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A review of the most impactful ways in-house counsel are using big data, including predicting legal costs and case outcomes, compliance, and privacy.

The scope of information to be held confidential is remarkably similar for all lawyers, no matter the country you practice in. The real differences are manifested in the exceptions to the duty of confidentiality and the applicability of the duty to in-house lawyers. The exceptions to confidentiality are generally (though not universally) broader in the United States. Do not always assume that US ethics law is the most protective. When it comes to confidential information relating to business crimes or fraud, for example, it often may not be. It is imperative to fully understand and properly analyze confidentiality and choice of law issues where foreign ethics law is involved.

This is a sample employment handbook.

Introduces approaches, as well as practical tools, to improve organization, productivity and workflow management skills as in-house counsel. Provides four sections: self assessment, time management and team building, matter management, and effective communications.

Improve your work-life balance, and foster well-being in your team and organization with this ACC toolkit. Find practical strategies and information on work-life balance, time management, seeking help, helping others seek help, overcoming adversity, crises, and failure, and supporting your team's well-being.

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Members from 4 legal departments (Yazaki, Brother, Micron and Chubb) will show how their systems work in an open forum.

Learn about the UAE's law on personal data processing, the Federal Decree Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (the DPL).

Learn about legal issues that frequently arise in social media advertising, at an era where negative posts can be extremely damaging and hard to effectively control after their release. This short article discusses commercial social media posts, giveaways, contests, sweepstakes and similar promotions, confidential information, copyright and trademark infringement, rights of publicity and privacy, user generated content, endorsements, direct messages, privacy and data security, records retention and spoliation.

Overcriminalization — specifically, the rise in criminal sanctions for regulatory violations — increases the risk that either you or your company will face a criminal charge. This is, in part, due to countless new regulations and broad prosecutorial discretion. Learn how outside criminal counsel can reduce your exposure to unexpected sanctions.

This InfoPAK is designed for use by both large and small corporate law departments in evaluating and discerning what technologies are available and best-suited to their company’s needs. As more technological resources become available to in-house counsel, counsel’s use of technology becomes more and more critical to running successful law departments. The InfoPAK begins by introducing counsel to basic technology and tools available. It then highlights some of the newer technologies that are becoming increasingly common within corporate legal departments, such as eDiscovery and Information Governance solutions, as well as advanced and emerging technology and trends within corporate legal departments. It then explores technology administration and best practices for managing technology, and concludes with key trends in the industry, including social media governance and cross-border eDiscovery.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the German market.

Learn about the continued increased enforcement activity combatting economic crime in Ireland.

This guide provides a straightforward overview of the law and practice which applies in a wide-ranging number of jurisdictions where CMS are able to provide legal advice. This guide provides an answer to each of the 20 questions for each jurisdiction.<br />

This note contains a brief commentary on some of the main legal terms in international debt issues of or guaranteed by Ukraine. The objective is to analyse the degree to which these bonds are consistent with practice in the international capital markets and to weigh up the balance between the sovereign debtor and the bondholder creditors in terms of the rights and protections granted by the terms of the bonds. The main conclusion is that the bond issue legal terms seek to enhance stability for both Ukraine and the bondholders if there is a crisis.

Read this 2009 Apex Award-winning article!<br/>One in-house attorney shares his company’s litigation strategy based on what should be a cornerstone of legal practice and law department leadership––integrity.

It is common for disputes over intellectual property (IP) rights, including patent, trademark and copyright disputes, to be multijurisdictional in nature. As discussed below, there are a number of important litigation procedures that make Canada an attractive forum in which to litigate IP rights.

Discusses the typical coverage of D&O policies and the most common insurer defenses in situations involving allegations of financial misrepresentation.

Read for Gregory's tips about employment and HR issues for in-house counsel.

Collaborative and joint development arrangements can provide valuable economic and strategic opportunities to both parties. With careful intellectual property planning, collaborative development activities can be used to gain access to IP at a lower cost than developing or purchasing these assets while providing an opportunity to generate income from and open new markets for existing IP assets. The panel will review different types of collaborative agreements and discuss the related business and legal issues. Faculty will discuss strategies and best practices for developing and implementing a program and practical guidance for drafting and negotiating agreements to maximize IP value and achieve win-win outcomes.

Data breaches and cyberattacks threaten every company's brand, and bottom line, both in the United States and around the world. This brief article offers key tips on what the technology means and how to ensure your company is taking the proper actions to protect your company. This list also includes a glossary of essential technology terms with basic definitions for non-experts.

A presentation covering types of brand abuse, what you should do when you identify brand abuse, and possible remedies for brand abuse.

In the area of mergers and acquisitions, trade secrets can provide unique challenges to the due diligence team evaluating the target company. An early understanding of the key players, the buyer’s intended uses of the<br />trade secrets, and the seller’s policies and positions regarding them, is fundamental to structuring the correct questions to undertake a thorough and informative<br />due diligence process. A thorough process can inform the economics of the deal, identify any third party risks and even minimize the opportunities for post-acquisition misappropriation of trade secrets.

Learn about key trends to watch in privacy and data protection in New Zealand in 2023.