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7th Annual AmCham Germany Business Day

March 18, 2016

On March 10, 2016 the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V. (“AmCham Germany”), BridgehouseLaw LLP and Rueckel&Collegen hosted the 7th Annual AmCham Germany Business Day at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, recognizing 24 students of 7 U.S.-Universities who participated in the U.S.-German Internship Program to intern with a company in Germany for three…

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Sackgasse Beweiserhebung in Deutschland: Umweg USA als Ausweg?

March 17, 2016

Wer in Deutschland klagt oder auch verklagt wird, hat nur unter engen Voraussetzungen Zugang zu bei dem Gegner befindlichen Dokumenten. Zwar kann das Gericht gemäß § 142 Zivilprozessordnung anordnen, dass eine Partei oder ein Dritter die in ihrem oder seinem Besitz befindlichen Urkunden und sonstigen Unterlagen vorlegt. Diese Vorschrift befreit die Partei, die sich auf…

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3D printing from a legal perspective

March 7, 2016

For the first time a NFL player has used a 3D printed equipment on field. Carolina Panthers All-Pro linebacker Thomas Davis was able to take the field on SuperBowl 50 with the help of a 3D printed brace. The brace was engineered by WhiteClouds within just eight hours after receiving a scan of Davis’ forearm.…

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Proposed EEOC wage reporting rules could create major problems for Employers

March 7, 2016

NOW: companies with 100 or more employees have to file an annual federal EEO-1 report. This requires companies to report the number of employees by ten broadly-defined job categories, broken down by race, gender and ethnicity.    PROPOSED RULE:  In addition to the current reporting rule, companies with 100 or more employees will ALSO have…

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Upcoming H-1B Season Preparing for the FY2017

March 7, 2016

As our firm has worked with many companies on H-1B visa applications in the past, we would like to remind you that the filing period for “new” H-1B visa petitions for the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2017 begins on April 1, 2016.  To ensure timely receipt, and to have the best chance of a new case being accepted under the “cap,” petitions should be…

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“We don’t know” Debatte über eine strengere Ein- und Ausreisepolitik

February 29, 2016

“We don’t know”, das ist das überraschend ehrliche – manch einer mag geneigt sein, zu sagen: erschütternde – Eingeständnis des Department of Homeland Security, seinerseits immerhin zur Sicherung amerikanischer Staatsgrenzen angetreten. Man wisse schlichtweg nicht, wie viele einstige Visumsträger im Anschluss an die genehmigte Aufenthaltsdauer tatsächlich die Vereinigten Staaten verließen, räumte Alan Bersin, ihr stellvertretender…

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No copyright for monkeys

February 29, 2016

California court dismissed PETA lawsuit on behalf of macaque monkey   What had once been considered “an uphill battle”, turned out an unpromising endeavor: a monkey is an animal, not a human being. Yet only human beings are eligible to acquire a copyright under the Copyright Act. Judge William Orrick III of the Northern District…

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Deutschland ‘best country in the world’

February 29, 2016

Weltweite Umfrage sieht Deutschland vorn, USA rangieren auf Platz vier   Ein Titel, der den ein oder anderen wohl stolz macht. In einer gemeinsamen Untersuchung von U.S. News, der University of Pennsylvania und BAV Consulting wurden 16,248 Menschen aus 36 Staaten nach ihrer Vorstellung von verschiedenen Staaten zu einzelnen Kriterien befragt. Das Ergebnis: Deutschland führt…

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Top 15 Cities for Expats …

February 25, 2016

www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de Four of these are German, with Düsseldorf coming in third, behind Vienna and Zurich. Munich, Frankfurt and Berlin rounding out the German presence in the list.More on our website www.bridgehouse.law Best regards und viele Grüße aus Charlotte Reinhard von Hennigs www.bridgehouse.law

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Trading Partner: USA

February 23, 2016

United States became the top destination for German exports last year. ‪BridgehouseLaw‬ can support your export from Germany to the USA. Exports to the United States rose by 19 percent to 114 billion euros ($127 billion) in 2015, compared with an increase in French purchases of 2.5 percent to 103 billion euros. http://www.bridgehouselaw.us/en/latest-news/details/article/usa-top-german-trading-partner Best regards…

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