EACCNY Pulse: Transatlantic Business Insights

Send us Fan Mail To start of our series: "A look into the Crystal Ball on the Future of Finance," hear from Gerald Walker , CEO of ING AMERICAS, along with Richard Beales ,  Global Deputy Editor at REUTERS BREAKINGVIEWS as they discuss forward-looking innovation in the sustainable finance space.  What are the challenges of implementation? How has the Pandemic accelerated the shift toward...

Send us Fan Mail This final "Brexit Musing" episode features John Bruton , the former Irish Prime Minister ( Taoiseach ) and former EU Ambassador to the United States who will share his wisdom on what Brexit means and his thoughts moving forward with regard to not only the UK and EU, but also the U.S. John Bruton served as Taoiseach from 1994 to 1997. He was born in 1947 and graduated fr...

Send us Fan Mail This "Brexit Musing" episode features PwC’s Mary Shelton Rose , Partner, Regional Vice Chair and US Brexit Response leader and Mark Prater , Managing Director , Tax Policy Service Group within the National Tax Services group as they “muse” about the potential impacts of a deal or no-deal within a Biden Administration. Mary Shelton Rose , Vice Chairman, Client Service , f...

Send us Fan Mail This "Brexit Musing" episode features Vincent Power , Partner in EU, Competition & Procurement at A&L GOODBODY and based in Dublin, Ireland. Vincent's recording focuses on what businesses from both sides of the Atlantic should be aware of Post-Brexit with regard to Compliance, Merger Control and State Aid. Dr Vincent Power is a Partner at A&L GOODBODY th...

Send us Fan Mail This "Brexit Musing" features Keily Blair and James Lloyd , who are both Partners in ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFF's cyber and privacy group in London. They will dive into the potential effects of Brexit on companies responding to cyber attacks and the impact on regulatory enforcement off the back of such incidents. Keily Blair heads up ORRICK's Cyber &...

Send us Fan Mail This "Brexit Musing" episode features Matthew Bock , Partner at MIDDLETON SHRULL & BOCK, LLC and Amy Moore , Principal at CLIFTONLARSONALLEN (CLA) as they 'muse' about the possibilities of a deal or no-deal Brexit and its impact on your customs and trade experience, as well as your supply chain. Additionally, they suggest mitigation plans and how your busin...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musing," tax experts from RSM integrate corporate, employment and customs tax specialists from both the US and UK. The discussion will cover the latest position in the UK-EU negotiations ahead of the December 31 deadline and explore some of the potential tax-related implications and thoughts from the panel. Areas of focus will cover views on the potential...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musing" episode, Paul Hughes and Damon Kalt from STEPTOE & JOHNSON discuss the effects of Brexit on UK & EU Competition law. They begin with an overview of the current reach of EU Competition Law. This is then followed by a discussion on how Brexit could cause a potential EU-UK divergence within the Competition Law arena due to changes in: enforce...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musing" episode, James Knightley , Chief International Economist and James Smith , Developed Markets Economist , both from ING, provide an overview of what Brexit means for businesses in the United States, Europe and the UK. Their discussion will touch on Brexit and President-Elect Biden and how US-UK relations will develop after the end of the transition...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musing" Episode, Giulio Novellini , Counsel from PORTOLANO CAVALLO discusses the possible implications Brexit has on the data transfer, privacy and protection sphere in Europe, the UK, and also the farther-reaching United States.  While GDPR will continue to apply in the UK, Giulio will also underline the key aspects for UK and US companies with regard to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the "EACCNY Brexit Musings" series, Daniel Klein Velderman , head of NFIA in NY, and Martijn Schoonewille , Partner & Attorney at LOYENS & LOEFF, discuss the challenges, but also the opportunities that Brexit brings to the table for FinTech parties while highlighting changes which may also benefit and impact US firms. Daniel Klein Velderman is...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the "EACCNY Brexit Musings", we will hear from Alex Deane , Senior Managing Director & Head of UK Public Affairs at FTI CONSULTING and Dr. Erica Elliott Richardson , Managing Director in the FTI CONSULTING US Public Affairs practice. Their discussion will begin with a deep dive into where negotiations have currently got to and what this means for e...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musing," we will hear from Ollie Welch of FTIs Public Affairs Practice along with Jim Huish who heads up the EMEA Export Controls and Sanctions Practice both based in London.  Ollie and Jim will walk us through the impact of Brexit on in the Export Controls and Sanctions arena in relation to industry, measures already taken and some of the practical impli...

