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A payment frozen, goods held, a letter from a foreign court, a partner gone silent. These cases say first what to do today, and who can act there.

01 · 30 cases

Business & ownership

Shareholders, boards, deals and companies in difficulty.

Corporate ownership & governance

Disagreements between founders, shareholders and directors, and the records and filings that keep a company in order.

Founders, companies, boards, shareholders

Urgent Our local manager abroad has taken control of the subsidiary. What can we do?Urgent Our company abroad has been struck off. How do we fix it?How do we keep our foreign company compliant with the registry every year?How do we change directors or shareholders of our company abroad?How do we set up a joint venture with a partner abroad?How do we expand through a partner abroad without losing control?We have too many companies abroad. How do we simplify?We're in a dispute with our partner in a company abroad. What are our options?Our partner abroad is diluting or excluding us. How do we protect our investment?We're deadlocked with our co-investor. What can we do?Our co-founder has stopped cooperating with the business Directors disagree over a major investment A director faces allegations of breach of fiduciary duty The company has lost important statutory records An investor wants veto rights over business decisions A shareholder agreement does not reflect the current ownership We need to reorganise a complex group of family-owned companies A beneficial ownership filing has been challenged A founder wants to buy back employee shares Shareholders are disputing dividends and related-party payments Our board needs an independent governance review

Mergers, acquisitions & private equity

Buying, selling and investing in companies, including deals that span several countries.

Owners, buyers, sellers, PE funds

We want to buy a company abroad. Where do we start?What has to happen between signing and closing a deal abroad?How do we separate one business line into its own company?How do we prepare our group for a sale or a new investor?How do we sell our subsidiary abroad?

Restructuring, insolvency & business recovery

Businesses under financial pressure, failing customers or suppliers, and insolvencies that cross borders.

Companies, lenders, creditors, owners

Urgent We've received a legal letter from another country. How serious is it?We're pulling out of a country. How do we wind down?Our investment can't meet its debt payments. What are our options?Our debtor abroad has gone insolvent. Can we recover anything?

02 · 36 cases

Capital & assets

Raising and moving money, listed companies, funds, banks, payments and assets held abroad.

Capital markets & listed companies

Listings, offerings and the obligations of public companies and their investors.

Issuers, public companies, investors

Urgent An insider trading investigation has begun Our company is preparing for an IPO We want a secondary listing on a foreign exchange A regulator has questioned a listed company's disclosure We need to raise capital through a rights issue A shareholder has crossed a public-company disclosure threshold Our financial statements are delaying a securities offering The board is considering a share buyback We need to issue convertible bonds Our company is considering a private placement A takeover bid raises mandatory offer questions Potential market manipulation has been reported We need to manage a trading suspension A securities prospectus contains a disputed statement A foreign investor is acquiring a substantial listed-company stake We are planning a cross-border depositary receipt programme

Funds, investment managers & private capital

Setting up and running funds, investor rights and fund disputes.

Funds, fund managers, LPs, investors

What do we need to fix before raising a large round with foreign investors?

Cross-border assets & ownership

Property, aircraft, vessels, art, land and other assets held in or moved between countries.

Investors, asset owners, family offices

How do we protect ourselves as a minority investor abroad?We want to invest in a project abroad. What should we check?Can we move assets, IP or staff from one country's company to another's?We want to invest in a company in another country. How do we do it safely?We want to buy income-producing property abroad. How do we structure it?

Banking, lending & secured finance

Opening and keeping bank accounts, borrowing, guarantees and security over assets abroad.

Businesses, lenders, borrowers, guarantors

Urgent Our bank says it will close our account. Can we stop it?Can our company abroad borrow from a foreign lender?A lender is seeking enforcement of a personal guarantee We are negotiating a syndicated loan A borrower has defaulted on cross-border debt We need to refinance a major commercial property A security package spans more than one jurisdiction We need to negotiate mezzanine financing A lender wants due diligence on foreign collateral We are assessing project-finance bankability A bank is disputing compliance with documentary credits

Payments, FX, digital assets & treasury

Payments that are held or diverted, cash trapped abroad, currency risk and digital assets.

Treasurers, importers, exporters, fintechs

Urgent Our bank has frozen an international payment. What can we do?How do we set up loans between our group companies abroad?How do we bring profits back from our company abroad?

03 · 7 cases

Tax, finance & assurance

Tax disputes and planning, accounts, audits, due diligence and valuations.

Tax assessments, disputes & management

Tax assessments, audits, penalties and refunds, at home or abroad.

Companies, entrepreneurs, taxpayers

Urgent We've received a tax notice from another country. Do we have to pay?

International tax planning & transfer pricing

How a group is structured and taxed across countries, including transfer pricing.

