The information in this guide was correct as of its most recent update in 2020, however laws change frequently and it should not be relied upon as legal advice.

Please get in touch with us and learn more about our experiences acting for North American clients. You can also use download one of our country check-in guides below.

Key items to consider when expanding globally

At Taylor Wessing, we work with our clients as strategic partners - we not only understand the issues you face as a corporate entity, but as we are industry specialists as well as lawyers, we also understand the specific market challenges you will face as you expand internationally and can help you structure your business accordingly.

• seeking local legal expertise
• starting preparations early enough
• deciding on your immigration and local hiring strategy
• understanding if you need to set up a local subsidiary
• protecting your intellectual property, deciding on the most appropriate method of trading (and seeking appropriate commercial and tax advice)
• checking compliance, data privacy and regulatory requirements
• if considering an acquisition, taking the appropriate due diligence measures.

Office Hours

You can schedule a casual chat with one of our experts during the "Friday office hours" to discuss the above or any other questions you may have about the "do's and don'ts" when expanding internationally.

Our San Francisco business office

The United States remains one of our focus markets, particularly within our core sectors of tech, media & communications and life sciences & healthcare and venture capital.

Recognising the importance of the US market, we opened business offices in San Francisco and New York in 2014. With a team drawn from the UK and Germany with extensive experience across M&A, international expansion, commercial arrangements and data protection & privacy, we offer advice to some of the largest international tech and life sciences corporations. Additionally, each year, we assist between 50 to 75 North American growth companies on their global expansion plans.

While we don't practice US law, our team on the ground in the US works closely with Taylor Wessing lawyers from across the globe to support start-ups, scale-ups and multinational corporations on their expansion, M&A, capital raises and commercial needs throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia.