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MoFo COVID-19 Webinar – What Businesses in Europe Need to Know About Coronavirus

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Following the interest in our global series, please join us for a webinar highlighting the key European legal, strategic, and practical issues to consider in light of recent coronavirus (COVID-19) developments. This briefing will be of particular relevance to general counsels and other legal, compliance and HR professionals.

Listen to the <a href="https://www.veracast.com/webcasts/mofo/mcle_programs/72143793368.cfm">recorded webinar</a>.Following the interest in our global series, please join us for a webinar highlighting the key European legal, strategic, and practical issues to consider in light of recent coronavirus (COVID-19) developments. This briefing will be of particular relevance to general counsels and other legal, compliance and HR professionals.David Newman, a partner in MoFo’s Global Risk + Crisis Management practice and head of the firm’s Coronavirus Task Force will be joined by lead partners from across MoFo in Europe. Together they will cover significant issues including:<ul><li>Employment;</li><li>Privacy;</li><li>Contracts and tort;</li><li>Cybersecurity;</li><li>Securities and financial regulation; and</li><li>Compliance risks.</li></ul>This presentation will be supplemented by core crisis management principles and informed by David’s experience leading the White House’s response to the Ebola crisis in 2014. The webinar will dive into necessary strategies and considerations, leaving you with key takeaways and recommendations for next steps.Can’t make it?Register your details and we will circulate a link to the on-demand recording after the live event.<hr>

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MoFo COVID-19 Webinar – What Businesses in Europe Need to Know About Coronavirus

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Felix possesses more than a decade of experience in complex regulatory counselling, compliance, and litigation. He advises major companies, public sector entities, and innovative businesses on EU and German regulatory law, with a particular focus on foreign trade, government contracts, and competition. His clients span a range of industries, including telecoms, digital economy, media, technology, financial services, healthcare, energy, and transportation (automotive, e-mobility, public transport, and railway). Felix regularly represents clients in administrative proceedings and public and civil law disputes before national and European authorities and courts, including in public procurement matters and bid protests.His specific experience in foreign trade matters comprises EU sanctions and export control compliance counselling, representation of Asian or U.S. investors in foreign investment control clearance proceedings, and other complex matters involving cybersecurity or further national security concerns.Felix also oversees large-scale internal investigation or regulatory law-driven transactional projects and is particularly experienced in providing strategic advice to market entrants and representing clients in sophisticated multiparty negotiations.As a member of our leading global National Security, Sanctions and Export Control, Government Contracts, and Antitrust practice groups, Felix works closely with high-ranking experts across three continents.Felix regularly lectures at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His dissertation deals with the market regulation issues of liberalizing the railway sector.Felix studied in Berlin (Dr. iur.) and Geneva, Switzerland (“Certificate in Transnational Law”). He worked as an intern in the Hearing Office of the European Commission (Directorate-General for Competition) in Brussels and at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Department of Competition, Regulation and Privatization Policy) in Berlin.<h4>REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE*</h4><h5>Foreign Investment, Sanctions and Export Control</h5><ul><li>Advising major global businesses and organizations on sanctions, export control compliance and internal compliance programs.</li><li>Representing companies in sanctions related disputes and litigation.</li><li>Counseling EU companies on conflicts of laws relating to U.S. sanctions and EU or EU Member State blocking laws and regulations.</li><li>Secured foreign investment control clearances in global M&A transactions before the German Ministry of Economics and Energy and coordinated with local counsel in multiple jurisdictions on clearance under local foreign investment and national security laws.</li></ul><h5>Regulatory, Government Contracts, Competition and EU State Aid</h5><ul><li>Advising a public transportation company on regulatory laws and regulations.</li><li>Counseling companies on public tenders and bid protests.</li><li>Assisted a tech startup with market access to build loading infrastructure for electric vehicles.</li><li>Advised private railway companies on track access, public tenders and EU state aid matters.</li></ul><h5>Compliance and Investigations</h5><ul><li>Advising a major OEM regarding diesel emissions.</li><li>Conducted an internal investigation at a healthcare company in relation to government contracts, and represented the client successfully in a bid protest and follow-on litigation.</li><li>Conducted multinational government contracts compliance review and associated risk assessment for a Fortune Global 500 company, including recommending process improvements and policy changes.</li><li>Conducted a multinational compliance review regarding conflicts of interest and anti-kickback policies.</li></ul><h5>Transactions</h5><ul><li>Represented 1&1/United Internet in negotiations and advised on establishing the European netID Foundation together with ProSiebenSat.1 and RTL.</li><li>Supported U.S. satellite network operator Planet Labs, Inc. during the acquisition of the German satellite system RapidEye.</li><li>Assisted a Chinese investor in the acquisition of Bochumer Verein, a steel manufacturer with plants in Germany and Brazil, from Georgsmarienhütte.</li><li>Represented Viacom in negotiations and advised on establishing the television and video ad sales marketing joint venture “Visoon” with Axel Springer.</li></ul> * includes prior law firm experience

