(Lunchtime Lecture) Foreign-Owned Businesses in the United States: A Framework for Life Cycle Design From Launch to Exit

DATE: Thursday, February 26, 2026

TIME: 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

PLACE: Virtual

COST: This online event is free and open to all. Spaces will be limited to the first 500 registrants.

CLE: 1.5 credits in Areas of Professional Practice (NY transitional and nontransitional)

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Foreign businesses and entrepreneurs face legal and cultural challenges when planning, implementing, and managing their U.S. business. They need to develop strategies for the business life cycle, from inception to growth to eventual exit. This program will identify key requirements for corporate formation and governance-by-design; examine the use of classic business models such as the sale of goods, licensing, and online services; and discuss outsourcing/supply chain management. It will also explore redesign strategies to resolve conflicts of law in commercial relationships, including distributorships and commercial sales agencies, and exit planning alternatives.

WELCOME:
Thomas Vandenabeele, Partner, Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman LLP; Founder and President, French American Bar Association (USA)

MODERATOR:
Pierre Ciric ’09, Founder, The Ciric Law Firm, PLLC; Vice-President, French American Bar Association (USA)

PANELISTS:
William B. Bierce, Founder, Bierce & Kenerson, P.C., New York
Pascale Longuet, Founder, Law Office of Pascale Longuet

CO-SPONSORS:
French American Bar Association (USA)
Center for Business and Financial Law