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Sullivan & Worcester LLP’s U.S. Inbound Investments Group is positioned to advise firm clients based outside of the United States on the full range of foreign direct investment activities into the United States. With our strong M&A, Securities and International Tax Groups and our history of advising on complex cross-border transactions, our U.S. Inbound Investments Group offers “one-stop shopping” for a full array of those legal services that are required to complete U.S. investment transactions. We serve our U.S. Inbound Investment clients from our offices in Boston, New York and Washington, D.C.

The firm offers such services as:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Securities & Corporate Finance
  • Government Contracts & Grants
  • Private Equity
  • Emerging Companies
  • Tax
  • International Tax
  • State and Local Tax

We are aware that often non-U.S. companies can be deterred from investing directly in a U.S. business or from acquiring a U.S. business by questions relating to legal and regulatory factors. The newly revised regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) have created an enhanced regulatory regime surrounding acquisitions of and investments in U.S. businesses. The prospect of a changing regulatory structure for public companies and financial service businesses raises serious questions. The purpose of our multidisciplinary Group is to provide inbound acquirers and investors with a full array of skills to assess and respond to these and other concerns. The Group uses efficient and well-coordinated processes to deliver actionable advice to our clients.

Our Group provides advice with respect to:

  • Those structures that comply with U.S. laws and practices for mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, joint ventures and similar transactions, as well as the execution of those transactions
  • Any requirements to obtain consents for the acquisition or investment from governmental agencies and other regulators
  • Differences between the U.S. tax system and the tax systems of other jurisdictions, including the effect of tax treaties;
  • The structuring of investments to reduce or defer U.S. federal and state taxes
  • Protection for the principals from liability, and, if necessary, assistance with dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property implications of an investment in the United States and the most optimal structures for protecting U.S.-based IP assets
  • The application and effects of existing U.S. immigration laws and future changes to those laws
  • Evolving trends and legislation that may affect offshore investors and foreign corporate parents