INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS, TAX & INVESTMENTS: DESCRIPTION

MLA has a wide-ranging international transactions and investments practice that represents companies in their businesses in Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. We provide both transactional and advisory services to our clients and work with local foreign counsel when needed, such as in the acquisition or disposition of a foreign business.

MLA offers a variety of services, including:

• Acquisition or disposition of foreign businesses, including acquisition of a foreign company and formation of a foreign subsidiary, or acquisition of the assets of a foreign business
• Contract and financing arrangements
• Foreign branch office formation
• Foreign distribution agreements and foreign representative agreements
• International tax planning
• Negotiating and documenting international joint ventures, strategic alliances and teaming arrangements

We have extensive experience in purchasing and selling international operations, conducting pre-bid due diligence and transaction negotiations, international mergers, structuring offshore companies and branch offices and sales of stock between foreign firms.

MLA lawyers work on international tax planning both for domestic clients with foreign operations or investments and for foreign clients with investments or operations in the United States. We advise on United States tax consequences of transactions and structuring to achieve the most favorable United States tax results. In doing so, we are cognizant of the overriding goal to minimize the client's worldwide tax costs and work with foreign tax advisors to accomplish that goal.