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    Doing business in the United States 2021
    2021-01-15

    Doing business in the United States

    2021

    2

    Hogan Lovells

    Doing business in the United States 2021

    3

    Contents

    Introduction1

    I.Openness of U.S. markets to foreign investment

    2

    II.Direct or indirect market entry and choice of entity

    8

    III. Commercial contracting

    20

    IV.Labor and employment law considerations

    26

    V.Immigration laws

    34

    VI.Intellectual property laws

    40

    VII. Export control and economic sanction laws

    46

    VIII. U.S. antitrust laws

    56

    Filed under:
    USA, Capital Markets, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Medicare, Bribery, Corporate governance, Money laundering, Sexual harassment, H-1B visa, Due diligence, Non-disclosure agreement, Cybersecurity, Coronavirus, Personal protective equipment, Internal Revenue Service (USA), US Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission (USA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (USA), US Department of Justice, Office of Foreign Assets Control (USA), USPTO, US Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board (USA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (USA), US International Trade Commission, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (USA), Microsoft, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, Family and Medical Leave Act 1993 (USA), Fair Labor Standards Act 1938 (USA), Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (USA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (USA), Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act 1976 (USA), USMCA, CARES Act 2020 (USA)
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Mexico, a Historical Challenge
    2020-12-15

    Juan Carlos Machorro, Carlos Olvera and Ricardo Orea, Santamarina y Steta

    This is an extract from the 2021 edition of GRR's The Americas Restructuring Review. The whole publication is available here.

    In summary

    Filed under:
    Mexico, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Trade & Customs, Global Restructuring Review, Coronavirus, USMCA
    Location:
    Mexico
    Firm:
    Global Restructuring Review
    公司经营在美国
    2019-07-31

    美国是世界上最容易开展业务的司法管辖区之一1。监管壁垒总体较低,建立分支机构或业务实体方 便快捷,相比其他多数发达经济体,劳动就业法律对雇主更为友好,并且法律体系发达、透明。然 而,在美国进行投资或设立业务之前,仍有若干准入壁垒及营商挑战需要考虑。 本刊将简要介绍可能限制非美国人进入美国市场或在美国设立业务后开展业务能力的贸易管制问题, 以及对外国投资者而言极其重要的公司、商事、劳动就业、移民、知识产权、反洗钱、反垄断、出 口管制、反腐败、责任、破产等法律及实践。本刊并非综合性指南,仅对投资者需要考虑及与法律 顾问商讨的一些重要问题加以概述。 

    Filed under:
    China, USA, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Foreign direct investment, Money laundering, NAFTA, Export Administration Regulations (USA), USMCA
    Location:
    China, USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Doing Business in the United States 2020
    2020-03-13

    The Labor and Employment Group at Hogan Lovells is proud to have contributed to the 2020 version of the firm’s Doing Business in the United States Guide. The Guide provides a high-level overview of the laws and practices important to foreign investors interested in operating in the United States, including recent legal developments.

    Filed under:
    USA, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Patents, Public, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Foreign direct investment, Value added tax, Board of directors, Limited liability company, Limited liability partnership, Money laundering, Sexual harassment, Age discrimination, Internal Revenue Service (USA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USA), Federal Trade Commission (USA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (USA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (USA), US Department of the Treasury, Foreign Investment Review Board, US DoJ Antitrust Division, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, NAFTA, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Civil Rights Act 1964 (USA), Export Administration Regulations (USA), Family and Medical Leave Act 1993 (USA), Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (USA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (USA), Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 1988 (USA), Pregnancy Discrimination Act 1978 (USA), Clayton Antitrust Act 1914 (USA), USA PATRIOT Act 2001, Equal Pay Act 1963 (USA), Uniform Commercial Code (USA), General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, National Labor Relations Act 1935 (USA), USMCA
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Doing business in the United States
    2019-07-31

    The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business.1 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much more employer-friendly than in most other developed economies, and the legal system is well-developed and transparent. However, there are certain barriers to entry and challenges to doing business that should be taken into account before investing or establishing operations in the U.S. This publication provides an overview of trade control issues that could limit a non-U.S.

    Filed under:
    USA, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Foreign direct investment, Money laundering, NAFTA, Export Administration Regulations (USA), USMCA
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Doing Business in the United States 2020
    2020-03-13

    The Labor and Employment Group at Hogan Lovells is proud to have contributed to the 2020 version of the firm’s Doing Business in the United States Guide. The Guide provides a high-level overview of the laws and practices important to foreign investors interested in operating in the United States, including recent legal developments.

    Filed under:
    USA, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Patents, Public, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Foreign direct investment, Value added tax, Board of directors, Limited liability company, Limited liability partnership, Money laundering, Sexual harassment, Civil Rights Act 1964 (USA), Family and Medical Leave Act 1993 (USA), Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (USA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (USA), Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 1988 (USA), Uniform Commercial Code (USA), USMCA, Internal Revenue Service (USA), Federal Trade Commission (USA), Office of Foreign Assets Control (USA), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (USA), US Department of the Treasury, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    公司经营在美国
    2019-07-31

    美国是世界上最容易开展业务的司法管辖区之一1。监管壁垒总体较低,建立分支机构或业务实体方 便快捷,相比其他多数发达经济体,劳动就业法律对雇主更为友好,并且法律体系发达、透明。然 而,在美国进行投资或设立业务之前,仍有若干准入壁垒及营商挑战需要考虑。 本刊将简要介绍可能限制非美国人进入美国市场或在美国设立业务后开展业务能力的贸易管制问题, 以及对外国投资者而言极其重要的公司、商事、劳动就业、移民、知识产权、反洗钱、反垄断、出 口管制、反腐败、责任、破产等法律及实践。本刊并非综合性指南,仅对投资者需要考虑及与法律 顾问商讨的一些重要问题加以概述。 

    Filed under:
    China, USA, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Foreign direct investment, Money laundering, Export Administration Regulations (USA), USMCA, NAFTA
    Location:
    China, USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
    Doing business in the United States
    2019-07-31

    The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business.1 Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or business entity is quick and easy, labor and employment laws are much more employer-friendly than in most other developed economies, and the legal system is well-developed and transparent. However, there are certain barriers to entry and challenges to doing business that should be taken into account before investing or establishing operations in the U.S. This publication provides an overview of trade control issues that could limit a non-U.S.

    Filed under:
    USA, Company & Commercial, Competition & Antitrust, Copyrights, Corporate Finance/M&A, Designs and trade secrets, Employment & Labor, Immigration, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Patents, Tax, Trade & Customs, Trademarks, White Collar Crime, Hogan Lovells, Foreign direct investment, Money laundering, Export Administration Regulations (USA), USMCA, NAFTA
    Location:
    USA
    Firm:
    Hogan Lovells
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