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EACC Texas welcomes CI Group USA as a new SME Member!

  EACCTX is delighted to welcome CI Group USA as a new SME Member!   CI Group USA is a technology advisory firm specializing in UCaaS, CCaaS and IT Services. We partner with our clients and become an extension of their team, preparing and executing next generation solutions to ensure effective processes, network and economic efficiencies, in areas such as: Unified Communications: we simplify the client's telecom environment by initiating and executing in-depth research and analysis, to ensure network and economic efficiencies. Additionally,...

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GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT | GEARBOX ENTERTAINMENT company announces acquisition of Captured Dimensions

  FRISCO, Texas – January 4, 2023 – The Gearbox Entertainment Company today announced the acquisition of Captured Dimensions, a Texas-based technology company specializing in 3D capture, scanning, and reconstruction services. A ten-year veteran of the film and video game industry, Captured Dimensions has worked on some of the most recognizable movies from the likes of 20th Century FOX, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Netflix and several titles from both 2K Games and Electronic Arts. Jordan Williams will continue as its head and...

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Frisco Economic Development Corporation | FRISCO is getting a kids-themed Universal Studios park

New entertainment complex will bring millions of visitors and business to Collin County. An article By Steve Brown  –  Real Estate Editor, Dallas Business Journal   FRISCO — Frisco’s latest development project will bring a huge cast of superheroes, television stars and motion picture greats to Collin County. Universal Parks & Resorts — the theme park arm of entertainment giant NBCUniversal — has bought a site on the Dallas North Tollway for a new, kids-focused park and hotel. The almost 100-acre planned entertainment hub...

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Jackson Walker | USA Business Digest: November 2022

  Welcome back to the fourth edition of USA Business Digest – A Legal Newsletter for European Companies and Investors in the United States. This month, we will take a closer look at (1) U.S.-style discovery in international arbitration and (2) the Lanham Act’s foreign reach to recover damages. As always, this update is available in both English and German. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Limitations on U.S.-Style Discovery in International Arbitration Apply to the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Earlier this year,...

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Schulz Trade Law PLLC | Tumultuous Trading: a year-end snapshot of Global Trade and Administrative Burden.

    Compliments of EACC Board Member Schulz Trade Law PLLC | By Michelle Schulz-Reuters Legal News (December 1, 2022) - Michelle Schulz of Schulz Trade Law PLLC discusses major international trade issues facing U.S. companies as companies scale up trade compliance programs in the face of unprecedented international trade regulations. Following the G20 summit in Bali on Nov. 14, 2022, President Joe Biden reported that a new cold war with China can be avoided. This is certainly welcome news to global businesses,...

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D CEO Names Erin McKelvey to the 2023 Dallas 500

  D CEO Names Erin McKelvey to the 2023 Dallas 500. The exclusive special edition celebrates the most powerful and influential leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth.      Nov. 17, 2022—DALLAS, TEXAS - D CEO, the award-winning business title of D Magazine Partners, has revealed its list of those included in the 2023 edition of the Dallas 500. Now in its eighth year, the publication is the culmination of six months of research by the editors of D CEO. Those featured in the 2023...

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EACC Texas welcomes Vivien & Associes as a new SME Member!

  EACCTX is delighted to welcome Vivien & Associes as a new SME Member!   Vivien & Associés was established over 20 years ago by a small group of experienced French corporate/M&A, tax and employment lawyers from leading international firms. Their objective was to create an independent law firm capable of delivering top quality legal services to a demanding and sophisticated domestic and international client base. Their success in achieving this ambition is today reflected in the loyalty of the firm’s clients, many...

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Jackson Walker | USA Business Digest: October 2022

  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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Jackson Walker | USA Business Digest: September 2022

  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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