Abrams is a USA corporate lawyer in London providing American lawyer legal services to businesses.
General UK Due Diligence Information Request List to be used by US Investors in UK Private Companies can be accessed below. What is Due Diligence? Due diligence is the process by which a proposed investor in or buyer of a company investigates the company’s business, people, records and documents. Due diligence is designed to make…
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Foreign investors in certain U.S. businesses (U.S. legal entities, branch offices, and real estate (improved or unimproved), with limited exceptions for certain residential properties) must report their investments pursuant to a Form BE-13 filing (Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States). The BE-13 filing is a requirement of the U.S. Department of…
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Whether our clients are engaging in mergers and acquisitions, investments, sales, or financing transactions in the US or in the UK, our advice is always to ensure that the key terms of the deal are agreed at the earlist possible stage and once an agreement is reached, those terms are enshrined in a Term Sheet,…
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US Attorneys and UK Solicitors likely already know legal systems in both the U.K. and the U.S. share the same historical common law roots, and are for that reason similar. As a dual qualified US Lawyer and UK solicitor I am more aware than moast at how the U.S. and U.K. legal systems differ and…
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Swatch and Samsung involved in IP dispute over use of Swatch designs.
Jonathan Abrams today in the Webinar Studio with LexisNexis discussing all things “Cyber Incident Response”, from how to prepare for an attack, to the different stages of response. Unfortunately, it is no longer a question of if, but when a business will be affected by a cyber incident. Companies will need to consider how…
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In recent news, Oxfam’s reputation for humanitarian assistance and international crises has been blackened with headlines reading Oxfam Haiti Scandal (BBC News), Aid workers raping and sexually exploiting children (Independent), and Haiti Director Admitted Using Prostitutes (Reuters). Yesterday, the news read that Oxfam have been “suspended” or “banned” from undergoing any further work within the country.…
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On 3 January 2018 the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (2014/65/EU) and accompanying legislation (MiFID II) will come into force. MiFID II is the EU legislation that regulates firms who provide services to clients linked to ‘financial instruments’ (shares, bonds, units in collective investment schemes and derivatives), and the venues where those instruments are traded.…
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Jonathan Abrams, Head of Corporate & Commercial, was quoted in the World IP Review today about the ongoing Christian Louboutin Trade Mark case. Here is the article (link can be found below): Louboutin’s trademark journey continues On Tuesday, WIPR reported that the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) began hearing arguments over whether…
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It is becoming increasingly common for householders to improve their current property rather than incur the stress and expense of moving. Some are in the fortunate position of being about to create a basement or loft extension. Whether the householder owns the freehold or a leasehold interest, such work may involve the need for planning…
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