Managing outsourcing relationships and negotiating technology solutions can prove to be difficult for in-house counsel, especially if they are brought into the process too late to be effective. This article discusses the benefits of adding counsel to the acquisition team early on in order to immediately influence the direction of the negotiations and ensure a more effective outcome for the client.
For companies with a substantial dependence on new technology, the prospect of patent infringement litigation poses a significant threat to corporate success and even company viability. Use these suggestions to help identify and minimize your risks.
This article exposes in-house counsel to the possibility of non-administered arbitration, explaining the potential benefits — saving cost and time — and addressing concerns regarding the alternative. Read this how-to guide to pursue non-administered arbitration resources.
A sample contract drafting and review checklist for a company's Procurement Services to use as a review tool / contract playbook, to aid in protecting the company's interests in contractual matters.
This Top Ten presents practical tips for preparing and managing a software audit in the United States.
In-house counsel should be prepared to address each patent licensing and indemnification case with their best legal foot forward. But is there a way to get an early heads-up to better assess the scope of possible infringement threats?
It was the talk of the legal world: Siemens' agreement to a $1.6 billion settlement with the US and German authorities. Investigate what went wrong and what lessons can be gleaned.
Since m-payments attract a variety of service providers, the consumer protection obligations vary across the ecosystem. As a result, not all m-payments in Canada are protected equally. By bringing a new medium as well as new business models and participants into the market, m-payments could pose new risks for consumers and could alter the application of the existing consumer protection framework.
Many businesses and organizations use public cloud services. In-house counsel can play a key role with the business through the selection, negotiation, and implementation of such solutions. This Top Ten includes key practical tips drawn from experience as in-house counsel.
This QuickCounsel lists ways to bring your global legal team together.
As in-house counsel, you're constantly trying to find ways to turn a company's lemons into lemonade. So imagine if you could turn litigation, one of legal's sourest lemons, into a source of revenue. By making use of litigation financing, what was once a costly burden can transform into a functioning profit center.
This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2010 piece, features law department leading practices for generating and demonstrating value through a number of value levers, as well as best practices for improving the bottom line and enhancing collation across business units. In wake of the economic downturn in the last decade and the increased pressure to “do more with less,” six participating corporations share their best value-sustaining practices in law department staffing, targeted practice areas, outside counsel management, strategic planning and the use of metrics to measure and track best practices.
We have all heard about big data breaches: millions of customer records at risk, credit monitoring for an extended period of time, etc. What about the smaller run-of-the-mill security or privacy breaches? Can we prevent them? Do we have to report them? How do you set up incident response reporting? How do you do a security risk assessment to mitigate your risks?
What can you, as a leader in your organization, do to change the perception amongst your more tech phobic lawyers?
Hackers have been increasing their attacks on US companies, but there also are threats from inside companies by employees and contractors. This resource provides examples of common threats involving employees, such as phishing attempts, and explains the role of in-house counsel in addressing those threats.
Covers how to implement a legally credible records management program in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, changes in the sentencing guidelines and proposed changes to e-discovery rules.
Learn about top 2021 developments and 2022 predictions in the Life Sciences & Healthcare sector in China.
Companies are investing in renewable energy because it enables them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate leadership on broader corporate sustainability and climate commitments.
Large corporations such as Google, Walmart and Ikea are increasingly turning to renewable energy to power their operations. Companies are investing in renewable energy because it enables them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate leadership on broader corporate sustainability and climate commitments.
An exploration of corporate employee wellness programs, highlighting the benefits and challenges employees face when developing such programs. It examines both mandatory and voluntary employee wellness programs, and discusses how to successfully design each type.
When an employee parts ways with the company, it isn’t just a box of office decor that gets carried out the door: Any skills or information learned on the job is now potentially benefiting your competition. Many variables can affect the successful application of a non-compete agreement. This article explains how different countries handle non-compete agreements and what the alternatives are to protecting your company’s resources.
This QuickCounsel is intended to assist counsel and human resource professionals in quickly understanding the basic concepts of social media employment issues.
This Quick Counsel provides a high level overview of key aspects of Australian contract law for those doing business in Australia or entering into contracts governed by Australian law.
When leading an internal investigation, you must be prepared to justify who and what you believe. Learn when to hire outside, how to structure internal interviews, and the components of the credibility evaluation pyramid, so you can assess with confidence.
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