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A shifting geopolitical & economic climate
Australia Belgium Bermuda British Virgin Islands California Canada Channel Islands China Colombia Costa Rica England France Germany Illinois India Indonesia Luxembourg Malta Massachusetts Mexico Netherlands Nevada New Jersey New York North Carolina Spain Sweden Thailand Turks and Caicos Islands United Arab Emirates Venezuela WashingtonWe are living in an age of extreme transformation. As new technologies like generative AI accelerate business and cultural change even further, corporations and individuals must adapt to cope with this ever-evolving climate. Do we change with the times, exploring new opportunities and chances to evolve? Or do we try to resist – or worse,…
Doing business in a rapidly changing world
Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Brazil California Canada Canada – East Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Cyprus Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Egypt England Florida France Georgia (US) Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan Luxembourg Malta Massachusetts Mauritius Mexico Nigeria Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Philippines Poland Puerto Rico Seychelles Singapore South Africa Spain Switzerland Turkey United Arab Emirates Vietnam Washington DCThe world is changing fast. From the emergence of new digital technologies creating commercial opportunities, to fast-changing macroeconomic issues like the climate crisis, political unrest and economic volatility generating cause for concern, it is a rapidly changing world indeed – and for global in-house counsel, it’s a challenging landscape to navigate. In the following pages,…
International Expansion
Despite these uncertain times, expanding overseas can be a key driver for future growth for an ambitious business. International expansion can breathe new life into a company, drive huge value and set it on a path of continued success. Expanding a business overseas is a strategic opportunity that will help diversify revenue streams, revitalise product…
Marques et droits d'auteur
When the US Supreme Court recently ruled that Booking.com could trademark its domain name, the decision was a game changer for online businesses the world over. The court decided by an 8-1 ruling that adding a “.com” combination to a generic word is no longer restricted under US trademark law. The US Patent and Trademark…
Crisis Management
Businesses across the world are undergoing the biggest remote working experiment since Europeans first sailed from their home ports to set up trading posts in Asia 500 years ago. This time around, however, companies are moving colleagues out of their plush city centre locations to set up offices at home. What was unthinkable only a…
International Governance
As companies continue to look for opportunities in global markets, directors from diverse jurisdictions are hired to serve on the boards of foreign businesses as well as domestic ones that have operations and assets in other countries. Enterprises across the world look for directors from other jurisdictions for any number of reasons. Hiring board directors…
Ouverture d'un compte bancaire à l'étranger
For companies and individuals looking to move into new jurisdictions for business opportunities, setting up a bank account is a crucial part of the process. But this is never as straightforward as it seems. In all countries, banks are obliged to crack down on fraud and any potential financial scullduggery. As a result, they tend…
L'avenir de la confidentialité des données
As we enter the age of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, our personal data matters more than ever. By the mid-2020s, all devices will be creating 163 zettabytes of data a year. That’s the same as viewing all the movies on Netflix more than 500 million times; it’s an increase of 10 times…
Doing Business Globally
For companies eager to enter new markets, tapping into the global, digitised world is an exciting opportunity. With the latest predictions of cross-border deals set to increase five-fold to $130 billion by 2020, the promise of signing off new international investments will continue to motivate and inspire ambitious entrepreneurs and corporate chief executives. Nevertheless, despite…
International Deal Making
Tackling Uncertainty – International Assistance for Cross-Border Acquirers Cross-border M&A slowed in the first half of 2019 as weak global growth and simmering trade tensions eroded economic confidence. Major central banks are being forced to employ monetary easing in order to bolster their fragile economies, as the tariff war between China and the US builds.…
Negotiating Effective Contracts & Dealing with Disputes
Multi-national corporations will always have a wide range of different contracts in place at any one time, be they with contractors, suppliers, vendors, clients or intellectual property licensors, among other parties. Drawing up and negotiating those contracts effectively will inevitably involve in-house counsel, particularly the more complex contracts requiring bespoke wording and specific clauses. Many…
Investing Through Luxembourg
Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe and is a founding member of both the European Union and the OECD; its central location has given Luxembourg greater importance than its geographical size. It is situated at the heart of Europe, with about 500 million European consumers on its doorstep, and has borders with…