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U S L A W www.uslaw.org 1 www.uslaw.org F R O M T H E I N C O M I N G Chair’s Desk Publisher ROGER M. YAFFE Editor CONNIE WILSON Art Director JEFF FREIBERT • COMPASS CREATIVE z As the incoming Chair of <strong>USLAW</strong>, I am proud to share with you the fall 2018 issue of <strong>USLAW</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>. The articles are written by <strong>USLAW</strong> member attorneys and corporate partners and touch upon important issues facing businesses and legal leaders across a range of industries. As you peruse these pages, you will note we focus on the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, #metoo, cybersecurity, risk assessments in estate planning, accident demonstrations in product liability litigation, drones, the False Claims Act, legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada and so much more. <strong>USLAW</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is just one example of the many complimentary <strong>USLAW</strong> resources, products and services created to assist you with your day-to-day operation and management of cutting edge legal issues. Through <strong>USLAW</strong> LawMobile, we also offer customized programing to you and your team on a diverse variety of topics relevant to your business demands and industry. Via live and archived webinars, we provide programming across dozens of practice areas. And, by viewing or downloading the various <strong>USLAW</strong> Compendiums of Law and the Judicial Counties Profile, we deliver our home field advantage with our legal, legislative and jurisdictional knowledge. As I begin my term as Chair of <strong>USLAW</strong> NETWORK, I would like to extend thanks to my immediate predecessor, John Cromie of Connell Foley LLP in New Jersey, for his strategic guidance, friendship and leadership. I look forward to continuing his and the <strong>USLAW</strong> Board’s longstanding commitment to ensuring that <strong>USLAW</strong> delivers exceptional client service and industry-leading education and networking opportunities. <strong>USLAW</strong> was founded in 2001 to create a network of regionally based, independent firms that could respond quickly, efficiently and economically to client needs wherever and whenever needed. Nearly two decades later, we have grown to more than 60 firms, more than 6,000 attorneys and, collectively, we practice across the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Asia, and have affiliations with Trans-European Law Firm Alliance (TELFA) in Europe. We are where you need us to be. Please connect with us. Engage in our programs and events. Take advantage of the many complimentary resources. Let us know how we can help you. Again, please enjoy this complimentary issue of <strong>USLAW</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> and thank you for your support. RENÉ MAURICIO ALVA EC Legal Rubio Villegas Mexico City, Mexico STANFORD P. FITTS Strong & Hanni, PC Salt Lake City UT AMANDA P. KETCHUM Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Montemore, PC, Kansas City, MO J. MICHAEL KUNSCH Sweeney & Sheehan, P.C. Philadelphia PA LISA LANGEVIN Kelly Santini LLP Ottawa, Ontario, Canada MALINDA S. MATLOCK Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green, L.L.P. Oklahoma City, OK BOARD OF DIRECTORS JOHN D. CROMIE, CHAIR Connell Foley LLP, Roseland, NJ KEVIN L. FRITZ, VICE CHAIR Lashly & Baer, P.C., St. Louis, MO JILL ROBB ACKERMAN, SECRETARY/TREASURER Baird Holm LLP, Omaha, NE NICHOLAS E. CHRISTIN, SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR Wicker Smith O'Hara McCoy & Ford P.A., Miami, FL DAN L. LONGO, LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Murchison & Cumming, LLP, Los Angeles, CA SUSAN CHILDERS NORTH, CLIENT LIAISON DIRECTOR LeClairRyan, Williamsburg, VA MICHAEL P. SHARP. ASSISTANT TREASURER Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo, L.L.P., Dallas, TX KENNETH B. WINGATE, MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A., Columbia, SC LEW R. C. BRICKER, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR SmithAmundsen LLC, Chicago, IL THOMAS L. OLIVER, II, CHAIR EMERITUS Carr Allison, Birmingham, AL ROBERT S. NOBEL Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry LLP Hawthorne, NY PHILLIP H. STANFIELD Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., Phoenix, AZ THOMAS S. THORNTON, III Carr Allison Birmingham AL RODNEY L. UMBERGER Williams Kastner Seattle, WA RICHARD ISHAM, EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Wedlake Bell London, England Sincerely, Kevin L. Fritz <strong>USLAW</strong> NETWORK Incoming Chair Lashly & Baer, P.C | St. Louis, Missouri ROGER M. YAFFE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER roger@uslaw.org, (800) 231-9110, ext. 1 JENNIFER RANDALL, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COORDINATOR jennifer@uslaw.org, (800) 231-9110, ext. 3 CONNIE WILSON, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST connie@uslaw.org, (800) 231-9110, ext. 4 PAIGE THOMPSON, MEMBERSHIP SERVICES COORDINATOR paige@uslaw.org, (800) 231-9110, ext. 5 3111 N. University Drive, Suite 400 Coral Springs, FL 33065 • Phone/Fax 800.231.9110
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