A 42-page guide by Dentons regarding the AI journey - opening eyes to opportunity and risk.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview on private acquisitions law and practice in the United Kingdom.

In recent years the legal profession has changed significantly at an ever- increasing pace. However, there are many indications that more fundamental changes to the role of the in-house lawyer are yet to come. Hear from leading GCs how they have embraced innovation and applied it to help their departments transform, adapt to new business requirements or even create profit opportunities for their companies.This session will explore new approaches to deliver legal services, discuss challenges and opportunities created by new technology and provide perspective on what it takes to be an innovative lawyer in today's business environment.

This checklist presents key issues regarding the U.S. International sanctions regime and their impact on energy markets.

This profile explores how ten law departments have used electronic billing to increase awareness of outside legal spend and transform the ways in which they manage outside counsel.

The General Counsel Excellence Report highlights <br />the growing commercialization of the role and the <br />increasing opportunities for savvy corporate counsel.

On March 3, 2022, US President Joe Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act into law. The Act prohibits enforcement of a mandatory arbitration agreement with respect to sexual assault and sexual harassment claims.

The full impact of the Act remains to be seen (and likely will lead to significant litigation in the coming years), but in-house counsel can prepare for some of the potential implications.

A sample CEO service contract drawn up under Kenyan law for an expatriate who requires an entry permit from the Kenyan immigration authorities to enable him to work in Kenya. The contract anticipates a new institutional investor acquiring equity in the company on a short to medium term basis under the terms of a separate investment agreement with a condition of that new investment being the entering into of a formal service contract with the CEO.

Every year natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes, and tornadoes, impose significant environmental harms, and many of these impacts are projected to increase as climate change accelerates. The emerging field of “disaster law” has a significant overlap with environmental law, both in responding to and managing the environmental impacts of natural disasters, and in the role of insurance and compensation in managing risks. This panel will review the legal components of disaster planning and disaster response, focusing on legal challenges that companies face in planning for disasters, ensuring continuation of operations in the face of disasters, and securing government assistance, regulatory relief, and insurance recovery in the wake of such disasters.

This article provides an analysis on laws pertaining to apps that are used for treating, diagnosing, or monitoring a condition. Specifically, these kinds of apps are likely to be subject to stricter pre-market requirements under newly implemented reforms.

Andrew Bos discusses the importance of using any and all resources that new to in-house attorneys have to learn about the company and clients in this ACC Docket article.

Planning the integration of an acquired company’s legal department into an acquiring company’s legal department can be a grueling process. Based on past M&A experiences, here are 200 practical issues that ensure a smooth transition when considered and addressed prior to the closing of the acquisition.

What is the small law department’s role when a natural or man-made disaster impacts your operations or those of a key business partner? What if the company doesn’t have a plan in place and you have to provide immediate advice? Emerge from this session better equipped to respond<br />when disaster strikes, with the rudiments of a plan in mind and with the desire to fully develop that plan while things are calm!

This article provides an overview and some insights into the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s key activities and priorities for 2021, which were announced on 23 February 2021 the ACCC’s Chair, Rod Sims.

Attendees at the 2011 CCU program in New Orleans talk about the importance of networking to fulfilling career goals.

It’s no secret that globalization has shifted the role of the global general counsel. As companies expand into new regional markets — complete with their own regulatory and compliance considerations — senior management is increasingly looking to the legal department to fill in the gray areas.

This course is intended to provide an overview of EU competition law and to help you recognize and deal with "red flags" — situations that present a risk of competition-law violations and legal liability.

In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued new guidance to address patient privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for those seeking reproductive health care services. This article discusses the guidance, which states that HIPAA allows providers to disclose certain protected health information (PHI), which includes information relating to one’s abortion or other reproductive care, without patient authorization only in specific circumstances that are “narrowly tailored to
protect the individual’s privacy and support their access to health services.”

Learn about notable IP developments and trends in Asia-Pacific, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.