This article provides an insight on differential voting rights (DVR) and India’s regulatory framework for the issuance of shares carrying DVRs (DVR Shares).
What does the US Supreme Court's decision regarding the admission processes of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina mean for colleges and for employers?
This is a sample code of conduct and ethics policy for employees and directors.
In-house counsel can play a vital role in their company’s blockchain pilot program. And as a cross-functional advocate working with senior leadership, you will be responsible for ensuring smoother digital operations.
Good contract management starts with an effective process, and the best process includes having a solid contract management system in place. This session will cover the common challenges encountered in developing a contract management process, contract management techniques that will enable your organization to maintain the desired outcomes from their contracts and foster good relationships with all the parties involved, both internal and external. The panelists will also discuss best practices for both competitive selection and non-competitive (single or sole source) proposals, and negotiation and management of contracts through their expiration or termination.
Many have taken the challenge and implemented new management practices from value-based fee structures to project, process and knowledge management and learned much along the way. This material contains discussions of the lessons learned along the way.
As technology advances and changes some aspects of the way law is practiced, timeless qualities of legal departments persist. The value of diversity is still as ageless as quality wine. And the best law departments capitalize on the experiential and global diversity of its lawyers.
Providing law-related training for non-legal clients (i.e., for managers and, to a lesser degree, non-managerial personnel) is an important function of every in-house legal department.
On August 3, 2022, a new bipartisan US Senate crypto/digital assets bill titled the "Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022" ("DCA") was introduced by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), John Boozman (R-AR), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Thune (R-SD). This article compares and contrast the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act and the DCA. While neither bill is likely to become law in its current form, their common assumptions and elements, and that both are bipartisan efforts indicate the likely direction of U.S. regulation of crypto/digital assets.
Your career journey is a series of inter-related activities that need to be practiced and exercised every day. Make sure that you love and learn the business, but live the law.
This survey report provides key insights on the use of legal technology and its perceived effectiveness and limitations based on responses from 252 in-house counsel and legal operations professionals.
Law department leadership in this century involves maintaining a global perspective. Leaders must comprehend the market, work environment and needs of the client, all while anticipating change. Effective leaders promote creativity and innovation within their departments by placing employees in positions that enable them to use their knowledge and build relationships. Learn more about how to become a strategic leader and meet the challenges of the 21st century.
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The straight line may result in the shortest distance, but it is not always the best path. Your company wants to sell its products in Nicaragua, but learns it is less expensive and burdensome to import its products through Guatemala. How about setting up an insurance underwriter in the European Union? Most people think London would be the best location, but setting up the underwriter in Malta, with less cost and regulation, can get your company started and running more quickly. A panel of experts will discuss different approaches on how to enter international markets by using international treaties and agreements.
This Commission Report offers several suggestions for the major participants in the mobile ecosystem as they work to improve mobile privacy disclosures.
This is a legal and regulatory playbook of some of the most important themes that will play out in 2023 in India.
Working within the television industry presents a unique set of challenges for the chief legal officer (CLO) overseeing the company's law department. Most CLOs have to balance the business interests with the legal interests, but TV One's Karen Wishart has one other thing thrown in on her balancing act - creative interests.
This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).
This resource contains information and recommendations on the socially responsible view of 'green lease clauses'.
The majority of in-house counsel’s time and attention spent on contracts is often focused on the wording of the limitation-of-liability (LoL) clause. In the brave new world of big data, the significance of the LoL clause cannot be overstated. Although they cannot secure protection from all risks, they need not be leaky sieves.
Learn about risks in China for app operators when implementing third-party services and products.
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