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SUMMARY:EU & US Tax Update: What's New & What You Need to Know Now
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an update on major tax related developments with experts from the OECD\, the EU Commission and a U.S. Government Tax Insiders. Our panel will outline changes in tax legislation on both the US and EU side\, their significance for corporate tax planning and how to best prepare to be tax effective and compliant. \n  \nUS SIDE OF THE AGENDA \n\nBasic design features of the US Budget Reconciliation Tax Legislation\nTreatment of U.S. outbound businesses (GILTI rewrite\, foreign tax credit rule changes).\nEffective dates and transition.\nYear-end wrap up package (expiring tax and trade provisions)\n\n  \nEU SIDE OF THE AGENDA \n\nOECD Substance & Process\, Treasury’s objectives in further discussion of the Inclusive Framework\, incl. Congressional position.\nS. treaty legislative process and impact & Interplay with DSTs.\nEU Tax Reform Packages\nGlobal minimum Tax\, esp. the transposition of Pillar 2 plus the work on Pillar 1\, ramifications for financing the EU and the middle term intention to rebuild our CIT framework (BEFIT)\nEU Stepping up against tax evasion and aggressive tax planning: legislation on shell companies\, defensive measures against blacklisted jurisdictions\, new transparency requirements.\n\n  \nSPEAKERS: \n\nKyle Dowley\, Managing Director\, CLA CONNECT (moderator)\nMark Prater\, Managing Director\, Tax Policy Svcs\, PWC US\nBenjamin Angel\, Director for Direct Taxation\, Tax Coordination\, Economic Analysis & Evaluation & Acting Director for Indirect Taxation & Tax Administration\, DG TAXUD\, EUROPEAN COMMISSION\nOther panelist to be announced\n\nREGISTRATION FEE\nEACCNY Members: Free\nEACCNY non-Members: Free \nREGISTER HERE
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR – ESG Advertising: Latest Trends\, Dos and Don’ts and What’s Coming Up in 2022
DESCRIPTION:In the past ten years\, ESG (Environmental\, Social\, Governance) has become a key focus for the corporate world. Environmental protection\, social justice\, and ethical management are increasingly meaningful to consumers\, particularly millennials and the ZGeneration. This has led to a growing global trend towards advertising based on ESG issues\, and as a result to regulators taking a closer interest in ESG-related claims\, and to brand damage from allegations of “green washing”\, gender or other stereotyping\, cultural appropriation\, … \nJoin us for a discussion on the trends within ESG advertising in Europe and the United States. We will explain what ESG Advertising is and what it is not\, will compare and discuss similarities\, differences\, and challenges on both sides of the Atlantic and will look into the looking-glass in terms of upcoming legislation and trends. \n  \nTopics to be addressed \n\nWhat is ESG Advertising?\nIs there a regulatory framework at EU level? What about the UK?\nWhat is the legal landscape in the United States?\nWhat are the do’s and don’ts that you need to keep in mind?\nWhat are the latest trends? In B2B and B2C?\nLooking ahead to 2022\, what do we foresee from a legal perspective in respect to ESG advertising?\n\n  \nSpeakers \n\nEdward B. Chansky – Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig (Las Vegas)\nBrinsley Dresden – Partner\, Head of Advertising & Marketing Law\, Lewis Silkin LLP (London)\nAlan Sutin – Principal Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig (Miami) [Moderator]\n\n  \nTo know more about the speakers click here \nYou can register here \n  \nREGISTRATION \n\nEACC Members: free\nEACC non-members: free
URL:https://www.eacctx.com/2event/webinar-esg-advertising-latest-trends-dos-and-donts-and-whats-coming-up-in-2022/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR – ESG Advertising: Latest Trends\, Dos and Don’ts and What’s Coming Up in 2022
DESCRIPTION:In the past ten years\, ESG (Environmental\, Social\, Governance) has become a key focus for the corporate world. Environmental protection\, social justice\, and ethical management are increasingly meaningful to consumers\, particularly millennials and the ZGeneration. This has led to a growing global trend towards advertising based on ESG issues\, and as a result to regulators taking a closer interest in ESG-related claims\, and to brand damage from allegations of “green washing”\, gender or other stereotyping\, cultural appropriation\, …\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion on the trends within ESG advertising in Europe and the United States. We will explain what ESG Advertising is and what it is not\, will compare and discuss similarities\, differences\, and challenges on both sides of the Atlantic and will look into the looking-glass in terms of upcoming legislation and trends. \nTopics to be addressed \n\nWhat Is ESG Advertising?\nIs There A Regulatory Framework At EU Level? What About The UK?\nWhat Is The Legal Landscape In The United States?\nWhat Are The Do’s And Don’ts That You Need To Keep In Mind?\nWhat Are The Latest Trends? In B2B And B2C?\nLooking Ahead To 2022\, What Do We Foresee From A Legal Perspective In Respect To ESG Advertising?