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Konkurrenceklausuler i ansættelsesforhold i USA – igen-igen..
I januar 2023 udstedte den føderale U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), nye regler, der som hovedregel gjorde alle konkurrenceklausuler i ansættelsesforhold ugyldige i hele USA efter 4. september 2024 – selv klausuler aftalt før de nye regler ikrafttræden. Regulering...
Getting Your Product Out on the U. S. Market via a Third-Party – Contracts With U. S. Sales Agents and Distributors
By Thomas Thorup, attorney-at-law (California, District of Columbia) and Advokat (Denmark), partner in Thomas Thorup Law, a law firm focused on Danish-American business law, with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and Washington, D.C. Introduction This article briefly...
Navigating the E-2 Visa: Understanding the Minimum Investment Requirement for Applications in Copenhagen
The E-2 Visa is an attractive option for foreign investors looking to live and work in the United States. Known as the "Treaty Investor Visa," the E-2 allows individuals from countries with which the U.S. maintains a treaty of commerce and navigation to invest in a...
Thomas Thorup Law Achieves High Approval Rate on 2024-2025 H-1B Visa Submissions
In an era where immigration laws and policies are constantly evolving, navigating the complexities of the H-1B visa process can be daunting for both employers and prospective employees. However, Thomas Thorup Law, a boutique immigration law firm, has achieved a...
Har du tabt penge på Norwegian-flybilletter i forbindelse med corona-perioden?
En ny afgørelse fra Københavns Fogedret ændrer på hidtidig praksis og giver mulighed for at gennemtvinge betaling fra Norwegian i større omfang. Thomas Thorup Law har netop vundet en principiel sag over luftfartsselskabet Norwegian, som kan have betydning for et stort...
Important Update on Visa Interview Waivers
In a significant development affecting certain nonimmigrant visa applicants, the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security, has announced a crucial update on interview waivers. As a result, fewer persons will qualify for the...
Rydhave event for Danish companies doing business in the United States – at the U.S. Ambassador residence
Today, Thomas Thorup Law sponsored and co-hosted a lunch and roundtable discussion event with the U.S. Embassy Commercial Service, held at Rydhave, the U.S. Ambassador residence in Charlottenlund, Denmark, for a select group of successful Danish companies doing...
Expanding your Danish Business to the U.S.: Start with a Transfer
In my last post, I covered one way to take your Danish business in the United States, the E2 visa. As a quick recap, the E2 visa allows you to send yourself (as the business owner) or an employee to the United States to oversee an investment in to a new or existing...
Married to an American? Ready to move to the U.S.? Not So Fast
If you are married to a U.S. Citizen (or have a U.S. Citizen child older than 21 or you yourself are a child, 21 years or younger, of a U.S. Citizen) they can apply for you to move to the U.S. permanently. In fact, this is one of the most “straight-forward” methods of...
Students Limited in their Ability to Study Abroad without a Visa, Changes in the Foreign Affairs Manual
For years, students wanting to travel to the United States for short independent study courses have been able to utilize B Visas. Embassies relying on 9 FAM 402.2-5(B), generally issued B visas to those wishing to travel to the United States to “undertake independent...
Avoiding ESTA Denials and What to do When it Happens
One of the little known aspects of the Visa Waiver Program and the ESTA application is how fragile your eligibility for the program is. Under the laws of the United States, if your ESTA application is denied, for any reason, you are required to apply for a visitor...
B1/B2, Visa Waiver Program and the ESTA, What’s Right for my Temporary Travel to the U.S.?
Another issue that comes up frequently with business and pleasure travelers to the U.S. is deciding on what type of visa they need to enter the United States when it comes to brief travel. The question is often, should I simply apply on the ESTA (Electronic System for...
Thomas Thorup Law vinder sekscifret USD erstatning i voldgiftssag i New York
Thomas Thorup Law har for nylig vundet en voldgiftssag i New York om en væsentlig erstatning i en kontraktstvist i New York. Klienten, en international virksomhed med hovedsæde i Danmark, havde lidt et væsentligt tab som følge af en amerikansk forretningspartners...
Amerikansk varemærkeregistrering – Ny regel pålægger alle ansøgere og indehavere af U.S. varemærker at være repræsenteret af amerikansk advokat
Den føderale, amerikanske varemærkestyrelse, United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) har for nylig annonceret en ny regel, som pålægger alle ikke-amerikanske ansøgere og indehavere af føderale, amerikanske varemærkeregistreringer at være repræsenteret af...
Increased Scrutiny of Foreign Workers in the Age of Trump
If one were closely follow then-candidate-Trump`s immigration rhetoric during the 2016 presidential election campaign, and frankly it was hard to miss, it should not be a surprise that these hardline stances are now manifesting in to real, identifiable actions and...
Relocating as U.S. Citizen with your Foreign Spouse to the U.S. – the Petition Process, Consular Processing, Short Cuts and Pitfalls
A common U.S. relocation story begins when a U.S. spouse and their foreign partner, living abroad, decide to move to the U.S. Maybe the U.S. Citizen spouse is ready to “go home” or maybe an opportunity presents itself that is just too good to pass up. While the U.S....
New CPH Office
We Are Moving! THOMAS THORUP LAW’s Denmark office is moving to Central Copenhagen. Our new address is: Raadhuspladsen 16, 5th Floor, DK-1550 Copenhagen V We are excited to now be located right in the center of the Danish capital, which allows us to serve our Danish...
Attorneys from Thomas Thorup Law Wrap Up Series of Successful Spring Presentations
Partner Thomas Thorup, along with associate Beau Russell, participated and presented at two Danish-American business events this spring; “The Ease of Doing Business in the U.S.”, held at historical Børsen in Copenhagen, and “Finding a Distributor in the U.S.: Advice...
Department of Homeland Security Releases Proposed Rules for International Entrepreneurs
On August 24, 2016 the Department of Homeland Security released new proposed rules for foreign entrepreneurs. Immigration advocates, business leaders and foreigners seeking investment opportunities in the U.S. market see this program as a step in the right direction...
USCIS Reaches Cap on Number of H1B Visas
In just a week, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS or Service) has reached its limit in the applications it is allowed to receive for the H1-B visa. Every year on April 1st, the Service begins receiving H1-B visas for potential employees who...
Thomas Thorup Law Law Attorneys Meet with U.S. Embassy Officials for Clarification on New Visa Rules
On February 9, 2016 attorneys Thomas Thorup and Beau Russell, on invitation from the Danish American Business Forum and the American Chamber of Commerce, Denmark met with U.S. Embassy Vice Consul Harry Bethke to discuss the new visa rules regarding those who have...
Visa Waiver (ESTA) No Longer Valid for Individuals who have Travelled to Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan
On January 21, 2016, the U.S. government, through the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security, made official what has been rumored for some time: certain individuals who have travelled to Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan on or after March 1, 2011 are no...