When there's a new in-house counsel added to your team, or you might be the new one, you can follow these top ten suggestions to increase the probability of success in such a transition.
In this multi-country guide, learn about the rules on marketing undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities in Europe.
For items containing electronic parts there has been a rise in counterfeits. Recent regulations promulgated by the Department of Defense (DOD) address how to avoid procurement of counterfeits. Read this article if your company is a manufacturer or distributor of electronic parts.
Once you understand the principles, you will nd these a lot easier and more fun to build than you might think, and they can be really valuable — to your company and to your own reputation within it.
This is a sample marketing services agreement.
Public reporting company status is traditionally prestigious, increases access to capital, improves liquidity and enables more favorable financing terms and opportunities. Yet public reporting company status exposes companies to the glare of public scrutiny and burdensome compliance obligations, often before they are ready to shoulder those responsibilities and sometimes without raising much capital or increasing liquidity and financing opportunities appreciably. In the meantime, the private equity markets increasingly dwarf the public markets and provide the overwhelming amount of capital markets investment. This article addresses the question of when should companies go public, and when should they stay private.
These are top ten recommendations for universities when engaging a search firm to recruit athletic directors and high level coaches in the United States.
This Top Ten addresses aspects of Colombian data protection law that your company should take into account when establishing a business in Colombia, since most of the companies will handle Personal Data (at least employees data) and therefore will have to comply with the Data Protection Law and its regulations.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the Health Law and Employment & Labor eGroups, addresses the process of terminating an employee and the legal department's role in that process. The issues discussed include: 1) Company Checklist for Terminating an Employee, 2)When/How Legal Department Is Involved in Terminations, and 3) Legal Department Checklist.
This Quick Overview focuses on the way Colombian regulators have included the principle of accountability in the late regulation on data protection and the way such principle should be applied.
This Quick Overview provides an overview of the most recent developments in Colombian legislation regarding the emergence of financial services through virtual platforms under the technique known as fintech, especially the regulation on crowdfunding.
This Hands On will offer some tips on how to thread your way through the maze to focus on the most critical areas of risk management.
As the commercial real estate market begins to recover, the current tenant-friendly environment may begin to shift. However, there is still time to maximize your economic position under the current market dynamics by understanding several basic key issues. Recognize how your company can fortify an advantageous position today, rather than wallow in regret tomorrow.
This publication focuses on pivotal legal and regulatory developments in and affecting Hong Kong and the region over the past year, and highlight what to watch out for in the coming lunar Year of the Rabbit.
This brief overview (QuickCounsel) shows the potential impact of bockchain on the mechanics of information exchange in bio/pharma Research and Development, and how this will change how we approach legal issues of intellectual property (IP) and technology transfer.
This guide addresses key labor and employment laws in a number of jurisdictions.
This comprehensive guide provides an overview of key legal and regulatory aspects of doing business in Germany. This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world.
Developing technologies and our increasingly mobile and global society enhance the logistical ease and potential benefits of multi-jurisdictional practice. However, inconsistent licensing and unauthorized practice of law rules and the fundamental need to protect privilege and privacy may limit its usefulness and efficiency. In this session, in-house counsel from organizations with multi-jurisdictional presence will share ideas about how their companies and others might use available technology to better leverage resources across jurisdictions. Just as importantly, they will identify some potential pitfalls — ethical and otherwise — to help participants understand the practical and legal parameters of such practices involving MRCP 5.5.
This InfoPAK examines the current state of legal hold programs and highlight the new “starting line” for companies considering building a program or enhancing an existing one.
Do you want to give back to your local community by representing indigent or other needy clients? Believe it or not, some states won't allow you to do so (e.g., if you are not locally-licensed, even though the rules permit to provide legal advice to your employer). And, even if a state does allow you to practice pro bono, you still need to keep in mind a whole host of ethical and practical issues, such as confidentiality and client loyalty, avoidance of conflicts and whether or not you should purchase malpractice insurance. Composed of in-house lawyers who have faced these challenges, this panel will explore current pro bono practice and ethics rules, how and where those rules are changing and what you can do to make sure you and your law department are in compliance.
Check out this resource developed by Foley & Lardner LLP that focuses on the top seventeen trends for the health & life sciences sector in 2022.
Throughout your career, you'll undertake a variety of roles from team member to C-suite leader. Cultivating these traits will help you thrive in each one.
Womble Carlyle's solutions to two client problems involved alternative fee arrangements. This Value Practice resource details these two scenarios and their solutions.
This article takes you through each stage of the comprehensive outside counsel selection process. It identifies issues and recommends certain courses of action that legal departments should include in their planning for each stage of the selection process.
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