International law attorneys must be well-versed in cross-border laws and regulations. The rise of globalization has brought unique challenges to those lawyers who represent U.S. interests abroad. Whether your practice involves international M&A; developments in China or the increasing opportunities for small businesses in both importing and exporting, FindLaw's Corporate Counsel Center has a library of articles tailored to your client’s legal needs. You can also find information on how to represent your client in overseas prosecution of alleged antitrust violations and a brief summary of the Hague Convention on taking evidence abroad in both civil and commercial ligation.
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- Series: Research in Brief Author(s): National Institute of Justice Published: National Institute of Justice, January 1999 Subject(s): Technology in law enforcement, terrorism 10 pages 23,000 bytes ------------------------------- Figures, charts ...
- Exporting can mean big profits for a small business. If you are not exploring export markets, you may be missing out on a world of opportunity. Small Business and Exporting World trade is increasingly important to the strength of our economy and to ...
- What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)?The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a U.S. law which makes it illegal for a U.S. person (citizen or company) or any person who acts on behalf of a U.S. person to offer, to pay, to promise to ...
- April 1999 All Rights Reserved The need for an export license must be assessed at two different levels. The first level assessment is made based on the nature of the product intended for export. Thanks to a gradual relaxation of traditional ...
- "Security trumps trade has become a political mantra in the United States " since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.2 The most serious issue affecting Canada 's international trade performance today is unrestricted access to the U.S ...
- What is the meaning of "importation"? Importation is the act of bringing or causing any goods to be brought into a Customs Territory. Are U.S. importers free to deal with all countries when importing products into the U.S.? No, the U.S ...
- (Article appeared in the 1996 Official Export Guide) (Article was revised in October 1999) All Rights Reserved. I've seen many articles that deal with what you should do in exporting ("the do's in exporting") , but I can't recall seeing any articles ...
- On November 26, 2002, President Bush signed into law the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (the "Act"). The Act, which takes immediate effect, serves as a financial backstop, enabling commercial insurers to provide affordable terrorism coverage ...
- Many Middle East countries have enacted so-called "dealer protection" laws. These laws provide various extra-contractual rights in favor of qualified commercial agents (and distributors), most notably a broad right to compensation upon the foreign ...
- Earlier this month, several members of Congress at the urging of certain U.S. insurance companies exerted pressure on USTR Barshefsky to review more thoroughly alleged violations of the U.S.-Japan insurance accords.Under these agreements, Japanese ...