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There are many reasons why companies migrate to Switzerland: lower corporate
income tax rates, a stable and predictable legal environment, and a flexible labor law. There are also disadvantages. Before you pack up and head for the snowy Alps, learn more about what relocation really entails.

This piece highlights the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC’s) Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2021, released in February 2021. It provides an overview of the various target areas the ACCC focusing on in 2021.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in China.

This article provides an explanation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). The article also describes the CPP's development, previous legislation that led to its execution as well as the controversies surrounding its release within the United States.

This guide provides an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding vertical agreements and dominant firms across a range of jurisdictions.

Jeffery Hewitt shares his experience as general counsel of Rama First Nation where he advocates for their Aboriginal community in Canada on the First Nation reserve.

On July 11, 2007, ACC filed an amicus brief in a case which presents important questions about whether, and to what extent, US securities class actions may be brought by non-US investors against non-US companies, concerning disclosures and trades made outside the US. The plaintiffs in this case brought a class action in New York seeking damages on behalf of all persons in the entire world who purchased National Australia Bank's (NAB) ordinary shares during a period of 2-1/2 years - a huge number of investors – even though those shares trade exclusively on the Australian Securities Exchange and other non-U.S. exchanges, and even though 99.97 percent of these shares were held by people outside the United States.

Compliance is difficult enough when a company operates in just one country. But difficulties become much greater when a company operates in many. Here are some resources for creating effective global compliance programs that support your company's business goals.

This article provides an overview of the changes a new piece of legislative reform in the Australian government would enact in order to bolster the national framework for addressing sexual harassment in Australian workplaces.

This practice profile is about the experiences of law departments at seven companies and a national law firm that, for varying reasons, decided to move some legal services to outside providers in the United States. It also describes service models used by some to in-source work that might have otherwise been performed by outside law firms. Featured corporate law departments are: Alcoa, Inc., American Express, DuPont, Golden West Financial; 3M, Reebok, and The Finish Line, Inc.

This QuickCounsel covers what information you need to familiarize yourself with the concept of 'ambush marketing', when a non-sponsor of an event to try to associate itself with the event without authorization from the event organizer and without paying the sponsorship fee, often to the detriment of the official sponsor and its brand.

As digital transformation initiatives continue to drive the business world, legal departments are often woefully unprepared. However, there are measures that can be taken to lessen the blow.

501 Managing a Domestic & Global IP Portfolio-Strategies Beyond the Basics

This global initial public offering guide will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO – in other words, an IPO in which you sell locally listed ordinary shares to investors outside the United States.

This resource from Latham & Watkins will help you navigate the US portion of a global IPO.

Discusses legal outsourcing, consumer and commercial customer protection, and the state of technology in Canada.

Learn about key data protection and cybersecurity laws in this multi-jurisdictional guide.

This is a sample external communications and social media policy.

Learn about cutting-edge developments in compliance training (apps, multimedia, etc.) that can elevate your compliance program to the next level. Discover how your organization can leverage social media to bolster its compliance program. Squarely address “tone at the middle” and learn best practices for ensuring that middle managers – your first line of defense – are especially prepared to serve as good compliance stewards. Worried about whistleblowers? Examine techniques that foster communications within your organization, to help ensure that employee concerns are raised internally.

In this article, Catherine James posits that in-house counsel are perfectly situated to bridge the gap between technology and law. However, due to their legal responsibilities, there is often little time to learn and engage with new technology and the latest techniques. Find out how to work towards a more friendly exchange with your IT in this resource.

One of the biggest challenges in managing privacy programs in North America is recognizing and reconciling the significant data implications between the United States and Canada that apply to otherwise similar products and services. Attendees will learn key differences, helpful similarities, and strategies for managing a comprehensive approach to privacy, including what to do with a cross-border data breach.

This issue discusses nondisclosure agreements, the effectiveness of nondisclosure agreements under Belgium law, and food packaging and labeling.

That first year as general counsel can be pretty rough. But when it comes to Canadian law, there are some things you don't have to learn the hard way.

For many companies, the potential of big data is clouded by uncertainty as to how programs should be designed and maintained to avoid legal and regulatory risk. This is especially true because the concept of what constitutes consumer harm – in the field of privacy generally but especially with regard to big data analytics – is rapidly evolving. This InfoPAK provides an overview of legal and regulatory considerations businesses should contemplate when developing programs that rely on big data coupled with tools that help apply those legal and regulatory considerations to real world situations.

This article provides an insight on differential voting rights (DVR) and India’s regulatory framework for the issuance of shares carrying DVRs (DVR Shares).