Surprised that the list of countries represented by a bi-national chamber of commerce in Atlanta did not include the Netherlands, attorney Richard Sheinis decided to take matters into his own hands.

Mr. Sheinis, a litigator at general practice firm Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover P.C. whose wife is Dutch, said he realized last year that though several organizations promote the Netherlands’ culture in Georgia, none was purely business focused.

He started working with representatives of Dutch companies in the area and is now president of the new Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeastern United States.

Mr. Sheinis said the chamber is to explicitly focus on business and trade development....MORE