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149 New Montgomery Street, Floor 4
San Francisco, CA 94105

Cafe Americano
8 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

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The British-American Business Council Northern California (BABC) is pleased to present this event, co-hosted by BABC Premier Members Penningtons Manches LLP and NCC Group.

With just a few months remaining until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25 May, time is now running out for many businesses.   In this event, our expert panel will discuss this major shake-up of privacy law, how it impacts US business, the key steps which need to be taken, and the onerous sanctions for non-compliance.  Topics will include:

- The rights of individuals

- Obtaining valid consent

- Managing international data transfers

- IT Security

- Marketing

 

CALLING CIO’S, CTO’S AND IN-HOUSE COUNSELS!

This event will be interesting to CIO’s, heads of IT Operations and those responsible for the systems that handles the data of EU residents.  C- Level executives and in-house General Counsel’s will also find this panels discussion of interest.

Hamish is a partner in the commercial, IP and IT team. He joined Penningtons Manches in 2012 from the London office of a large regional firm.

He advises on all aspects of intellectual property (including strategy, licensing and transactions), IT, e-commerce and data protection, as well as a broad range of commercial contractual matters including joint ventures, collaborations, agencies and distributorships.

Hamish is an active member of the firm’s technology sector group and is currently a mentor on the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator programme for early stage technology companies. He also has considerable experience in contractual and commercial matters for businesses in the sports, leisure & hospitality and media sectors.

He is the co-author of the Law Society’s Commercial Law Handbook and a member of the Licensing Executives Society and the British Association for Sport & Law. Hamish is also recommended for commercial and IP matters in Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and The Legal 500.

JOHN ROSTERN
VP, Risk Management & Governance, NCC Group

John Rostern is the Vice President of NCC Group North America’s Governance and Risk Management practice, providing security advisory services in the fields of risk and architecture, security management, due diligence and compliance to industry standards (PCI DSS, ISO 2700x series, NIST 800, etc.).

John has more than 36 years of diverse experience in audit, information security and information technology. His areas of expertise include IT audit, technology risk assessment & management, IT strategic planning & governance, architecture, information security, operations, applications development, telecommunications, networking, data center design and business continuity planning.

John is a subject matter expert in the areas of data loss prevention, intrusion detection, encryption and incident response and has published articles on a variety of topics related to technology risk.
 

REGGIE DAVIS
In-house Counsel, Docusign

Reggie leads DocuSign’s award-winning legal team in driving acceptance and adoption of digital signatures and transactions across business, industry, and the public sector.

Prior to joining DocuSign, Reggie served as general counsel and EVP at Zynga where he helped manage hyper-growth from 114 to 3,600 employees, successfully brokered 48 acquisitions that led to the expansion of 32 offices worldwide, and oversaw the third largest technology IPO in Silicon Valley history.

In 2010, Reggie was an award winner of The Recorder’s “2010 Attorneys of the Year.”

In 2012, Reggie’s team was named “Most Innovative Legal Team” by Inside Counsel Magazine.

In 2013, the Silicon Valley Business Journal honored Reggie as “General Counsel of the Year.”

In May 2016, Reggie was named “In-House Impact” General Counsel by The Recorder legal publication.

In December 2016, Reggie was named “Innovative General Counsel” by the Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers report.
Before Zynga, Reggie spent 9 years at Yahoo! where he served as vice president, network quality and operations, and associate general counsel managing Litigation and Security for the company. Prior to Yahoo!, Reggie was a partner at Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft (presently known as Duane Morris) where he litigated cases in contract, patent, and insurance matters.

Reggie received his JD from Tulane School of Law and his AB with Honors in European History and Sociology from Harvard University. Reggie joined DocuSign after taking a year off from work, during which he backpacked around the world with his wife Rebecca and their four sons.

Batya is the chair of the firm's Litigation Section and co-chair of the Privacy, Data Security and Information Governance group. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP.org). Batya counsels clients regarding privacy policies, compliance issues, data breach response and related insurance coverage issues, across multiple industries and jurisdictions.

