When American and European partners conduct business both parties expect to find many similarities in eachother's cultures, thereby sometimes inadvertently overlooking the few but substantial cultural differences. These cultural distinctions underlie business practice as well as the laws of the land. In this book, August Minke highlights the major legal differences between continental Europe and USA. that permeate business relations. He explains in layman's terms how these cultural differences impact the laws and the way business is conducted in the U.S. and Europe. What readers say about the "Fortright, upright, and sometimes brutally honest." "Your book was very helpful in providing us with insights when negotiating with our prospective partner." August Minke holds advanced law degrees from the Netherlands and the United States. Before moving to the US, Mr. Minke worked as a corporate lawyer and business manager in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. He currently consults European companies doing business in the United States, as well as U.S. law firms on international litigation involving European matters. Mr. Minke also trains corporate expatriates of Fortune-500 companies on successfully conducting business across the Atlantic and is the author of several books on cross-cultural issues and on working abroad.

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Introduction 7
1 Cross-Atlantic Legal Styles 9
1.1 It’s the Law, Isn’t It? 10
1.2 Legislative Process 11
1.3 Consequences for Doing Business 13
1.4 Legal Terminology 14
2 Business Organization 16
2.1 Incorporation 17
2.2 Legal Entities 19
2.3 Shareholders 23
2.4 Directors and Officers 24
2.5 Piercing the Corporate Veil 25
2.6 Agents 26
3 Contracts 29
3.1 Contract formation 29
3.2 Delivery 34
3.3 Commitment to Contracts 35
4 Torts and Liability 40
4.1 Torts or Wrongful Acts 40
4.2 Liability 41
4.3 Punitive Damages 44
5 Human Resources 45
5.1 Written and Oral Contracts 46
5.2 Employers’ duties 46
5.3 Organized Labor 50
5.4 Benefits 52
5.5 Termination or Redundancy 53
6 Litigation 55
6.1 Jurisdiction 55
6.2 Discovery 58
6.3 Court Proceedings 59
6.4 Class Actions 60
6.5 Arbitration 61
6.6 Attorneys 62
7 Intellectual Property 64
7.1 Patents 64
7.2 Trademarks and Service Marks 66
7.3 Copyright 66
7.4 Trade Secrets 67
8 Select Other Business Matters 69
8.1 Bankruptcy 69
8.2 Franchising 72
8.3 Consumer Protection 73
8.4 Privacy 74
8.5 Criminal Law and Business 75
8.6 Insider Trading 76
9 Conclusion 77

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