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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Broad Reforms to China’s Company Law Will Affect Most PRC Companies

On December 29, 2023, China enacted the amended Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (Amended PRC Company Law), which will come into effect on July 1, 2024. These are some of the most significant changes to the laws...more

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California Proposes Its Own Corporate Transparency Act For Non-California Corporations And Limited Liability Companies

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Earlier this week, Senator Melissa Hurtado amended her placeholding bill, SB 738, to flesh out her proposed Corporate Transparency Act.  As amended, the bill would require foreign corporations that register to transact...more

A&O Shearman

New York Appellate Court Dismisses Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Claims Under Foreign Law, Clarifying That The Internal Affairs...

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On October 13, 2022, a five-judge panel of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court, First Department, unanimously reversed a trial court decision and dismissed a breach of fiduciary duty action brought by...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Ireland (Updated)

I. Introduction - As a common law jurisdiction, Ireland’s legal system is similar to that of the US and the UK and businesses can be carried on in Ireland in several different ways, including as sole traders, partnerships,...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Australia (Updated)

TYPES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES - There are a number of business structures to choose from when starting a new business venture in Australia. Investors need to determine which form of business organisation is the most...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Anonymity Becomes Passé: U.S. Government Moves to Require Ownership Information for Corporations, LLCs, and Others

As directed by the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, the U.S. government has initiated a rule-making process to require beneficial ownership information from certain corporations, LLCs, and other legal entities....more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Ireland (Updated)

I. Introduction - As a common law jurisdiction, Ireland’s legal system is similar to that of the US and the UK and businesses can be carried on in Ireland in several different ways, including as sole traders,...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Australia (Updated)

TYPES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES - There are a number of business structures to choose from when starting a new business venture in Australia. Investors need to determine which form of business organisation is the most...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing A Business Entity In Australia (Updated)

1. Types of business entities - 1.1 Types of entities available through which to conduct business - The following entities are recognized as business structures to conduct business under Australian law: Sole trader -...more

Allen Matkins

Serving Agents That Can't Be Found

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Yesterday's post discussed how to effect service on a foreign corporation. Two of three statutory options relate to service on an agent of the corporation. What if an agent cannot be found? Mirabile dictu! The GCL provides...more

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Whom Do You Serve?

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Due process requires proper notice. Without notice, all may be for naught. James Joyce's alter ego, Leopold Bloom, took note of this fact in the Cyclops chapter of Ulysses...more

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