Legal Services
One route, four gates.
A United States entry is assembled by choosing and combining paths — greenfield, acquisition, joint venture — with government incentives largely attaching to greenfield investment. Our four practice areas map onto that progression.
01 — Cross-Border M&A & Investment
Acquisition, joint venture, incorporation.
Entry happens in several forms. We support the work from transaction structure through contract and closing.
Mergers & acquisitions
- Market entry by acquiring a local company, business or asset
- Control acquisitions and mergers
Joint ventures
- Joint entities established with a local partner
- Equity structure design and shareholders' agreements
New entity formation
- Local subsidiaries and holding companies
- Expansion and first-entry structures
Equity & asset acquisition
- Minority investments and asset transfers
- Staged equity build-up structures
Deal process
- 1 — Legal and financial due diligence
- 2 — Investment structure and tax design
- 3 — SPA and shareholders' agreement drafting and negotiation
- 4 — Closing and post-merger integration
02 — Market Entry & Government Incentives
Greenfield: review, permits, incentives.
From investment review and site selection through permitting, government incentives and utility supply — comprehensive counsel across federal, state and local government.
Site selection
- Multi-state and multi-city comparison
- Site diligence and land purchase, LOI through SPA
- Zoning
Government incentives
- State and county tax abatement and PILOT agreements
- Grants; federal IRA and CHIPS tax credits
- Eligibility conditions and clawback management
Foreign investment & real estate review
- CFIUS national-security review
- Sites near sensitive facilities
- State foreign land-ownership restrictions
Permitting & environmental
- NEPA environmental impact review
- EPA and state environmental permits
- Construction and development approvals
Utilities, infrastructure & construction
- Power, water and gas supply and grid interconnection
- Ports and logistics
- EPC contracts
Government relations (G2B)
- Negotiation channels with federal, state and local agencies
- Regulatory response
Government counterparties
Washington
CFIUS · Department of Energy · Department of Commerce (SelectUSA) · Environmental Protection Agency · Internal Revenue Service
State level
Economic development authorities · Environmental agencies · Public utility commissions · Tax authorities
County & city
County and city governments · Industrial development authorities · Permitting authorities
03 — Mobility & Immigration
Getting your people lawfully to work.
From short business trips to transfers, specialty occupations and training, through to employment-based immigration and permanent residence.
Short-term business & visits — B-1 / B-2
- Business visits, meetings and contract negotiation
- Market research and short business trips
Intracompany transfer — L-1A / L-1B
- Managers and executives (L-1A)
- Specialised knowledge personnel (L-1B)
- New Office petitions for a first U.S. branch
Treaty trade & investment — E-1 / E-2
- Treaty traders and investors under the Korea–U.S. treaty
- Accompanying family; renewals and maintenance
Specialty occupations — H-1B · TN
- Degree-level specialty occupations (H-1B)
- USMCA professionals (TN); petitions and representation
Extraordinary ability, training & seasonal — O-1 · J-1 · H-2B
- Extraordinary ability (O-1)
- Trainees and interns (J-1)
- Non-specialty seasonal workers (H-2B)
Employment-based immigration — EB-1 / EB-2 / EB-3
- Multinational managers and executives (EB-1C)
- Advanced degree and national interest waiver (EB-2, NIW)
- Skilled workers (EB-3) and permanent residence strategy
Local recruitment, headhunting and HR operations are non-legal services, provided under the firm's one-stop entry support rather than as legal representation.
04 — Corporate & Compliance
Like an in-house team, holding the whole risk surface.
Contracts, entity, regulation and disputes, managed continuously by a dedicated team.
Contract counsel
Drafting, review and negotiation across supply chain, distribution, licensing and general commercial agreements.
Entity & governance
Formation and licensing, governance design, shareholder and investment agreements, organisational management.
Regulatory & compliance
Agency examination response, federal and state compliance, customs, export and trade regulation.
Disputes & risk
Dispute response and arbitration, litigation risk management, and review of legal risk across the business.
How we work
A dedicated legal team
Assigned to the account, not rotated per matter.
Real-time response for urgent issues
An escalation path that works on the client's clock.
Monthly advisory hours that roll over
Unused hours carry forward instead of expiring.
Counsel in external meetings
Sitting in as the client's lawyer in outside meetings and negotiations.
Next
Meet the team that runs the route.
Eleven lawyers across Florida, Boston and Korea — corporate, immigration, tax, real estate and compliance.
