Testimonials
The most gratifying praise we have received is from our satisfied clients over many years. This is evidenced by their continued confidence and patronage as well as by their referrals of other clients. Below is a sample of what our clients say about our services:
Adam Tachner
Vice President and General Counsel, Atheros Communications Santa Clara, California
“[Pamir] is a full service corporate firm and do outstanding work in all respects, particularly M&A work in acquiring local companies, and in assisting in critical contract negotiations. They’ve also helped us with employment law and tax issues, as well as valuable interface with key government agencies. They also helped access a network of other service providers.
In all candor, our relationship with Pamir is an important asset to Atheros’ legal team.”
Joseph Kuiper
Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP Grand Rapids, Michigan
“I cannot say enough good things about the team. They provided immeasurable value to our client and made us look good to the client by facilitating a court filing thousands of miles and an ocean away, in a language and court system we did not understand, in an unbelievably short timeframe.”
Janet Jacobs
Stoel Rives LLP Seattle, Washington
“I’m extremely grateful to all of you and appreciative of the hard work that has gone in to responding so quickly to this complex issue. It is wonderful to know that we have such excellent global resources for our clients.”
Publications
CRS: Key Lessons for Families and Wealth Managers from the Panama Papers
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (“OECD”) new Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) will allow over 100 governments to access the personal financial data of overseas account holders and owners of trusts and foundations. This article...
Bureaucrats From Over 100 Nations Cooperate to Collect and Share Private Family Financial Data
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (“OECD”) new Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) will allow over 100 governments to access the personal financial data of overseas account holders and owners of trusts and foundation. This article...
CRS: What Every Private Wealth Advisor Needs to Know About the Global CRS Regime
The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s (“OECD”) new Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) will allow over 100 governments to access the personal financial data of overseas accountholders and owners of trusts and foundations. This article...
Case Studies
Developing a World-Class Biodiversity Legal Framework
The Royal Government of Bhutan’s (“RGOB”) National Biodiversity Center (“NBC”) under the Ministry of Agriculture (“MOA”) made a “first call” to request help to build a world-class environmental legal infrastructure for Bhutan which would (i) deliver a concrete legal...
Protecting Creditors
The bankruptcy trustee and counsel representing major creditors (US hedge funds) needed to preserve their claims in excess of US$100 million against a party in Taiwan seeking bankruptcy protection. We were appointed by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court to represent and...
Winning the Bid
An international telecommunications group made a “first call” to help develop a strategy to bid for both a national cellular operating license and a regional cellular license when the Taiwan telecommunications market opened to international players. We organized an 18...
Contract Negotiations: David vs. Goliath
An Asian cable TV distributor was in a ‘fight for its life’ licensing dispute with an international media conglomerate. Pamir helped the client to position for a negotiated settlement with victories in litigation, regulatory contests and public perception arenas....
Commercial Trade Dispute and Extortion
A Chinese OEM agent for a U.S. company unilaterally terminated its partnership and representation of the US partner and demanded a retroactive ten year rental payment, unsupported by any contract. The OEM agent also held the raw materials and semi-finished products...
Forceful Effective Anti-Counterfeiting Tactics
A global consumer brands conglomerate faced massive counterfeiting problem across China with worldwide market impact, including brand erosion, undermining of domestic profits, quality and safety issues, overflow into regional markets, and wholesale market...
News
Taiwan Imposes VAT on Cross-Border E-Commerce Sales of Digital Services and Goods
Beginning May 1, 2017, foreign businesses selling digital content and services to consumers in Taiwan must register as tax entities, issue government invoices, and timely report and pay VAT. EXECUTIVE...
PRC Government Announces Deadline for Unified Business Certificate Application
The Chinese government recently announced plans to unify the current three corporate licenses (Business License, Organization Code Certificate and Tax Registration Certificate) into one Unified Business Certificate, in order to lessen the administrative burdens on...
Juan Madrigal Delivers Presentations in Spain and Portugal
Juan Madrigal delivered a series of presentations to various audiences in Spain and Portugal in early February. In Spain, Juan delivered presentations about attracting Chinese outbound investment at ESADE Business School in Barcelona and the chamber of commerce of the...
Awards
