This must-read article outlines liability issues that may arise for corporate counsel should their companies operate overseas, urges that companies assess their risk for such situations, provides guidance as to how to best minimize this risk, and more.
Testimony regarding the impact of the McNulty Memorandum on in-house counsel and corporate culture. The McNulty Memorandum addresses the DOJ's policy regarding when prosecutors should charge a corporation.
This report by the Economist Intelligence Unit was commissioned by CMS. The report "explores the extent to which firms identify intangible assets as trade secrets and implement protective measures to safeguard them accordingly."
On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across the United States.
While certain health care providers will be exempted from the rule, many will not. As such, and if the rule survives legal challenge, health care industry participants should carefully consider how the rule will impact their recruitment and retention strategies going forward.
This article addresses the principle of limited liability that has been the central tenet of company law since it was adopted in the United Kingdom, and most countries in continental Europe during the latter half of the 19th century.
It’s hard to envision a medical evaluation without a stethoscope. Invented in 1816, it revolutionized the information-gathering capabilities of doctors. Nowadays, many medical devices contain configurable embedded computer systems. Where there are computers, there are vulnerabilities. Learn more about the cybersecurity risks of medical devices.
In light of UK case law, learn tips on how to enhance your ability to enforce limitations of liability in your standard terms.
IP and Innovation - presentation held in Melbourne 23 May 2017.
This briefing highlights some emerging legal risks associated with hybrid working and considers how employers should plan going forward.
About 85 percent of all corporate espionage incidents involve current or past employees. Use this article to implement your battle plan.
Many of the world’s economies have made significant changes to legislation in recent years. Whether it is Brazil, Canada or<br />Germany seeing increased enforcement action, your company needs to be ready with<br />a global, proactive compliance program.
Check out ACC's selection of curated insights, samples and events in the ACC Privacy and Cybersecurity Resource Center
The article discusses three risk areas associated with investing in China, including a pervasive undermining of the legal system because of direct personal relationships, or “guanxi.”
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.
Rob Lavet describes how in-house attorneys manage their staffs.
Gain a more fluent knowledge of global privacy issues and data sharing challenges through an experiential learning session. Learn more about where technology is leading the law on privacy issues. Understand how in-house counsel can better anticipate and plan for shifts and developments in the area of data privacy. Learn by participation and peer interaction. Participants will represent the many countries involved in the operations of a hypothetical global company that wants to gather and share employee data internally. As company representatives within their jurisdiction, they will negotiate with the regulators (faculty) on proposed cross-border solutions for data sharing.
This article provides a holistic overview of the need to create and register trademarks in the Greater China region. It also poses questions that should be considered before developing the trademarks, as well as exploring the various linguistic considerations that should be taken into account, due to the numerous oral dialects used through China.
The increased connectivity of people and things is creating previously unimaginable amounts of data. In this article, in-house counsel can learn how to avoid the ethical perils and pitfalls of big data.
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.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in Canada.
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.
United States-based in-house counsel may sometimes find themselves asking questions regarding common contractual limitations of liability, their international enforcement, and whether there are any exceptions to such enforceability. The authors provide answers to each of these questions, and more.
This guide provides an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada.
This primer provides non-Canadians with an introduction to the laws and regulations that affect the conduct of business in Canada and, in particular, in the province of Ontario. In some cases, this primer also identifies issues in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Because of Canada’s federal structure, the authority to make laws and regulations is divided between the federal and provincial governments by the Canadian Constitution although, in some areas of divided authority, both federal and provincial laws may apply. Read on to learn more.
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