EACC member Stout Risius Ross, Inc   (www.srr.com) recently hosted fellow EACCNY members and industry executives to a unique “Food for Thought Dinner Event.” The theme of the evening was Opportunities and Challenges in the Retail Industry. Guests included executives in the retail industry, lenders, investors, lawyers and advisors. The dinner was an intimate setting with conversation initiated by Dan Lowenthal of Patterson Belknap. Participants had the opportunity to discuss changing consumer spending habits which have led to the recent bankruptcy...

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After having been appointed as the North American agent since November 2014, the collaboration between both companies has been intensified and Across Foods, a member of the EACCNY, has been appointed to coordinate and manage the set-up and daily management of foodcareplus North America Inc, based out of our East Coast offices. foodcareplus’, with headquarters in Antwerp Belgium, is specialized in the overseas transportation of food and agro products. We help our clients with regulatory compliance, warehousing and all other...

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Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, commonly referred to as “UCITS”, are collective investment schemes established and authorised under a harmonised European Union (EU) legal framework under which a UCITS established and authorised in one EU Member State can be sold cross border into other EU Member States without a requirement for an additional authorisation. Originally introduced over twenty five years ago, UCITS has become the gold standard EU investment fund product, recognised not only by the European financial...

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EACC New York member Dillon Eustace was delighted to contribute the Irish chapter to the 2015 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Alternative Investment Funds, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. See below link to the Irish Chapter of the Guide: https://www.dilloneustace.ie/download/1/Publications/News/International%20Comparative%20Legal%20Guide%20to%20Alternative%20Investment%20Funds%202015.pdf For the entire Guide, which covers 23 Jurisdictions, please see the below link: https://www.iclg.co.uk/practice-areas/alternative-investment-funds/alternative-investment-funds-2015 If you have any questions, or would like to request a hard copy of the Guide to be sent to you, please contact Brian...

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On June 25, 2015, Congress approved H.R. 1295 – the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (the “Act”). Once signed into law by the President, the Act will renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) preferential duty program, which expired on July 31, 2013. The renewal will be retroactive, meaning that otherwise-eligible GSP merchandise entered between July 31, 2013, and the effective date of the law will be eligible for refunds of duty. Importantly, the duty refunds will not be automatic,...

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Gregory J. Nowak, partner with Pepper Hamilton and a practice leader for hedge funds in the firm’s Funds Services Practice Group, will be speaking at Wall Street's third annual Crowdfinance Conference in New York. Financial veterans and industry leaders will gather to provide participants with the resources necessary to capitalize in a financial services industry that continues to innovate and rapidly transform the financial landscape. Crowdfinance 2015 will feature a powerful lineup of keynote presentations, interactive panel discussions, game-changing exhibitors...

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Bristol Myers Squibb, Fossil Group and Zimmer among the major multinational companies recognized by Switzerland Global Enterprise at 2015 Tell Awards Switzerland Global Enterprise, the official trade and investment body of the Swiss government, celebrated the winners of the 2015 Tell Awards. First presented in 2004, the Tell Awards program recognizes companies that boldly accept the risks and rewards that come with international expansion and demonstrate success with operations in Switzerland. Honorees at the 2015 Tell Awards, which will be presented...

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Pepper partner James D. Rosener was selected as Lawyer of the Year in the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) New York Chapter’s 5th Annual Champion’s Awards, which were held June 18 at the Metropolitan Club in New York. The ACG Champion’s Awards is an annual program of ACG New York and The M&A Advisor that recognizes outstanding achievements of participants in the middle-market M&A industry in the greater New York metropolitan area. This is at least the third year in a...

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Mannheimer Swartling was named ‘Best Swedish Firm of the Year’ at the Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence ceremony held in Amsterdam. “We are delighted that Mannheimer Swartling has been named ‘Best Swedish Firm of the Year’,” says Jan Dernestam, managing partner. “We work hard to exceed our clients’ expectations in every single assignment, to always deliver the highest quality and offer innovative advice and solutions.” This recognition closely follows the firm receiving IFLR’s ‘Law Firm of the Year: Sweden’ award in...

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  New Policy May Provide Hope to Employers Frustrated by Historically High Denial Rates for High-Skilled Specialized Employee Transfers Over the past decade, in a trend that has caused concern among many U.S. employers, denial rates for high-skilled foreign national employee transfer visa petitions have increased substantially. In fact, according to a recent report from the National Foundation for American Policy, the denial rate for L-1B high-skilled international transfer visas increased to an historic high of 35 percent in FY 2014....

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