This briefing highlights some emerging legal risks associated with hybrid working and considers how employers should plan going forward.
Indian securities law has focused on regulating, holding accountable, and penalizing “promoters” because concentrated family-owned businesses have been the prevailing business model so far in India. This Quick Overview will explain changes made to the law and different concepts put for by a recently published consultation paper.
Across the globe, governments are becoming more skilled and aggressive with enforcement of their anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. A multinational corporation in today’s world can no longer ignore their exposure to applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws. Now
is the time to conduct a thorough and effective risk assessment of your company. This article discusses the importance of a risk assessment and offers tips to consider when conducting one.
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The deposition of corporate counsel isn't the isolated incident that it once was. In fact, it has become somewhat business as usual in the legal arena. It seems that the more you know and are entrusted, the more likely you are to become a deposition target. Get prepared - opposing counsel may be coming for you and your information.
This QuickCounsel examines the differences in attorney-client privilege between the United States and the European Union, individual European countries, Canada, Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The newest installment of the Benchmarks and Leading Practices Report will provide a range of essential data and case studies to improve the performance of small and large in-house legal teams.
Check out ACC's selection of curated insights, samples and events in the ACC Privacy and Cybersecurity Resource Center
Rob Lavet describes how in-house attorneys manage their staffs.
This is a sample assignment agreement, for the assignment of rights, title and interest in and to patents, between an assignor and an assignee, in a context where the assignor no longer wants to maintain the validity and enforceability of the patents and the assignee wants to continue maintaining such validity and enforceability.
In most business transactions, lawyers are not involved in determining the ultimate price. However, in some situations, this amount can raise a red flag as it might subject the parties to sanctions. Due consideration must be given in particular to tax (I) and contract (II) law in the European Union.
This program will provide valuable information on issues of which a U.S. lawyer should be aware when his/her company works with representatives, agents and other intermediaries outside the U.S., including franchising / distribution agreement issues, the importance of doing “due diligence” and issues relating to termination of representatives, agents and other intermediaries.
Maybe you think you don’t have the skills you need to successfully fundraise for your nonprofit organization. You do. Everything you need to know you learned years ago. So let’s talk about what you know and how you can apply it.
The most popular session at the ACC Annual Meeting in New Orleans filled a hall with over 600 lawyers. The topic was emotional intelligence. Find out why this is such an important skill as well as how you can develop it.
This checklists provides a rolling action item list for the implementation of a global anti-corruption program. It was part of ACC's 2012 Compliance and Ethics Training Program.
Explore ethical considerations involving electronic file sharing, accessibility and storage, as well as document retention and destruction.
Whether you work in marketing, sales, operations, business development or finance, you need to know how to spot "corrupt payment" issues and respond appropriately. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)
This resource from Latham & Watkins LLP provides insight into frequently asked questions regarding Amended Rule 10b4-1 and Insider Trading Disclosures. These include questions on Compliance Dates and Transition Issues, Cooling-Off Periods, Overlapping Plans, Affiliated Entities, and more.
"Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals
The "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals.
This guide covers key legal issues, rules, and developments regarding fraud and asset tracing across a range of jurisdictions.
This is a sample master materials purchase agreement.
Consider this checklist to help you assess compliance with the Personal Information Protection Law of China ("PIPL") adopted on 20 August 2021.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
This initiative is dedicated to information exchange between competition agencies,
as part of its ongoing work on capacity building and international cooperation.
Overview of the Federal Trade Commission's May 7, 2024 final rule banning most noncompete agreements in the United States, including options that employers should consider if the rule is not stayed by the federal courts prior to its effective date in September 2024.
Do you know where to start when seeking venture capital financing? There are a lot of key investment terms to consider, and some approaches to these terms favor the VC, while others favor the company. Before signing the dotted line, be sure to understand the expected timeline and your approach to the process.
The recent story of two New York attorneys “duped” by ChatGPT into citing “fake” cases in a court submission illustrates some of the risks of using artificial intelligence.
But the attorney missteps in the ChatGPT case are entirely avoidable. And the emergence of generative AI carries extraordinary potential if attorneys can learn to use the technology wisely.
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