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Practice Director Jonathan Speaks at Fifth Transatlantic Conference in London, UK

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U.S. Practice Director Jonathan Grode spoke at the Fifth Transatlantic Conference today in London, UK.

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October 3, 2017- U.S. Practice Director Jonathan Grode spoke at the Fifth Transatlantic Conference today in London, UK. The Fifth Transatlantic Conference explores a wide range of cross-border employment issues.​

The Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) International Committee and the ABA International Labor & Employment Law Committee of the Section of Labor & Employment Law joined forces to organize this highly acclaimed one-day conference.The ELA is organization representing the views and interests of just over 6,000 specialist, qualified employment lawyers in the UK

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