Lewis Brisbois Co-Hosts Webinar on Opportunities in Türkiye & Central Asia with U.S. Commercial Service, Houston District Export Council
On Jan. 30, Lewis Brisbois, the U.S. Commercial Service and the Houston District Export Council jointly hosted a webinar titled "New Opportunities in a Changing Region: Türkiye & Central Asia."
Houston, Tex. (February 5, 2025) - On Jan. 30, Lewis Brisbois, the U.S. Commercial Service and the Houston District Export Council jointly hosted a webinar titled "New Opportunities in a Changing Region: Türkiye & Central Asia."
Houston Partner and Corporate Practice Vice Chair Andrew Pidgirsky led this informative 100-minute session alongside a distinguished panel of senior U.S. Commercial Service experts. This virtual presentation provided insights into emerging opportunities across Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kirgistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, including U.S. trade missions, market trends, and strategies for navigating key energy, transportation, healthcare, aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture, technology, power and mining.
Speakers included Los Angeles Partner Griffen Thorne; Tanner Johnson, Acting Director of the International Trade Administration's Office of Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; Jason Wilson, Director of the U.S. Commercial Service, Houston; Andrew Glass, Senior Commercial Officer for the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Consulate - Almaty, Kazakhstan; Dennis Simmons - Senior Commercial Officer and Commercial Representative to the EBRD, U.S. Embassy - London; Daniel Pint - Commercial Officer, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service, U.S. Consulate - Istanbul; Daniel Hall - Economic-Commercial Team Lead, U.S. Embassy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Jimmy Church, Commercial Officer and Partnership Post Manager, U.S. Foreign & Commercial Service, U.S. Embassy - Ankara; Jason Capehart, Defense Sector Lead and Regional Manager, Advocacy Center, International Trade Administration; Garret Mitchell, Senior Central Asia Desk Officer, International Trade Administration; and Makhmud Abdusaratov, Commercial Specialist, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Mr. Thorne spoke on key legal considerations for working in Eurasia.
For more information about legal issues related to the region please contact attorneys from Lewis Brisbois' Ukraine Conflict, International Trade, Export, Import and Investments Controls & National Security Practice.