Dr. Felix Helmstädter berät seine Mandanten seit über zehn Jahren zu komplexen Fragestellungen des Regulierungsrechts, bei Transaktionen sowie bei Compliance-Verstößen und vertritt sie in Verwaltungs- und Gerichtsverfahren.Zu seinen Mandanten zählen führende nationale und internationale Unternehmen, Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand und neue, innovative Marktteilnehmer. Er berät diese sowohl strategisch als auch in Verhandlungen oder streitigen Auseinandersetzungen in zahlreichen Bereichen des europäischen und deutschen Regulierungsrechts, mit einem besonderen Fokus auf Fragen des Außenwirtschaftsrechts, Vergabe- und Beihilferechts sowie Wettbewerbsrechts.Besondere branchenspezifische Kenntnisse besitzt Dr. Felix Helmstädter in den Sektoren Telekommunikation, Digitalwirtschaft, Big Data, Medien, Technologie, Finanzdienstleistungen, Gesundheit, Energie und Transport (Automotive, E-Mobility, Öffentlicher Nahverkehr und Eisenbahn).Er vertritt seine Mandanten regelmäßig in Verwaltungs- und Bußgeldverfahren sowie verwaltungs- und zivilgerichtlichen Prozessen vor nationalen sowie europäischen Behörden und Gerichten. Hierzu zählt auch die Vertretung bei vergaberechtlichen Streitigkeiten und Nachprüfungsverfahren sowie in Investitions- und Fusionskontrollverfahren.Seine spezifische Expertise in Außenhandelsfragen umfasst die Compliance mit EU-Sanktionen und Exportkontrollanforderungen, insbesondere auch im Verhältnis zum US-Sanktions- und Exportkontrollrecht. Dr. Felix Helmstädter vertritt zudem vor allem asiatische und US-amerikanische Investoren bei Verfahren zur Genehmigung ausländischer Investitionen und berät zu komplexen Fragen der Cybersicherheit etwa im telekommunikationsrechtlichen oder außenwirtschaftsrechtlichen Kontext.Weitere Beratungsschwerpunkte von Dr. Felix Helmstädter sind die Koordinierung und Durchführung von umfangreichen internen Ermittlungen, die Beratung zu vergaberechtlicher und beihilfenrechtlicher Compliance, die Betreuung von regulierungsrechtlich geprägten M&A-Transaktionen, sowie die strategische Beratung etwa in Fragen des Marktzugangs oder die Verhandlungsführung bei komplexen Vertragsprojekten.Als Mitglied der führenden globalen Praxisgruppen National Security, Sanctions and Export Control; Government Contracts; und Antitrust arbeitet Dr. Felix Helmstädter eng mit hochrangigen Experten über drei Kontinente hinweg zusammen.Er lehrt an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Seine Dissertation behandelt marktordnungsrechtliche Fragen der Liberalisierung des Eisenbahnsektors.Dr. Felix Helmstädter studierte in Berlin (Dr. iur.) und Genf (Certificat de Droit Transnational). Während seines Referendariats arbeitete er u.a. im Hearing Office der Europäischen Kommission, Generaldirektion Wettbewerb (Brüssel) sowie im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, Referat für Wettbewerbs-, Regulierungs- und Privatisierungspolitik (Berlin).

