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Diploma in International Business Law
Duration - 6 Month, 8-10 hours/week
Course fee: - INR 63000
This course is recognized by the National Skill Development Corporation, a PPP under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the Government of India. You will receive a certificate cobranded by NSDC and Skill India on successful completion.
Introduction
Are you in the top management of a multinational company and want to develop an understanding of how international transactions are regulated?
Are you a business leader looking to lead your company into a newer market?
Are you interested in building a career in international business laws?
Do you want to be in high demand as a lawyer in industries and companies that are looking to expand their global presence?
Are you preparing for an LLM in International Business Law from a foreign university?
Do you want to network with top US faculties, lawyers, and global experts that can open new opportunities for you?
Do you want a job in India or abroad as an in-house counsel with companies that have a multinational presence?
Do you want to learn everything from drafting key transactional documents to international taxation and international commercial arbitration, necessary for a transaction lawyer advising clients across jurisdictions?
Are you a law student looking to eventually work abroad?
Are you interested in standing out due to your solid knowledge and skills around International Business Laws in every internship and interview?
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, read on.
When a lawyer and an entrepreneur negotiate, it is often said that one speaks Greek and the other Latin. What seems to make business sense is often not aligned to what makes legal sense. A good business leader will often need to be able to make sense of both of these to ensure that the success script of their business is well written.
The need for this ability to understand the legal side aggravates when you are looking to operate in multiple countries. You cannot be taking any chances when it comes to understanding the regulatory requirements of an economy you wish to expand to.
A founder looking to expand into another country cannot afford to blindly rely on external consultants to advise on the entry and continuing business operations in that country. Founders need awareness and an ability to choose the best from among the various options that may be presented by such consultants.
In fact, post-covid, most emerging economies are competing to attract foreign investment, luring businesses in global expansion. In line with this, many businesses are also looking to break barriers and expand beyond their country borders, to benefit from the opportunities, which makes this awareness essential for the founders.
Founders who are ably supported by in-house lawyers and consultants adept at market entry requirements and strategies have a clear advantage - they are unlikely to miss out on business opportunities which are of course, time sensitive.
With this impetus on entering new markets, it is natural that demand for business leaders and lawyers who have a keen understanding of international business law, regulatory environment and intricacies has seen a huge surge.
As a business leader or a lawyer supporting such businesses, such an understanding not only gives a competitive edge, but also helps in mitigating key risks. The regulatory environment including taxation, ownership of property, ease of incorporation and liquidation play a key role in shaping these policies.
In fact, companies have increasingly started giving strong leadership positions to their general counsels who can play a key role in negotiating cross border deals and finalising global strategies.
Some very essential questions that a business looking to enter into a new market and operate internationally would need to consider are:
- What are the different modes of entry into the market and how to set up entities in that market?
- What are the legislations governing foreign investment, taxation, labour and intellectual property in that market?
- How would the cross border business transactions and contracts pan out?
- What are the dispute resolution mechanisms available, including litigation?
It is very difficult to find knowledge bases or training to skill business leaders, lawyers and other professionals in answering even all of such elementary questions at one place. Most resources tend to focus on one or two aspects such as the legal systems of different countries and international taxation.
We saw a necessity to build a programme which can provide such training in a very comprehensive manner, eliminating the need to search for different resources to meet such skill requirements.
This course aims in combining all the key learnings that a business leader, an in-house counsels, a transactional lawyer or a management consultant would require to service their clients who are bound for crossing national borders.
Why did we launch this course?
We receive a lot of requests from business professionals, entrepreneurs, lawyers, law students and management consultants looking for a clear understanding of how international business transactions work and factors significantly impacting such transactions such as taxation and dispute resolution mechanisms.
They want to be able to sit on the board and help their companies in identifying the right global strategy, taking into account various practical considerations.
For many of them, the only recourse is an expensive LLM or Master in Business Laws abroad or alternatively, a Masters in Business Administration program, post which there is no assurance that they will be able to secure any employment or clients enabling them to work on international projects or assignments.
We also wanted to do something that increases access of Indian business leaders and lawyers to superb teaching and insights from experts across the world at a far lower cost compared to similar programs across the world.
