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