FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 02, 2019
Contact:
Tracey L. Mancini
Marketing Communications Manager
(716) 847-8340
tmancini@phillipslytle.com
PHILLIPS LYTLE TO SPONSOR BUFFALO BUSINESS FIRST STATE OF THE REGION BREAKFAST “GLOBAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES”
Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP is proud to sponsor the Buffalo Business First State of the Region Breakfast titled, “Global Business Opportunities and Compliance Challenges,” on Thursday, May 2nd from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Phillips Lytle’s One Canalside office in Downtown Buffalo.
Phillips Lytle Special Counsel Jon P. Yormick will moderate a panel discussion of experienced international business professionals as they discuss the broad implications of doing business in the global marketplace.
The panel includes the following:
- Thomas Battley – Executive Director, New York Photonics
- Patrick Emmerling, Ph.D., M.B.A., CLP – Director, Office of Technology Transfer and Commercial Development, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Rosanna Masucci – Director, Buffalo Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
- James Kevin Wholey – Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP
- Albert W. Zenner – Vice President of Legal, Derrick Corporation
In addition to a Washington Outlook & Update, topics to be discussed include:
- Finding and Vetting Prospective Partners for International Strategic Alliances;
- Importance of Robust Compliance Programs;
- Federal Agency Enforcement and Regulatory Factors, Including FCPA and Economic Sanctions;
- Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Update;
- Uncovering the Nuances of Deemed Export Rules;
- Global Opportunities for the Optics, Photonics and Imaging (OPI) Sector;
- Potential Export Controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies; and
- NAFTA 2.0/USMCA Prospects.