Our team has a solid understanding of the legal challenges faced by our clients when navigating business matters that span across Asia and the United States, as well as abroad. We are committed to providing a highly-personalized experience to our clients, with a focus on providing support for cross-border issues, navigating domestic and international commercial and regulatory environments, and maintaining a competitive advantage. Our team has assisted clients based in China, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Macao, Singapore, Thailand, and India.
- Business formation and entity selection
- Compliance with governmental regulations
- Corporate governance, compliance and policy
- Commercial contracts and transactions
- Cross-border sales, distribution, and franchising
- Cross-border private placements
- Mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures
- Private equity and venture capital investments
- Real estate purchase, sales, and other matters
- Adoption
- Child welfare
- Child custody and child support
- Cohabitation agreements and prenuptial agreements
- Divorce
- Equitable distribution
- Guardianship
- Grandparent visitation
- Juvenile delinquency
- Marital separations
- Protection from abuse
- Relocations
- Spousal support/alimony
- Termination of parental rights
- Mediation / alternative dispute resolution
- Temporary/professional work visas
- Professionals (H-1B)
- Intra-Company Transfers (L-1)
- Professionals with Extraordinary Ability (O-1)
- Foreign Investors/Traders (E-1/E-2)
- Entertainers, Artists, Athletes (O-1/P-1)
- Religious Workers (R-1)
- Business Visitors (B-1)
- International student / researcher issue
- Permanent residence (green cards)
- I-9 compliance and advice on record keeping
- Assistance with government audits
- Representation at hearings
- Asylum representation
- Citizenship / naturalization
- Consular processing
- Full-service protection of intellectual property rights
- Copyrights
- Patents
- Trademarks and trade secrets
- IP portfolio management
- IP litigation
- Technology agreements and transactions
- Patent validity, infringement and freedom to operate opinions
- Pre-employment testing and background checks
- Employment hiring, agreements & contracts
- Use of temporary/leased/contract employees and independent contractors
- Employee handbooks/development of HR policies/HR audits
- Leaves of absence, disability accommodation & ADA compliance
- Affirmative Action and OFCCP compliance
- Family and Medical Leave Act issues and compliance
- Performance appraisals
- Disciplinary action, termination and protocols
- Reductions in force and workforce restructuring
- Severance agreements, waivers and releases
- Diversity and inclusion counseling and implicit bias training
- Payment practices
- Business dissolution
- Business ownership disputes
- Civil enforcement actions
- Fraud / misrepresentation
- International dispute resolution
- IRS criminal investigations
- Labor and employment disputes
- Media, entertainment, and sports litigation
- Regulatory agency inquiries and investigations
- Restrictive covenants and non-competes
- SEC enforcement investigations
- Third party subpoenas
- White-collar criminal defense
- Assessments and appeals
- Commercial transactions
- Financing
- Foreclosure and loan enforcement
- Government assistance programs
- Land use zoning and planning approvals
- Landlord / tenant law
- Leasing
- New York co-ops and condominiums (closing capabilities)
- Permitting and zoning
- Real estate litigation
- Real estate-related insolvency
- Residential transactions & closings
- Tax credit development
- Will planning and administration
- Durable power of attorney
- Durable healthcare power of attorney (living will)
- Sophisticated trust and estate planning and administration
- Trust preparations, planning and administration
- Business succession planning
- Lifetime gifting programs / charitable gift planning
- Trust & estate litigation
- Complex tax issues
