This QuickCounsel covers what information you need to familiarize yourself with the concept of 'ambush marketing', when a non-sponsor of an event to try to associate itself with the event without authorization from the event organizer and without paying the sponsorship fee, often to the detriment of the official sponsor and its brand.
As global economies recover from the credit crisis, lack of available funding is crippling major infrastructure initiatives, and financial advisors are searching for new sources of credit to get their projects off the ground. The Province of Ontario, however, may have found a solution to the problem: a pooled financing vehicle. This article demonstrates the success of local governments using such a model to fund new infrastructure development.
New reporting requirements mandated by the Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 were effective Jan. 1, 2010. Companies subject to the MMSEA must understand the new requirements or learn the hard way — a potential civil penalty of $1,000 for each day of noncompliance for each claimant. An absolute must-read, this detailed report includes MMSEA background information, and compliance guidelines and instructions.
An update regarding sanctions taken against Russia by the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Switzerland, and countermeasures taken by Russia.
Learn about Quebec's strengthening of the French language with the May 2022 adoption if Bill 96 and its effects on business.
Everyone in the legal profession at one time or another experiences setbacks and frustrations, but how can attorneys know when it is time to seriously consider alternative roles or interests? Is it possible to make changes without seeking new employment, or has the time come to move on? Read this article to find out more.
This Money Laundering training course will (1) help you to detect money laundering, (2) examine the laws that make money laundering a crime, and (3) inform you of reporting requirements and prevention measures designed to thwart this crime. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)
On May 19, 2022, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced significant clarifications to its policy on charging Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) violations that give some comfort to cyber security consultants who engage in network testing and related operations. Such activity has long been a gray area for “white hat” hackers.
Although globalization offers tremendous promise, it also presents companies with many new challenges. Among them is the need to develop creative, efficient, and responsive functional models for the provision of legal services. Companies establishing operations beyond their home market must decide whether and how to create in-house legal teams to support the broad spectrum of legal needs in other countries. This article offers a glimpse into the myriad of issues that surround those decisions and outlines how some global company law departments have structured themselves in response.
Arbitration has a long history in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has been used for centuries under Shari’ah law in the Kingdom. However, foreign investors in recent years have experienced difficulty in using arbitration in the country. Saudi Arabia has therefore enacted a new arbitration law that is an improvement over the thirty-year old arbitration law that it replaced. The new arbitration law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration but with modifications to ensure that the arbitration process does not ‘violate Shari’ah’ as practiced in the Kingdom. The article reviews the important components of the new arbitration law and provides a comparative analysis of it to the previous law and international arbitration practice. It also analyses the recognition and enforcement of international arbitration awards in Saudi courts, including the impact of Shari’ah and the new arbitration and enforcement laws. Finally, it provides a narrative on the Saudi court system and its role in arbitration.
Proposed and potentially recommended changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relate to refining the scope of discovery in the digital age and the consequences for a party’s failure to preserve evidence. The Civil Rules Advisory Committee is considering implementing a requirement that the scope of permissible discovery be proportional to the litigation at issue, paring down the presumptive number of discovery requests, fostering more cooperation between the parties and court involvement in managing litigation and providing safeguards for parties against sanctions for the failure to preserve discoverable information when the failure was not willful or in bad faith. Learn about these changes and how they can affect your discovery efforts.
This article explores how increased opportunities and regulation surrounding data has impacted Hong Kong businesses. This resource was produced in March 2019.
Top ten issues and developments in-house counsel should consider when reviewing their potential Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") liability.
This report provides valuable insights into legal department operations, offering key benchmarks for assessing performance in critical areas based on responses from 421 legal departments.
Law is the original outsourced function. Yet the question of what gets in-sourced and what gets outsourced has really never been systematically addressed. Rather than focusing on meaningful measures of law firm productivity and efficiency, law departments have emphasized scrutinizing the bill. Five key questions can help your department get service that is more attuned to your company's competitive environment.
A brief review of Brazil's recent Antitrust law.
The Stark Law has promulgated complicated regulations for transactions involving payments to physicians. All facets of the healthcare industry also face on a daily basis the shadow of government prosecutors focused on violations of the federal anti-kickback statute. These laws involve both criminal prosecution and civil liability, and in-house attorneys have at times been prosecuted as individual defendants. Enforcement is expanding to cover individual physicians as prescribers of company products and providers of services to companies, such as consulting and clinical investigator services, and to physician ownership of medical device distributors. Looming over healthcare companies and individuals is the potential to be debarred from participation in Medicare, Medicaid & other federal health care programs. In addition, in-house counsel need to be aware of obscure state laws on the issues of physician self-referral prohibition and anti-kickbacks. This program will discuss the government’s new enforcement trend and mechanisms that in-house counsel can employ to reduce these risks.
Are you an old-story leader or a new-story leader? Find out where you stand in the spiritual awakening that is stirring in the workplace and why you should care.
In today’s streamlined market, negotiating contracts is increasingly viewed as a superfluous step in the transactions between buyers and sellers. If one party’s expectations fall short, both may find themselves demanding court-supplied justice. Learn the fundamentals of sales negotiations on both sides of the deal.
The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Authority has recently issue new company regulations. These new regulations provide more clarity and flexibility for businesses wishing to conduct business in and from the DMCC.
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Today, more than ever, corporate law departments are focusing on the notion of what constitutes “value” and how to enhance it to support their organizations. Not surprisingly, law firms are also increasingly focused on creating “value” for their clients as well. While both say “value” is their prime objective, the definitions differ.
Corporations often use media to enhance their employees’ environment. Music can soothe or energize the listener, while movies can educate or inspire the viewer. However, no amount of relaxation or inspiration will protect you from being sued for copyright infringement. Learn when to license a performance or be prepared to face the music.
This article discusses some of the key issues nonprofit organizations encounter with copyrights.
This article discusses the increase in the use of put and call options in M&A transactions, as a mechanism to address challenges to valuation.
Learn how to establish a "Made in USA" compliance program and avoid liability.
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