Felix Helmstädter

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Alistair Maughan co-leads Morrison Foerster's European Technology and Commercial Practice. He delivers commercial contracts and technology-based projects for major companies and public sector organizations. He advises on:<ul dir="ltr"><li>Commercial licensing and sales contracts</li><li>Service-based outsourcing transactions</li><li>Technology delivery models, such as cloud and as-a-service platforms</li><li>Contracts for the supply and acquisition of technology equipment</li><li>Key regulatory issues</li><li>Services and software</li><li>Agency and distribution contracts</li><li>Issues and contracts related to e-commerce</li><li dir="ltr">Drafting, negotiating, and advising on technology contracts and issues</li></ul>He advises on the deployment of new technology platforms involving, for example, the internet of things, AI and machine-learning, and blockchain and distributed ledger technology.He also has many years of experience of working alongside our corporate lawyers on the IP, technology and ongoing transitional services aspects of some of the largest technology sector M&A transactions in recent years.In recognition of his deep knowledge in this area, Alistair is recommended in leading independent guides to the legal profession, including Legal 500, Chambers UK, and Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom. Clients comment that he “is incredibly pragmatic, helpful, collaborative and smart” and “brings common sense to the negotiating table”. He “enjoys an excellent reputation as an outsourcing expert and for his deep experience in a wide range of technology issues” and “has a great ability to take a broad view and is proactive in finding legally correct solutions around the discussion points”.Alistair is a member of the Technology Transactions Group and the Global Sourcing Group.

Alistair Maughan

Clients seek Alja for her no-nonsense approach to resolving complex local legal issues efficiently while providing strong representation for their most important privacy, whistleblowing, and investigatory matters. Alja is the go-to counsel for EU whistleblowing laws and leads strategy for the firms’ advisory efforts for compliance with whistleblowing rules and procedures globally. She founded and is one of the main contributors to MoFo's <a href="https://www.mofo.com/gdpr-european-privacy/whistleblowing">Whistleblowing Resource Center</a>, which is relied upon by many organizations to support their compliance efforts, and is also leveraged by Thomson Reuters Practical Law to provide <a href="https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/w-034-1767?transitionType=Default&contextData=(sc.Default)&firstPage=true">updates</a> to its subscribers. She regularly assists clients with internal investigations and their dealings with regulators and provides practical solutions that enable organizations’ overall compliance while achieving cost-efficient and business-friendly results.Alja advises European-, Asian-, Latin American-, U.S.- and Canadian-based B2B and B2C organizations from a broad range of industry sectors including technology, telecommunications, insurance, advertising, retail, consumer products, entertainment, pharmaceuticals, and financial services. She works regularly with the firm’s trusted local counsel worldwide, enabling her clients to receive high-quality advice in any jurisdiction.Alja also advises clients on important privacy matters with regard to employee monitoring, e-discovery, international data transfers and data sharing, M&A projects, vendor due diligence and contracting, profiling, BYOD/BYOC, AI, social media use, marketing and advertising, use of cookies and similar technologies, use of workplace surveillance tools (e.g., CCTV, dashcams), use of medical data of employees, job applicant background check processes, and other workplace and consumer related privacy and data protection matters.Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Alja worked on the Information, Communication & Technology team at a renowned Dutch law firm in Amsterdam, and at the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/solvit/contact/" target="_blank">EU SOLVIT center</a> in The Hague where she advised businesses on difficulties caused by failure to implement or correctly interpret EU law by public authorities.Alja is a Dutch qualified lawyer and a member of the Amsterdam and Brussels Bars. She speaks fluent English and Dutch, is a native speaker of Slovenian, and has a working knowledge of Croatian, Serbian, and German languages.

