Reinhardvon Hennigs

Speaking engagements

Talks across
two continents.

Webinars and live appearances for GABA, the Bridge Alliance, BridgehouseLaw, and global business audiences.

Speaker profile

Short bio for event organizers

Reinhard von Hennigs is the German Honorary Consul in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Chairman and Founder of BridgehouseLaw LLP, an international business law firm with offices in five countries on three continents. For nearly three decades he has advised companies, entrepreneurs, and investors on cross-border transactions, foreign direct investment, international corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and strategic U.S. market entry. Born and educated in Germany, he studied law at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Bonn before earning his LL.M. from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. He is admitted in Germany and North Carolina, is a Foreign Law Consultant in Georgia, and is admitted before the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States Court of International Trade. Under his leadership, BridgehouseLaw was recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. He serves as Chairman of BridgeAlliance, a global network of independent law firms and business advisors, and on the Global Product Portfolio of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO). He is a founder of the German American Business Association and a frequent keynote speaker on leadership, entrepreneurship, foreign direct investment, and international business expansion.

Speaking topics

  • Foreign direct investment and U.S. market entry
  • International business law and cross-border transactions
  • Corporate governance for multinational companies
  • Cross-border risk management and product liability
  • Data privacy across jurisdictions
  • Leadership and entrepreneurship

GABA

German American Business Association

As President of GABA, Reinhard educates German businesspeople on American business, taxes, laws, and culture. During the pandemic GABA pivoted to webinars - recordings are below.

Tips for Expanding Your Business Abroad - Market Entry & Liability

Tips for Expanding Your Business Abroad - Market Entry & Liability

Tips for Expanding Your Business Abroad - Tax & Governance

Tips for Expanding Your Business Abroad - Tax & Governance

What You Need to Know to Expand Your Business Abroad

What You Need to Know to Expand Your Business Abroad

How German businesspeople can expand to the United States

How German businesspeople can expand to the United States

Opening a Business in the U.S. - What German companies need to know

Opening a Business in the U.S. - What German companies need to know

How German companies can successfully operate U.S. subsidiaries

How German companies can successfully operate U.S. subsidiaries

Was deutsche Unternehmen über Steuern, Visa & Kultur wissen müssen

Was deutsche Unternehmen über Steuern, Visa & Kultur wissen müssen

Internationale Verrechnungspreise und Corporate Formation Governance

Internationale Verrechnungspreise und Corporate Formation Governance

Bridge Alliance

Global Wealth Strategy Summit

Lawyers from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and China gathered to discuss global asset protection, foreign direct investments, international residency strategies, global risk diversification, and alternative legal residencies.

BridgehouseLaw

Product Liability & Risk

Free educational seminars on product liability defense, immigration, and visa topics from the BridgehouseLaw team.

How to avoid lawsuits and product liability claims

How to avoid lawsuits and product liability claims

How Pokémon Go's risk management strategy avoided lawsuits

How Pokémon Go's risk management strategy avoided lawsuits

How a broken exercise ball led to a lawsuit by the Sacramento Kings

How a broken exercise ball led to a lawsuit by the Sacramento Kings

The McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit explained

The McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit explained

Product Liability example: Staples paper shredder injury

Product Liability example: Staples paper shredder injury

6 Ways to keep your business out of legal trouble

6 Ways to keep your business out of legal trouble

How to avoid liability when warnings are ignored

How to avoid liability when warnings are ignored

How to write an instruction manual to avoid product liability

How to write an instruction manual to avoid product liability

Future engagements

Invite Reinhard to speak.

For events, webinars, podcasts, or anything else - get in touch directly.

reinhard.vonhennigs@bridgehouse.law