Lessons From Huawei

Lessons From Huawei:
Practical Tips for Investing in the United States
By Adam Goldberg and Josh Galper, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Indian investors in the United States, particularly those who invest in U.S. technology firms, might have watched Huawei's recently-failed attempt to acquire U.S. intellectual property and dismissed it.  While they might believe that Chinese investment in the United States raises a host of issues that do not apply to Indian firms, this latest Huawei episode teaches some useful lessons for every foreign company doing business in the United States.

Recently, the Chinese company Huawei attempted to acquire the intellectual property of a San Francisco, California firm named 3Leaf.  This wasn