cross-border market entry transactions such as joint ventures, entity formations, and mergers and acquisitions that range from the purchase of a single asset, business or company to acquiring multiple assets and companies across many jurisdictions,
international financings, including cross-border equity and debt offerings,
advising companies on cross-border structuring and operational issues that arise in the course of international operations, and
a substantial amount of cross-border intellectual property work including licensing, outsourcing, distribution, patent and trademark prosecution, and strategic IP structuring.

We work with local counsel in many countries to help clients understand and manage risks posed by different legal systems. As a member of the International Alliance of Law Firms (IALF) we work with a broad, established network of foreign associates in addressing our clients' location-specific issues. Our attorneys have substantial sector expertise in a wide variety of industries, such as software and electronics, life sciences, consumer goods, government and military, financial services, real estate, healthcare, insurance, and education.

We have attorneys fluent in Cantonese Chinese, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish, and many have spent substantial time practicing law outside the U.S. We are experienced working internationally and counsel our clients on the cultural and legal norms of doing business in various foreign jurisdictions. We help our clients achieve their goals with our team approach and a thorough understanding of their international business needs.

Outbound Transactions
Our firm represents many U.S. companies with respect to their outbound transactional work including:

Establishment of subsidiaries, joint ventures, funds and strategic relationships
Mergers, acquisitions, financings and recapitalizations
Leasing transactions
International distribution of goods and services
Cross-border technology licensing
Privacy and data protection
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance
Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR) advice and voluntary disclosures

Inbound Transactions
Schwabe represents many foreign-based companies conducting business in the United States, including:

Formation and operation of domestic corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other operating entities
Immigration, including investor immigrant ( EB-5) petitions
Commercial real estate investment and development
Distribution, sales and service structures
Patent and trademark prosecution and litigation
Technology licensing
Business and individual tax planning
Franchising
CFIUS analysis and filings

Our Clients
The following represent some of the recent transactions we have handled for our clients:

Represented a UK listed company in its acquisition of a Hong Kong public relations company
Represented a Chinese nutritional products company as it was acquired by a US public company
Represented a Chinese public relations company in its acquisition by a French company
Advised a Canadian forest products company on refinancing a $153M loan facility
Advised a Hong Kong company on a multi-stage acquisition of the manufacturing plant assets and the intellectual property assets in multiple countries from an American clean energy company
Advised a New York media company on restructuring online media operations in China
Advised a Hong Kong publicly listed company in the acquisition of a U.S. software company
Advised a US-based architectural firm on China market entry
Advised leading golf course design firm on Asian market legal issues and prepared long-term design and services contracts
Represented a UK-based university on establishing various joint ventures with U.S. partners
Represented an Australian home-builder on its U.S. market entry into the Pacific Northwest
Represented numerous Canadian companies in cross-border financing transactions