Alja Poler De Zwart

<div class="videoWrapper" style="margin-bottom: 15px;"><iframe title="Meet Hanno Timner, Employment and Labor Partner" class="sticky-video" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9MMNgAQ7HWs?rel=0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="1" frameborder="0" title="iframe"></iframe></div>For more than two decades, Hanno has advised and represented leading domestic and international corporations in a wide variety of industries, including technology, consumer products, automotive, and infrastructure, on all data protection matters and employment law issues and disputes.Hanno’s practice focuses on the labor law ramifications of corporate restructurings, the acquisition of German firms, and negotiations with employee representatives for the reconciliation of interests and/or social plans, as well as on the employment of management board members, managing directors, and chief executives. He frequently represents clients in complex employment litigation in all German employment courts, including the Federal Labor Court.His second key focus is advising companies with respect to their complex data protection compliance projects and the implementation of compliance systems and corporate policies as required under the GDPR, as well as whistleblowing systems. Hanno regularly represents clients in matters concerning data protection authorities and in data protection litigation. He has extensive experience responding to data breaches. His many clients praise him as "an excellent attorney" who provides "practical and legally sound advice on high-value data protection issues" and who is "available if and when needed." He also offers "thoughtful, practical and totally actionable advice that is understandable to both in-house counsel and corporate staff" and his “work product is consistently of the highest caliber” (Legal 500 Deutschland 2023).Hanno is head of Morrison Foerster’s Employment and Labor Group in Germany and is an acknowledged Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht (Specialist in Labor and Employment Law). He also served as Berlin managing partner from 2013 to 2017. He frequently publishes articles on employment and privacy matters.<h4>Representative Experience</h4><ul><li>Comprehensive advice of TDK and EPCOS regarding their joint venture with Qualcomm requiring the transfer of more than 4,500 employees in 13 countries.</li><li>Legal advice to leading producers of semiconductors regarding merger in Germany (including negotiations with works councils regarding operational changes in German businesses).</li><li>Comprehensive employment advice to an international manufacturer of construction material on a joint venture (including negotiations with trade union and works council).</li><li>Legal advice to Gucci Germany, Yves Saint Laurent Germany and Bottega Veneta in all labor law matters and disputes.</li><li>Comprehensive advice to Sky Deutschland with respect to management board contracts.</li><li>Advised Carbone Lorraine (automotive supplier) on the restructuring of the German subsidiary (company pay agreement, social benefit plan, and reconciliation of inherent interests).</li><li>Ongoing advice to a leading internet sales platform on all labor law issues and in all labor law disputes.</li><li>Extensive advice to a leading global satellite broadcaster with respect to internal investigations in Germany, the Netherlands and the USA.</li><li>Drafting of user general terms and conditions, and the privacy policy for the company website of Fox International Channels.</li><li>Advises Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (Berlin public transit company - BVG) on the introduction of a company pension plan.</li><li>Legal consultation of Bertelsmann Group in the implementation of a global compliance system, including a whistleblowing system.</li><li>Advice to Anschutz Entertainment Group on data transfer agreements and the migration of customer data.</li><li>Data protection advice to Primacom on the implementation of IPv6 addresses.</li><li>Provided advice to PubliGroupe SA in relation to a joint venture (Zanox) with Axel Springer.</li><li>Advice to a German firm in the paper industry on the conducting of an internal investigation prior to an investigation by the German Federal Cartel Authority.</li><li>Comprehensive advice to an international paper manufacturer on the introduction of a compliance system in the EMEA.</li></ul>

