‘At Home’ In Georgia: The Hidden Danger of Registering to do Business in Georgia
Brian Watt and Alex Smith were published in the inaugural online edition of the Georgia State University Law Review. Their article, “ ‘At Home’ In Georgia: The Hidden Danger of Registering to do Business in Georgia,” details the pitfalls of the current state of Georgia law, which prohibits any foreign corporation—a corporation with an originating registration initiated in a state other than Georgia—from transacting business in the state until it obtains a certificate of authority from the Georgia Secretary of State. Georgia is not unique in its registration requirement. Every state in the union has enacted such a statute. But very few states require a foreign corporation to forfeit the guarantees of due process as a condition for transacting business in the state. Georgia is one of them. Like and share on LinkedIn here.