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Some Considerations for Non-U.S. Companies on U.S. Civil Litigation

May 11, 2015June 3, 2016 Mike Burke Uncategorized civil litigation, doing business in the united states, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, US affiliate, us courts, us litigation

Civil litigation in the U.S. can be an adventure for non-U.S. companies–we are after all, a common law country (not a difference from Ireland or Northern Ireland). Here are some points for Irish/NI companies to keep in mind: Continue reading →

Of War Stories and Security Interests

March 12, 2015June 3, 2016 Mike Burke Terms and Conditions distribution agreements, doing business in the united states, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, permanent establishment in us, risk mitigation, US affiliate

This is a good ‘war story’ about getting paid. The client was (and is) based in the European Union, and they sold product to the US market. Their products were (and are) high-value, about $100,000+ per item. Not stuff I’d be able to buy, but I digress. The company insisted–strongly–on using their ‘home country’ terms and conditions of sale in the US, without thoroughly reviewing whether there was anything in the home country law that could adversely affect them in the US. We were not involved at that point. Continue reading →

Effectively Using a Lightning Rod

March 3, 2015May 25, 2016 Mike Burke Jurisdiction, Smart Exporting Choice of Jurisdiction, doing business in the united states, Forming an Affiliate, ireland doing business in the united states, ireland export, ireland exporter, ireland us affiliate, northern ireland doing business in the united states, northern ireland export, northern ireland exporter, northern ireland us affiliate, risk mitigation, US affiliate, us ireland tax treaty, us llc, us uk tax treaty

It’s been a while…my apologies! Waiting at an airport on a winter weather delay has me thinking of all the times I’ve been delayed because of summer weather like…lightning storms. It also gave me a chance to talk to a non-US company client about doing business here, and their structuring options; which also relates to my earlier post about when a company is deemed to be doing business here, for jurisdictional purposes.

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