2019

Doing Business in Europe: Essential Considerations and Potential Pitfalls

STUDIO WEBCAST Nov 4, 2019
Conference Concluded

Overview

9:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. (5.00 hrs)
Establishing and conducting business operations in the EU can be fraught with unique considerations and potential traps for the unwary. Join Gina Conheady along with several of her colleagues from “across the pond” in a multi-part course designed to walk through key issues when doing business in Europe, including:

Establishing EU Operations
Employment and Immigration Law Considerations for U.S. Companies
E-Commerce and Consumer Protection Regulations
Regulation of Data in the EU
Intellectual Property Rights and Strategies for Protection in Europe
M&A in the EU

If you cannot watch the entire webcast at its scheduled time, register now and view the recording and eCourse when it is available in “Your Briefcase” after the webcast. Earn CLE credit (in TX and CA) on your time!

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Monday Morning, Nov. 4, 2019
9:00 am

0.50 hr
Establishing EU Operations
An introduction with a high-level overview of some key legal issues for US companies to consider when expanding into Europe for the first time. This session covers:
- Key factors to consider when selecting a base for your EU operations
- EU market entry and how best to achieve this
- Entity choice and formation considerations
- Key EU corporate compliance obligations, including account filing requirements and beneficial ownership disclosure obligations
- The new EU Regulation on the Screening of Foreign Direct Investments in the EU
Gina Conheady, A&L Goodbody - San Francisco, CA
Gina Conheady, A&L Goodbody - San Francisco, CA
9:30 am

Break - 5 min
9:35 am

1.00 hr
Employment and Immigration Law Considerations for U.S. Companies Doing Business in the EU
Understand the key features of EU labor law, with a specific focus on recruiting, retaining, and terminating employees. Hear insights and key takeaways from an employment law perspective for U.S. employers interested in employing personnel in the EU, touching on the following:
- statutory protective leave
- working time requirements
- employee discrimination laws
- employee rights on termination
- employee rights arising in the context of corporate transactions
- trade union representation.
This session also explores employee benefits—what's market and what's not—as well as some key differences and similarities between the typical employer/employee relationship in the U.S. versus Europe. In addition, examine key immigration considerations when it comes to employing non-EEA nationals in Europe.
Ciaran Ahern, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Michael Doyle, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Bríd Nic Suibhne, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Ciaran Ahern, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Michael Doyle, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Bríd Nic Suibhne, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
10:35 am

Break - 5 min
10:40 am

0.75 hr
E-Commerce and Consumer Protection Regulation in the EU
Hear an introduction to each of the key regulations that businesses will need to comply with when selling online to consumers in the EU, with a focus on:
- website requirements
- online sales
- consumer contracts
- consumer remedies and enforcement
Tom Harding, Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom
Elliott Prentiss, Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom
Tom Harding, Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom
Elliott Prentiss, Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom
11:25 am

Break - 30 min
11:55 am

0.75 hr
Regulation of Data in the EU
Get a big picture overview of data regulation in the EU covering, in particular, significant legal developments and hot topics including:
- Ireland as a data global stage, and the landscape of U.S. and EU data regulation.
- international data transfers, recent legal challenges to lawful transfer mechanisms, and the impact of Brexit.
- enforcement activity with a look at the fines issued by EU Supervisory Authorities.
- civil actions including the rights of individuals to seek compensation for data protection breaches and the potential for class actions.
- data breach notifications and the obligation to notify individuals and Supervisory Authorities of a breach.
- the one stop shop mechanism providing for the selection of a lead supervisory authority.
Andrea Lawler, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
John Whelan, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Andrea Lawler, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
John Whelan, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
12:40 pm

Break - 5 min
12:45 pm

0.75 hr
Intellectual Property Rights and Strategies for Protection in Europe
Hear an introduction to each of the key intellectual property rights that are available to businesses, and strategies for their protection in the EU, including:
- trade marks
- designs
- copyright
- patents
Richard May, Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom
Richard May, Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom
1:30 pm

Break - 5 min
1:35 pm

0.75 hr

M&A in the EU: What U.S. Businesses Need to Know

Examine the current public and private M&A market in the EU, with an explanation of common deal structures and what drives them, as well as key terms of typical M&A transactions in the EU. Discuss recent M&A market trends, highlighting some of the key differences in deal-making in the U.S. and the EU.

Laura Kennedy, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Richard Marron, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland

Laura Kennedy, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
Richard Marron, A&L Goodbody - Dublin, Ireland
2:20 pm

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Conference Faculty

Ciaran Ahern

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Gina Conheady

A&L Goodbody
San Francisco, CA

Michael Doyle

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Tom Harding

Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom

Laura Kennedy

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Andrea Lawler

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Richard Marron

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Richard May

Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom

Bríd Nic Suibhne

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Elliott Prentiss

Osborne ClarkeUnited Kingdom

John Whelan

A&L Goodbody
Dublin, Ireland

Planning Committee

Gina Conheady

A&L Goodbody
San Francisco, CA

Joanna Jefferson

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 4.50 hrs

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 4.50 hrs

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 4.50 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Nov 4, 2019

Conference Concluded

Doing Business in Europe: Essential Considerations and Potential Pitfalls

Overview

Event Schedule

Monday Morning, Nov. 4, 2019

Conference Faculty

Planning Committee

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Key Dates

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