\n\n  \nSpeakers \n\nEdward B. Chansky – Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig (Las Vegas)\nBrinsley Dresden – Partner\, Head Of Advertising & Marketing Law\, Lewis Silkin LLP (London)\nAlan Sutin – Principal Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig (Miami) [Moderator]\n\n\n  \n\nSpeaker Biographies \nEd Chansky focuses his practice in the areas of intellectual property (particularly development\, selection\, protection and licensing of trademarks worldwide) and advertising\, sales promotion\, and trade-regulation law\, including charitable promotions\, cause-related marketing\, sweepstakes\, contests\, gift cards\, eCommerce\, substantiation of advertising claims\, social gaming\, social media\, and all aspects of unfair or deceptive trade practices in a wide variety of industries. Ed is also a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on advertising and promotion law topics. In addition to being a Harvard and Yale-educated lawyer\, for many years\, Ed worked as a part-time musician (trombone) playing everything from grand opera to rhythm and blues. Ed is based in Las Vegas. \n  \nBrinsley Dresden leads the firm’s Advertising and Marketing Sector Focus Group\, with over two decades of experience advising brands and agencies on a wide range of issues. These include defending complex investigations by the Advertising Standards Authority\, as well as filing competitor complaints; obtaining Clearcast approval for TV commercials; and advising on advertising in the automotive\, alcohol\, cosmetics\, food\, pharmaceutical and health sectors. He also drafts and negotiates client/ agency agreements\, influencer agreements and celebrity talent contracts. He advises on compliance for lotteries and competitions\, as well as on resolving advertising related disputes\, such as third party claims of IP infringement and breach of contract claims.  Brinsley is named in the Campaign A List\, the Legal 500 Hall of Fame\, and in Band 1 in the Chambers Directory 2022 and is Secretary and Treasurer of the Global Advertising Lawyers’ Alliance. Brinsley is based in London. \n  \n \nAlan Sutin is a Principal Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig and Senior Chair of the firm’s Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. In addition to being an experienced business lawyer with a principal focus on commercial transactions with intellectual property and technology issues and privacy and cybersecurity matters\, Alan also represents a wide variety of companies in connection with IT and business process outsourcing arrangements\, strategic alliance agreements\, commercial joint ventures and licensing matters. He has particular experience in Internet and electronic commerce issues and has been involved in many of the major policy issues surrounding the commercial development of the Internet. Alan has advised foreign governments and multinational corporations in connection with these issues and is a frequent speaker at major industry conferences and events around the world. Alan is involved in several professional and legal national and international organizations. He was an active Member of EACCNY and is EACC Florida’s first President. Alan is based in Miami. \nProgram brought to you by EACC Florida \nREGISTRATION \n\nEACC Members: Free\nEACC Non-Members: Free\n\nNote: when registering for EACC events you give consent that your name\, title and company name will be included in the attendee list for said seminar. EACC event attendee lists are made available to other seminar attendees. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE
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SUMMARY:The Transatlantic Race to Zero Emission – the opportunities and implications of hydrogen on mainstream businesses
DESCRIPTION:         \n\nJoin us on January 26\, 2022:\nThe American Jobs Plan of the Biden Administration and the European Green Deal of the von der Leyen Commission have set the world’s largest economies a path to climate neutrality. \nThe magnitude of these plans and the reduction of emissions needed are unparalleled and offers both opportunities and challenges for companies active in these markets. \nThe EACC Texas and EACC Netherlands\, in partnership with EACC Member Houthoff (Houston & The Netherlands) presents a program series for transatlantic companies showcasing (legal) implications of what business communities should adhere to on both sides of the big pond as well as solutions that (need to) arise from corporate innovations in order to reduce emissions. \nHydrogen \nIn the energy infrastructure of the future\, hydrogen will be a major player… \nTakeaways: \n\nHow can hydrogen fuel the energy transition and what are the challenges companies are facing?\nCompanies around the world are transitioning to hydrogen and the demand is growing. Is the hydrogen industry ready?\nThe hydrogen chain: coordinating the hydrogen supply\, demand and infrastructure\n\nOur panel of experts from Air Liquide\, Port of Rotterdam and Houthoff will share recent project knowledge and their insights for European and US companies. \nRegister Here\n Date & platform: 26 January 2022\, 10am – 11am CST | 5pm-6pm CET on Zoom \nOur Speakers: \n \nHOUTHOFF\, The Netherlands \nKirsten Berger\, Partner Corporate / M&A \nKirsten specialises in energy law and has extensive experience in the energy and industrial sector. She acts as counsel to various energy companies and industrial companies in respect of projects\, transactions\, commercial contracts\, joint ventures\, regulatory and financial matters. \n  \nAs a true sector specialist she has an extensive track record with respect to: \n\n\n\nprojects and project development including wind parks (onshore and offshore)\, power plants\, gas exploration and production and industrial plants (e.g. steam or hydrogen plants\, LNG terminals\, pipelines etc.);\nM&A transactions including controlled auctions for wind parks\, interests in offshore gas fields and pipelines\, industrial restructurings and private M&A transactions in the sector;\ncommercial contracting including power purchase agreements (including corporate PPA’s)\, (industrial) gas supply agreements (including natural gas\, steam\, hydrogen\, nitrogen etc.)