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This article addresses cross-border global workplace law perspectives regarding sexual harassment.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on various ACC Committee eGroups, addresses the "Dos and Don'ts" for a company's first general counsel.

Governments and regulators have struggled to keep pace as new digital asset classes and other blockchain applications have risen to prominence. This regulatory uncertainty has caused confusion in the markets and impeded greater adoption of distributed ledger technologies in the United States. However, on June 7, 2022, US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation Act (RFIA), the first major piece of US federal legislation to provide a reasonably comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets. This article discusses the most significant provisions of the RFIA.

In this age of rapid data gathering, personal data breaches and shifting perspectives toward privacy, few things are as important to in-house counsel as the appropriate compliance measures for transferring data between the European Union and the United States.

Don’t let a demand letter drag you out of the dark: In-house counsel may not know about their clients’ international commissioned agents until trouble presents itself. Learn how to establish a method that vets agents carefully, assesses risks and establishes an informed sales agency agreement.

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.

In preparation for future innovation, in-house counsel should consider both the risks and the rewards of advancement to keep the company up to speed with the of the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Social media and privacy are the two hot button issues that in-house counsel are still grappling with. This session will address how to identify the legal risks and potential rewards of social media and privacy presented by company, employee, and third parties, as well as the law department’s role in helping the company craft effective social networking and privacy policies.

This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).

By using this LOI, a foreign investor can outline its intention to purchase all or part of the registered capital in a domestic Chinese company that is not listed and may have subsidiaries. An LOI is also often referred to as a heads of terms, term sheet or memorandum of understanding. The LOI China is drafted for a single buyer and a single seller. It includes legally binding provisions relating to the exclusivity of negotiations and costs, and assumes that a confidentiality agreement has already been entered into. It has been drafted from the perspective of the foreign buyer and assumes that Chinese law applies.

This is a sample group sales agreement between a hotel and organization.

This article deals with the European Union Unitary Patent System and what it means for US companies.

Learn about risks in China for app operators when implementing third-party services and products.

Drone Laws - presentation held in Sydney 30 March 2017.

This ACC guide provides a Q&A that gives a high level overview of board composition, the comply or explain approach, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, company meetings, internal controls, accounts and audit, institutional investors and reform proposals in the United Arab Emirates.

This article, written by Latham & Watkins, focuses on the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) proposed rules (Proposing Release) that would require securities market participants that engage in dealer-like activities to register with the SEC, become a member of a self-regulatory organization (SRO), and comply with federal securities laws and regulatory obligations. The article touches upon the proposed changes and the qualitative and quantitative standards that these rules set.

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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is becoming increasingly assertive and expansive in conducting reviews of foreign transactions in and involving the United States. Discover if your company will be affected and how you can prepare.

This QuickCounsel will examine three important developments in US whistleblower litigation since 2015: longer statute of limitations, available emotional distress damages, and lower standard of "reasonable belief."