Motor vehicles are substantial sources of pollutants that cause smog and contribute to climate change. Taking a cue from California, which has always been at the forefront of fuel regulations, this interactive session will review the current rules affecting mobile sources, particularly transportation fuels. Faculty will then examine the various business risks and opportunities presented by alternative fuels programs and advanced vehicle technology programs. How are low carbon fuel standards credits different from renewable identification numbers? Are fuel cell vehicles the same as electric vehicles? How can companies take advantage of these rules and programs?
The deadline for EU Member States to amend their local laws in order to comply with EU Directive 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions was August 1, 2022. Here’s what employers with workers in Europe need to know. Check out this Seyfarth article to learn what the directive states.
Learn about key ESG regulatory trends in the United Kingdom, relevant in particular for investment banks and their listed clients.
As companies grow increasingly reliant on their IT systems, they have turned to third party providers to alleviate some infrastructure concerns. Learn more about how to choose an outside contractor so that your company's information is safeguarded while still meeting your budget forecasts.
Risk assessment and mitigation begins internally. One of the ways in-house counsel assess and minimize risk is through the contract process — which begins long before redlining.
Working within the television industry presents a unique set of challenges for the chief legal officer (CLO) overseeing the company's law department. Most CLOs have to balance the business interests with the legal interests, but TV One's Karen Wishart has one other thing thrown in on her balancing act - creative interests.
As legal departments cut down on external spending, hiring freshman attorneys has become a popular, cost-saving alternative. Those freshman attorneys, however, may find that rushing into the corporate arena with little “real- world” experience can be quite overwhelming. Before taking that first step, heed the advice of someone who has walked that path.
Includes over 350 tips on contracts, employment, intellectual property, Sarbanes-Oxley, litigation, and corporate dynamics, to help guide you through that thrilling-but difficult-first year in the chief legal officer's chair.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses the licensing requirements needed by in-house counsel in the United States desiring to practice law in US states beyond the state in which the corporate office is headquartered. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Compliance and Ethics and the New to In-House ACC Networks.
Internal kick-off meeting agenda template for new eDiscovery case.
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.
Arbitration can often be viewed as something standardâ€"a process that comes up only during contract negotiations. Learn how to look at dispute resolution from the viewpoint of contractual arbitration, understanding that arbitration agreements can be customized to meet almost any contractual requirement.
Includes a checklist with seven main points to remember when tailoring your arbitration agreement. Also includes sample ADR contract language.
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.
As technology advances and changes some aspects of the way law is practiced, timeless qualities of legal departments persist. The value of diversity is still as ageless as quality wine. And the best law departments capitalize on the experiential and global diversity of its lawyers.
A presentation covering types of brand abuse, what you should do when you identify brand abuse, and possible remedies for brand abuse.
This article discusses the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's draft guidance on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled devices.
The draft guidance — "Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Enabled Device Software Functions" — was issued on April 3, 2023.
In 2013 the following occurred: New legislation was passed to lighten administrative constraints on the development of wind farms; new rules on loans extended to local authorities have been adopted to limit future exposure of the local public sector; and the French constitutional court ruled that the French legislative cannot adversely affect legitimate expectations without sufficient general interest grounds.
Richard Dammery, Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary of Woolworths Limited, explores some of the current, and not so new, challenges and opportunities for in-house lawyers.
This article covers the Swedish Parliament's adoption of a legislative act allowing for the screening of foreign direct investments (“the FDI Act”) which will make certain investments subject to mandatory notification and suspension. The FDI Act will have a significant effect on investments and M&A transactions closing on or after 1 December 2023.
This InfoPAK guides the in-house practitioner on how to establish a corporate compliance and ethics program. It begins by outlining the primary corporate legal obligations and requirements, focusing on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley, and then delineates the fundamental elements of an effective compliance program, focusing on how to maximize the potential of your compliance program. Finally, it discusses effective training and enforcement once the program is implemented, and offers numerous additional resources, including sample forms and policies and a Model Code of Conduct at the end.
Learn the Top Ten considerations in-house counsel need to know when handling sensitive Protected Health Information ("PHI") and/or Personally Identifiable Information ("PII") in a healthcare setting in the United States, including the unique set of risks associated with this handling of data.
This Commission Report offers several suggestions for the major participants in the mobile ecosystem as they work to improve mobile privacy disclosures.
This holding considerably relaxes the requirements for listed stock corporations downgrading their listing from the regulated market segment to the unregulated market segment or completely delisting from a stock exchange. This new delisting regime will, in particular, be relevant for companies seeking cost savings in restructuring scenarios as well as for companies with a small free float.
This Top Ten focuses on the important inquiries counsel should make when entertaining the idea of an automated management system for outside counsel work.
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