Is this the right course for me? / Who should take this course
- Lawyers, management consultants and other professionals who want to help their client companies with increasing their presence across the globe;
- Entrepreneurs, business leaders and management consultants who want to understand the regulatory challenges in entering new markets.
- In-house counsels, lawyers and other professionals working in companies with multinational presence;
- Lawyers looking to transition to a general counsel role with MNCs;
- Litigators who want to expand their practice across jurisdictions;
- Lawyers looking to specialize in international commercial law;
- Law students looking to work in international trade and commerce teams in big law firms;
- Lawyers and law students who are looking to secure paralegal work from foreign law firms and startups on a remote basis
What are the key skills that you will develop in this course?
- The ability to understand the legal systems & basic principles of international law and dispute resolution mechanisms.
- The ability to understand the governing considerations while navigating into foreign markets with an insight into major economies of the world.
- The ability to create tax strategies for global clients. This will be done through thinking from a ‘structuring’ perspective by understanding the functioning of tax havens and tax structures used by major corporations.
- The ability to identify and strategize the best method of entry into newer markets and make comparative assessment of various regulatory considerations.
- The ability to negotiate, understand, review and draft contracts effectively by understanding the major operative clauses that ensure maximum enforceability as well as risk mitigation clauses.
- The ability to engage in negotiations and dealing with mediation and arbitration involving international commercial disputes, right from understanding the applicable law to knowing how these processes work.
- The ability to manage and negotiate international conflicts between commercial organisations and the role that lawyers play in the conflict management process.
What are the specific learning objectives of this course?
- To understand legal systems around the world;
- To understand basic principles of international law and how international contracts work;
- To understand what kind of commercial dispute resolution mechanisms are available around the world;
- To understand what kind of disputes can arise in cross border contracts and how alternative dispute resolution mechanisms can be used to deal with them;
- To understand what can be a right time for a business to expand into a foreign market;
- To understand factors determining the decisions on whether or not to enter into a foreign market;
- To decide the right mode of entering a foreign market;
- To understand different roadblocks that you are likely to face while entering a foreign market;
- To gain an understanding of economic factors such sectors receiving maximum foreign investment and legal considerations such as laws relating to foreign investment, taxation, labour, intellectual property, real estate etc. in six major economies i.e. China, United States of America, Middle East, United Kingdom, Japan and Brazil;
- To learn what is conflict management and the difference between conflict resolution and conflict management;
- To understand the connection between diversity and conflict management;
- To learn the role that lawyers can play in the conflict management process and in mediation for conflicts;
- To understand the relevance of developing conflict management strategies at an individual level;
- To gain an understanding of the technical and commercial aspects involved in advanced contract-specific negotiations;
- To learn the art of drafting contractual clauses to achieve the intended objectives and avoid ambiguous clauses and uncertain interpretations;
- To learn reviewing contracts with an objective of minimizing future disputes;
- To develop the required negotiation skills before walking into a high-value contract negotiation;
- To learn how to quickly grasp the most important business aspects that dictate terms of any given contract;
- To learn to perform a risk analysis of any contract;
- To get trained in understanding your client’s expectations, commercial objectives and ensuring that your draft reflects the concerns of your clients;
- To learn avoiding mistakes that even seasoned lawyers end up making in the process of contract drafting and negotiation;
- To learn skills for representing big corporations in contract negotiation and how it is different from working with smaller businesses and individuals;
- To learn to identify when your business operations are subject to international tax laws;
- To understand the basic models on which Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) are executed;
- To learn how to find and read a DTAA and key tax categories in a DTAA;
- To learn how to identify the kinds of information that can and cannot be shared as per tax information exchange provisions under DTAAs;
- To gain an understanding of the popular international tax structures used by global businesses;
- To learn how to take benefit of Safe Harbour Rules prevalent in India;
- Learn about Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) and Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) prevalent between different countries;
- To learn how to initiate international commercial arbitration proceedings globally;
- To learn how to browse through and interpret the arbitration law of foregin jurisdictions (relevant for offshore international arbitration;
- To learn how to advise clients on selecting an appropriate seat and to initiate proceedings before courts of a foreign supervisory jurisdiction;
- To identify when and how to use an expedited or fast track procedure of an international arbitration institution.
