You've just accepted an offer on your Portland home. The inspection is clean, your financing is locked in, and the closing date is set. But then the title company calls...

Our law firm has extensive experience pursuing internet scammers and fraudsters, particularly those operating across borders.

Many companies lose their China IP before they think they have anything to lose. They start with a promising product, a working prototype, a successful crowdfunding campaign, or a major customer waiting.

Earlier today, I received an unsolicited email from a Chinese IP firm—or someone claiming to be one. It's similar to other messages I've received over the years from so-called "firms." It read as follows...

China NNN Agreements have become extremely popular, and that popularity has created its own problem. There are now plenty of non-lawyers, and plenty of people presenting themselves as lawyers or China contract...

This post is meant to do two things: highlight that employment law outside the United States is complicated and very different from what you may be used to, and convince you...

Neil Young has survived record label fights, feuded with Spotify, and picked public battles with politicians.

A foreign company gets sued in the United States and makes a common mistake: it treats the case like an ordinary business dispute.

Imagine this: your Shanghai HR manager picks up the phone. A local employment bureau officer is on the line. Within days, inspectors arrive at your offices...

Many companies seek to enter foreign markets through independent contractors and distributors to avoid establishing a formal presence, but these seemingly low-risk arrangements often create unexpected legal, tax, and regulatory problems. When does a casual sales relationship transform into employment claims, commercial agent rights, or permanent establishment tax exposure? Understanding the gap between contractual labels and operational reality is critical before these shortcuts become expensive liabilities

Delaware has long been the premier jurisdiction for U.S. business incorporation. It is known for its robust legal framework and favorable court system. But with the 2025 updates to Delaware...

Businesses expanding into Central America often assume regional distribution agreements provide matching trademark protection, but each country maintains its own separate registration system. Understanding how to build a strategic country-by-country filing plan based on manufacturing locations, distribution territories, and commercial exposure—rather than just retail sales—can prevent costly conflicts and protect brand value across all seven Central American markets.

Despite all the geopolitical issues swirling around the United States (or perhaps because of them), our law firm has never been busier helping foreign companies establish a business here.

Foreign companies often lose U.S. distribution opportunities because their overseas factory can't deliver what their distributor contract promised. The frustrating part is that both contracts can look fine on their own.

Imagine a small furniture company in North Carolina, sourcing its hardwood from China. Suddenly, new tariffs hit, adding a 25% cost to their raw materials. This isn't theoretical; it's the reality for countless businesses.

Spent the last few days catching up on my China reading and viewing, mostly those articles and videos friends, clients and readers wrote me insisting I read.

The bank account switch scam is one of the fastest-growing and most damaging forms of wire fraud and business email compromise (BEC) facing businesses today

When the Wall Street Journal profiled our firm's approach to tariff reduction, we expected calls.

You never signed the contract. You never negotiated the deal. You barely knew it existed. Yet you are personally named in a breach of contract lawsuit...

Eons ago, a veteran China hand responded to one of our blog posts by writing me with his own story of China problems.