I’m about to betray that I made questionable music choices in the 1980s–but the song most relevant to this post is “Voices Carry” by the band ‘Til Tuesday. If those voices include your company’s confidential or sensitive information, your company will suffer competitive harm. That’s why I recommend that non-US companies expanding into the US get familiar with non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), also known as confidentiality agreements. Continue reading
Author: Mike Burke
Webinars for Irish and Northern Irish Companies (free content, too!)
Late last year, we held a series of webinars directed to Irish and Northern Irish companies looking to do (or doing) business in the US. The webinars were well-attended, and, in part, led to the creation of this blog. We want to share those webinars, and their content, with you.
The first webinar introduced the concept of ‘smart exporting’ and provided a high-level view of some key legal issues relevant to Irish and Northern Irish companies in the US market. The presentation for this ‘smart exporting’ webinar can be found here; the recording of the webinar (requires registration) can be found here.
Practical Due Diligence on Distributors–it is possible!
If your company is thinking about expanding into the US market, chances are that you’ve considered a distribution arrangement (or something similar) with a US person or entity. You may even have been inundated with offers from ‘eager’ third parties to be your distributor, agent, etc. One frequent question is how can an Irish/NI company gather and analyze enough information about a third party to make a good decision about whether to engage with that person/company. Continue reading
Irish Export Insights 