USA Business Digest: October 2022   DATA PRIVACY LAW President Biden Signs Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities. On October 7th, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities directing the steps that the U.S. will take to implement its commitments under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (EU-US DPF), which President Biden and European Commission President von der Leyen announced in March 2022. Businesses like yours, both in the U.S. and Europe,...

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  USA Business Digest: September 2022   TRADE & INVESTMENT President Biden Signs Executive Order to Ensure Robust Reviews of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) On September 15, the Biden administration published a first-ever presidential directive defining additional national security factors for CFIUS to consider in evaluating transaction. Pursuant to the White House briefing on the directive, the U.S. has long recognized that certain investments in the United States from foreign persons, particularly those...

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  EACC Texas welcomes Esther Veltman as new HOUTHOFF representative in Houston   Esther represents Houthoff in Houston and is the point of contact for their clients and Houston-based law firms. She is responsible for developing new partnerships and further strengthening Houthoff's international network. Esther works closely with the lawyers in the Netherlands, who regularly visit Houston. Esther started her career at Houthoff as a lawyer specialising in corporate law with a focus on restructurings and bankruptcies. After Houthoff, Esther worked as a...

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  EACCTX is delighted to welcome VEGA AMERICAS, Inc as Partner Member! VEGA Americas is a subsidiary of VEGA Grieshaber KG, a Germany-based global process instrumentation company that specializes in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of products that measure level, density, pressure, and weight.  VEGA products have applications in dozens of industries, including water/wastewater treatment; chemicals; oil and gas; pharmaceuticals; and food and beverage.  The firm has over 1,400 employees worldwide, including 389 in the US.

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  EACCTX is delighted to announce Jackson Walker joins the President's Circle! Founded more than 130 years ago, Jackson Walker is the second largest law firm in the state of Texas. With more than 400 attorneys across seven offices, the Firm represents Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporations, major financial institutions, insurance companies, individuals, investors, and wide range of public companies and private businesses around the globe. A founding member of Globalaw TM, Jackson Walker serves clients in over 130 countries, helping...

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  EACCTX is delighted to welcome Dykema as Partner Member! Dykema is a leading national law firm with more than 375 attorneys in Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, McAllen, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. For more than a century, Dykema has served businesses worldwide, from startups and closely-held concerns to Fortune 100 multinationals, on a broad range of complex legal and public policy issues. The Firm maintains a robust practice in international business transactions, disputes and trade...

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EACC Texas is delighted to welcome Schulz Trade Law, Sustaining Partner  Schulz Trade Law PLLC is a solution-focused law firm that thoughtfully leads corporate clients through the regulatory challenges of international commerce. Our seasoned trade attorneys and professionals have a unique depth of experience specifically in export and import compliance and enforcement matters. Representative industries include: aerospace, oil and gas, machinery, automotive, healthcare, transportation, software, and nonprofit organizations. Fortune 500 companies and other global organizations trust our team to design forward-looking...

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