What is unique about this course
- As the LawSikho methodology goes, the course will train you on different types of actual work that is required to be performed in the international business law domain.
- By the end of this course, you can expect to have secured enough skills to be able to deal with work in companies which have global presence or need to navigate new jurisdictions for expansion of their businesses.
- The course is tough and intensive, you will not be awarded the certificate unless you complete the required number of assignments. You will have to invest 3-4 hours per week in developing your skills, in addition to the classes on this course.
- You will have interactive classes with high-quality discussions which will be taken by the experts of this course. You can get all the doubts resolved in the classes or even outside the classes through course groups and email.
- You will get personal attention and coaching from our trainers who will be assigned to you, and have access to a dedicated course anchor who will help you with submissions or any guidance or issues you may have as you progress through the course.
- You will receive in-line feedback for the assignments you submit, which will improve your performance to a significant extent.
- You will have access to other doubt clearing mechanisms also, in addition to the online classes such as a discussion forum where queries are responded to within a period of 48 hours, a WhatsApp group which will include your peers and batchmates as well as the course anchor, evaluator and support team from LawSikho.
- You will be trained in writing for three writing assignments during the term of the course and if these are of a publishable quality, these shall be published on the iPleaders blog which sees a footfall of more than a million visitors a month.
Money-back guarantee
If you take this course, follow it diligently for a month, attend all classes and do all the exercises but still do not find value in it, or are not able to understand or follow it or not find it good for any reason, we will refund the entire course fee to you. It is a 100% money back guarantee with only one condition, you must pursue it properly for a month. If you don’t find it valuable after that, get your entire money back.
Training Methodology
24/7 online access to all materials - study at your convenience
Access to basic study material through an online learning management system, Android and iOS app. Recordings of all classroom sessions will be available.
Hard copy study material covering important chapters
Hard copy study material modules to be couriered to your address in India.
Multiple Choice Questions in all modules for you to test your understanding
2 practical exercises every week, followed by written feedback
Live Online Classes to Teach Practice-Area Specific Work
There will be a live video-based online class to teach you practice area-specific work performed by lawyers. You can ask questions, share your screen, get personal feedback in this class. Every week there will be approx. 1.5 - 2 hours of class to teach you the work plus 1 hour of class to give you feedback.
Convenient Class timings
Classes are held after regular work hours. Typically classes are kept on Sundays or 8-9 pm on other days. Kindly note that the timing of classes will have to be changed in accordance with the time zone of the instructors in the case of faculties who are resident abroad.
Live Doubt Clearing
You can ask questions in class or on the learning management system when you read a chapter. You can also schedule a one-on-one session with evaluators to perform exercises or write articles.
Total hours of live sessions
2 hours every week (recordings will be available for those who miss attending a session live)
Client Opportunities & Recruitment Support where required
- Many employers, law firms and companies are happy to recruit our high performing students. If you do well in your exercises and classes, we can help you to get jobs, internships and assessment internships in good law firms, with renowned lawyers as well as in various companies.
- Our team helps our students in building their profile on LinkedIn to increase their reach to the potential recruiters.
- Our experts guide the students on how to crack any interview.
- On-demand, we provide mock interviews for our students looking for jobs.
- We share multiple internship/recruitment opportunities every week on our Whatsapp group.
- We help our students to get internships not only at law firms and chambers, but also with rising startups in diverse sectors.
- Our mentorship helps students to avoid running in the rat race behind the regular job openings; rather we help them design their own path based on their personal interests.
- We share multiple and diverse client opportunities with our pool of practicing advocates on a daily basis. Our references have helped several advocates really scale up their practice. The opportunities range from contract drafting to complex international taxation matters.
List of Weekly Exercises
- An Indian or Malaysian company plans to sell digital products to clients in the US, EU and South America. They have already started earning some revenue from clients there and this revenue is planning to increase 10 times this year. There are some local competitors that they need to deal with. What would the tax implications of this be? Should they consider establishing a presence there? Would that facilitate the process? What would the implications of a sales or marketing office and subsidiary be?
- Prepare a draft of the articles of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of an Indian company to be established in Singapore. The company has a venture capital investor in its Indian entity with standard investor protections.
