United States Joint Ventures With International Partners
David W. Detjen
Price: $250.00 1100 pages. 1 Looseleaf Volume. Appendices. Index. Updated annually or when needed. Published April 2000.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57823-169-0 / ISBN-10: 1-57823-169-8
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About the Book:
United States Joint Ventures With International Partners deals with businesses to be operated in the United States jointly by a domestic corporation or partnership and a foreign business entity.
Chapter 1 discusses the nature of a joint venture and some of the reasons for and advantages of a joint venture.
Chapter 2 describes some of the cultural and legal differences that may arise between the parties in the course of negotiating and implementing the contracts establishing the joint venture.
Chapter 3 discusses the fundamental decisions regarding applicable law and the form of the business entity which often must be decided upon by the parties at the very start of the negotiations, and outlines the important agreements which often must be negotiated between the parties in order to establish and operate the joint venture. This chapter also discusses some of the tax ramifications to the U.S. and the Foreign Business partner of doing business together.
Chapter 4 addresses the key provisions in a formation agreement between the parties in regard to the creation of a joint venture.
Chapters 5 , 6, and 7 highlight the important aspects of various fundamental agreements which should be negotiated by the parties in establishing a joint venture as either a U.S. corporation or a U.S. partnership.
Finally, Chapter 8 highlights certain important points to be considered in negotiating key ancillary agreements in connection with the joint venture, including supply agreements and licensing agreements.
About the Author:
David W. Detjen is a partner in the law firm of Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green, P.C., New York, New York, where he specializes in representing international clients in U.S. acquisitions and business transactions. Mr. Detjen received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970 and his Juris Doctor in 1973 from Washington University in St. Louis. In addition, he studied at the Eberhard-Karls-Universitaet in Tuebingen, Germany, in 1969 and 1970. He is also the author of two works on sales and licensing activities by foreign companies in the United States, and is the Executive Editor of the International Law Practicum, a periodical journal published by the New York State Bar Association. During 1991 and 1992, Mr. Detjen was resident in the affiliated office of his law firm in Bangkok, Thailand.
United States Joint Ventures With International Partners is a practical handbook to assist in the negotiation and structuring of a joint venture in the United States. It is intended not only for the non-American lawyer and in-house corporate counsel, but also to assist the American lawyer and in-house corporate counsel in the intimacies of establishing jointly-owned business enterprises within the American legal system.