The Primerus Business Law Institute (PBLI) brings together top-quality law firms that share common values and a commitment to providing the best service to clients for reasonable fees. With a wide variety of expertise and law firms in multiple jurisdictions, Primerus members have access to the resources that typically only large law firms can provide to their clients. Everything the Institute does is focused on putting those resources to work for clients, while also offering the value businesses today demand.
PBLI member firms work together with clients through strategic relationships with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), as well as various other educational and social opportunities through Primerus.
PBLI member firms are committed to working with clients to meet the challenges businesses face in a global economy.
Practice Groups
Leadership
Chair
Bernard M. Resser
New York, NY
Languages spoken
English
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution Law,
Arbitration Law,
Commercial Law,
Commercial Litigation Law,
Intellectual Property Law,
Intellectual Property Litigation Law,
Labor and Employment Law,
Regulatory Investigations Law,
Regulatory Law,
Securities Law,
Securities Litigation Law
Vice Chair
Committee Member
Connie Elder Carrigan
Raleigh, NC
Languages spoken
English
Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution Law,
Arbitration Law,
Bankruptcy Law,
Business Law,
Business Litigation Law,
Construction Law,
Creditors Rights Law,
Debtor and Creditor Law,
Employment Law,
Labor and Employment Law,
Mediation Law
Committee Member
Jerome R. Weitzel
Chicago, IL
Languages spoken
English
Practice Areas
Business Law,
Construction Law,
Litigation,
Professional Liability Law,
Real Estate Law,
Trusts and Estates Law
Committee Member
Juli Fournier
Houston, TX
Languages spoken
English
Practice Areas
Banking Law,
Business Law,
Business Start-Ups Law,
Commercial Law,
Compliance Law,
Contracts Law,
Copyright Law,
Corporate Law,
Distributorship Law,
Employment Law,
Equipment Finance and Leasing Law,
Finance Law,
Franchises and Franchising Law,
International Business Law,
International Trade Law,
Local Counsel,
M&A Law,
Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements Law,
Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations Law,
Partnership Law,
Securities Law,
Tax Law,
Trade Secrets Law
Member Firms
Agentis
Coral Gables, FL, U.S.
Ball, Ball, Matthews & Novak, P.A.
Montgomery, AL, U.S.
Barton LLP
New York, NY, U.S.
The Bennett Law Firm, P.A.
Portland, ME, U.S.
Beresford Booth Lawyers
Edmonds, WA, U.S.
Bernick Lifson
Minneapolis, MN, U.S.
Bivins & Hemenway, P.A.
Valrico, FL, U.S.
Brody Wilkinson PC
Southport, CT, U.S.
Brothers Smith LLP
Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.
Burch & Cracchiolo, P.A.
Phoenix, AZ, U.S.
Cacheaux Cavazos & Newton
Ciudad de México, Mexico, MX
Christian & Small LLP
Birmingham, AL, U.S.
Coleman & Horowitt, LLP
Fresno, CA, U.S.
Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP
Binghamton, NY, U.S.
Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind, P.C.
Missoula, MT, U.S.
Demorest Law Firm, PLLC
Royal Oak, MI, U.S.
Earp Cohn P.C.
Cherry Hill, NJ, U.S.
Eddins Domine Law Group, PLLC
Louisville, KY, U.S.
Ferris & Britton, A Professional Corporation
San Diego, CA, U.S.
Fogg Law Firm
El Reno, OK, U.S.
Goodman Allen Donnelly
Glen Allen, VA, U.S.
Gordon Arata
New Orleans, LA, U.S.
Greenberg Glusker
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.
Hackman Hulett LLP
Indianapolis, IN, U.S.
Haglund Kelley, LLP
Portland, OR, U.S.
Hargrove, Smelley & Strickland
Shreveport, LA, U.S.
Hendrickson & Long PLLC
Charleston, WV, U.S.
Hinkle Shanor LLP
Roswell, NM, U.S.
Kohner, Mann & Kailas, S.C.
Milwaukee, WI, U.S.
Kozacky Weitzel McGrath, P.C.
Chicago, IL, U.S.
Krevolin & Horst, LLC
Atlanta, GA, U.S.
Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP
Anchorage, AK, U.S.
Mandelbaum Barrett PC
Roseland, NJ, U.S.
Manley Burke
Cincinnati, OH, U.S.
Mann Lawyers LLP
Ottawa, ON, CA
McCollom D'Emilio Smith Uebler LLC
Wilmington, DE, U.S.
Moses, Palmer & Howell, L.L.P.
Fort Worth, TX, U.S.
Padula Bennardo Levine, LLP
Boca Raton, FL, U.S.
PKF Lawyers
Winnipeg, MB, CA
Rosen Hagood
Charleston, SC, U.S.
Rosenblum Goldenhersh
St. Louis, MO, U.S.
Rudolph Friedmann LLP
Boston, MA, U.S.
Sayer Regan & Thayer, LLP
Newport, RI, U.S.
Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP
Cleveland, OH, U.S.
Sklar Williams PLLC
Las Vegas, NV, U.S.
Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP
Raleigh, NC, U.S.
Stephenson Fournier
Houston, TX, U.S.
Thomas & Libowitz, P.A.
Baltimore, MD, U.S.
Timmins LLC
Denver, CO, U.S.
Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC
Harrisonburg, VA, U.S.
Widerman Malek, P.L.
Melbourne, FL, U.S.
Wilke Fleury LLP
Sacramento, CA, U.S.
Yamamoto Caliboso LLC
Honolulu, HI, U.S.
Young Wells Williams P.A.
Ridgeland, MS, U.S.
Resources
Enforcing Foreign Judgments - We Won the Battle, Now What?
Important Legal Topics Affecting Companies Today - 2012
- Enforcing Foreign Judgments PowerPoint
- Outline
- Supplemental Materials
- Click Here to Download the Audio
- Chad Alvaro, Esq. (Mateer & Harbert, P.A. - Orlando, FL)
- Caroline Berube, Esq. (HJM Asia Law & Co LLC - Guangzhou, China)
- Robert Gegios, Esq. (Kohner, Mann &Kailas, S.C. - Milwaukee, WI)
- Li-Pu Lee, Esq. (Formosan Brothers - Taipei, Taiwan)
- Bettie Sousa, Esq. (Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP - Raleigh, NC)
- Satisfaction Guaranteed PowerPoint
- Outline
- Click Here to Download the Audio
- Zahra Karinshak, Esq. (Krevolin & Horst, LLC - Atlanta, GA)
- Kelli Kennaday, Esq. (Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, LLP - Sacramento, CA)
- Steven Pynes, Esq. (Ferris & Britton, APC - San Diego, CA)
- Jim Reed, Esq. (YKK Corporation of America - Marietta, GA)
- ACC Primerus Booklet
- Roadmap for High Profile or Crisis Situations PowerPoint
- Outline
- Click Here to Download the Audio
- Andrew Apfelberg, Esq. (Greenberg Glusker - Los Angeles, CA)
- Sloane Perras, Esq. (The Krystal Company - Dunwoody, GA)
- Tom Best, Esq. (The Home Depot - Atlanta, GA)
- Thomas Walsh, Jr., Esq. (Brody Wilinson PC - Southport, CT)
Important Legal Topics Affecting Companies Today - 2012