USA after the elections:
Workshop on the optimal structuring of your US market entry
Are you planning to expand into the USA? Or would you like to optimize the current structure of your US business?
Topics:
- Planning and structuring the market entry
- Founding a company in the USA/administration
- Legal aspects / liability / contracts
- Insurances in the USA
- Taxes in the USA
- Visa / employee secondment / HR & payroll
- Q&A / Best practice examples

Further dates will follow
Successful and safe start in the USA
Entering the US market is a major step for foreign companies, which is associated with immense opportunities, but also brings with it many challenges. The latter still cause many small and medium-sized companies to shy away from expanding into the USA.

Our experts and network partners have many years of experience and are very familiar with the conditions of the US market as well as the administrative, legal and tax framework.
The USA Expansion Experts have set themselves the goal of bringing together experts from various fields who can accompany and support you and your company on your way to the USA.
In our workshops, our speakers answer the most common questions about entering the US market, show you how you can make your start in the USA successful, efficient and secure and, of course, provide you with advice and support at any time during implementation.

Topics of the workshop
Founding a company in the USA
- Do I need a US company for my US business?
- Advantages of a US company
- Overview of different legal forms
- In which state should I incorporate?
- Start-up process and practical tips

Legal aspects
- Product liability and compliance
- Contract law and terms and conditions
- Liability of directors and officers
- Recourse to associates
- Trademark law
- Labor law

Taxes
- Overview of legal forms and their tax implications
- Sales tax in the USA
- Distribution of profits to Germany
- Transfer Pricing

US-Visa, HR & Payroll
- Overview of different types of visas
- Prerequisite for the application & procedure
- Employment of US employees
- Non-wage labor costs in the USA/Employee Benefits

Investment planning and implementation: Successful location planning in the USA
- Supply chain and logistics consulting
- Procedure for site search and site selection
- Planning, implementation and optimization of production and distribution sites
- Optimization of the degree of automation
- General Contractor process model

Strategic market development
- In the global power play: The race for growth, technology and power between the USA, Europe and China
- Markets in focus: Key sectors for investments in the USA
- Success factors for a sustainable market presence: from sales strategies and customer access to supply chain and location selection
- Benefiting from subsidies: Maximizing government incentives in the U.S. (IRA, IIJA, Chips and Science Act)


01
Manny Schoenhuber
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Manny Schoenhuber is an attorney in the international law practice group at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP …

02
Florian Schweinle
ALTON GmbH
Florian Schweinle has been working as a consultant at ALTON since 2018. After completing his studies at the LMU Munich in 2011, he initially …

03
Arnold Servo
Rödl & Partner
Arnold Servo is a partner at the international law firm Rödl & Partner. Arnold is originally from Augsburg, but has lived and worked in the USA…

04
Anna Ahlborn
EAC International Consulting
Anna Ahlborn is a partner at EAC International Consulting, a management consultancy specializing in growth markets. …

05
Michaela Schobert
OERTZENGroup
Michaela, originally from Würzburg, Germany holds a degree in business administration with a focus on international …
Expected course of the workshop:

| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
9:00 | Reception with welcome & introduction | |
9:30 | The USA under the Trump Administration: Market entry and strategies for German companies in the face of protectionism and restrictive customs policies | EAC International Consulting |
10:30 | Coffee & cold drinks | |
10:45 | Founding and types of companies in the USA | Alton |
11:45 | Joint lunch | |
13:00 | Law & Liability | Nelson Mullins |
14:00 | Personal & Recruiting | OERTZENGroup |
15:00 | Coffee break | |
15:15 | Taxes in the USA | Rödl & Partner |
16:15 | Visum & HR, Payroll, Employee Benefits | Rödl & Partner / ALTON |
17:00 | Fireside Chat: Experience report of a German company in the USA | |
17:45 | Q&A / Networking |
Participation
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199€per PersonIncludes participation in the workshop, as well as snacks, lunch and drinks
Register via our Ticket Shop and gain access to valuable resources for your US market entry.
If you have any problems with the booking, please contact us.