Month: March 2016

Termination of Employment

This article is designed to provide basic information concerning the differences between Italian and U.S. labor and employment laws in New York State and New York City. It is published with the understanding that it is not intended to render specific legal, or other professional, service. This article is designed to provide basic information concerning the… Read more »

Strategy for reducing US customs duties

As a result of two court decisions, importers possess the potential for obtaining duty refunds and duty savings in their purchases from trading companies which do not actually manufacture the underlying merchandise. These decisions reversed Customs’ longstanding position concerning back-to-back sales. As a result of two court decisions, importers possess the potential for obtaining duty refunds… Read more »

Mediation and Arbitration

The American business community is often described as more litigious and less relationship-oriented than European counterparts. Litigation in American courts tends to be more expensive and more intrusive than in other countries, and it remains the “American rule” that each side pays its own attorneys’ fees in nearly all business disputes, without regard to who… Read more »