- An Indian startup client or your own company plans to go global and establish offshore presence. Advise on the pros and cons between having operations in the US, Singapore and Dubai.
- Review a sales agreement between a US distributor of a Singapore parent company (which has its subsidiary in India. Does this distributor qualify as a Permanent Establishment of the Singapore company in the US?
- Advise your client in selecting the optimal business structure and the best state for operating in the US. Choose amongst New York, Texas, Delaware and other states.
- Prepare a step-by-step plan, highlight key issues and execute a Delaware flip in simulation mode.
- Draft the constitutional documents of the Delaware parent and the Indian subsidiary. The Delaware company has Paul Graham, through Y-Combinator, as one of its investors. You need to ensure alignment between the offshore parent and the Indian entity’s articles.
- Prepare a step-by-step plan, highlight key issues and execute a Singapore flip in simulation mode.
- Advise an international client on establishing presence in China. Should they opt for a joint venture or WFOE? Which FTZ should they choose? How would Chinese law treat the FDI?
- A US angel investor who has invested in an Indian startup through a Singapore entity wants to exit and sell the stake to a Belgian buyer. The US investor found you on Upwork and wants advice on Singapore tax implications - US tax implications are a bonus, if you can do it, you will be able to charge 3x fee and also get more high-value future work.
- A German startup has incorporated a subsidiary in Dubai respectively. They want to sell their stake in the Dubai entity. They have also received a share purchase agreement. Please review and help them identify 3 points to improve their deal. Also, what are the exchange control and tax implications? Can they retain ownership of the entity and instead sell the business?
- A Brazilian entrepreneur has realised that Dubai and China are not profitable markets and would like to continue business in the US and Canada. How can he/ she shut down the Dubai and China corporate entities? What would the implications of laying off staff be? He has requested advice on Freelancer.com.
- A client from the Netherlands has requested a software development agreement to be drafted for a prospective iOS and Android app developer for an e-commerce app. Draft the contract. Also advise the client on which other contracts will be necessary to run the e-commerce business.
- A client from the Philippines is selling digital products in the B2B space. They have a sales office in the Netherlands. They need you to draft their terms of service and privacy policy from the perspective of EU law. They are evaluating proposals from a couple of service providers - there are 10 others. Prepare a proposal.
- Assume that you received a go ahead from the client because your proposal was fantastic. Now, prepare the first draft of the terms of service and privacy policy.
- A local competitor in the Japanese market has sprung up and is denting the sales of your client’s product. He was earlier your client for the product for 6 months. This competitor has chosen a similar sounding name and color scheme, but in Japanese it’s written differently. He also hired one of your consultants, in breach of a non-compete clause, to make his website. There was an arbitration clause in the contract. What actions can you take to stop this?
- A Malaysian competitor for your client’s services has emerged in the US market, which is denting the sales of your client’s product. He has chosen very similar marketing strategies, and keywords which you created in the marketing proposals. Their brand name is also similar to your client’s. Your client wants to restrain the competitor from using the same keywords and brand name in at least Texas and New York. Advise what legal actions need to be taken. There are 2 conflicting brand names but you have a registration through Madrid Protocol only for one of them.
- Your client, who is selling electric automobiles (like Tata or Mahindra) will open offices in Singapore, Dubai, US and UK in the next 18 months. Before they incur any expense and brief a local lawyer or consultant, they want your preliminary advice on a few key issues:
- Entity selection for all these countries
- A map of the global corporate structure of the business, assuming that it is currently in India
- Import requirements in each of the countries and the duty - they want to decide whether they should ship products in fully assembled state or a semi-knocked down state assembled from India and assembled there
- Mention any Indian export control laws
- For the same situation as above, also mention:
- Steps to set up the entities and whether they need professional agencies/ corporate secretaries - also give a list of the names and quotes of 5 service providers
- One-time setup costs and ongoing compliance costs for the corporate entity
- Trademark registration requirements
- A common neutral seat for international arbitration for local partners and distributors in all those states
- Enforceability of arbitral awards in those states against local partners
- Repatriation of payments from international sales to parent, and how operating costs are to be transferred to the global subsidiaries
- Which contracts they must enter into
- Your client, originally an Indian company, is planning to flip its structure to Singapore to access global capital. They have figured out how to flip, but they need your advice on a few ancillary issues. The companies will provide a lot of services to one another. The Singapore company will also frequently give loans and capital. Some Indian employees may be deputed to Singapore. You are required to share your opinion on a few issues.
