By Marc Friedman, Global Commerce Education We have observed that there are a lot of myths and untruths in what people believe about doing business in the US and it often stops companies from moving toward their US market expansion goals. The biggest source of misconceptions seems to be the legal field so we are happy to bring you this compendium of 10 common legal myths about US Market Entry and why they are incorrect. It is authored by Marc Friedman,...

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By Josias N. Dewey | Joshua C. Krumholz | Brian J. Colandreo | Ieuan G. Mahony | Holland & Knight LLP Holland & Knight attorneys contributed to the Global Legal Insights' Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2020 book that covers government attitude and definition, cryptocurrency regulation, sales regulation, taxation, money transmission laws and anti-money laundering requirements, promotion and testing, ownership and licensing requirements, mining, border restrictions and more. Technology Partner Joe Dewey served as the book's contributing editor. He also authored the industry chapter...

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The French American Fund is organizing its prestigious annual Gala in Paris at the Hotel de Talleyrand with the kind support of the embassy of the United States; this event is to benefit students' legislative scholarships both in Congress and in the French Parliament. WHEN? Tuesday December 17th, 2019 at 6pm     ||    Register online HERE . Places are limited, Black Tie optional. To sponsor this event contact us at +336 9911 6809. Compliments of The French American Fund, a member...

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Portolano Cavallo announces the arrival of Irene Picciano as of counsel. Irene will focus on competition as well as product, trade and corporate compliance matters. In the area of European law in general and competition, Irene has many years of experience in self-assessment procedures of horizontal and vertical agreements (distribution and agency agreements, long-term supply, production and specialization agreements, licensing, joint ventures, etc.), M&A assessments and notifications, assistance with respect to dawn-raids, compliance programs, cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings...

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By Mauricette Schaufeli, Arnout Koeman, Vincent Wellens , Jasper De fauw | NautaDutilh A shared memorandum was published on 2 October 2019 by the Dutch Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) (press release), the Belgian Competition Authority (BMA) (press release), and the Luxembourg competition authority (Conseil de la Concurrence) (press release) in which the three authorities set out their views on competition law in the digital world.  Merger control in the digital sector The three authorities note that the existing merger control mechanisms...

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By Joanna Massey, President & CEO, JDMA Inc. More lists! Millennials are the largest generation in the workforce today. They are between the ages of 23 and 38, and they have radically changed the way we work. Instead of criticizing them for their differences, Baby Boomer and Gen X managers can remember that we raised them to have the values and lifestyles they have. Now, we have to live with them in the workplace. Here are five things you can do to...

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By Caroline Drummond, Associate Director | Osborne Clarke Arriving in Osborne Clarke's West Coast team, Caroline Drummond highlights some trends from recent deals that Osborne Clarke has acted on. An Overview Global M&A markets may appear to be in a state of flux. The headlines remain dominated by stories that cause disruption and the type of uncertainty that typically hit M&A and capital markets hard. Nevertheless, despite many M&A market commentators having predicted that the current M&A cycle had topped out in 2018...

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