Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances:

At F&E, we actively advise clients in strategic alliances, which include a broad range of collaborative arrangements among businesses and government agencies.  We assist our clients negotiate stand-alone joint ventures involving minority equity investments, complex contractual negotiations, teaming arrangements, licensing arrangements, product development, manufacturing alliances, marketing alliances and the creation of new entities. Our joint venture and strategic alliance practice has a multidisciplinary approach which includes not only tax and intellectual property experience, but also antitrust and other disciplines required to properly structure and strategize complex and cross-border collaborations. 

Moreover, we understand that the success of a strategic alliance depends largely upon the ongoing ability of the parties to work together in all stages of the transaction. We recognize and acknowledge that the negotiation process must foster a collaborative relationship among the parties. We focus on structuring alliances to include incentives and safeguards to promote and ensure the success of the strategic alliance.