International Business

With the inevitable recovery of the global economy, more and more companies are considering expansion into jurisdictions outside the U.S. This phenomenon, often referred to as “green shoots,” is apropos for companies carefully exploring and then nurturing business opportunities in new environments where they may not have had any interest before. Several areas of law are implicated when entering a new jurisdiction, including tax, corporate, employment, employee benefits, immigration, intellectual property and data privacy to name a few. How these areas interact, combined with the company’s ultimate business goals, often inform where, when and how quickly a company can start doing business in a new jurisdiction outside the U.S.

How to Engage? Tax, Corporate and Employment Drivers

One of the first challenges is determining how the U.S. company can lawfully, and practically, engage an individual in the targeted non-U.S. jurisdiction, taking into account tax, corporate and employment law considerations.