- Which contracts will the group companies require to operate effectively? On which aspects would transfer pricing be applicable?
- Which international payments (employees/ directors’ salaries, royalties, loans, infusion of capital from Singapore, etc.) will attract tax requirements? How will these tax requirements apply?
Here are some of our faculty members
KOMAL SHAH,
Co-founder and Chief Knowledge Officer, SkillArbitrage, former in-house counsel and company secretary with over a decade of experience in securities, funds and capital markets
NISHVITHA CS,
Legal Counsel and Company Secretary
SAMARTH CHADDHA,
Assistant Manager (Legal) at Aster DM Healthcare
GARV MALHOTRA,
Partner at Skywards Law
SAKSHI SARAN,
Advocate
PALLAVI CHANDRASEKHAR,
Principal Associate, LawSikho, ex-Surana & Surana International Attorneys
Tentative programme schedule
Week 1 - 2: Introduction to Legal System of the World
Week 3 - 7: Entry strategy and doing business in major international economies
Week 8 - 12: Advanced Contract Drafting
Week 13 - 16: Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Week 17 - 18: International Conflict Negotiation & Resolution
Week 19 - 21: Doing Business with China
Week 21 - 23: International Taxation.
Syllabus
INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIME 
Legal systems around the world - common law and civil law
Basic principles of International law and How International Contracts Work
What are the different types of disputes you can encounter in cross border contracts?
Which alternative dispute resolution methods are used to resolve international disputes?
Which resources can you use to find out about legal systems in a country?
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND NEGOTIATION
International Conflict Management
Introduction to international Conflict Management
Individual Conflict Management Strategies
Negotiation
Common Negotiation Techniques and Pitfalls
Hostage Negotiation Techniques and Business Applications
Negotiation as a Method of Dispute Resolution
Negotiation Case Studies
Maneuvering Through International Negotiations: A Guide for Lawyers
Introduction to International Negotiation
Negotiating to win
Mediation, Conciliation and Expert Determination
Introduction to Mediation / Conciliation
Institutional Mediation / Conciliation and procedure
Expert determination
UNDERSTANDING THE ANATOMY OF CONTRACT DRAFTING
Contract Anatomy - Introduction to parts of a contract
Title, recitals, definition and interpretation clauses
Representations and Warranties clauses and covenants
Conditions Precedent, Conditions Subsequent and Completion
How to Draft Obligations and Payment Clauses in Any Contract
Term, termination, renewal and survival clauses
Assignment and Change of Control Clauses
Confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicit and exclusivity clauses
Waiver, Variation and Severability clauses
Indemnity and Limitation of Liability clauses
Notice and communication clauses
Breach and enforcement related clauses
Governing Law, Jurisdiction, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Takeaway: The definitive contract checklist
Non-disclosure Agreements
Employment Agreements
Memorandum of Understanding
End-User License Agreements
Introduction to syndicate finance and select clauses in syndicate loan agreements
Templates
Non-disclosure Agreements (NDA)
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
Executive Employment Agreements (EEA)
End-User License Agreements (EULA)
Syndicate Loan Agreements (APLMA format)
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Introduction to International Commercial Arbitration
Why is International Commercial Arbitration a preferred mode for dispute resolution in international transactions?
Legal work in international commercial arbitration for in-house counsels, corporate lawyers, arbitration lawyers and litigators
How to navigate the domestic and offshore legs of International Commercial Arbitration
What you need to know about foreign law to be effective in international commercial arbitration
How to brief offshore counsel with respect to arbitration proceedings
How international commercial arbitrations can be institutionalised and what are the important organisations in this area?
Ad hoc v International Arbitration
Seat and Venue in Arbitration
What are the key considerations in selection of the set of arbitration rules that will govern a dispute between contracting parties?
