Background
Weiner, Richard E. was born on January 24, 1955 in New York, New York, United States.
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Richard E. Weiner
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Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics, magna cum laude, with distinction in all subjects, 1976). University of Michigan (Master of Arts, Linguistics, 1977). Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Research for Doctoral Dissertation in Linguistics, 1978-1979.
University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1982). Spoken languages: French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese (reads).
Career
Worked at Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. (Minneapolis, Minnesota) specializing in General Practice, including: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Commercial, Business Risk Management and Compliance, Corporate Acquisitions and Securities, Creditor Remedies and Bankruptcy, Directors and Officers Services, Environmental, Estate Planning, Probate and Trusts, Executive and Professional Compensation and Employee Benefits, Family Law, Health Care and Hospitals, High Computer Technology, Intellectual Property, International Business, Immigration, Transfer Pricing, Labor and Employment, Business Litigation, Local Government and Education, Advertising Media, Entertainment and Communications, Non-Profit Organizations, Partnerships, Syndications and Tax Shelters, Professional Corporations, Real Estate, Sports Law, Tax and Business Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. 1985, New York; 1986, Minnesota.
Phi Beta Kappa. University Scholar. Academic Award, University of Michigan. Teaching Fellow, Department of Romance Languages, University of Michigan.
Swiss University Exchange Fellow. Author: "Getting Your Money Home: Repatriating Funds From Your Foreign Franchisee," in Franchise Update 1 (1995). "Worldwide Franchising of Restaurant Concepts: No Longer The New Frontier," in 7 Restaurant Franchise Monitor 1 (1995).
"International Franchising," in Minnesota Business Opportunities 32 (February 1995). "Corporate Aspects of Liquidating a Subsidiary in New Zealand," in 2 Transnational Lawyer 179 (1989). "70 Languages Equal and Free?: The Legal Status of Minority Languages in the Soviet Union," in 6 Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law 73 (1989).
"A Practical Guide to Protecting Confidential Information Stored in a Company's Computer System," in 5 Computer Lawyer 22 (1988). 21 Law Technology 1 (1988). And Protecting Trade Secrets, Business Laws Inc., 1988.
Bank's Right to Charge-Back in New York: A Brief Look at Section 4-212," in 4 Touro Law Review 91 (1987). "The Rights of a Participant Bank Against a Lead Bank in a Participation Loan Agreement," in 104 Banking Law Journal 529 (1987). "Immigration Laws Carry Stiff Penalties for Employers," in 2 Minnesota Business Views 19 (1987).
"Teaching the Immigrant's Child: A Model Plan for Court-Ordered Bilingual Education," in 12 Journal of Law and Education 61 (1983). "The Register of Impersonal Discourse to Foreigners: Verbal Adjustments to Foreign Accent," in Discourse Analysis in Second Language Learning, Newberry House Publishers, 1978. Member: New York State, Minnesota State, American and International Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. International Franchise Association. American Immigration Lawyers Association.
American-Israel Chamber of Commerce (Director). French-American Chamber of Commerce. Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce.
Fredrikson & Byron's International Business Group is experienced in handling a broad spectrum of international business matters, advising United States. and non-United States. clients on choice of jurisdiction in which to organize, do business and locate facilities, financings, mergers, acquisitions, banking, United States. and non-United States. investments, real estate, patents, trademarks and copyrights, marketing, distribution and sales contracts, licensing agreements, immigration, legal compliance, corporate governance, and a variety of tax matters including transfer pricing and multi-jurisdictional tax issues.
Membership
Member: New York State, Minnesota State, American and International Bar Associations. State Bar of California. International Franchise Association.
American Immigration Lawyers Association. American-Israel Chamber of Commerce (Director). French-American Chamber of Commerce.
Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce.
