The M&S international and cross-border practice includes a network of outside firms and experts that serve all types of businesses across the globe, ranging from multinational technology, service, and industrial companies, to start-ups and small family businesses.
The team represents both foreign clients with business or personal dealings in the U.S and U.S.-based clients with interests abroad. The team’s expertise includes negotiating a broad spectrum of agreements covering commercial agents, distributorships, employment, franchising, joint ventures, leasing, licensing, marketing, non-competition, partnerships, sales, shareholder relations, strategic alliance, and others.
The M&S international and cross-border practice includes a network of outside firms and experts that serve all types of businesses across the globe, ranging from multinational technology, service, and industrial companies, to start-ups and small family businesses.
The team represents both foreign clients with business or personal dealings in the U.S and U.S.-based clients with interests abroad. The team’s expertise includes negotiating a broad spectrum of agreements covering commercial agents, distributorships, employment, franchising, joint ventures, leasing, licensing, marketing, non-competition, partnerships, sales, shareholder relations, strategic alliance, and others.
We provide expert advice on the full range of United States legal issues involved in conducting cross-border business and international transactions, including:
Acquisition and disposal of U.S. entities
Governmental compliance
Antitrust
Bankruptcy and international creditors
Capital market transactions
Customs and tariff
Global executive compensation and estate planning
Export control
Government relations (including foreign government issues)
Financing transactions
Health law
Immigration
Intellectual property (including patent registration)
Labour and employment
Real estate
Renewable energy
Taxation
Technology transfers and joint ventures
Full-Service Assistance for Legal Services Abroad
M&S also assists clients with their business and corporate services needs in many places other than the U.S., including in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its worldwide network of lawyers, accountants, tax and other experts is expansive and ready to assist and localize management with M&S for efficient and effective control.