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PRACTICE AREAS
The firm is active in negotiating, structuring and documenting International corporate transactions on behalf of strategic and financial buyers and sellers, entrepreneurs and management groups.
The firm has particular expertise in the company laws of Latin American and other civil-law jurisdictions, tax and investment laws of Latin American countries, and the use of offshore jurisdictions in cross-border transactions.
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Purchase and Sale of U.S. Business Interests
The firm has substantial expertise in representing foreign investors purchasing or selling U.S. companies or business interests in a wide range of industries.
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Transnational Counseling for U.S. and Foreign Multinational Companies
A traditional area of the firm's work is advising and working with U.S. and foreign multinational companies and banks, their house counsel and outside counsel on foreign and comparative legal aspects of their activity abroad, including:
- joint-ventures and strategic alliances;
- organization of subsidiaries and branches;
- license, distribution and franchising agreements;
- termination of distributorships;
- E-commerce and Internet-related agreements;
- global trademark and intellectual property registration programs.
The firm is well respected for its expertise in Latin American legal matters and has rendered formal opinions to our clients and to leading law firms.
The firm advises clients on the establishment of foreign in-bond "maquiladora" facilities and industrial plants, including local labor, consumer and environmental regulations affecting such facilities.
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Representation of Foreign Companies Doing Business in the United States
An important component of the firm's practice is representing foreign companies seeking to enter the U.S. market through distribution, agency, and franchise agreements, and the organization and representation of their U.S. subsidiaries. The firm organizes U.S. corporations, limited liability companies and other business entities for U.S. and foreign clients.
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An integral part of the firm's practice is advising clients on the international tax planning considerations of their personal and business transactions, including the use of offshore holding companies organized in tax-favored jurisdictions, the counseling of multinational companies on inter-company transfer pricing issues, and advising clients on the international tax aspects of business acquisitions and divestitures.
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International Private Banking and Offshore Trusts
The firm has considerable expertise in structuring banking and investment accounts for foreign investors and the establishment of offshore trusts for non-resident aliens. We collaborate with major U.S. and foreign banks as well as specialized foreign trust institutions through their facilities in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, the Islands of Jersey and Guernsey and other tax-advantaged jurisdictions.
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Organization of Offshore Holding Companies
The firm is active in the structuring, organization and maintenance of holding companies in tax-favored jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, the Netherlands Antilles, the Channel Islands, Panama, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Madeira.
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Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate
The firm represents foreign investors in the purchase, sale and leasing of U.S. real estate, both residential (such as condominium apartments, cooperative apartments and townhouses) and commercial (such as office buildings, shopping centers and restaurants), and the structuring of such transactions with regard to U.S. and international tax considerations.
The firm also offers a wide range of property management services for its clients.
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Private Client International Estate and Tax Planning
The firm counsels clients on international estate and tax planning, as well as ancillary administration, the administration of estates of foreign decedents with assets in the U.S. and American decedents with assets abroad.
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Ship and Aircraft Finance and Registration
An important part of the firm's work since its founding involves representing international foreign flag shipowners in the purchase, sale and registration of vessels, as well as representing lenders and borrowers in structuring ship mortgage financing. The firm is active in the purchase, sale, registration and financing of both U.S. and foreign aircraft.
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Import/Export, Customs and International Trade Law
The firm represents foreign exporters of a wide variety of commodities and manufactured products, including counseling on international trade issues, labeling, trademarks and regulatory questions (such as FDA approvals, export controls, and embargo legislation).
The firm has advised foreign and domestic clients on antidumping and countervailing duty matters in the U.S. and abroad.
The firm is experienced in structuring import and export financing, including letters of credit, documentary credits, and invoicing facilities.
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Communications and Performing Arts
The firm is active in counseling foreign newspaper and magazine publishers, international cable television companies, foreign television networks and well-known international performing artists.
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Charitable and Tax-Exempt Organizations
The firm is active in the organization and representation of tax-exempt foundations, including obtaining tax-exempt status in the U.S.
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The firm represents important international artists, sculptors, collectors and galleries in a wide variety of international art activity.
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GRANT, HERRMANN, SCHWARTZ & KLINGER LLP
675 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10017-5704
TELEPHONE (212) 682-1800
FAX (212) 682-1850
E-MAIL: ghsk@ghsklaw.com
ESTABLISHED 1946