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These are the top 10 considerations for financial institutions when outsourcing master trading documentation processes.

This advanced-level program will provide a mock negotiation of a major-tenant large commercial office lease in a Class A commercial office building in a major metropolitan area. The audience will have an opportunity to watch seasoned leasing attorneys representing both the landlord and the tenant work their way through the most hotly contested issues in major lease negotiations, including tenant improvements; common area maintenance and real estate tax provisions; maintenance and repair obligations; landlord building services; tenant restoration obligations; casualty, insurance, and indemnification provisions; mortgagee nondisturbance; assignment and subletting; and other issues. The audience will follow along by viewing lease documents with sample redlined negotiated provisions, illustrating typical back and forth communications in lease negotiations.

This Quick Overview is intended to provide a thumbnail sketch of some of the laws and regulations impacting incentive compensation for retail bankers, mortgage loan originators, insurance agents, and brokers and dealers. It will also provide some practical tips regarding the design of incentive compensation plans in the United States.

Because the blame for a covenant violation can ultimately rest on an in-house lawyer, you must take charge of negotiating and complying with financial agreements. This article will discuss the processes that you can use to negotiate and comply with your company's loan documents.

This briefing is the first in a series that will look at legal aspects of the Solvency II regime and their implications for firms. It considers the legal framework of Solvency II, how near each element of the framework is to completion and what needs to happen next, how Omnibus II has changed the previously published regime, the transitional relief that firms can expect to get from 1 January 2016, and how Solvency II will be applied to insurers and reinsurers in the UK.

This is a sample contract for audit services.

This checklist presents key issues to consider regarding the impact of bankruptcy on derivatives under U.S. law.

How are good compliance and due diligence programs the safeguard of a successful company? They protect against potential legal liability and financial hardship. They preserve the sanctity of a corporate reputation. There's another upside to this type of programming: done correctly, it can also cut company costs.

This InfoPAK is designed to assist in-house counsel in the design and execution of internal investigations. It discusses how to structure the investigation, manage documents, conduct interviews, and communicate about the investigation with third parties, such as auditors and regulators. This InfoPAK also provides guidance on specific topics such as the risks associated with cross-border investigations, indemnification and insurance, and maximizing the investigation’s privilege protections.

This fourth edition of Deloitte's 'Look Before You Leap' survey focused on the use of background/integrity checks when considering a business relationship, investment, or acquisition outside the United States.