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Learn about the French employment law issues regarding the employment status of workers who perform services using digital platforms.

A review of United Arab Emirates law related to corporate governance, investment, incorporation, intellectual property, data privacy, real estate, and transferring shares.

Learn about key developments in the field of international arbitration and dispute resolution.

In this presentation the panel discusses threats and opportunities arising from the new trademark law in China, as well as how to use trade laws as a defensive mechanism.

This is a sample code of conduct and ethics policy for employees and directors.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

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

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.

The information contained in this Executive Summary of Key Findings and the full report provides useful data for corporate legal departments, law firms and legal industry partners, such as recruiters, knowledge management consultants and litigation support providers as they seek to adjust to environmental changes affecting corporate practice. Legal work continues to shift among law firms, legal service providers and in-house law departments.

China is at a turning point. Propelled to 
be the world’s second largest economy 
by thirty years of exponential GDP
 growth, China now faces a slowdown and significant macro-economic questions. Compounding this is the constant, and dramatic, evolution of the global economic landscape. China’s response will determine its own role on the world stage for at least the next thirty years and significantly impact the rest of the world.

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.

This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in consumer protection laws and regulations, including substantive provisions, enforcement action, remedies, and anticipated reforms.

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.

Even if your company does not now have aircraft, the number of companies that do have aircraft is growing, especially because of security concerns since 9/11. Read this article to learn the major compliance issues that you need to consider in regards to your corporate aircraft.

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.

The General Counsel Excellence Report highlights <br />the growing commercialization of the role and the <br />increasing opportunities for savvy corporate counsel.

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.

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.

This article gives you an overview of EU data protection law, explains why U.S. in-house counsel should be concerned about EU data protection laws, shows you a roadmap to compliance, and gives you a workplan template for achieving and maintaining compliance.

Securities Act Exemption Chart

Read this article for a profile of Kenneth S. Siegel, the chief administrative officer and general counsel of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the largest hotel and leisure companies in the world. Siegel joined Starwood in 2000 and has responsibility for areas including global citizenship, labor relations and compliance. As general counsel, Siegel oversees Starwood’s legal and governmental affairs, both domestically and internationally, and advises the board of directors, chairman, CEO and management on these matters.

This Commission Report offers several suggestions for the major participants in the mobile ecosystem as they work to improve mobile privacy disclosures.

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 updated InfoPAK is designed to provide a summary of the law governing covenants not to compete in multiple countries. The InfoPAK will aid in the counseling and drafting of covenants and provide guidance regarding commonly-occurring contract issues, including factors courts consider when analyzing a covenant not to compete.