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FREE USPTO Webinar – IP rights in Southeast Asia: what small businesses need to know

Register HERE! Join Harris Bricken international trade attorney, Fred Rocafort as he and a panel of intellectual property (IP) and international trade experts discuss ways to protect and enforce your IP rights in Southeast Asia. This webinar will be of special interest to U.S. companies exporting to or sourcing their products from, the 10 countries

Biden-Harris Offers a Chance for an Immigration Reset, Part 4

This is part 4 of a series of blog posts on the likely implications of a Biden Presidency on U.S. immigration policy. Read the first post here. Read the second post here. Read the third post here. Last week, President Biden signed three executive orders on immigration. The first aims to reunite migrant parents who were separated

Tighter Controls for Foreign Direct Investments in Spain

By means of a series of emergency decrees the legislature significantly limited the original principle of liberal investment politics in Spain just before summer. Recently, new restrictions entered into force. In Royal Decree-Law 34/2020, of 17 November, effective 19 November, the Spanish government yet again tightened control mechanisms for foreign investment in Spain. Our partner

How to Set Up A Worldwide ECommerce Site – A Legal Checklist

What are the legal issues involved in selling product worldwide over the internet? The following questions make up an initial checklist for companies looking to sell their products internationally over the internet. 1. What type of legal entity(ies) are you going to want? Where will you want them? These two questions must be answered in

WSBA Event – Counseling Your First Cannabis Client: Marijuana vs. Hemp, State vs. Feds, and Other Key Issues

Join Harris Bricken attorneys, Jonathan Bench, Alison Malsbury, and Fred Rocafort as they discuss counseling your first cannabis client during this WSBA CLE-approved webinar. Get an overview of current issues, including: the legal framework of cannabis regulation, with particular emphasis on federal-state tension; the intellectual property issues faced by cannabis companies; the impact of cannabis

Biden Inauguration Marks A Return to Predictability for U.S.-bound Investors

The inauguration of President Joe Biden will undoubtedly mark the start of a new era in foreign direct investment in the United States. The U.S. has for a long time been the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), but the unpredictable legislative and regulatory environment of the past four years (see here, here,

Biden-Harris Offers a Chance for an Immigration Reset, Part 3

This is part 3 of a series of blog posts on the likely implications of a Biden Presidency on U.S. immigration policy. Read the first post here. Read the second post here. Read the fourth post here. President-elect Joe Biden was sworn in as the nation’s 46th president today. In the days since his

Spain Tightens FDI Rules as COVID-19 Support Measure for Domestic Companies

On November 17, 2020, Spain issued Royal Decree-Law 34/2020, which extends extraordinary measures that provide protection for Spanish companies at risk of takeover or acquisition by foreign investors due to the economic impact of COVID-19. The legislation is aimed especially at protecting Spanish companies operating in sectors the government deems strategic, e.g. critical technologies, “essential

Harris Bricken Attorneys Secure Lifting of Forced Labor Order

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently revoked a withhold release order (WRO) issued against one of our clients. The WRO was imposed by CBP after it received an allegation falsely claiming our client was using forced labor. Our attorneys Rodrigo Guedes Nunes (who leads our Brazil office) and Fred Rocafort were able to convincingly

What to do When U.S. Customs is Coming After You

Years ago, in Importing Goods From China: The Risks Are Rising, I wrote about how companies can recognize impending antidumping (AD) or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions. In this post I address what you as an importer, exporter or foreign producer should do if you see an AD/CVD storm looming. The first thing you should do is determine whether

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Biden-Harris Offers a Chance for an Immigration Reset, Part 4

Tighter Controls for Foreign Direct Investments in Spain

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WSBA Event – Counseling Your First Cannabis Client: Marijuana vs. Hemp, State vs. Feds, and Other Key Issues

Biden Inauguration Marks A Return to Predictability for U.S.-bound Investors

Biden-Harris Offers a Chance for an Immigration Reset, Part 3

Spain Tightens FDI Rules as COVID-19 Support Measure for Domestic Companies

Harris Bricken Attorneys Secure Lifting of Forced Labor Order

What to do When U.S. Customs is Coming After You

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FREE USPTO Webinar – IP rights in Southeast Asia: what small businesses need to know

Biden-Harris Offers a Chance for an Immigration Reset, Part 4

Tighter Controls for Foreign Direct Investments in Spain

How to Set Up A Worldwide E­Commerce Site – A Legal Checklist

WSBA Event – Counseling Your First Cannabis Client: Marijuana vs. Hemp, State vs. Feds, and Other Key Issues

Biden Inauguration Marks A Return to Predictability for U.S.-bound Investors

Biden-Harris Offers a Chance for an Immigration Reset, Part 3

Spain Tightens FDI Rules as COVID-19 Support Measure for Domestic Companies

Harris Bricken Attorneys Secure Lifting of Forced Labor Order

What to do When U.S. Customs is Coming After You

How to Set Up A Worldwide ECommerce Site – A Legal Checklist