Parker Poe

Cultivating Asia-Pacific Business Growth in North America

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Parker Poe has extensive experience supporting Asia-Pacific companies through legal counsel, business advice, and personal relationships. Our clients include companies from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, and India. Our team includes attorneys who have lived in the region and visit businesses there regularly.

Because of our understanding of the business culture and experience representing Asia-Pacific companies, we can provide proactive counsel to help clients see three or four steps ahead with their U.S., Mexican, and Canadian projects. As a full-service law firm, we also can prevent clients from facing new language or cultural barriers as their legal needs evolve — our team provides continuity and longevity. Our efficient, strategic approach has led to the greatest compliment we can receive from clients: referrals to their fellow business leaders in the region.

We have offices in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington, DC. We provide legal and related consulting services in areas such as:

• Foreign Direct Investment and Entry Into the United States, Mexico, and Canada
• Business Expansion and Location Solutions, Including North American Site Selection Advisory
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Cross-Border Transactions
• Corporate Structuring and Tax
• Employment and Employee Benefits
• State and Federal Environmental Issues
• Immigration and Visa
• Real Estate
• Intellectual Property
• Federal and State Regulatory Issues, Including Navigating the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the Corporate Transparency Act
• Federal, North Carolina, and South Carolina Government Relations
• Risk Management
• Domestic and International Litigation, Arbitration, and Dispute Resolution
• International Trade and U.S. Customs

Supporting International Commerce
Parker Poe is a member of two leading international legal networks: TerraLex and the Employment Law Alliance. TerraLex and the ELA have chosen Parker Poe as a United States legal partner to help guide global clients through the challenges of global business.

Our team regularly participates in the SelectUSA Investment Summit, where we partner with international business leaders to advance their expansion goals in the U.S. In addition, we have personal connections with consulates in the Asia-Pacific region and economic development leaders in the U.S.

We frequently visit current and potential clients in their home countries to discuss current and future opportunities within the North American market.

Personal Ties
In addition to other Parker Poe lawyers who actively support global business and our clients, the attorneys on our Asia-Pacific team include:

• Michael Chen has served in a variety of leadership roles in organizations supporting Asian American interests in Charlotte, including the Charlotte Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the Charlotte Chinese School. He is also a former member of the leadership council for the North Carolina Bar Association's International Practice Section. Michael is fluent in Mandarin.

• Dom Lerario currently serves on the leadership council of the North Carolina Bar Association's International Practice Section and is active in the Carolinas Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Business Alliance. He studied abroad in southeast China and later lived in Hunan province, where he taught English for a year. Dom is highly proficient in spoken and written Mandarin.

• Dayton Riddle lived in Beijing and Hong Kong for five years. In Hong Kong, he practiced law for three years at a large international law firm and worked for a management consulting firm. Dayton is conversational in Mandarin.

• Scott Cunning has helped several Chinese pharmaceutical companies clear the path to approval to bring generic drugs to market and handled high-risk patent litigation for life sciences and tech companies in China and Taiwan. Scott travels to China and Taiwan regularly.

Guide to Doing Business in the U.S.
Our firm offers a detailed guide that highlights some of the legal aspects of entering and doing business in the U.S., including a Chinese-language version. To receive that guide and learn more about how we support Asian commerce at the business level, the policy level, and the personal level, please contact the attorneys on the left side of this page.