How do these vary in case of ad hoc arbitration vis-a-vis institutional arbitration?
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
How to draft an Arbitration Clause in International Commercial Arbitration?
How to apply the seat and venue consideration and remove uncertainty while drafting an effective and predictable arbitration clause.
Case studies of some well drafted and not so well drafted arbitration clauses.
Arriving at a Model Arbitration Clause for International Contracts and how to modify it as per applicable factual situation.
Pathological Arbitration Clauses
What are pathological arbitration clauses?
- How to navigate in case your client is stuck with a pathological arbitration clause?
How to Select an Appropriate Institution for International Commercial Arbitration?
How to answer common questions that every client faces about selection of seat, selection of arbitral institution and choice of law
Special emphasis on following Arbitration Institutions
- International Court of Arbitration
- London Court of International Arbitration
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
Contract Law from the Perspective of Arbitration: Comparing the laws of UK, Dubai, US and Singapore Comparison between UK, Dubai, US and Singapore contract law from the perspective of arbitration?
How To Draft a Statement of Claim and Defence in International Commercial Arbitration?
What are the key implications of the choice of seat on challenge to arbitral awards and their enforcement?
Enforcement of International Commercial Arbitration Awards outside India and in India
How to enforce awards in Singapore
How to enforce awards in UK
How to enforce awards in US
How to enforce awards in Dubai
How to enforce awards in Netherlands
How to enforce awards in Canada
How to enforce awards in Malaysia
How to enforce awards in Philippines
How to resist and challenge enforcement proceedings - top strategies
Latest Trends in Arbitration Proceedings
Implication of Brexit on increasing International Commercial Arbitrations & London as the seat and venue of Arbitration
Implication of Belt and Road Initiative & increase in arbitrations administered in mainland china.
Implication of uncertainty in Hong Kong and its impact on International Commercial Arbitrations rooted in Singapore.
The newer emerging Arbitration Institutions and advent of third party funding.
Impact of Pandemic on International Commercial Arbitrations, if any.
Supervisory Jurisdiction of Courts with respect to Singapore, UK and Hong Kong
Introduction to International Mediation and Conciliation
Procedures & considerations governing International Mediation and Conciliation
Templates
Letter to invoke arbitral proceedings before LCIA, ICC, SIAC
Notice of commencement of arbitration
Statement of claim
Statement of defence
Application for measures to constitute the tribunal before a domestic court in an international commercial arbitration (Indian Supreme Court)
Application for interim relief before the tribunal
Application for interim relief before a domestic court (India)
Petition for enforcement of arbitral award
Application to set aside an arbitral award
DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA
How to incorporate an entity in China
How are economic records maintained in China?
How can foreign companies enter China?
The areas of foreign penetration: business sectors which have been opened
A focus on the amazing journey of the automotive industry
Implementation issues
Changes in the legal framework
Technology creation in China
Global sourcing strategies of large Chinese public groups
International Strategies for Downstream Investment
Challenges to operating a business in China
Transfer of IP to local partner
IP enforcement
Contract enforcement
International arbitration in China
Hierarchy of courts
DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK)
Overview of the UK economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
EU and UK after Brexit
Legal and court systems prevalent in the UK
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Contract enforcement in the UK
Data protection and digital payments framework in the UK
How to incorporate an entity in the UK and corporate governance
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in the UK
How to register and protect intellectual property in the UK
Overview of taxation systems in the UK
Domestic taxation
International treaty network
Global business structuring and UK taxes
Prevalent labour and employment systems in the UK
Immigration and visa-related issues for top executives
Minimum wage
Trade union and collective bargaining with respect to M&A and other transactions
Termination process for white-collar staff and labours
Other issues
Import-export and trade policy in the UK
Can non-residents own immovable property in the UK?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in the UK
DOING BUSINESS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Overview of the US economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
States where leading global and Indian businesses operating are headquartered
Legal and court systems prevalent in the US
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Federal structure in the US
Contract enforcement in the US
How to incorporate an entity in the US and corporate governance
Most preferred states for incorporation
Important business structures in the US: Proprietorship, Partnership, Limited Partnership, LLP, LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp
How to retrieve company registration information and financials for important states
Important reports filed with SEC by US listed companies and how to retrieve them
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in the US
How to register and protect intellectual property in the US
Overview of taxation systems in the US
Corporate and individual tax slab
US DTAA network
US IRS and why it is feared the most
What are ‘pass-through’ structures and why global investors prefer pass-through structures
Tax havens for global businesses originating from the US
Unique aspects of US tax law for businesses: Controlled Foreign Corporations, thin capitalisation, etc.
