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Big Data and Big Brother: How General Counsel Cope with Artificial Intelligence in an Era of Economic Nationalism

By Lex Mundi

AI poses uncharted problems in the areas of compliance, liability, intellectual property, product development, and antitrust. Increasingly General Counsel are called upon to guide boards, C-suites, co-workers, and the public through new ethical and legal complications about targeting customer sets, diligence on supply chain partners, personnel decisions, and risk. AI, and the politics around it, adds new layers of complexity to the very challenging role of the General Counsel.

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The Bottom Line: Why Analytics are the Answer to General Counsel's Cost Control Problems

By Sandeep Jadav, Peter Glanville, and Karen Chon

The role of in-house counsel around the world, and particularly in Asia, is becoming more and more difficult with each passing year. Technology is constantly evolving, while data volumes are increasing, and data sources are becoming more complex with cross-border cloud-based platforms and the prevalence of mobile devices in the everyday corporate environment.

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Drafting and Negotiating Technology Contracts 101

By Diane Flyer, Attorney, David Greenberg, Senior Corporate Counsel, Oracle Corp.; Leslie Wheelock, Senior Corporate Attorney,
NANA Development Corp.

It’s not how you negotiate, but how you reduce negotiations. This program will cover the major issues in technology contracts and practical advice on what you can negotiate with the giants of the IT world. Learn how to work with large and small vendors in collaborating and negotiating common terms that are applicable throughout the industry.

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Negotiating the Thicket Of IP Clauses: Nine Key Issues For Negotiating Intellectual Property Clauses in Consultancy Contracts

By Michael L. Whitener - Chief Legal Counsel, Asia Pacific

When companies negotiate contracts with IT consultants for information technology, one of the most hotly contested issues is intellectual property rights. While the number of potential IP issues is large, there are nine IP issues that crop up almost constantly in IT consulting deals. This article addresses the many options for such contracts.

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Negotiating Complex Technology and Outsourcing Relationships

By Carolyn Edgar, Marland Webb, and Ed Hansen

Managing outsourcing relationships and negotiating technology solutions can prove to be difficult for in-house counsel, especially if they are brought into the process too late to be effective. This article discusses the benefits of adding counsel to the acquisition team early on in order to immediately influence the direction of the negotiations and ensure a more effective outcome for the client.

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Guide to Handling Contract Negotiations for IT Technology License, Employment Agreements and Commercial Leasing Contracts (United States)

By Arent Fox LLP

In this ACC guide (InfoPAK) for advanced practitioners with a basic understanding of technology agreements, employment agreements, and commercial lease agreements, learn practical tips for addressing important issues that frequently arise in these areas, and gain critical guidance and necessary best practices designed to help businesses achieve their commercial goals.

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Factsheet EU-U.S. Negotiations on Data Protection

By European Commission

Answers to these FAQs have been prepared by the Data Protection Unit of the Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security with a view to assisting EU/EEA entities, and more particularly SMEs, in understanding the EU legal framework applicable to transfers of personal data processed in the EU (and the EEA) to “third countries” (i.e. countries that are not members of the EU or the EEA).

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Contract Management Systems

By Association of Corporate Counsel

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC members' discussion), provides insight from ACC members regarding contract management systems. Topics discussed include choosing the right product for your law department/company and, building your own system. The resource compiles responses posted on the forums of several ACC Networks: IT, Privacy & eCommerce, New to In-house, and Small Law Departments.

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Looking at Cloud Contracts from Both Sides Now: Negotiating Key Elements from Customer and Provider Perspectives

By James F. Brashear, Juli E. Greenberg, Nia M. Jenkins, Christopher Koa

As organizations increasingly consider moving data to the cloud, they seek to protect the security, privacy and privilege of this data while managing related risks. This session will include interactive exercises and a simulated negotiation to examine the requirements of corporate, governmental and international data owners for the management and protection of data hosted in the cloud. The panel will offer strategies for negotiating cloud contracts from both provider and customer perspectives.