Global & Cross-Border Strategy

From Set Up To Exit, we provide strategic support for companies, founders, and investors entering, expanding, or transacting between the U.S. and Europe

We help businesses, entrepreneurs, investors, and family offices evaluate legal, corporate, operational, regulatory, and structural considerations when launching, growing, investing, or completing transactions across borders.
  • Jurisdiction selection and entity formation
  • Corporate governance
  • Shareholders’ agreements and governing documentation
  • Commercial contracts
  • Employment and key-hire agreements
  • Intellectual property protection
  • Data protection and privacy
  • Banking and payment infrastructure
  • Tax-sensitive structuring
  • Industry-specific regulatory review
  • International groups and cross-border joint ventures
  • Intercompany agreements and transfer pricing coordination
  • Ongoing legal support for growth
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Strategic investments
  • Venture capital and private equity transactions
  • Global strategic partnerships
  • Multi-country commercial transactions
  • Corporate and regulatory diligence
  • AML and sanctions diligence
  • Ownership and control review
  • High-risk market analysis
  • IP and data privacy diligence
  • Post-closing risk planning
  • Corporate restructuring and reorganization
  • Exit planning and shareholder buyouts
  • Coordination between U.S. and European counsel

Compliance, Investigations & Regulatory Risk

Regulatory expectations navigation across jurisdiction.

We coordinate on matters involving compliance, investigations, financial crime, and regulatory risk across the U.S. and Europe.

  • Anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorism financing (CTF) programs
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Financial crime risk
  • Internal investigations
  • Whistleblower claims
  • Global fraud, anti-bribery, anti-corruption (AB&C), and
  • misconduct reviews
  • Regulatory examinations
  • Enforcement inquiries
  • Remediation planning
  • Cross-border response strategy
  • Regulator, bank, and counterparty communications
  • Global Tax Compliance

Fintech & Digital Assets

Support for regulated financial and technology-driven businesses.

We help financial institutions, fintechs, digital asset businesses and other technology-driven platforms evaluate legal and regulatory obligations across the U.S. and Europe.

  • Licensing strategy
  • Digital asset risk
  • AML and sanctions frameworks
  • Consumer and business-facing compliance
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Digital innovation support
  • Regulatory communications
  • Cross-border operating models
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Diligence for fintech investments or transactions
  • Data Protection and Privacy
  • Digital Resilience

International Tax-Sensitive Structuring

Legal structure alignment with business and family goals.

We help clients identify legal and structural considerations that may affect tax exposure, ownership, operations, and long-term planning across jurisdictions.

  • Pre-expansion structuring
  • Entity selection
  • Holding company considerations
  • Ownership and control issues
  • Cross-border investment structures
  • Founder and investor planning
  • Business succession considerations
  • Coordination with tax advisors
  • Restructuring support
  • Risk review for existing structures

Data Protection & Privacy & Cybersecurity

Data and technology issues across borders.

We help clients evaluate legal obligations related to data, privacy, technology use, cybersecurity risk, and digital operations across the United States and Europe.

  • Data protection and privacy compliance
  • Data transfer considerations
  • Privacy policies and governance
  • Cybersecurity readiness and digital resilience
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Incident response coordination
  • Technology contracts
  • Third party risk management (TPRM)
  • Regulatory obligations
  • Internal policies and procedures
  • Risk review for technology-driven businesses

Global Wealth, Family Office & Legacy Planning

Assets, ownership, and legacy protection across jurisdiction.

We assist founders, families, family offices, investors, trusts, foundations and high-net-worth clients with legal issues involving international assets, ownership structures, succession, and long-term planning.

  • Private wealth planning
  • Family office legal support
  • Asset protection strategy
  • Business succession
  • Inheritance and legacy planning
  • Cross-border ownership structures
  • Coordination with tax, estate, and financial advisors
  • Governance for family-owned businesses
  • Dispute prevention
  • Planning for mobility and international residency

International and Cross-Border Disputes

Representation of client clients in cross border disputes, and international arbitration.

We represent clients in complex cross-border disputes, including domestic litigation involving international parties, and in international arbitration under all major institutional and ad hoc rules.

  • Business and commercial disputes
  • Cross-border litigation
  • Domestic litigation involving international parties
  • Contract and supply chain disputes
  • Shareholder and partnership disputes
  • International commercial arbitration
  • International investment arbitration
  • Enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards
  • Asset tracing and recovery
  • Fraud and financial misconduct matters
  • Injunctive and emergency relief proceedings
  • Jurisdictional and venue disputes
  • Regulatory and compliance conflicts
  • Disputes involving U.S., European, and other foreign laws

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