Jonathan Blair, managing partner of UK law firm Bond Dickinson shares his thoughts on why the UK remains a solid investment for US dollars in this latest addition to our multi-part video series discussing the UK’s decision to leave the EU and the potential challenges and opportunities Brexit poses for businesses on either side of the Atlantic.
This video series features clips from the Brexit panel discussion sponsored by Womble Carlyle and the British-American Business Council held in Charlotte on Aug. 24. You can watch the entire panel discussion here.
The panel also featured Blair’s Bond Dickinson colleague Francesco Lamanna, as well as Womble Carlyle attorneys Jeff Hay and Ted Claypoole, Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, British Consul General, John Williams, CEO of Domtar Corp., Jay Bryson, Global Economist with Wells Fargo, and Doug Wood, a partner at global accounting firm Grant Thornton.
Ted Claypoole is a senior member of Womble Carlyle’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and leads the firm's Privacy and Data Protection Industry Team. He negotiates and prepares data management, business process outsourcing and e-commerce agreements for his clients. Claypoole routinely talks to business and legal associations across the country on data security issues and writes frequently on the topic.
Jeff Hay has more than 30 years of experience and is based in Womble Carlyle’s Charlotte office where he represents both private equity investors and US and foreign corporate clients. Hay has also served as in-house general counsel and a member of the board of a privately held consumer products company. This combination of legal and business experience has given him an understanding of corporate operational needs that allows him to help clients make informed business decisions.