Doing Business in the USA

As the largest economy in the world, the United States is a key market when companies consider overseas expansion and it is crucial that business operations are set up correctly to avoid unexpected delays, taxes, or fines during the process.

In this webinar, the expert speakers will share their specialist knowledge to help business leaders understand the key requirements when expanding internationally into the USA.

• Tycho Stahl and Megan Mitchell of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP will provide a lawyer’s perspective on the legal issues when moving from the UK to the USA, and consider some of the challenges posed by COVID for companies looking to make the move.

• Mike Whitacre of Frazier & Deeter LLC (USA) and Malcolm Joy of Frazier & Deeter LLP (UK) will discuss the tax implications of moving from the UK to the USA.

• Sean Crotty of Weightmans LLP will discuss challenges facing UK businesses transferring personal data to the US following the recent EU Court of Justice decision (Schrems II) leading to the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield.

• The companies Tru Rating and Caspian Learning will discuss their first-hand experience of moving from the UK to the USA.

There will also be the chance for a Q&A.

The webinar will be hosted on Zoom. If you have any restrictions with using Zoom, please raise with the event coordinator, Sarah Oldham at sarah.oldham@weightmans.com. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.