Docusign
221 Main Street,15th Floor
San Francisco, CA


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• 5:30-6:30 Networking
• 6:30-6:45 Keynote
• 6:45-7:30 Panel
• 7:30-8:00 Networking

• BBQ Tickets – $25.00
   
• Children BBQ Ticket – $15.00
   
• Family of Four – $78.00
  Two adults and two children
   
• Two Adults and One Child – $65.00

Join us for networking with food and wine at 6:00 pm, the panel session will start at 6:30 pm.

Some of the questions you will have answered:

• Do I have to declare my worldwide assets and/or worldwide income when I file my tax return?
• I will only stay in the US for a short period of time; can I claim some tax back when I leave?
• I want to transfer some money from Europe to my US bank account; do I have to declare something?
• How do I obtain a good credit score?
• Why is a good credit score important and what should I know that will negatively impact it?
• Now that I'm here legally, how quickly can I get a Green Card?
• Can I transfer a UK pension plan to the United States?
• What can I do with my UK Pension now I have moved?
• What are the new UK pension flexibilities introduced in 2015 and dow do they affect me?
• Is a QROPS a good idea?
• How difficult is it to change employers?
• Do I have anything to fear from the Trump Administration on the immigration/Visa front?

Adrian Millén, Bank of the West
VP, Senior Business Development Officer

Adrian Millén is Vice President, Senior Business Development Officer at Bank of the West. He’s responsible for enhancing sales with non-US and US based international clients. His clients include international entrepreneurs and families, high net-worth individuals and multi-national businesses. Originally from Stockholm, he’s been working and living in San Francisco the past 3 years. He’s involved with a number of the European organizations in the Bay Area including SACC and Silicon Vikings. If you have questions or would like further information on Banking in the U.S please feel free to contact Adrian:
+1 415 694 1843 adrian.millen@bankofthewest.com
https://www.bankofthewest.com/personal-banking/international-clients.html

Devan Friday, Spott Lucey & Wall
Senior Tax Accountant

Devan Friday is a Senior Tax Accountant at Spott, Lucey & Wall, Inc. CPAs in San Francisco, California. Since 2007, Devan has been providing accounting and tax compliance services to cross-border individuals and businesses of all types and sizes. Devan has also developed specific expertise in the U.S. tax implications and compliance of controlled foreign corporations, expatriation implications under IRC Section 877A, and also the U.S. tax treatment of foreign pension and retirement plans.  In 2009, Devan was awarded the CalCPA San Francisco Chapter Young and Emerging Professional Award for Excellence.
 
Devan is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Pacific Union College and a Master of Science in Taxation from Golden Gate University, where his thesis centered around U.S. taxation of foreign retirement plans. Active in the business community, he holds memberships with the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, Business Association Italy America, and the German American Chamber of Commerce.

Emma Cockerton, Florin Pensions LLC
Co-Founder and CEO

Emma Cockerton is co-founder and CEO of Florin Pensions LLC, a US based investment advisory firm specialising in advising expatriates on UK pension transfers. With only British expatriate advisers working at Florin, Florin is well placed to help its clients make sense of their UK pensions and provide local advice on how to manage them before and during retirement.

Florin is headquartered in San Francisco, but has advisers also located in New York and Florida. Prior to Florin, Emma worked in London as an Executive Director in the risk management function of GE Capital EMEA. She started her career as an UK attorney/solicitor working as a Senior Associate with Ashurst LLP, a multinational law firm based in London.

James Mayock, E & M Mayock
Managing Partner

Jim Mayock leads the law firm of E&M Mayock, which practices the full range of business immigration law. We make the hiring of international personnel a competitive advantage.

 The firm specializes in employment-based "green cards" and work-authorized visas.  E&M Mayock offers 35 years of sophisticated expertise, managing successful applications for the entire range of immigration opportunities.

We drive the rapid processing of E Investor, H Professional, L Transferee and O Rockstar petitions.  We facilitate business visa issuance abroad when consular officers become stingy.  We find shortcuts to the onerous PERM Labor Certification process, leading to faster green cards.  

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