Albert O. Grant II, M.B.A., Esq.
Corporate General Counsel for IAED
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Albert O. Grant II, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Admitted in New York
and New Jersey
Empire State Building,
350 Fifth Avenue
Suite 4414
New York, NY 10118
Tel: 1-212-643-8249
Fax: 1-212-643-8256
E-Mail: aslawoffice350@aol.com
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Official Corporate General Counsel and Legal Advisor to IAED: International Agency for Economic Development
(Working with the United Nations: Assisting Developing Countries to Obtain Sustainable Development Since 1990)
Legal and Consulting Services
Experience and Know-how...
Experience and Legal Services include:
Legal and business experience in corporate and trade law, business planning domestic and international.
Experience in estate planning, administration, financial planning-domestic and international, and tax law.
New business development.
International
Draft and negotiate export sales agreements and agency/distributor agreements for U.S. manufacturers entering Foreign Markets.
Examination of various documents pertaining to trade financing and Export-Import Bank procedures.
Represent clients in establishing export and subsidiary operations, joint ventures, partnerships and assist foreign entities doing business in the United States.
Advise various consulting firms in international finance, countertrade, accounting practices, investment regulations, trademark and licensing procedures and repatriation of profits.
Familiar with U.S. and foreign trade laws and regulatory matters.
Knowledge of investment and country risk analysis.
Developing marketing plans for export promotion for U.S. and foreign companies/ countries.
Corporate:
Negotiate and prepare contracts and distribution agreements for purchase/sale of various businesses.
Prepare and maintained incorporation records and work on corporate reorganizations, bankruptcy and banking law matters.
Develop plans for raising of venture capital for companies.
Taxation:
Advise clients (U.S. and foreign) on income, estate, corporate tax and investment laws.
Environmental:
Draft asbestos monitoring and investigation contracts.
Represent solid waste haulers and industrial hygiene/environmental consulting firms.
Litigation:
Research, prepare and argued pleadings and memoranda - trial and appellate.
Assistant Prosecutor, Jefferson Township, New Jersey 1975-76.
Write and Publish PAPERS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
(Contact me directly for details.)
Summary of International Business - Legal Consulting Experience & Services:
Business Planning and Strategy Development
Joint Venture and Investment Analysis
Marketing Research and Marketing Plans
Barter and Countertrade
Licensing and Patent Trademark Analysis
Legal Analysis
(Summary of Specific Projects by Client may be obtained by contacting me directly.)
International Business Experience - Legal & Consulting Services:
International Market Research Studies, Training Proposals and Business Plans.
Socio-economic, financial, and marketing analyses on various business problems facing exporters and multinational corporations in all parts of the world. Topics include matters on international trade and finance, countertrade, foreign tax and investment laws, accounting practices and repatriation of profits back into the United States.
Assistance in the preparation of Export Marketing Manuals.
International Marketing Program Workbooks.
Summary overviews and economic evaluations on the U.S. dollar and U.S. economy for foreign clients.
Marketing Plans and Investment Feasibility Analysis on proposed joint ventures between companies located in various parts of the world. Business sectors examined include nearly every sector.
Proposals and Business Plans for assessment of international business opportunities for the U.S. operations of the firm and U.S. opportunities for overseas clients. Pinpoint specific recommendations on how to establish and market an International Trade Business Advisory Service for both present and prospective clients of the firm.
Detailed outlines on how to assist U.S. companies exporting and doing business in specific countries of the world.
Research and analyze trademark and licensing procedures in countries outside the USA.
Venture capital and investment risk analysis matters for countries outside of North America.
Prepare and implement the marketing/business plans for both U.S. and foreign companies in many industries and markets around the globe.
International Marketing Research Studies and Marketing Plans.
Domestic and International Market Reports.
Various marketing and investment reports for foreign companies on the exporting of their products.
Prepare all agency, distributorship or manufacturer's representative agreements.
Advise corporate counsel on how to solve specific legal and business problems on doing business within the United States or within other foreign countries.
Prepare marketing/business plans for countertrade and offset proposals for many countries.
Advise on the drafting of countertrade, counterpurchase, and offset agreements.
Advise clients on exporting, licensing and foreign investment laws as to marketing various products around the world.
Provide introductions to both U.S. and foreign governmental authorities.
Advises clients on consulting and work-related regulations within various foreign countries.
Investment and trade policy advice for foreign clients entering the U.S. market.
