

    • Internal Investigations

    • Employment Agreements

    • Consultancy Agreements

    • Agency Agreements

    • Set up of Operations to Avoid Misclassification for Tax Purposes

    • Non-Compete Clauses and Agreements

  • + Contract Negotiation

    • Sales and Purchases

    • Affreightment and Storage

    • Distribution and Offtakes

    • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)

    + Contract Management

    • Set Up Templates for Different Operations

    • Establish Review Process (Including AI Incorporation)

    • Efficient Contract Organization and Record Keeping

    • Register and Defend Your Trademark and/or Copyrights

    • Ensure Import Products Comply with US Intellectual Property Laws

    • Rules of Origin Classification, and Valuation

    • Manufacturing and Import Planning and Tariff Engineering (Ensure Your Product Is Set Up to Pay the Lowest Legal Duty Applicable)

    • U.S. Customs Rules and Protests

    • Export Controls Regulations

    • Benefit From Free Trade Agreements

    • Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Advice and Management

    • Maritime Law Advice

    • Antitrust Law Advice

    • Market Access Laws Advice

    • Labeling Regulations

    • Handle cross-border commercial disputes (pre-litigation advice, arbitration strategy)

    • Advise on international arbitration clauses and disputes venues description

Management and Compliance

    • Fractional GENERAL COUNSEL (Chief Legal Officer). The Legal Advice You Need Only When You Need It.

    • Independent BOARD DIRECTOR Experienced in Multinational Companies, NACD Trained.

    • Chief COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO). Set up, Launch and Implement Your Compliance Structure

    • Set up and operation of international Compliance Department

    • International Trade Operations Pertaining to:

      • Anti-corruption

      • Export Controls

      • Sanctions

      • Anti-money Laundering

      • Anti-boycott

      • Anti-trust

      • Document Fraud

    • Code of Conduct and Global Trade Compliance Manual

    • Risk Assessments

    • Record Retention Policies and Systems

    • Hotline/Internal Reporting Mechanism

    • Privacy

    • Incident Response

    • Planning Third-party Onboarding System

    • Voluntary Self-disclosures

    • Compliance Training

    • Internal Investigations

Trade Policy
Support

    • Monitoring Legislative/Regulatory Developments and Changes Affecting Global Trade and Your Business

    • Develop and Draft Position Papers

    • Draft Comment for Filing During Comment Periods for New Laws Creation and Rules

    • Connect Your Business with Key Contacts to Advocate for Action or Policy Changes

    • Representation in Trade Association Meetings or Public Consultations