Multinationals, groups, investors

At what point do our sales abroad mean we need a local company?Should we reorganise how our regional business is run?We're moving an executive to another country. What do we need?Should we move our companies under a new holding company?

Due diligence, valuation & forensic accounting

Checking a business, a partner or a set of accounts before you rely on them, and valuing assets.

Investors, acquirers, boards, litigants

Who can run due diligence on a target in another country?Can we safely do business with this company abroad?

04 · 9 cases

People & private matters

Employees, visas and mobility, families, inheritance and personal wealth.

Employment, labour & workplace disputes

Hiring, dismissals, disputes and investigations involving employees, in one country or several.

Employers, executives, employees

How do we hire our first employees in a new country legally?How do we grow our teams quickly in several countries?Can we hire someone abroad without setting up a company there?Does having staff working remotely abroad create tax for our company there?How do we dismiss an employee in another country lawfully?How do we let staff go when we leave a country?A senior employee is joining a competitor abroad. Can we protect our secrets?

Immigration, visas & global mobility

Work permits, residence, relocation and the tax and payroll that move with people.

Individuals, employers, families, executives

How do we engage actors and crew from other countries?

Personal wealth, expatriates & tax residence

Tax residence, income and assets for people who live, work or invest across borders.

HNW individuals, retirees, expatriates

We want to sell our stake abroad. How do we exit cleanly?

05 · 35 cases

Markets, trade & operations

Customs and trade, supply chains, competition, market entry and market strategy.

International trade, customs & sanctions

Customs, classification and origin, trade remedies, export controls and sanctions on trade.

Manufacturers, traders, logistics firms

Urgent Our goods are stuck at customs abroad. How do we get them released?We want to start exporting to a new country. Where do we begin?Which Incoterms should we use, and who pays duties and taxes?How do we set up a supply chain across several countries?Our shipment is delayed or blocked. How do we resolve it?Are we exposed to sanctions through a customer, supplier or route?A new law affects how we operate in several countries. What must we change?

Supply chain, product safety & consumer claims

Supplier failures, recalls, product liability, labour and quality issues in supply chains.

Manufacturers, retailers, importers

Do our labels and product meet the rules in this country?How do we check a new supplier abroad before we pay them?What happens if our key overseas supplier fails?Our partner abroad has breached the contract. What are our options?

Competition, antitrust & market conduct

Investigations, dawn raids, merger control and agreements that may restrict competition.

Businesses, trade associations, boards

Competitors may be coordinating prices Our exclusive distribution agreement is being challenged A planned acquisition may require merger control clearance A dominant supplier is refusing to deal with us Our sales team may have exchanged sensitive competitor information We need advice on resale price restrictions An online marketplace is accused of discriminatory access A trade association meeting created cartel concerns A company is accused of predatory pricing A state aid or subsidy issue affects an investment A regulator is investigating misleading comparative advertising An agency agreement could breach competition rules We need to review restrictive clauses in a joint venture Our franchise model is being challenged as anti-competitive A whistleblower reports market-sharing arrangements

Market entry, licensing & government engagement

Entering a country, obtaining licences and dealing lawfully with government.

International businesses, investors, startups

Urgent A foreign authority wants our documents apostilled or legalised. How?Urgent Our licence application abroad has been stuck for months. Can anyone move it?Should we open a branch, a subsidiary or just use a distributor abroad?How do we set up a company in another country, and how long will it take?Which licences do we need before we can start operating abroad?What do we need to open another office or facility abroad?A government has damaged our investment. Do we have a treaty claim?

Commercial intelligence & market strategy

Market research, feasibility studies, partner screening and expansion decisions.

Boards, founders, strategic investors

Should we sell abroad through a distributor, a reseller or directly?We're in one market abroad. How do we add a second one?

06 · 22 cases

Risk, disputes & investigations

Contract disputes, investigations, sanctions, insurance claims and professional liability.

Contracts, commercial disputes & collections

Unpaid invoices, broken contracts, arbitration, court claims and enforcement abroad.

Businesses, investors, creditors

Urgent How do we stop the other side moving assets or destroying evidence?Urgent We paid a supplier abroad and nothing arrived. How do we get our money back?Urgent Our buyer abroad rejected the goods and won't pay. What now?Urgent Our partner abroad has stopped responding and is holding our money and stock.Should we appoint a distributor or an agent abroad, and how do we protect ourselves?Can our existing contract be transferred to our new local company?Who keeps track of our contracts and renewals in other countries?Will our standard contract hold up with customers in other countries?How should we price and invoice customers abroad so we actually get paid?What should our international supply agreement include?How do we move customer and supplier contracts to another group company?A company abroad owes us money and won't pay. How do we recover it?We may have to sue or arbitrate abroad. How do we prepare?We've won our case. How do we enforce it in other countries?How do we end our distributor agreement abroad without a big claim?We won our case but the debtor's assets are abroad. How do we enforce?We've been sued in another country. What should we do?The subsidiary defaulted. Can we claim against the parent or guarantor abroad?

