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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Firm recently secured a substantial award for damages for a client involved in a contract dispute in commercial arbitration in New York City.  The client, a Denmark-based company engaged in international business, suffered a six-figure US$ loss due...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...