Prepare outlines entitled, "Evaluation of Select Sources of Information and Databases in International Marketing/Legal Research."
Develop plans for raising venture capital for companies.
Evaluate the possibility of developing an international operations division within your own company.
Facilitate programs of having private sector and governmental representatives lecture to various members of the American business community.
Develop seminars and publish reports on equal access communications, multi-tenant "enhanced" buildings and the use of earth stations for data communications.
Prepared legal and marketing analysis on the exporting and licensing of computer software to foreign countries.
Draft asbestos monitoring and investigation contracts. Advise on establishing subsidiaries.
Experience in estate planning, administration, financial planning-domestic and international, and tax law.
Over 25 years of experience in the planning and administration of estates and trusts. Domestic and International estate and individual tax planning.
Extensive background in new business development.
Estate Planning:
Administration:
Draft wills and trust instruments.
Experience: Reviewed over 800 current and 300 proposed wills and trusts instruments in which various banks were named in some fiduciary capacity.
Administered over 250 estate and trust accounts.
Settle foreign affairs and estates of U.S. non-residents.
Prepare necessary tax documents and accountings.
New Business Development
Supervised local branch of Trust Department of major bank which became leading producer of new business over a two-year period.
Establish marketing plans on the implementation of a cross-selling program with respect to branch bank services and trust services.
Financial Planning:
Conduct seminars and meetings concerning technical aspects of estate planning.
Revise and update Wills and Trust Manuals for attorneys to ensure the provisions conformed to statutory and administrative regulations.
Analyze and evaluate both present and proposed personal and corporate financial plans of US residents and foreign nationals.
. . . Written and oral reports of these plans.
Propose recommendations in all areas of financial planning to include insurance, tax, investment and estate planning both foreign and domestic.
Assist in the development of computerized financial planning programs.
EDUCATION:
M.B.A., International Business, The George Washington University, 1983
Certificate in Taxation, New York University, 1976
J.D., University of Maryland, School of Law, 1971
B.A. Sociology and Anthropology, University of Virginia, 1968
Academic Degree, Blair Academy, 1964
ADMITTED TO BAR
State of New Jersey, 1971
State of New York, 1976
District Court of New Jersey, 1971
Supreme Court of the U.S., 1976
Military: Captain, Signal Corps; United States Army - Inactive.
Foreign Languages: Read and speak some German.
Member: Global Business Association, New York City.
Work Experience and Services
Over ten (10) years experience in international business transactions:
Outlines on how to assist U.S. companies exporting and doing business in select countries.
Proposals for assessment of international, business opportunities for U.S. operations of firms.
Prepare and implement marketing/business plans for both U.S. and foreign companies.
Prepare all agency, distributorship or manufacturers representatives agreements.
Advise corporate counsel on how to solve specific legal problems of doing business in either the U.S. or foreign countries, ie. E.E.C., Eastern Europe, Pacific Rim.
Guest lecturer as to international legal/marketing research programs around the world. Example: Wade World Trade Imports/Exports Conference held in London, England, November, 1988.
Advise clients on exporting, licensing, and foreign investment laws as to marketing computers and software in foreign countries.
Provide introductions to both U.S. and foreign governmental authorities.
Advise clients on consulting and work-related regulations within foreign countries.
Prepare legal memorandums and international trade opinions on U.S. import/export laws for U.S. and foreign companies.
Devise specific analyses on anti-dumping and countervailing duty matters for select clients.
Prepare agency, distributorship, licensing, countertrade, and joint venture agreements.
Develop legal and business strategies to solve diverse problems facing exporters and multinational corporations.
Assist in the development of countertrade proposals facing corporations and investors doing business in foreign countries.
Research and analyze trademark and licensing procedures various countries.
Prepare legal and marketing analysis on the exporting and licensing of computer software.
Present investment and trade policy advice for many clients entering the U.S. market.
Prepare marketing /business plans for countertrade proposals for countries.
Advise on the drafting of countertrade, counterpurchase, and offset agreements.
Advise on the establishment and the implementation of training centers for the instruction of computer software in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish for word processing and financial analysis purposes. Countries analyzed: Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Sudan, U.A.E., India, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Pakistan, Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, and Panama.
Prepare an outline entitled, 'Evaluation of Select Sources of Information and Databases in International Marketing/Legal Research."
Develop plans for raising venture capital for companies.
Evaluate the possibility of developing an international operations division within your own company.
Contracts and contract work.
Resume is available upon request for additional background and published articles.
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