DDP Shipping Risks: What Boise Cascade’s Guilty Plea Means for U.S. Buyers
Delivered Duty Paid shipping can make an international purchase feel “almost domestic.” The overseas seller quotes one landed price, arranges transportation, clears the goods through U.S. Customs and
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Buying a Business in the U.S., Part 4: Letters of Intent (LOIs)
Buying a Business in the U.S., Part 4: Letters of Intent (LOIs)
In business purchase negotiations, parties often execute an early‑stage document called a letter of intent (“LOI”). You may also see it called a term sheet or even a…
Protecting Your Artwork Internationally: What Artists Need to Do Before the Work Travels
Protecting Your Artwork Internationally: What Artists Need to Do Before the Work Travels
An artist sends drawings and 3D files to an overseas foundry. The foundry casts the commissioned sculptures, keeps the molds, photographs the unfinished work, and pulls a…
The Lawsuits I See Coming a Mile Away, and the One You’re Walking Into Now
The Lawsuits I See Coming, and the One You’re Walking Into Now
After years litigating business disputes, you stop hearing new stories. A client calls, starts in on what happened, and within a few minutes I can usually see where…
Your China Employee Signed the Vacation Policy. You Can Still Lose.
By Arlo Kipfer
Your China Employee Signed the Vacation Policy. You Can Still Lose.
Every year, foreign employers in China face the same claim. Their handbook says unused vacation expires at year-end, every employee signed an acknowledgment, HR sent the reminders, and payroll…
DCC License Conversions After Rescheduling: How and When to Split A/M Licenses in California
DCC license conversions after rescheduling: how and when to split A/M licenses in California
When obtaining a California cannabis licenses, operators had to decide whether to operate under an adult-use license, a medicinal license, or a combined A/M structure. However,…
Buying a Business in the U.S., Part 3: Nondisclosure Agreements
I recently wrote about how to find businesses for sale, and how to price them. Today I’ll discuss the very first contract typically signed by a buyer and seller in the life cycle of a small or closely-held…
The Contradictions of Cannabis Law: From the United States to International Treaties
Cannabis law has never been more contradictory. In the U.S., federal and state governments often regulate identical products under completely different legal frameworks. Hemp and marijuana can produce the same intoxicating effects, yet lawmakers treat them as fundamentally different. Medical…
Should Your Business Sue? Seven Questions to Ask Before Filing a Lawsuit
Should Your Business Sue? Seven Questions to Ask Before Filing a Lawsuit
A strong legal claim can still be a bad lawsuit. A customer refuses to pay, a partner diverts business to a side venture, or a former employee leaves…
The Court of Mom: What an Eight-Year-Old’s Garage Sale Taught Me About Washington Partnership Law
“You Were Never Really My Partner”: Proving an Informal Partnership Under Washington Law
A missing signature does not mean a missing partnership. In Washington, how people run a business may matter more than the labels they use or the names…