An intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) due diligence request list for use in connection with an M&A transaction. This request list is designed for IP specialists and is specific to IP and IT-related issues. This Standard Document has integrated notes<br />with important explanations and drafting tips.
Corporate counsel must understand the relevant technology and the risks that it poses, and create, adopt, and enforce a policy that minimizes the risks without causing bigger problems. This article will help you do just that.
This InfoPAK is designed to help a company understand three areas of US law that regulate efforts to influence government decision-making: campaign finance law, lobbying disclosure law, and gift law. In this day and age, a successful company often needs to: (1) participate in selecting those who control government; (2) know what disclosure consequences arise from lobbying government; and (3) avoid nasty pitfalls relating to developing friendships in the government sector. Originally published in September 2009, updated in September 2015.
Discusses five prescriptions in the form of action steps and suggestions to stimulate practical global-type thinking and the pursuit of the legal logic of globalization.
This report is an in-depth look at the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
An article discussing steps the Singapore Government tried to take to cool the increased rates of real estate.
A thoughtful article regarding the best ways to manage shareholder activism.
Do you know how to use the newly developed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office electronic searching and filing systems for patents and trademarks? Read this article to learn how you can expedite the preparation and filing of trademark and patent applications to ensure that your company receives the earliest possible filing date.
This is an article on lawyers and leadership from the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Standing Committee on Professionalism
2010 Volume 20 No. 3.
When there is credible evidence that senior corporate management has engaged in illegal activity, what is the responsibility of the chief legal officer (CLO)? Congress, through its enactment of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (SOX), has called upon CLOs in particular to be buffers against corporate abuse. This article addresses the limitations and failures of SOX, and suggests what can be done to empower CLOs.
Contract manufacturing involves negotiation between two parties: the manufacturer and the brand name owner. For commercial purposes, the arrangement works well. Each party is able to focus on their core competencies. However, when the lawyers sit down to hammer out the contracts, problems often arise. Three strategies can resolve contractual issues: the one-to-one contracting model, agreements in tandem, or a Joinder, which brings the contract manufacturer under the terms of the Master Agreement.
Would you purchase a car without taking it for a test drive? Would you proceed with an M&A transaction without conducting a thorough due diligence process? No, of course not; however, hasty individuals sometimes make foolish decisions. Learn the fate of MidSize Software Corporation, and consider these questions as you begin M&A due diligence.
Sales are everything in growing IT companies. This realization, plus seven crucial tips, can help new in-house counsel at IT companies become productive, valuable contributors more quickly.
This Quick Counsel describes the Brazilian Consumer Protection Code which was created with the objective of balancing consumers relationships and to offer protection for those who consume. The Code aims to provide complete protection for the consumers, regulating behavioral and procedural aspects and stipulating rules for the market operation.
An exploration of corporate employee wellness programs, highlighting the benefits and challenges employees face when developing such programs. It examines both mandatory and voluntary employee wellness programs, and discusses how to successfully design each type.
This article offers some considerations for manufacturers and distributors with products in Ontario and some practical suggestions for managing and avoiding expensive and reputation or relationship damaging product liability claims.
This CMS e-Guide contains an overview of international arbitration practice and chapters on the law and practice of arbitration in the jurisdictions covered. It is equivalent to Volume I of the printed version of the CMS Guide to Arbitration.
The George Washington University Paralegal Studies Program course description, including topics, objectives, agenda and readings.
This material give recommendations on how to work with your external legal service providers to get the most out of their KM initiatives.
A February 25, 2022 decree clarifies obligations of the Rixain law adopted in France in late 2021. Read some of the details in this article.
This guide covers key legal issues, rules, and developments regarding fraud and asset tracing across a range of jurisdictions.
Social Media and the In-house Lawyer - Drawing the line and managing the risks - presentation held in Tasmania 22 February 2017.
A discussion on subjects such as emissions, general guidelines for voluntary greenhouse gas reporting, proposed rules, and more.
This article discusses current issues and concerns for employers surrounding the use of arbitration to resolve employment disputes.
Recent studies show that when we are part of a collective group (e.g., a group we have joined), we are far less likely to post unique, different or contrarian messages to that group.
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