How to execute a Delaware flip
Prevalent labour and employment systems in the US
Import-export and trade policy in the US
Can non-residents own immovable property in the US?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in the US
Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
US digital payments framework and data protection overview
DOING BUSINESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Overview of the GCC countries
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
Legal and court systems prevalent in GCC countries
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Contract enforcement in the GCC countries
How to incorporate an entity in Dubai
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in the GCC countries
How to register and protect intellectual property in the GCC countries
Overview of taxation systems in the GCC countries
Prevalent labour and employment systems in GCC countries
Import-export and trade policy in GCC countries
Can non-residents own immovable property Dubai?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in the GCC countries
DOING BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE
Overview of the Singapore economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
Access to capital and listing of different kinds of entities on Singapore exchanges
Legal and court systems prevalent in Singapore
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Contract enforcement in Singapore
International commercial arbitration process in Singapore
How to incorporate an entity in Singapore and corporate governance
How to flip ownership of an Indian company to Singapore
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in Singapore
How to register and protect intellectual property in Singapore
Overview of taxation systems in Singaporev
Domestic Tax in Singapore
International tax treaty network
India Singapore DTAA
Tax repercussions of outbound payments and sale of stake in Singapore companies
Prevalent labour and employment systems in Singapore
Import-export and trade policy in Singapore
Can non-residents own and transfer immovable property in Singapore?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in Singapore
Digital payments environment and broad data protection framework
DOING BUSINESS IN JAPAN
Overview of the Japanese economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
Legal and court systems prevalent in Japan
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Contract enforcement in Japan
How to incorporate an entity or open a sales and marketing office in Japan and corporate governance
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in Japan
How to register and protect intellectual property in Japan
Overview of taxation systems in Japan
Prevalent labour and employment systems in Japan
Import-export and trade policy in Japan
Can non-residents own and transfer immovable property in Japan?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in Japan
DOING BUSINESS IN BRAZIL
Overview of the Brazilian economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
Legal and court systems prevalent in Brazil
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
Contract enforcement in Brazil
How to incorporate an entity in the Brazil and corporate governance
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in Brazil
How to register and protect intellectual property in Brazil
Overview of taxation systems in Brazil
Prevalent labour and employment systems in Brazil
Import-export and trade policy in Brazil
Can non-residents own immovable property in Brazil?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in Brazil
INTERNATIONAL TAXATION AND TRANSFER
International taxation concepts
Sources of international taxation and DTAAs
Structure of DTAAs
What is Permanent Establishment?
Does international tax law apply to you if you don’t have an office offshore
Regulatory provisions relating to international tax
Consequences of round tripping
How does foreign tax credit work?
Controlled Foreign Corporations and POEM Rules -
Tax structuring, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS)
What is thin capitalisation and how is it regulated in India and globally?
General Anti-avoidance Rule
Tax information exchange arrangements, FATCA and CRS
How and when to use Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP)
Advance pricing agreements
India-US APA, CBDT Rules and how to claim benefit
Safe Harbour Rules (India)
International tax structuring
International tax structuring
International tax issues in secondment agreements
Comparison of Singapore, Dubai and Cyprus with Mauritius
Do commissionaire arrangements constitute a permanent establishment?
How to structure a WFOE business in China (for foreign companies)
Common tax structures for US-based businesses investing into Asia
Common tax structures for US-based businesses investing into Africa
Transfer pricing concepts
Transfer pricing - introduction and basics (video and ppt)
Transfer pricing compliance, disputes and penalties
Transfer pricing methods: an overview
Arm’s length price and methods of calculation
HOW TO ENTER A FOREIGN MARKET
When is the right time to expand into a foreign market?
