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Caveat Emptor: Lessons From Volkswagen's Lemon Purchase, Terence Lau
Caveat Emptor: Lessons From Volkswagen's Lemon Purchase, Terence Lau
Management and Marketing Faculty Publications
This article traces Volkswagen's mis-steps in the botched acquisition of Rolls Royce, and solutions are offered for counsel engaged in international transactions with the hope that the practitioner with little experience in the area can avoid similarly embarrassing and costly errors. The article also offers recommendations on how to draft contract clauses for international licensing use, and provides a brief overview of export control regimes counsel should be aware of when engaging in international transactions.