Current Events

How to Grow Your Business Internationally: Canada, UK and US

  • Monday, 28 October 2019, 8:30 registration, 9:00 AM till 10:45 AM; Reception following presentation at:  Offices of Laytons LLP, 2 More London Riverside, London
  • Participants:  William Bierce, Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., New York, Hugues Langlais, Cabinet Me Hugues Langlais, Canada, Rebecca Chang, Laytons LLP, London

Stratégie gagnante pour la vente en ligne en France, aux Etats-Unis et au Canada: cadre légal de la vente en ligne et où localiser son activité digitale ?

  • Mercredi  le 30 octobre 2019, 9 :00 AM-10:45 AM; Réception suivant les présentations:  la Maison du Barreau, 2 rue Harlay, Paris 2ème
  • Participants:  William Bierce, Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., New York, Hugues Langlais, Cabinet Me Hugues Langlais, Frédéric Picard/ Gérard Haas, Haas Avocats

Le lien pour s’inscrire : https://info.haas-avocats.com/strategie-gagnante-vente-en-ligne

Past Events

Impact of EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) on U. S. Data Controllers   

  • Le 16, mai 2018, de 17h à 18h, at Creative Valley, 11 Rue Carnot, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, Meet-up, La RGPD mise en vigueur par nos amis américains !
  • Presented by William Bierce, Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Legal Ethics Challenges in Meeting New Privacy Obligations of both Lawyers and Clients in Cross-Border Transactions

  • Presented by ABA Section of International Law 2018 Spring Meeting, April 17-21, 2018, New York, NY
  • Panel Chair, Moderator and Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.
  • Speakers:  Paulo Brancher, Azevedo & Sette, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Hanim Hamza, Roosdiona & Partners, Zicolaw, Jakarta, Indonesia, Cassandre Piffeteau, D’Alverny Avocats, Paris, France, Maia T. Spilman, Law Offices of Maia T. Spilman, New York, NY, Richard Austin, Deeth Williams Wall, LLP, Toronto, Canada
  • This program will address how the EU General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR), effective May 2018, varies from the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive (and “Safe Harbor”), the US-EU “Privacy Shield” voluntary compliance program under GDPR, and how law firms (not to mention clients) need to adopt internal procedures, policies, trainings and third-party flow-down requirements to comply.

“La conformité américaine et française au Règlement européen sur la protection des données personnelles.”  Nos intervenants pour cette conférence sont :

  • Le 16 mai 2017, de 8h à 10h30, Maison du Barreau, 2 rue de Harlay, Paris, la French-American Bar Association (“FABA”) a le plaisir de vous présenter une conférence sur le sujet
  • Me William Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., membre de la FABA à New York.   Me Claire Bernier, admise au Barreau de Paris, associée fondatrice du cabinet ADSTO.

“Trumperie ou simple Trump l’oeil : un nouveau cadre juridique pour le commerce et l’investissement aux Etats-Unis ?”

  • Mardi 23 mai 2017, de 18h à 20h, Maison du Barreau, 2 rue de Harlay, Paris
  • Intervenants :  William B. Bierce, Avocat au barreau de New York; Benoît Charrière-Bournazel, Avocat aux barreaux de Paris et New York; Didier Bisch, Délégué international, Bpifrance

Practical Solutions for Distance Selling to U.S. Consumers

  • International webinar, May 12, 2016, 4PM CET, 10AM EDT (U.S.)
  • Co-sponsored by the Bundesverband E-Commerce und Versandhandel Deutschland e.V. (bevh) and the French-American Chamber of Commerce CoWork (NY)
  • Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Strategies for Compliance with Evolving IoT Regulation

  • Presented by Insurance IoT USA, Miami, Florida, December 1-2, 2015
  • Speaker: William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Comparative Laws & Practices in several countries relating to Innovation, Business Growth and the Practice of Law [L’Innovation dans la Pratique du Droit, Le Droit de l’Innovation aux Etats-Unis, Innover Ailleurs, enfer ou Paradis, Contribution et Animation par la section international]

  • Presented by Congrès GESICA, International Section, November 6, 2015.
  • Panel Moderator and Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Taking UK Tech to the U.S.: Business Planning and Operations

  • Presented by techUK.org, London, United Kingdom, January 15, 2015.
  • Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq. Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Anonymous Mobility Rights: Online Tracking, Geolocation of Web Users and “Do Not Track Me.

  • Workshop presentation at 2014 ITechLaw European Conference, Paris, France, October 16, 2014.
  • Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.

Using Globalization to Gain Access to Global Tech Markets.

  • Interactive panel discussion, presented by New York Technology Council, New York, New York, June 24, 2014.
  • Speakers:  Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., TransPerfect, Dotsub and Oban Multilingual.

Inbound, Outbound: Developing Offshore Tech Partnerships for International Expansion.  Learn how to develop strategic offshore alliances to take your tech company overseas.

  • Presented by New York Technology Council, Anchin, New York, New York, February 26, 2014.
  • Speakers:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.; Michael Muth, Foreign Commercial Service Officer, Department of Commerce; Michael Waxman-Lenz, CEO, Intead, LLC.
  • Interactive panel discussion of the challenges and opportunities of forming strategic alliances with foreign businesses and foreign tech companies.

Secrets of Global Branding: Developing and cultivating your global footprint across various global business models and brand management models

  • February 13, 2014, Internet interview of William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. by Té Revesz on VoiceAmerica

Comment approcher les e-marchés américains

  • Une Web-Conférence jeudi le 17 octobre 2013 à 4 PM Paris, France, 10 :00 AM , Eastern Daylight Time, U.S.
  • Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., un avocat internationale d’affaires et du e-commerce
  • Cette conférence fait  dédiées au développement de votre business sur les marché Nord Américain.  Focus sur les alliances stratégiques : Comment ouvrir les portes sans céder tout ?

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going Global

  • March 21, 2013, Internet interview of William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. by Té Revesz on VoiceAmerica

Limited Liability Companies: Basics of Ownership and Structuring

  • A webinar, Thursday, December 6, 2012, 11 A.M. – 12 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time U.S.
  • Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.
  • This webinar will address the fundamentals of structuring LLCs for use in special purpose environments.  It will consider specific operational and governance paradigms, operating agreement structure, and legal structures for collaboration in strategic relationships.

Tech-Driven Strategic Alliances

  • A webinar, Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 11 A.M. – 12 P.M.  Eastern Daylight Time U.S.
  •  Speaker:  William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.
  • This webinar will provide an overview of key design and performance indicators for strategic alliances, with a focus on issues involving those “small innovators and big marketers.”

Any inquiries relating to webinars presented by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. should be directed to info@biercekenerson.com.