The global imperative to reduce greenhouse gases is forcing governments and private enterprise to redefine “business as usual.” Our two experts discuss the world’s changing economic model […]
Two Views
Two Views: Navigating Cross-Border Successions
Advances in technology, social media and the mobile economy have decomplexified international mobility, and dramatically increased the number of professionals taking up residence in another country. Our two experts, one a notary public in Paris, and the other a private client services lawyer in New York, share their views on how expatriates can navigate successions between divergent U.S. and French systems […]
Two Views: Mediation
With work environments stressed with digital transformation, and on its heels the COVID crisis, companies are increasingly turning to mediation, not just for conflict resolution, but as a way of ensuring smooth project execution. Our two experts, one a mediator and lawyer in a Paris law firm and the other providing innovative solutions in her role as head of Project Facilitation in a large global corporation, share their views with us. […]
Two Views: Cross Cultural Communications
Two communications professionals, one in France and one in the United States, compare notes about cross-cultural challenges and perspectives in their domain. What do you see as the most common communications pitfalls for European companies dealing with the American market? Anne-Isabelle Fleming It can happen that European companies are tempted to tailor their image and […]
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Maîtriser le risque fiscal dans toutes ses dimensions : le nouvel enjeu des CFO des filiales françaises de groupes internationaux
Les grandes multinationales américaines ont probablement plus (et plus tôt) que d’autres su intégrer les avantages d’une bonne gestion des règles fiscales pour améliorer la performance financière et commerciale de leurs entreprises. En parallèle, notre écosystème fiscal a connu de profonds bouleversements ces dernières années, avec une demande de « responsabilité » croissante des entreprises…
FAQs regarding OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard for Workplace Vaccination Policies
On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor, issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that memorializes and formalizes President Biden’s prior directive that all U.S. employers with 100 or more employees must require their workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly COVID-19 testing. The below FAQs address some of the more salient questions surrounding the ETS. That being said, there are undeniably more questions than answers at present with respect to the ETS. Therefore, before taking any material workplace action with respect to the ETS, please consult with a Reed Smith employment lawyer.[…]
Launch in November: Transatlantic Tech Working group
Where members take in insight & share experiences related to expanding into the US, starting with tax and legal issues related to the formation and growth of a business in the US. According to group needs, discussions will also cover: growth strategies, international trade, intellectual property, immigration, investor communications, fundraising, managing French investors, managing US investors, […]
COVID-19 Travel Information
Regularly-updated information on various measures in place, including on quarantine and testing requirements for travelers: To the US: COVID-19 Travel Restrictions and Exceptions (state.gov) Between France & the US: COVID-19 Information | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in France In Europe: Re-open EU (europa.eu) Around the world: COVID-19 Country Specific Information (state.gov) […]
Ogletree Deakins | A Review of U.S Immigration Policies Implemented by Presidents Trump and Biden Before, During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Written on March 30, 2021 | With the new President, we expect a less restrictive approach toward immigration, however, the COVID-19 virus has significantly impacted global travel and immigration since March 2020. As such, the current and past Administrations have implemented travel and immigration restrictions in the name of safety. These measures have ranged from simple […]
The EACC welcomes Texas to its Growing Network
The European American Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the addition of Texas to our network. The EACC Texas Chapter was transitioned from the 41 yr. old French-American Chamber of Commerce DFW, whose Board agreed unanimously that including Europe as a whole is the Future especially when it comes to building fruitful Transatlantic Business connections. […]
After all, wine warms the heart! Opening a path of negotiation toward more tariff-free transatlantic trade
Opening a path of negotiation toward more tariff-free transatlantic trade. In the famous transatlantic dispute dating back to 2004 linked to the fierce competition between AirBus and Boeing, the State-parties concerned (notably France, the European Union and the United States) accused each other of illegally providing subsidies to these two airline manufacturers. After bringing the […]
Comité IP & Innovation : Retour sur l’échange avec Thaima Samman sur le thème « Data / Souveraineté »
« En tant que puissance politique, l’Europe doit pouvoir fournir des solutions en termes de cloud, sinon, vos données seront stockées dans un espace qui ne relève pas de son droit – ce qui est la situation actuelle. Donc, quand on parle de sujets aussi concrets que cela, on parle en fait de politique et […]
Talk Highlights: H.E Stavros Lambrinidis and John Rufus Gifford on transatlantic relations under the Biden-Harris Presidency
A look back at key moments of the exchange between H.E. Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Ambassador to the United States and John Rufus Gifford, Former Deputy Campaign Manager, BIDEN2020, Former United States Ambassador to Denmark, about the outlook for transatlantic relations under the Biden-Harris Presidency […]