Seit mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten berät und vertritt Hanno Timner führende nationale und internationale Mandanten im Hinblick auf sämtliche Angelegenheiten des Datenschutzes sowie zu allen arbeitsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten und Fragestellungen. Einen besonderen Fokus hat er hierbei auf Unternehmen der Technologie-, Konsumgüter-, Infrastruktur- und Automobilindustrie.Schwerpunktmäßig berät Hanno Timner zu den arbeitsrechtlichen Auswirkungen von Restrukturierungen sowie dem Erwerb deutscher Unternehmen. Er vertritt seine Mandanten laufend in Interessenausgleichs- und Sozialplanverhandlungen mit Arbeitnehmervertretern und verfügt über langjährige, umfangreiche Erfahrung in der Beratung zur Beschäftigung von Vorständen, Geschäftsführern und leitenden Angestellten. Er vertritt seine Mandanten regelmäßig in komplexen arbeitsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten vor allen deutschen Arbeitsgerichten, einschließlich des Bundesarbeitsgerichts.Ebenso berät Hanno Timner zu komplexen Datenschutzprojekten, zur Umsetzung der erforderlichen Compliance-Systeme und Unternehmensrichtlinien im Rahmen der DSGVO sowie zu Whistleblowing-Systemen. Er vertritt seine Mandanten regelmäßig gegenüber Datenschutzbehörden und in gerichtlichen Verfahren. Darüber hinaus verfügt er über umfassende Erfahrung im Umgang mit Datenschutzverletzungen.Hanno Timner leitet die Praxisgruppe Arbeitsrecht von Morrison Foerster in Deutschland und ist Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht. Von 2013 bis 2017 war er zudem Managing Partner des deutschen Büros. Er veröffentlicht regelmäßig zu den Themen Arbeitsrecht und Datenschutz. Seine Mandanten schätzen ihn als „hervorragenden Anwalt“, der „durchdachte, praktische und absolut umsetzbare Ratschläge gibt, die sowohl für Unternehmensjuristen als auch für Unternehmensmitarbeiter verständlich sind“ und „verfügbar ist, wenn und wann er gebraucht wird.“ Er gibt „praxisnahe und rechtlich fundierte Beratung zu hochwertigen Datenschutzthemen“ und liefert konsequent „Arbeitsergebnisse auf höchstem Niveau“ (Legal 500 Deutschland 2023).<h4>Referenzen</h4><ul><li>Gucci Germany, Yves Saint Laurent Germany und Bottega Veneta: Beratung in allen arbeitsrechtlichen Angelegenheiten und Streitigkeiten</li><li>Sky Deutschland: Umfassende Beratung hinsichtlich der Vorstandsverträge</li><li>Carbone Lorraine (Automobilzulieferer): Beratung bei der Restrukturierung der deutschen Tochtergesellschaft (Haustarifvertrag, Sozialplan und Interessenausgleich)</li><li>Führende Internetverkaufsplattform: Laufende Beratung zu allen arbeitsrechtlichen Fragen und in allen arbeitsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten</li><li>Weltweit führendes Satellitenunternehmen: Umfassende Beratung im Hinblick auf interne Ermittlungen in Deutschland, den Niederlanden und den USA</li><li>Fox International Channels: Erstellung der Nutzer AGBs und der Privacy Policy für die Unternehmens-Website</li><li>Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG): Beratung bei der Einführung der betrieblichen Altersversorgung</li><li>Bertelsmann Group: Beratung bei der weltweiten Einführung eines Compliance-Systems, einschließlich eines Whistleblowing-Systems</li><li>Anschutz Entertainment Group: Beratung bei Datenübertragungsvereinbarungen und der Migration von Kundendaten</li><li>PrimaCom: Datenschutzrechtliche Beratung bei der Implementierung von IPv6-Adressen</li><li>PubliGroupe SA: Beratung in Bezug auf ein Joint Venture (Zanox) mit Axel Springer</li><li>Beratung eines deutschen Unternehmens der Papierindustrie bei der Durchführung interner Ermittlungen im Vorfeld von Ermittlungen des Bundeskartellamtes</li><li>Umfassende Beratung eines internationalen Papierherstellers bei der Einführung eines Compliance-Systems in EMEA</li></ul>

MoFo COVID-19 Webinar – What Businesses in Europe Need to Know About Coronavirus

12 Mar 2020 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT