FordHarrison provides a complete range of core international business and labor and employment law services.
Leading the FordHarrison international team are firm co-chairman Herb Gerson and Rick Warren. Under that leadership, FordHarrison is actively engaged in numerous labor and business matters in many countries around the world, including China, Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom and Canada. The work is managed by Ford Harrison attorneys in collaboration with its partner firms in over 80 countries around the World through Transatlantic Law International. In addition to being the exclusive U.S. labor and employment law partner in Transatlantic Law International, FordHarrison now provides a complete range of core business and labor and employment law services in conjunction with our international affiliates for international companies through dedicated country teams in over 80 countries:
- Global Labor and Employment Law: Supporting the entire process from start-ups to hiring, managing growth and downsizing, and dealing with unions, works councils, claims and litigation as well as all aspects of employee benefits and cross-border movement of employees, including structuring of international assignments.
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments: Managing and executing all phases of the investment or divestment process, including due diligence for the buyer or seller, legal and antitrust clearances, and negotiation and execution of all transactions.
- Corporate Restructuring: Structuring corporate reorganizations including consolidations, opening and closing new offices, including liquidations, and managing all aspects of commercial, labor and refinancing matters.
- Corporate and Commercial Law: Supporting corporate transactions including inter-company mergers, financings, contracts, documentation and corporate maintenance as well as preparing routine and complex commercial agreements such as joint ventures, contract manufacturing, supply distribution, agency and similar contracts and terms, as well as coverage of day to day commercial matters.
- IT/IP Law: Comprehensive IT and IP support including licensing, joint ventures, OEM and bundling agreements, trademark and IPR disputes, related marketing issues, software agreements, e-commerce and managing IT and IP litigation.
- Litigation Management and Corporate Investigations: Investigating, organizing and defending external and internal legal claims and problems, including reviewing in-house problems and negotiating third party claims through alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, arbitration or court if necessary.
- Trade and Regulation: Assessing national regulatory requirements for investments, trade and customs barriers and requirements, making key contacts with government regulators and finding solutions to regulatory roadblocks on a country level.
- Property Law: All aspects of property development, including industrial and office leases, acquisition of major property sites, management of hotel and related facilities, and developments and termination of long term commitments.
- Financing and Securitization: Through our partner firms, we have access to leading practice groups in many countries which have special teams in this important area, including dealing with banking and finance agreements, perfecting and enforcing security interests and dealing with all kinds of debt instruments.
- Corporate Recovery: Collecting corporate debt, including working with receivers, liquidators and trustees to recover assets.
- And Much More: The international service covers all other key aspects of international business law in most countries for all principal requirements of successfully running a business abroad.