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Here Come the Germans

December 8, 2014

It’s comes as no surprise, especially to those at BridgehouseLaw, that German-American roots are strong and rich. With nearly 48 million people across the US claiming German ancestry, German-Americans make up the country’s largest diaspora. However, when it comes to business ownership, German-Americans account for only 8% of the stock of foreign direct investment, ranking…

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GA court rules that parents can be held liable for children’s Facebook posts

December 8, 2014

A Georgia court recently ruled that the parents of two middle school students may be held liable for a fake Facebook account they setup that ridiculed a classmate.   In 2011, Dustin Athearn and Melissa Snodgrass created a fake Facebook account that featured a picture of classmate Alexandria Boston taken with the “fat face” app.…

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Germany- Israel IT and Media Conference

October 30, 2014

Germany- Israel IT and Media Conference November 11, 2014 Crowne Plaza City Center Azrieli Square Building, Tel Aviv Click here for video 08:30-09:00 Registration & Breakfast 09:00-09:20 Opening Notes 09:20-09:40 Case Study: From Israel to Germany Key note speaker. Details ahead. 09:40-10:30 Going to Germany – Funds and Strategic Partners Moderator: Hili Cohen, Partner, GKH…

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Gast Blog: 6 einfache Erfolgstipps für XING: So einfach, dass es Sie umhaut

October 30, 2014

Im Rahmen eines meiner Bücher habe ich die wirklich wichtigsten Erfolgstipps für XING zusammen getragen. Sechs Tipps sind es geworden, die so einfach sind, dass sie eigentlich jeder bereits kennen – und anwenden müsste. Wenn Sie sich einmal in XING umschauen, dann stellen Sie fest: So ist es noch gar nicht. 1.Tipp: Formulieren Sie Leser-…

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Breakfast with the Managing Director of UPS Germany

October 21, 2014

Dear Clients and Friends: BridgehouseLaw is sponsoring a Breakfast Meeting with Frank Sportolari, Managing Director of UPS Germany, on October 28, 2014 in Atlanta.  The breakfast meeting will take place at the German American Chamber of Commerce South Atlanta, 1170 Howell Mill Road, Suite 300, Atlanta, Georgia 30318 at 8:00 am. As business leader and expert…

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Uber’s International Expansion: Frankfurt (Germany) Court Lifts Injunction

October 17, 2014

In our May 2014 Newsletter, we wrote about the Berlin Taxi Association successfully suing Uber, the private car company that created a GPS-enabled app for customer to summon rides, in the Berlin court system. Now the district court in Frankfurt overturned a nationwide ban against Uber’s car-sharing service, one of the most severe legal restrictions…

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German Festo Didactic and Siemens Corp. build on CPCC

October 17, 2014

Festo Didactic, a German equipment and solution provider for industrial education and subsidiary of Festo AG, plans to establish a learning center at Central Piedmont Community College’s campus in midtown Charlotte. The “Festo-CPCC Learning Center of Excellence” would grant CPCC students and workers access to new Festo advanced-manufacturing machinery, equipment and programs. The learning center…

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A great example of the business opportunity the Queen City offers: AvidXchange to expand in Charlotte

October 17, 2014

AvidXchange, which specializes in accounts payable automation software for midmarket companies, recently announced to create 603 new jobs in Charlotte by the end of 2018 and invest more than $21.4 million. New positions will include software development, finance, HR, legal, research, and project management. Thus bring hundreds of technology jobs and talent to Charlotte and…

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Executive training programs in North Carolina:N.C. executives have better options than most

October 17, 2014

Yet another example of the great business opportunity N.C. has to offer: Three of the top 10 corporate-education programs in the world are within an hour of each other in North Carolina according to Financial Times’ 2014 ranking: Duke Corporate Education in Durham (1st). Center for Creative Leadership’s campus in Greensboro (4th). Executive Development at…

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2014 Certificate of Existence Scam

October 17, 2014

North Carolina Business Filing Services, LLC has mailed out forms so that businesses can order a NC Secretary of State 2014 Certificate of Existence at a cost of $59.99. This is a scam. Businesses are not required to order a Certificate of Existence as a step in the formation process. See below for more information…

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