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The ‘How To’s’ of obtaining an EB-5 and Regional Center Designation

October 12, 2015

As referenced in our September Newsletter, an EB-5 visa for Immigrant Investors is a United States visa created to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors. Recently, USCIS kindly reminded organizations that Regional Center names should not contain the words “United States,” “U.S.,” “US.” or “Federal” in their name because it could…

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Uber drivers: Contractor or Employee?

October 12, 2015

More and more people use Uber to get from point A to point B and it has become a real threat to many taxi companies. But what is Uber? Why is it so popular and why is the recent lawsuit considered to be a crucial strike for its business model? To many passengers Uber has become almost a synonym…

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Fighting Cyber Crime

October 12, 2015

Cyber crimes are crimes committed using the internet or other forms of computer technology. As the internet has become such an important part of our lives, fighting these crimes is more and more relevant for everyone who wishes to safely use said technologies. However, no crime is as border less as cyber crimes are, making international cooperation a very necessary…

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Online Data Protection: Consumer Protection or Fundamental Right?

October 8, 2015

On October 6, 2015, Europe’s highest court, The European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that the long-standing international agreement called “Safe Harbor” was immediately invalid.  Safe Harbor allowed companies to transfer the digital data of individuals between the U.S. and the E.U., as long as there was an “adequate” level of privacy protection. The European…

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U.S. IMMIGRATION UPDATE THE ANNUAL DV GREEN CARD LOTTERY HAS STARTED OCTOBER 1, 2015

October 6, 2015

The DV-2017 Immigrant Visa Program, commonly known as the “Green Card Lottery“, has started on Wednesday, October 1, 2015 at 12:00 noon (EDT), and concludes on Monday, November 3, 2015 at 12:00 noon (EDT).  Under this program, and as in previous years, a certain number (generally 50,000) of green cards are made available to eligible individuals…

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Plaintiff Awarded $25,000 for Facebook Defamation

October 2, 2015

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld $25,000 in damages for a Facebook defamation case-involving Plaintiff, Stephen Laughland, and Defendant, John Beckett. In 2010 a friend brought a fake Facebook account to Laughland’s attention. The page included Laughland’s full name and an actual picture. The content of the page was extremely negative with posts allegedly by Laughland…

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Neue Termine für Global Entry-Registrierung in Deutschland: Trusted-Traveler-Registrierungsveranstaltungen für deutsche Reisende im Oktober und November 2015

September 29, 2015

Wir haben folgende Nachricht von der AmCham erhalten und möchten diese Information mit Ihnen teilen: Sehr geehrte Mitglieder der AmCham Germany, Im Oktober und November 2015 wird das US-Zoll- und Grenzschutzamt (Customs and Border Protection, kurz: CBP) Registrierungsveranstaltungen für das Global-Entry-Programm organisieren, mit dem angemeldete und zugelassene Reisende Einreise- und Zollkontrollen schneller passieren können. Deutsche…

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From the CBJ: Look out San Francisco: Charlotte’s among 8 cities vying for your tech workers

September 9, 2015

We read this interesting article by Roland Li in the online edition of the CBJ: “The tech industry has long been the lifeblood of economic growth in the San Francisco Bay Area. But other cities around the country are fighting to gain a bigger share of the pie, with their lower costs and academic centers,…

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NC Legislature News

August 13, 2015

HB 760 is a NC regulatory reform bill. The bill passed the 3rd reading in the House on May 6th, 2015 by a 77-32 vote. The bill is now in the Senate, where it passed its first reading on May 7th, 2015.   Republican representatives Chris Millis, John Bell, and Dennis Riddell are the primary…

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Google accidentally reveals data on “right to be forgotten” requests

August 13, 2015

280,000 private individuals in Europe have made a number of requests to Google asking the company to remove certain web pages from its search results. In May 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that an Internet search engine has to consider such requests from a person about search results related to that person’s name.…

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