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A Legal Guide to Acquisitions and Doing Business in the United States

Author
Baker & McKenzie
Abstract
[Excerpt] This handbook provides an overview of several areas of US law that are of significant interest for non-US companies who either plan to enter the US market or already conduct business in the United States, including the following: • Conducting sales directly and through sales representatives or distributors; • Acquiring US businesses; • Types of business entities through which to conduct business; • Conducting business through branches, joint ventures and subsidiaries; • The impact of product liability laws; • The impact of labor and employment laws; • Strategies for preserving “limited liability” with respect to an investment in a US subsidiary; and • General income tax issues.
Date Issued
2007-01-01Subject
United States; foregn investment; trade; commerce; business; law; imports
Rights
Required Publisher Statement: Copyright by Baker & McKenzie. Document posted with special permission by the copyright holder.
Type
article