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ARTICLE · 17 MAY 2021

Brexit: What You Need To Know - ThinkHouse Foundations (Video)

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In this panel discussion experts in commercial contracts, employment, data protection, intellectual property, commercial litigation and EU trade and competition...

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Joanna Rhodes
Joanna Rhodes
James Stunt
James Stunt
Alex Ha Kyung Kim
Alex Ha Kyung Kim
Khemi Salhan
Khemi Salhan
James Barr
James Barr
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In this panel discussion experts in commercial contracts, employment, data protection, intellectual property, commercial litigation and EU trade and competition compare and contrast the impact Brexit is having on their respective areas and highlight what in-house counsel need to look out for now in in the future.

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Joanna Rhodes: Well, good morning everyone and thank you very much for attending our panel discussion this morning with the possibly somewhat thorny title of "Brexit What You Need To Know". My name is Joanna Rhodes, I am a Senior Associate in the firm's Commercial Litigation Team and I am also one of the co-chairs of ThinkHouse Foundations.

ThinkHouse Foundations is the partner programme of our main ThinkHouse series. While that one is aimed at more senior in house lawyers all the way up to GC level, Foundations is aimed at the more junior end from trainee solicitors all the way up to five years PQE and we really try to focus in

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