Foreign-owned companies operating in the United States hit a predictable wall: too small for a legal department, too exposed to run on ad-hoc advice. Our outside general counsel service exists for exactly that company — the U.S. subsidiary or cross-border SME that needs one accountable legal point of contact who understands both the U.S. rules and the parent company’s perspective.

What the Engagement Includes

  • Contracts — drafting and reviewing the recurring paper: customer terms, supplier and distribution agreements, NDAs, employment offers
  • Corporate housekeeping — entity maintenance, board and shareholder actions, intercompany agreements with the foreign parent
  • Regulatory triage — spotting when a question needs a specialist (tax, immigration, sanctions, employment) and managing that specialist so you do not pay two firms to talk to each other
  • Dispute prevention and first response — demand letters in and out, escalation strategy, and hand-off to our litigation team when needed
  • Cross-border coordination — the piece most outside GC services cannot do: trade and customs, sanctions, and business immigration in one place

How It Is Priced

Monthly flat-fee packages scoped to your volume, with defined response times and a quarterly legal-health review. Specialist projects are quoted separately before work begins — no surprise invoices. See our retainer and payment options.

Running a U.S. business without in-house counsel? Contact our office to scope a general counsel package.

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