On October 27, 2020, Venable partner Jim Nelson spoke on the webinar “The E-Commerce Boom Amidst a Pandemic: Legal Impacts and Trends” hosted by the German American Business Association of Northern California. This webinar discussed the strict consumer protection rules as they relate to digital services and online retail to be considered by American companies who currently sell or intend to sell products into Germany and Europe. The panel of speakers included partners Emily Jones and Felix Hilgert from Osborne Clarke from the Sillicon Valley and Germany offices, respectively, and Amanda Afeiche, VP of Finance from T3 Micro.