Harris Sliwoski is pleased to announce that attorney Fred Rocafort was recently elected co-chair of the Florida Bar International Law Section‘s Asia Committee. Additionally, Fred has been appointed to the steering committee for the next edition of iLaw, the International Law section’s premier annual conference, slated for February 16, 2024, in Miami. Fred has also been
Congratulations to Harris Sliwoski Partner Griffen Thorne for becoming a member of the Washington State Bar Association after recently having been elevated to Partner at Harris Sliwoski. Now that Griffen is admitted to practice in Washington, he’ll be assisting clients with a wide array of their Washington State corporate transactions and regulatory matters. He will
Recently Jonathan Bench spoke with KSL Radio about China’s recent economic problems. In the interview, Jonathan discussed the increasing number of foreign investors reducing their footprint in China. Bench sees Vietnam as among the next rising economies to which international companies will (and should) turn to. Read more here, about why China’s loss is Vietnam’s
We are proud to announce three new partners in our litigation, corporate, and regulatory practice groups. Harris Sliwoski’s New Partners Jonathan Bench (Salt Lake City – Partner) Jonathan chairs the firm’s international transactions group and is the managing attorney of the Salt Lake City office. Jonathan was for three straight years awarded a Corporate
Harris Sliwoski International Trade Attorney Robert Kossick will present at Fashiondex‘s Independent Retailers Conference in Las Vegas, NV, on August 22. This event is one of the leading sales and professional education events for the textile and apparel space and Bob’s speech will be focused on how businesses can capitalize on the benefits of nearshoring to
On Tuesday August 22nd, Harris Sliwoski International Trade Attorney, Robert Kossick, will be speaking at the Independent Retailers Conference in Las Vegas, NV. This event is put on by Fashiondex as a professional education resource for those in the textile and apparel space. Stop by and pick up some expert tips if you are in the
On June 21, to mark the one-year anniversary of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act’s entry into force, Fred Rocafort and Bob Kossick participated in a Q&A session on the topic. Here are some highlights of that event. The discussion revolves around the critical subject of forced labor and the efforts undertaken by the U.S.
We are pleased to announce that Griffen Thorne has been named a 2023 Super Lawyers California Rising Star. Griffen has been a Rising Star three years straight. Super Lawyers is a research-driven, peer influenced rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys are selected from
We’re thrilled to share that we recently achieved a favorable settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the district of Alaska in an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claim against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for one of my law firm’s employment-based immigration clients. USCIS had
Harris Sliwoski attorney Jonathan Bench will be attending the Web3 Toronto Summit from March 1-2, 2023, at the Toronto Congress Centre. On Thursday, March 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. EST, Jonathan will be presenting on “Security and Data Protection on Blockchain.” He will be joined by blockchain experts Vandana Taxali (Artcryption) and Harrison Jordan (Harrison Jordan
