internet multiple-jurisdiction
Does a corporation &quot; do business&quot; wherever its subsidiaries do?
<p>Does a corporation fall under the jurisdiction of wherever its subsidiaries or affiliates do business ? Consider there is no common branding and operations are separate .</p>

<h2>No</h2>
<p>Shareholders of a company (including corporate shareholders which is what the owner of a subsidiary is) are not the company.</p>
<p>Similarly, associated corporations (the definition for which varies by jurisdiction but generally involves some level of joint control or decision making) are legally distinct entities.</p>
<p>Some jurisdictions have laws that can pierce the corporate veil where control is being exercised improperly but in properly run companies with appropriate corporate governance there is no legal connection.</p>