White-collar investigations & financial crime

Fraud, bribery, money laundering and investigations by authorities or the company.

Businesses, directors, financial institutions

We suspect misconduct in our office abroad. How do we investigate?We've received a notice from a regulator abroad. What do we do?We think we've been defrauded by someone abroad. What now?

07 · 27 cases

Technology & intellectual property

Cyber incidents, data, AI, brands, patents, trade secrets and content rights.

Cybercrime, data breaches & AI disputes

Cyber attacks, data breaches, privacy, AI systems and online accounts.

Businesses, online services, institutions, individuals

Can we send customer or employee data to another country?Can we move customer or employee data to another country?Are we using AI lawfully in all the countries we operate in?Urgent A supplier's cyber incident has interrupted our operations Urgent A regulator is investigating our website's consent practices Urgent A chatbot has published defamatory or false statements Urgent A software vendor will not disclose its security incident Urgent We need to negotiate a cross-border cloud services agreement Urgent Our biometric data system has raised privacy objections Urgent An online service has removed our business account without explanation Urgent An AI-generated image may infringe third-party rights Urgent Our organisation needs an independent cyber governance assessment Urgent We have discovered unauthorised access to our payment system

Trademarks, brands & counterfeiting

Brand registrations, copycats, counterfeits, domain names and licences.

Brands, founders, manufacturers, creators

Do we need to register our brand before we export?How do we register our trade mark in other countries?Someone is selling under our brand in another country. How do we stop them?We're launching in new countries. Is our brand protected there?We've been accused of infringing a patent or trade mark abroad. What now?

Patents, trade secrets & technology licensing

Patents, know-how, inventions and technology licences.

Innovators, manufacturers, researchers

How do we protect our technology in other countries?How do we license our technology abroad without losing control of it?Do we actually own the code and designs our contractors abroad created?We're about to reveal a new product. Have we protected it?

Copyright, media & digital content rights

Content, music, film, software, images and royalties across territories.

Publishers, media, artists, software businesses

Do we have all the rights to release our content in other countries?How do we finance a production with funds and incentives from several countries?We're licensing content to a streaming service or distributor abroad. What should we check?We've received a defamation or privacy claim from another country. What do we do?We're staging a festival or concert abroad. What do we need?

08 · 1 cases

Built world & environment

Property and construction, energy and infrastructure, environment and climate.

Real estate, land & construction

Buying, owning, leasing, developing and building property.

Developers, property owners, financiers

We want to develop property in a new country. What do we need?

09 · 28 cases

Specialist sectors

Sport, healthcare and life sciences, education and non-profit institutions.

Sports, athletes & sporting institutions

Athletes, clubs, federations, events, transfers, image rights and sports disputes.

Athletes, clubs, federations, sponsors

We're bringing a sporting event to a new country. What do we need?How do we sell our media rights internationally?

Healthcare, life sciences & medical regulation

Approvals, licences, trials, data, IP and transactions in healthcare.

Healthcare enterprises, manufacturers, investors

Can we launch our product in this country, or does it need approval first?A pharmaceutical product faces a patent challenge A clinical trial needs cross-border regulatory review A healthcare acquisition requires licensing diligence A hospital group wants to expand internationally A healthtech provider needs a patient data privacy assessment A manufacturer is responding to a product safety recall A laboratory faces an accreditation or quality audit A medical distributor has breached territorial restrictions A life sciences joint venture has disputed research IP rights A hospital seeks financing for a new overseas facility A healthcare provider is facing a major procurement investigation A biotech startup is negotiating an international licensing deal

Education, nonprofits & public institutions

Universities, schools, charities, NGOs and foundations working across borders.

Universities, nonprofits, charities, institutions

An international university programme needs accreditation A foundation must document foreign charitable grants A nonprofit is undergoing a donor expenditure audit An educational institution is establishing a foreign campus A university needs advice on research collaboration IP rights An institution faces allegations of procurement irregularities A school is reviewing safeguarding and data protection policies An NGO is opening an overseas country office A public institution needs review of an international partnership A donor seeks independent assurance on programme expenditure A university endowment is investing in foreign assets An international scholarship programme raises immigration questions A nonprofit faces a dispute over governance and trustee appointments

10 · 1 cases

Cross-border complexity

Governments and difficult jurisdictions, security threats and crises.

Sovereign, political & difficult-jurisdiction matters

Governments, state companies, political risk and markets where doing business is hard.

Investors, institutions, contractors

Urgent A government client abroad is not paying us. What are our options?

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