\, transport and storage agreements\, tolling agreements and refinery gas agreements utilities agreements (including water and heat);\njoint ventures in relation to wind parks\, power plants\, upstream gas projects and for innovative projects such as a waste to chemicals project;\nregulatory matters including connection and transportation issues\, third party access\, gas quality matters\, program responsibility and balancing\, CO2 emissions trading\, SDE subsidy aspects and EU Energy Regulations;\nreal estate aspects including pipeline issues and lease and ownership aspects.\n\n\n\n  \nAIR LIQUIDE\, Houston \nGert Jan ten Cate\, Vice President\, Large Industries\, Business Development \nGert Jan holds a Masters of Science in systems engineering and policy analysis management from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.\nIn his role\, Gert Jan is responsible for leading all business development activities for Large Industries within the North America (NAM) Cluster. The NAM Cluster includes the Large Industries business as the primary producer of many of our core gas products delivered via pipeline. In addition to our pipeline customers there are customers in the U.S. and Canada that require an onsite presence as well as being an important producer of bulk air gases for our Industrial Merchant business.\nFrom 2007 to 2011\, Gert Jan worked for the European utility company E.ON in the field of energy trading and renewable energy project development.\nGert Jan began his career with Air Liquide in 2011 as part of the business development team of Air Liquide Benelux-LI\, stationed in Rotterdam\, the Netherlands. In 2015 he became site manager at Air Liquide’s cogeneration facility in Pergen\, a steam cogeneration plant supplying utilities to Shell Netherlands refinery and power to the public grid.\nSince 2018\, Gert Jan has held the position of Vice President\, Large Industries Onsites US where he was responsible for leading growth\, operational excellence and safety performance for the LI onsites business serving the metals\, mining\, chemical and space industries \n  \n \nPORT OF ROTTERDAM\, The Netherlands \nNico van Dooren\, Director for New Business \nAs director New Business of the Port of Rotterdam\, Nico van Dooren is responsible for business development & portfolio management within the Port of Rotterdam Authority with a strong focus on energy transition. Nico is responsible for the program on energy transition for the Port of Rotterdam consisting of business development projects such as the development of Carbon Capture & Storage\, Hydrogen\, Biobased chemistry\, renewable energy an sustainable transport. The motto of this program is: Renew the existing and embrace the new in order to achieve a CO2 net neutral port in 2050. \nNico also acts as managing director for RSP (Rotterdam Shore Power)\, RAMLAB (start-up of the port of Rotterdam focussing on 3D metal printing) and for a joint venture of the Port of Rotterdam called ZES\, focussing on zero emission shipping. Nico van Dooren has a background in Strategic planning and Consultancy. Previously\, Nico was responsible for the development of the long term strategy for the Port of Rotterdam and for spatial development of the land reclamation project Maasvlakte 2 of the Port of Rotterdam. Prior to his assignments at the Port of Rotterdam\, he worked at Royal Haskoning as Director of an advisory group on environmental technology. \nAs Europe seeks to position itself as a leader in hydrogen technology\, the Port of Rotterdam has been busy building infrastructure to overhaul the country’s energy system. Nico van Dooren\, Port of Rotterdam Director for New Business Development\, is working closely with industry to future-proof the port and support the energy transition. \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nHOUTHOFF\, The Netherlands \nMarc van Beuge\, Lawyer\, Counsel \nMarc specialises in energy law and energy and industry projects. He represents energy and industrial companies\, their shareholders and larger buyers. Marc is mainly involved in cases in which the production\, transportation or supply of electricity\, gas or heat\, sustainable energy\, energy subsidies and emissions trading play a key role. He also represents clients in court and arbitration proceedings concerning energy disputes\, the drafting of energy\, chemical and waste management contracts\, and the identification of regulatory opportunities and risks in energy law\, including the Dutch Electricity Act\, Gas Act and Heating Supply Act \n  \n  \nModerator:  \n \nCONCEPT ELEMENTAL\, Dallas \nJennifer Warren\, Principal \nJennifer is considered one of the best energy writers in the U.S. Her areas of expertise include energy trends —their economic and geopolitical implications—and resource sustainability issues. Other interests include the energy transition\, the impact of shale oil and natural gas\, climate change\, green and efficient infrastructure\, and the energy-water nexus. Her work has been published in various academic\, policy and business publications such as Far Eastern Economic Review\, Economist Intelligence Unit’s Executive Briefing\, Journal of Structured Finance\, Lloyd’s List\, D CEO\, Real Leaders and many others. From Dec 2010 to April 2013\, she was the CEO/President of Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations\, organizing and moderating panels on global gas\, energy security\, energy infrastructure finance\, and foreign affairs topics. She has a master’s degree from London School of Economics\, and bachelor’s in finance/marketing. She is principal of Concept Elemental\, a strategic communications consultancy focusing on energy and sustainability themes\, thought leadership and creative trends analysis. \n  \nPROMOTIONAL PARTNERS:
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