US Intellectual Property Law and Paralegal Studies Course

Name: Introduction To US Intellectual Property Law and Paralegal Studies Course | Henry Harvin
Uploaded: 2024-07-07 07:04:53
Description: Enhance your knowledge and skills in the complex field of US Intellectual Property Domian | Gain in-depth understanding of Paralegal skills Required in US system | Get equipped to pursue certification and advance their careers in law firms, corporations, government agencies, and specialized IP practices.

Module 1: US Intellectual Property Law and Paralegal Studies Course
- Types of M&A structures and how to choose an optimal structure
- Court approved Mergers
- Demergers and hive offs
- Asset acquisitions
- Share acquisitions
- Business transfer and slump sale
Module 2: FDI and Cross-Border M&A Transactions
- FDI in structuring and investment transactions (Video)
- Business structures and sectors in which FDI is permitted
- Methods of capital contribution by foreign investors
- Automatic vs. approval routes (Video)
- Approval route in detail
- FDI and regulatory approvals
- FDI in corporate groups and calculation of FDI
- Operational issues pertaining to FDI
- Pricing guidelines, documentation and other compliance requirements
- Repatriation of exit proceeds
Module 3: Public Company M&A: Takeover Code
- Takeover Code and Open Offer Requirements
- When is the Takeover Code triggered?
- Rationale behind making 'open offers'
- Voluntary, conditional and competing open offers
- Open offer requirements upon acquisition of shares or control
- Mechanisms for acquisition of control (without share acquisition)
- Indirect and creeping acquisition
- Preparation and publication of open offer
- Offer size
- Computation of price
Module 4: Court-Approved M&AS and Demergers
- How to structure a merger
- Shareholder and lender consent and objections
- Checklist or step by step to an M&A transaction
- How to draft a Scheme of Arrangement
- Securing NCLT approval to an M&A transaction
Module 5: Employment Issues in M&A Transactions
- How to deal with promoter earnouts, promoter exits and non compete fees in acquisitions
- How to terminate top management
- Transition and non-compete arrangements with promoters
- How to handle ESOP Transition
- How to lay off employees and laborers pursuant to an M&A transaction
Module 6: Regulatory and Tax Issues in M&A Transactions
- Tax issues in investment and M&A transactions
- Capital gains impact of exits and sell-offs
- Startup tax on investments and exemptions
- International tax structuring - Use of SPVs and tax havens
- Benefits of carry-forward of loss and depreciation
- Place of effective management and its relevance

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