Doing business internationally requires staying compliant with national laws and regulations, knowing the markets, and accommodating cultural differences that impact negotiations and effective management.
Facilitating sophisticated cross-border engagements, Pryor Cashman lawyers evaluate and negotiate transactions for international companies pursuing foreign direct investment in the U.S., and U.S. clients expanding their operations and distribution into new markets. Our familiarity with both the cultural and legal barriers that may arise for foreign investors enables us to offer clients insight regarding investment opportunities and to foresee potential opportunities, hurdles or pitfalls that others cannot.
What We Do
We counsel clients as they secure capital, grow/extend their businesses across national boundaries and enter global markets. Analyzing both the legal and economic aspects of transactions, we help companies, individuals and funds evaluate both inbound and outbound investment opportunities, adhere to complex U.S. regulations and laws, and negotiate mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, we advise on joint ventures and licensing agreements, assist with intellectual property (IP) portfolio valuation and optimization, conduct due diligence and provide clients guidance with respect to the extraterritorial application of U.S. law, in particular of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and U.S. international sanction regime.
Most notably with our dedicated China practice, some of our attorneys speak our clients’ native languages, and have studied law, lived, worked or are admitted to practice abroad. This enables us to identify and overcome cultural differences and communication obstacles that can impact how smoothly and efficiently deals and disputes are negotiated and resolved.
Whether they reside in Seoul or Sydney, we offer clients comprehensive guidance on all aspects of cross-border transactions and business operations and management, providing legal support on such issues as foreign real estate investment and international finance issues. As an experienced full-service firm, we are able to translate your business goals into reality in the U.S., though many international firms opt to position us as their full outside “general counsel” in the U.S., serving as an extension of their current legal department. For our outbound U.S.-based clients, we often serve as their outside general counsel in the U.S. in order to manage their global legal needs and overall spend.
Advising clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, hospitality, pharmaceutical, fashion, real estate, entertainment, technology and financial services, we bring the know-how to skillfully navigate the wealth of issues that can arise from cross-border transactions. From contracts, service agreements, and ongoing insurance, tax and regulatory obligations to immigration needs, IP portfolio management, and real estate investments and leasing, we have got you covered.
Our lawyers can further support you in all facets of your business by providing access to our global network of non-legal advisors and consultants. We have relationships with numerous advisors adept at meeting the needs of foreign companies, including accounting firms, investor relations firms, bankers and placement agents. Additionally, our firm is a member of Interlaw, an elite international network of independent, business-oriented law firms throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa that has been consistently recognized as a premier global law firm network by Chambers Global for more than 5 consecutive years. We also work with ECOVIS International, an association providing tax consulting, auditing and management consultancy services outside the U.S.
For more information about how our firm can bring you the global insights to help you to achieve your business goals, please contact one of the attorneys listed above.
