Entering the U.S. market can involve both federal and state legal requirements. Arami Law can conduct an initial U.S. market-entry assessment to identify the legal and regulatory issues relevant to your business, product, customers, and planned operations. Depending on your business, this may include:

• Corporate formation and governance
• Commercial and technology contracts
• Privacy and data protection
• Healthcare and digital health regulation
• Intellectual property
• Marketing and consumer protection
• Third-party and vendor risk
• Employment and immigration considerations
• Industry-specific federal requirements
• Applicable state laws

We can then help prioritize what needs to be addressed before launch and what can be managed as your U.S. operations grow.

Potentially. A foreign company does not necessarily need to establish a U.S. entity simply because it has U.S. customers. The appropriate structure depends on how you plan to operate, including where your customers and employees are located, whether you will have a physical U.S. presence, how contracts will be entered into, and the regulatory requirements applicable to your business. Arami Law can advise on the U.S. legal and operational considerations and coordinate with tax, accounting, and other specialists where additional advice is required.

Being incorporated outside the United States does not necessarily mean U.S. law will not apply. Depending on your activities, U.S. requirements may arise from:

• Federal laws and regulations
• State privacy and consumer protection laws
• Healthcare and health-data laws
• Advertising and marketing requirements
• Intellectual property laws
• Contractual obligations imposed by U.S. customers
• Industry-specific regulations

We help international companies determine which requirements actually apply to their U.S. activities, rather than approaching U.S. compliance as a one-size-fits-all exercise.

They can. U.S. privacy regulation includes a combination of federal, state, and sector-specific laws, and certain requirements may apply to companies outside the United States when they collect, use, share, or process information relating to U.S. consumers. Arami Law advises international companies on matters including:

• U.S. state privacy laws
• Consumer health data
• HIPAA and healthcare privacy
• Website and mobile-app privacy
• Cookies and tracking technologies
• Privacy notices and consent requirements
• Consumer privacy rights
• Data processing and sharing arrangements
• Cross-border data flows
• Privacy impact assessments
• Vendor and third-party privacy requirements

We can assess your existing global privacy program and determine what needs to be adapted for U.S. operations.

Yes. Arami Law can serve as an Outsourced Privacy Officer or Fractional Privacy Counsel for international businesses that need ongoing U.S. privacy support without building a full internal U.S. privacy legal function. Depending on your needs, we can provide ongoing advice, maintain and develop privacy policies and procedures, review new products and data uses, conduct privacy assessments, advise on vendor and contractual issues, support consumer-rights processes, assist with privacy incidents, and work with your legal, security, product, and business teams. The scope can grow with your U.S. operations.

Yes. Privacy, cybersecurity, and vendor assessments are increasingly part of doing business with U.S. customers, particularly in healthcare, technology, and other data-intensive industries. We can review the customer's requirements, help your team respond to legal and privacy questions, identify compliance gaps, review supporting policies and documentation, and advise on contractual commitments arising from the assessment. Where technical security validation is required, we can work alongside your information-security or technical advisers.

Not necessarily. Whether HIPAA applies depends on factors such as who your U.S. customers are, what services you provide, what health information you receive or process, and your relationship with covered entities and business associates. Before undertaking a large HIPAA compliance project, Arami Law can assess your business model, product, data flows, and contractual relationships to determine whether HIPAA applies and, if so, what role your company has and what compliance obligations follow. We can also assist with HIPAA readiness, Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), policies and procedures, customer requirements, vendor arrangements, and ongoing healthcare privacy matters.

Yes. We advise international businesses on U.S. commercial and technology transactions, including:

• Customer and vendor agreements
• SaaS and software agreements
• Licensing agreements
• Data processing and data-sharing agreements
• Privacy and security terms
• Business Associate Agreements
• Confidentiality agreements
• Technology and services agreements
• Partnership and commercial arrangements

We can also help adapt existing international contract templates for use with U.S. customers and counterparties.

Intellectual property protection should be considered early when entering the U.S. market. Arami Law can assist with matters involving trademarks, copyright, software and content ownership, licensing, IP provisions in commercial agreements, confidentiality, and protection of proprietary business information. For specialized patent matters or other matters requiring additional technical expertise, we can coordinate with appropriate counsel where needed.

Depending on the circumstances, U.S. immigration options may be available for founders, investors, executives, specialized employees, and other professionals. Arami Law can advise on appropriate immigration pathways and the relationship between immigration planning and the company's broader U.S. market-entry strategy.

Yes. Many international businesses do not initially need a full internal U.S. legal department. Arami Law can provide ongoing outside U.S. legal counsel, including commercial contracting, privacy and data protection, healthcare and digital health matters, regulatory questions, intellectual property, vendor issues, and day-to-day legal support. For businesses with significant privacy needs, we can also provide ongoing Outsourced Privacy Officer or Fractional Privacy Counsel services. This allows your U.S. legal support to scale as your business grows.