More and more, boards of directors in the financial sector are required to assume responsibility for the organization’s risk management, a responsibility edging ever closer to actual managerial responsibility. This interactive session will provide in-house counsel with the tools they will need to educate and prepare the board to take on this responsibility. Discuss increased responsibility of the board in the financial sector in the areas of risk management — edging closer to a managerial responsibility. Learn how to handle risk management within the organization (i.e., responsibilities of parties, reporting lines, etc.) and identify new risks on the horizon. Understand what boards wish to hear: what information to and not to share with your board, and the risks associated with doing so. Learn how the new SEC and FINRA reporting requirements should impact your board advice regarding cyber threats. Discuss the Board's role in managing operations in emerging markets.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding blockchain and cryptocurrency across a range of jurisdictions.
Have you read Roberta Katz’s new book Justice Matters: Rescuing the Legal System for the Twenty-first Century yet? Here’s a preview based on her well-received address to participants of the 1998 Legal Leadership Summit.
A report on employment and labor law trends and tactics to consider in 2023.
Top Ten tips for developing a structured approach in order to maximize your transition time.
Once plagued by corruption and instability, Sub-Saharan Africa is now considered a new frontier for major financial investment. With a large supply of natural resources and a growing middle class, the benefits balance, if not outweigh, the risks of investing in the region. It is essential, however, for businesses to study the laws, cultures and political climates of the different countries. Get an overview on lending in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The author discusses the benefits and drawbacks of using the iPad 2 as a business tool.
The purpose of this article is to highlight the key issues any international non-government organization (NGO) should consider when evaluating their international employment needs, considering expansion into a new region/jurisdiction, or in any other context where employment law may arise.
1 January 2014 saw the implementation of Basel III in the European Union (EU) via the Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRD IV) and the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). These twin pieces of regulatory reform represent the biggest change to capital requirements for financial institutions since the financial crisis. The combined reforms introduce new capital, leverage and liquidity requirements, whilst also introducing new concepts such as capital buffers and imposing regulatory frameworks on securitisations, derivatives trading and remuneration policies. Read this series of briefing papers on the impact of CRD IV and the CRR.
In a digital age with a free flow of information, it is easy to diminish the value of personal data. The European Commission, however, is set to solidify and unify data protection laws within the European Union under the General Data Protection regulation, and American companies with operations or customers in the European Union will soon find themselves having to comply with a new set of laws that could increase the cost of doing business, as well as significantly impact business operations.
The new millennium has ushered in an era of lighting fast communication and commerce. As in-house counsel work to protect their most valuable asset - their company's intellectual property - there are new elements to consider when thwarting competitors' ability to use your top-secret information to their advantage. Are restrictive covenants the solution?
This issue provides what you need to know about European Insolvency Regulation 1346/2000, Italian insolvency laws, U.K. corporate insolvency law, new insolvency and bankruptcy legislation in Italy, and courting justice.
The two keys to the eliminating email clutter are the Reduce folder and the custom keypad. Once you have implemented the system described in this article, you will look at a lot less email.
Before making decisions about hiring full- or part-time staff or project legal professionals, consider the questions asked in this article.
Type any store name into Google and a list of similar stores shows up in the results - with the search term sometimes not even listed at the top. If a competitor purchases your company's trademark through keyword bidding and uses it as a metatag, potential infringement issues emerge. This article explores the legal issues of such use, and offers suggestions as to how you can best protect your company.
Investing in, acquiring, or partnering with companies requires a due diligence investigation in which intellectual property (IP) will play a role. This article, from a primarily United States perspective, describes four levels of due diligence review, and the level of review warranted by different types of transactions. For efficiency, key questions upfront can focus the review.
This article focuses on the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) issuance of its Final Rule updating its regulations to increase the salary threshold required to qualify for the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white collar” exemptions.
A well-crafted, company-facilitated secondary offering of private company shares (a private secondary offering) enables pre-IPO companies to satisfy the liquidity needs of early investors and employees without becoming exposed to the burdens and risks associated with going public.
In the midst of all of the corporate scandals that have erupted since the Enron bankruptcy filing last year and in light of the new requirements established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, what do in-house counsel of public companies need to do both to protect their clients (the corporation, its officers, employees, and shareholders) and themselves? Read this article to get a better grasp of the scope of the problem and use the five-point compliance plan to help plan a solution.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview and practical analysis for public procurement issues and procedures in Canada.
When a company decides to expand internationally, ensuring compliance with local legislation can become a nightmare issue for the Ethics and Compliance Office. If the budget to build a new program is approved, the first thing to consider: What is at the heart of an effective compliance program? The US Federal Sentencing Guidelines (USFSG) offer a seven-element outline. Learn more about the USFSG guidelines so that your company’s global development is a dream, not a nightmare.
An analysis of draft rules regarding the lease of port terminals in the cities of Santos and Belem, Brazil as well as the "rebalance" of existing port terminal lease agreements.
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