Author: Ewan Powell

Regulatory crackdowns rarely start with a dramatic headline inside a company. They start with a tighter review standard. A licensing authority demands cleaner documentation. A bank asks for stronger proof before it processes transactions. A foreign regulator flags missing authentication on records...

Overseas banking is rarely blocked by a lack of business intent. It is blocked by documentation that fails a bank’s internal controls. When an international bank reviews a new account opening, a signatory change, or an entity onboarding request, it typically wants proof that the company actually...

Intellectual property licensing can look straightforward on paper and still become difficult once the agreement has to function inside a volatile market. Political instability, sudden regulatory changes, banking restrictions, administrative slowdowns, and weak local enforcement can all affect how...

Global deals do not always wait for the right person to be in the right room. That is why powers of attorney can play an important role in cross-border transactions. A power of attorney allows one person to act on behalf of another, but when that document is meant to be used overseas, foreign...

The package returned from the New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services(DORES)with a rejection notice. The board resolution that took two weeks to coordinate had been rejected for apostille. The European closing was scheduled for Friday. The funding was contingent on authenticated...

A Jersey City real estate development firm was structuring a new commercial property acquisition with investors from Singapore. The investors’ counsel required authenticated entity formation documents and investor agreements before funding could be released. The closing was scheduled. The...