By  JOHN BRUTON I was in Coventry Cathedral recently to speak at “Rising”, the annual Global Peace Forum. The gathering brought together politicians, academics, lawyers and local people who are interested in how lessons, learned in a peace process in one part of the world, might assist in another one elsewhere. Coventry Cathedral is an inspiring setting for talking about war, and its dire consequences. The original cathedral was heavily bombed in 1940 during World War Two, but, instead of restoring it,...

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Pepper Hamilton announced that seven lawyers have been named by New York-Metro Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in the state for 2018. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in New York are named to Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list. The following lawyers have been named to the New York-Metro Super Lawyers list: H. Peter Haveles, Jr. James D. Rosener Ira M. Schulman Howard J. Shire Jim Rosener is Member of the EACCNY Board of Directors and President...

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VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: BREXIT Glimmer of hope for possible Brexit solution The embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May was thrown a possible lifeline on Wednesday when the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker broadly welcomed her Chequers’ proposals as a ‘starting point’ to establish a UK-EU ‘free trade area. Despite many aspects of the future relationship still yet unresolved, the Prime Minister’s aides are now eyeing up a possible Brussels summit in mid-November for the signing of a...

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By Steve Wilson | Partner & Emma Ladley | Senior Associate   Welcome back from summer and Shanah Tovah to those who celebrated earlier this week.  Summer is often quieter on the new regulation front (although the soap opera of issues relating to Brexit continues to develop – see the latest here). Of course, regular readers will not be surprised that GDPR has not gone away – to quote our UK privacy colleague, Mark Taylor: "GDPR is for Life and not just for May 25th"! However, we are now...

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Erika Mandarino, an agent for international  Illustration artists and member of the EACCNY is proud to present the latest work:   "My amazing artist Cristiano Siqueira / Sao Paulo ( Brazil ) created all 50 portraits in 3 weeks for their current issue Politico Magazine / Washington. The magazine  did a great job writing a biography of each person shown, available HERE.     We are available for corporate portrait to anyone, feel free to contact me HERE- it will be a pleasure to...

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UNDERSTANDING THE GERMAN COURT SYSTEM AND HOW TO AVOID IT WHENEVER POSSIBLE!! The construction of the German court system is simple. ​ ​There is the Regional court (Amtsgericht) and the Higher Regional Court (Landgericht), depending on the value of the claim. In addition, there is a Court of Appeal and for very rare case the Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof). When we are talking about debt collection, it is practically impossible to end up in the Supreme Court, because this court is...

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By Emine Constantin | EMEA Head of Accounting and Tax In most European countries, public entities are subject to IFRS and must prepare their accounts accordingly. While local GAAP is aligned to IFRS, it is here and in taxation that key differences emerge. The European Union’s alignment to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for accounting purposes makes financial reporting in Europe quite streamlined for companies. Private entities need to follow the local GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), but in most European countries it...

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By Tim Yost, Marketing Director - Public Relations, AMER | Detroit Recognitions stem from AlixPartners’ work at Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, BCBG Max Azria, and Eastern Outfitters AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that four of its consultants have been selected as winners by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) for its prestigious “Turnaround and Transaction of the Year” awards, to be presented in late September at the TMA’s annual meeting, known as The Annual. The AlixPartners consultants are: Randall Eisenberg, a Managing Director in...

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