As noted in our prior client alert, in a VIE structure, the foreign investor does not directly own the licensed domestic operating company engaged in VAT services, but controls such company through contractual arrangements with PRC nominee shareholders.
While there are numerous directory sites for lawyers, they don't encourage the concept of competing for a given business's project, and do little to give prior client feedback and other useful data that would help a business owner to make an informed decision.
The payload is a government satellite commissioned for launch by the Government of Luxembourg, supplied by Orbital ATK, and operated by satellite company SES (a prior SpaceX client).
The system allows easy side-by-side comparison of credentials, prices, and prior client feedback on similar projects.
As I reported after an extensive investigation that included trips to Panama and Las Vegas where Mossack Fonseca uses a closely-linked firm, MF Corporate Services, to help its clients set up bogus shell companies the Panamanian law firm has a long list of shady prior clients.
Sotloff and I discussed how a fixer's operational security is contingent on all his prior clients; I told Sotloff he should hire a different fixer.
"I have some prior clients who have grown, whose businesses have grown, and they have said that if I ever return to practice that I would have an opportunity with them," Judge Burrage said.
In a filing made with the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, BP claimed Juneau had "adopted positions on issues as critical as compensation protocols, documentation requirements, and release language that deviated from the settlement agreement and mirrored positions he took on behalf of his prior clients".
You can also ask for references from prior clients.
Be aware that the attorney must obtain permission from prior clients before s/he can give you their information, so you may not get references immediately.