Factors determining the decision whether to enter a foreign market
How to decide the right method to enter a foreign market
Roadblocks you are likely to face while entering a foreign market
DOING BUSINESS IN EUROPEAN UNION
Overview of the European Union
The Treaty of Rome and ‘Four Freedoms’
What are the EU Principles and Free Trade Agreements?
Important aspects of the EU Treaty for non-EU businesses
Introduction to European Union Institutions like EU Council, EU Commission and European Court of Justice
Instruments of law-making from an EU perspective: Decisions, Regulations, Directives, etc.
Doing business in the European Union Countries
Overview of the Economy and high growth sectors from the perspective of both EU and non-EU businesses.
Cultural aspects governing business considerations for non-EU businesses
In which sectors is maximum foreign investment taking place?
How to import and export within and outside European Union?
Overview of laws governing free movement of trade and services for EU and non-EU businesses.
Common business strategies adopted by non-EU businesses to import and export across EU countries.
Capital movements across European Union countries
Movement of currencies within and outside European Union with special emphasis on Schengen countries.
FDI laws governing investments from the perspective of non-EU businesses with special emphasis on Netherlands
Real estate investments in European Union
How real estate laws vary across European Union
How real estate investments are regulated for EU and Non-EU businesses.
Contract enforcement in European Union countries
International commercial arbitration process in European Union Countries
How to incorporate an entity in EU and corporate governance
How to register and protect intellectual property in European Union
Overview of taxation systems in European Union from the perspective of a non-EU business
From the perspective of non-EU countries.
Case study of Netherland and Ireland with special reference to India.
Prevalent labour and employment systems in Singapore
Can non-residents own and transfer immovable property in Singapore?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in European Union
Digital payments environment and GDPR framewor
DOING BUSINESS IN CANADA
Overview of the Canadian economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
Access to capital and listing of different kinds of entities on Canada’s stock exchanges
Legal and court systems prevalent in Canada
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
How to navigate provincial rules and implications on central laws
Contract enforcement in Canada
International commercial arbitration process in Canada
How to incorporate an entity in Canada and corporate governance
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in Canada
How to register and protect intellectual property in Canada
Overview of taxation systems in Canada
Domestic Tax in Canada
International tax treaty network
India Canada DTAA
Tax repercussions of outbound payments and sale of stake in Canada companies
Prevalent labour and employment systems in Canada
Import-export and trade policy in Canada
Can non-residents own and transfer immovable property in Canada?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in Canada
Digital payments environment and broad data protection framework
DOING BUSINESS IN RUSSIA
Overview of the Russian economy
Which sectors receive maximum foreign investment
Which are the high growth sectors?
In which areas is maximum international trade taking place
Access to capital and listing of different kinds of entities on Russia’s exchanges
Legal and court systems prevalent in Russia
Constitution
Legislature
Executive
Judiciary
How to navigate provincial rules and implications on central laws
Contract enforcement in Russia
International commercial arbitration process in Russia
How to incorporate an entity in Russia and corporate governance
Foreign direct investment regime and incentives for foreign investment in Russia
How to register and protect intellectual property in Russia
Overview of taxation systems in Russia
Domestic Tax in Russia
International tax treaty network
India Russia DTAA
Tax repercussions of outbound payments and sale of stake in Russia companies
Prevalent labour and employment systems in Russia
Import-export and trade policy in Russia
Can non-residents own and transfer immovable property in Russia?
Insolvency and Bankruptcy regime in Russia
Digital payments environment and broad data protection framework
Course Plan
Standard
RS. 63000
incl. of all charges
Printed study material (by courier)
1 online live class/ week (23 weeks)
1 practical assignment each week (23 weeks)
3 writing assignments (3 weeks)
Get digital access to entire study material
Access on LMS, Android & iOS app
Instructor feedback on assignments
Doubt clearing on WhatsApp, LMS & classes
Instructor led course with online live classes
Online exams (give exams as per your convenience on given time slots)
Certificate (by courier)
CV enhancement
Coaching for professional networking
Training for writing and publishing articles
Internship & Job Support
Interview preparation guidance
Networking with other students & alumni
Access to updated content online for 3 years
Doubt clearing within 24 hours
Top students are recommended to law firms and companies
Internship and job support available
