11 Mar
Brexit News, Chapter News, News, Uncategorized

What Should the EU Do After Brexit?

By John Bruton What Should Ireland's Policy Be?  The terms of Brexit are vital for Ireland.  But so also is how Ireland locates itself in the EU AFTER Brexit. President Macron has written to the Taoiseach setting out his post Brexit agenda. The Finnish government has just published an 125 page report on the implications for Finland and the EU of the changing global order. Ireland should do the same.

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11 Mar
Member News

Don’t Let These 10 Legal Myths Stop Your Doing Business In The U.S. :Myth #9 – There are no effective ways to control the risks to our business if we come to the US

By Marc S. Friedman | Director of Professional Relations| Global Commerce Education In the most recent article in this series, I explained how many non-US companies, including Baltic businesses, refrain from doing business in the US because of  Myths #8 - The possibility of many employee lawsuits scares us. I explained that through a use of techniques including documentation and training the risk of employee litigation against a company can be substantially reduced. In this...

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11 Mar
Chapter News, News, Uncategorized

US citizens will need to register to visit parts of Europe starting in 2021

by Lauren M. Johnson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN US citizens visiting parts of Europe will need authorization from the European Union come 2021. The EU announced last year it was creating a European Travel Information and Authorization System, or ETIAS, that will require "pre-travel screening for security and migration risks of travellers benefiting from visa-free access to the Schengen area." The Schengen Area is a zone of 26...

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11 Mar
Member News

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency – Winter 2019

2018 was a year of transformation for the blockchain industry. While the market continued to see technological advancements in smart contracts, platform functionality, scalability and security, regulators took a firmer rein in pursuing those seeking to exploit the uninitiated or those engaged in outright fraud. In this issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Newsletter, we discuss some of the key enforcement actions and proceedings during 2018 that have shaped the regulatory environment...

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11 Mar
Brexit News, Member News

How European businesses are in Brexit limbo

By Gregor Schmidt, Regional Leader - Europe | RSM The UK’s imminent departure from the EU brings with it a host of questions: will new trade tariffs hinder supply chains? How far will the UK’s regulatory framework diverge from the EU? Will the UK’s tax regime change significantly? How much will currency volatility impact top lines? Globally-ambitious European businesses are having to navigate these questions during an ever-changing Brexit process defined...

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08 Mar
Brexit News, Member News

The Weekly Vulcan View For March 4th – March 8th 2019 Featuring Analysis Of The Latest EU Developments

Key Events This Week: Brexit – last ditch efforts before key Westminster votes In order to persuade Labour MPs to support Tuesday’s vote on the draft Withdrawal Agreement, the government is unveiling plans to boost workers’ rights by announcing an additional clause to be inserted into the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill. The new provision would allow the House of Commons to vote on whether to opt in to future...

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08 Mar
Chapter News, News

United Nations Secretary-General’s remarks on International Women’s Day 2019

Warm greetings on International Women’s Day.This year’s observance falls at a time when our world faces many global challenges, from climate change, inequality, armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies to the weakeningof commitment to multilateralism.Gender equality and women’s rights are fundamental to addressing each of these challenges. We can only re-establish trust and rebuild global solidarity by challenging historic injustices and promoting the rights and dignity of all. We can only achieve sustainable development and peace by drawing...

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08 Mar
Brexit News, Member News

Three ways to map out your supply chain in preparation for Brexit

By Gregor Schmidt, Regional Leader - Europe | RSM Paralysed by uncertainty, many businesses around the world are struggling with the lack of clarity over the future relationship between the UK and EU. While the UK prime minister, Theresa May, has just returned from Brussels with a withdrawal agreement, its unpopularity with the UK parliament means there is still the prospect of a ‘no-deal’ or even another referendum. Whatever the fate...

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07 Mar
Member News

Will 2019 Rebound From A Slow Q4 2018?

By James D. Rosener & M. Corey Connelly | Pepper Hamilton Deal activity in the domestic M&A market was extremely robust, with initial reports of the total value of deals consummated in the United States exceeding all recent years other than 2015. Despite the boon of dealmaking last year, market volatility in December 2018 caused concern among deal professionals that activity would slow. A closer look at deal activity in...

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07 Mar
Chapter News, News, Uncategorized

Judy Asks: Europe—Is the System Broken?

The latest edition of Carnegie Strategic Europe’s Judy Asks column was inspired by the 6th Mercator European Dialogue on the theme “Europe: Is the System Broken?”, which was hosted by the German Marshall Fund and its project partners in Rome on February 1–3, 2019. The column features five members of parliament from the Mercator European Dialogue parliamentary network and three Mercator European Dialogue experts. The Mercator European Dialogue is a network of members of parliaments from across the...

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