Ed Sim and the rest of the A/AAPI U-M alumni board were honored to have University of Michigan President Santa Ono speak at the annual meeting in Ann Arbor. Ed serves as on the A/AAPI board as group treasurer, pictured here with president Charmaine Chan, Tak Takahashi, David Hing and Jacob Molewyk from the board.
Our partner Sylvain Poitras participated in the G20&G7 Health and Development Partnership meeting today at IFPMA’s office in Geneva where the World Health Assembly is gathered this week. Appleton Luff is an Associate Partner of the G20&G7 HDP siding with several global health players.
Ed Sim is working with the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce on an ADB-funded project to implement Cambodia's trade remedy laws. The team had its kickoff meeting with Secretary of State of Commerce Pich Rithi this morning.
These talented students from the Université Libre de Bruxelles will participate in an International United Nations debate competition (NMUN) along with 5000 students from all over the world, at the UN headquarters in New York during the first week of April. Our Brussels office has provided sponsorship to the team. Our associate Arthur Fallas is also coaching themonhow to present a case,and provides insights on international issues.
Ed Sim '91, Treasurer of the A/AAPI alumni group of the University of Michigan, attended the annual U-M Congressional breakfast. Ed is pictured with Rep. Grace Meng '97 (D-NY), the keynote speaker. Dr. Santa Ono- recently inaugurated U-M President, and Cori Pauling '93, the new Alumni Association president, also spoke.
Ed Sim is working with an ADB team on Timor-Leste's ASEAN and WTO accession, focusing on drafting and implementing a trade remedies unit in T-L. Today he conducted training on the WTO Safeguards agreement.
San Jose has become the home of tech giants such as Google, Adobe, ZOOM, and many others in the North First Street tech campus. Elizabeth Chien-Hale was interviewed during new San Jose Mayor's inauguration for her opinions on the new Mayor, new Council, new energy, and new direction of San Jose.
Appleton Luff wishes all colleagues, clients and friends a Happy Holiday season and wonderful New Year! This year's card features images from our soon-to-open offices in Gibraltar and Istanbul!
Elizabeth Chien-Hale attended a gracious Sister Cities reception hosted by the newly appointed Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, the Honorable Yasushi Noguchi and Mrs. Yuko Noguchi.
Our Partner Dr.Roberto Rios Herran co-authored several chapters of the 2nd Edition of this prestigious publication which was officially launched on September 28 at The WTO Public Forum and at a conference event in Brussels on November 8. Dr. Rios Herran's contributions were in the following chapters:
WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures: commentaries on articles 4, 7, 8, 9, 29, and 31
WTO Agreement on Safeguards: commentaries on art. 3
Our partner Sylvain Poitras lectured today on medical device law to students at EPFL, including on the impacts of the current EU-Switzerland pickle and on how regulators have faced the covid19 pandemic.
About 400 IP professionals gathered in the Landmark Hotel in Bangkok. The opening ceremony included many IP dignitaries, including Honorable Syed Rafat Ahmed of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, a country with a number of reforms in the IP arena. Elizabeth spoke on a panel regarding the importance of IP for startup companies.
We had our first in-person partners' meeting since 2019 in Washington DC! Happy to see partners from Brussels, Geneva, Silicon Valley, Washington and Zurich in person, as well as prospective partners from new offices coming soon!
Appleton Luff offers congratulations to the Timorese people and thanks the ASEAN member states on their agreement in principle to admit Timor-Leste into ASEAN. Ed Sim has been working with the Timor-Leste government for more than 8 years on ASEAN accession with an Asian Development Bank team (who are pictured here in 2016 with TImorese President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta).
Our partner Dr. Roberto Rios Herran was at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium from October 17th to 20th to teach in the program "Trade Policy: Understanding the Essentials of EU Trade Policy, WTO and the EU's Trade Agreements." Dr Rios Herran gave a series of lectures to public officials and industry representatives on the Basics of EU Trade Law, the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement. the GATS Agreement and Investment Disputes in CETAs.
Sylvain Poitras, our partner heading the firms' global life science practice, was recently recognized for his contribution to leading startup incubator MassChallenge Switzerland as life science startup judge for the past 5 years.
Kelly Slater and Ed Sim successfully represented Appleton Luff client Come Best before the U.S. Department of Commerce in a countervailing (anti-subsidy) investigation on nails from Thailand. The investigation was terminated by reason of de minimis subsidies.
Arthur Appleton at Tashkent's University of World Economy and Development (UWED) awards certificates to participants in his course on Government Regulation. He also visited the very successful law clinic program of Tashkent's University of World Economy and Diplomacy with its Director, and Umid Yakubkhodjaev Dean of the International Law Faculty.
