International Business

Taylor Global Law Office lawyers have years of experience in assisting their clients in international business transactions.  We have worked on both “outbound” and “inbound” projects.

 

Outbound

 

Taylor Global Law Office lawyers specialize in assisting US companies with the sale, distribution, and licensing of their products and services in international markets.  We have handled projects around the world – Japan, Europe, Korea, China, Southeast Asia, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America.  Our services include the following:

 

· We help clients design a strategic plan for succeeding in overseas markets.  This includes assessing potential overseas markets and creating a search strategy for partners in those markets.

 

· We have worked with clients around the world in negotiating and finalizing agreements with strategic partners overseas, including distribution arrangements, sales representation arrangements and joint venture agreements.

 

· For those clients wishing to establish offices overseas, we are able to assist in the establishment of subsidiary, affiliate or branch offices in foreign countries.  To accomplish this, we work with a network of lawyers around the world who can assist in the registration process in foreign countries.

 

· We help our clients with protecting their valuable intellectual property overseas, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.

 

· We are able to provide advice to our clients regarding the various legal and business issues that arise in the course of doing business overseas.  These include transportation, insurance, customs, and payment issues, as well as issues related to the termination of partners.

 

· We are fluent in Japanese and Italian.

 

Inbound

 

Taylor Global Law Office lawyers have worked with many foreign companies bringing their businesses to Oregon and other locations in the US.  Our advice includes not only legal matters, but also business and cultural matters.  Our services include the following:

 

· We work with our overseas clients in finding suitable land or office space for the business.  We work closely with government officials and real estate brokers to explore all options in Oregon, Washington and other states.  We also assist in obtaining financial and other incentives from appropriate government agencies to help finance development projects.

 

· We help our clients understand the various legal options for their new business entity in the US, including branch offices, standard C corporations, S corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships.  We also prepare and file all documents necessary to form whichever type of entity is chosen.

 

· Our tax experts are able to provide advice regarding the best structure for business operations in the US to minimize the overall tax impact of those operations.

 

· We have substantial expertise in immigration law and are able to obtain all visas necessary to enable overseas clients to send their managers and specialists to the US.  This includes applying for and obtaining nonimmigrant visas, such as L, H, E and TN visas.  We also apply for and obtain immigrant visas (greencards) and assist in the naturalization process.

 

· In conjunction with our strategic partners, we are able to handle all real estate transactions, including related environmental issues.

 

· We have expertise in identifying, protecting and licensing intellectual property.  We are able to file applications for state and federal trademarks and copyrights.  We have a great deal of experience in protecting trade secretes, including through the use of confidentiality agreements.  We also work with our strategic partners to file and maintain patents.

 

· We help our overseas clients understand the intricacies of US employment laws and to develop and implement appropriate employment policies, including the creation of an employee handbook, where appropriate.

 

· We have a lot of experience in drafting and negotiating contracts with suppliers, customers and other business partners.  For those clients selling products in the US, we assist in preparing standard sales forms that comply with applicable law and protect the client in its’ sales efforts.  We also help with obtaining and filing security interests to protect our clients in the case of nonpayment by customers.

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