Send us Fan Mail As an extension to Episode 9 of our "Brexit Musings" series, Claire Nilson and Sari Long from FAEGRE DRINKER will discuss immigration/mobility from the other side of the pond. They will muse about immigration from the US and UK perspective and what you and your business should think about in the run-up to Brexit. Claire D. Nilson is Counsel in the London, UK office of FA...

Send us Fan Mail  In this "Brexit Musing" Episode, we will hear from Euan Holms and Sally Jones from ERNST & YOUNG.  In Sally's discussion with Euan, who is EY's expert on commercial pricing in the EMEIA region, they will provide an in-depth overview on how you and your business should manage and mitigate cost changes come the end of the transition period on December 31. Eu...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musings" episode, Gavin Jones and Vinciane Rysselink from Osborne Clarke – the international law firm, discuss Brexit and how that impacts UK/EU nationals and US firms with UK/EU offices.  Brexit is the "undoing" of 40 years of free-trade and freedom of movement and is scheduled to come into effect from January 1st 2021.  Focusing on immigration...

Send us Fan Mail In this "Brexit Musing" episode, F. Elusio Zafar Alcalde , CEO & Founder of TAXMAP Inc. will discuss the impact of Brexit on Blockchain and Digital Currencies. Elusio has worked as a lawyer in the UK working in property and tax law creating global SPVs. He started TAXMAP in 2010 to help the EU integrate a tax database. In 2012, he started working with Bitcoin and blo...

Send us Fan Mail The EU and UK approach the December 31 deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement. Today, after tumultuous talks in a year with unprecedented events, the likelihood of a no-deal is low – but final issues remain open to ensure a smooth transition for businesses. One major topic is financial services and capital markets, a huge priority for the UK. UK financial services activity in...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the "EACCNY Brexit Musings" series focuses on a practical guide to preparing for Brexit. With political noise increasing, businesses cannot afford to wait for final certainty on the outcome of the UK/EU negotiations. Their focus must now turn to practical, commercial, no-regret solutions that mitigate negative impacts of change. The COVID-19 pandemic, tog...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the "EACCNY Brexit Musings", we will hear from Marc Chandler , Managing Director & Chief Markets Strategist at BANNOCKBURN GLOBAL FOREX and Kathleen Hays , Global Economics and Policy Editor for BLOOMBERG TV & RADIO. Their discussion will focus on the far-reaching implications of Brexit on the sterling and Foreign Exchange Market. Starting with...

Send us Fan Mail This episode of the "EACCNY Brexit Musings" series explores the impact of the Northern Irish Protocol on the Withdrawal Agreement and delves deeper into the various outcomes and consequences of Brexit. Our speaker today is Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting; who is accompanied by her colleague, Scott McCulloch. Lucinda Creighton is CEO of Vulcan Consulting Ltd a...

Send us Fan Mail One side of the coin, the physical supply chains, in spite of short-term issues, can be resolved in the long term with optimised processes, or a “bare bones” deal may still be reached reducing tariffs on movement of goods. The other side of the coin, the financial supply chains, however, does not appear to have either an immediate of medium-term solution. Provision of financial se...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the EACCNY Brexit Musings series, it is clear that planning for the future requires analysis of the present, however a plan without resources and execution is just an hallucination. Hear from Ireland’s Consul General in NY and the Regional Director for Enterprise Ireland North America on the work taking place across the Irish political and commercial ecosystems...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of our "Brexit Musings" Series, we discussed the impact of Brexit on value-added tax (VAT) with our members from Andersen Tax: Benno Tamminga and Sarah Shears . They will explore how to navigate the UK since the UK will be leaving the EU Single Market and Customs Union, and the new customs border between the UK and EU starting January 1, 2021. Benno and S...