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You finally made it. No longer the lawyer, now the client. As head of regulatory affairs, you ask lawyers for advice (even though you know how to find the answers and often do). Life is less complicated, not having to worry about those pesky ethical rules. But are you really free of them? No one quite knows, although one can envision sanctions being imposed on a person who maintains her law degree in conduct that would clearly be violative of ethical norms. And the sanctions could adversely impact the client as well.

Ellen Pekilis is general counsel of CSA Group, an internationally- accredited standards development, and testing and certification organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada. In this article, she shares her experience working for an independent, not-for-profit member-based association dedicated to advancing safety, sustainability and social good.

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Social media often blurs the line between on-and off-duty. Use these best practices when considering responding to an employee’s social media use.

Working on a nonprofit board can a valuable and rewarding experience. But when the members of the board fail to ask the right questions about how their organization is being managed, the results often end up making the front pages.

Focuses on the ACCA/NACD joint survey on governance issues and what it means to you in terms of corporate responsibility.

This study explores the changing role of the general counsel by documenting its evolution and predicting the skill sets that will be required for future general counsel to be successful. Central themes to this skill set include the ability to place legal issues in a larger business context, embrace risk and make decisions, communicate with business partners in language they can relate to, and work seamlessly with the executive team and the board of directors to make productive decisions about operations and strategy, which has become increasingly global in scope. The report includes an executive summary, key findings, interview excerpts and the methodology.

In this presentation the panel discusses threats and opportunities arising from the new trademark law in China, as well as how to use trade laws as a defensive mechanism.

Selected cases and materials related to limitation on liability.

Learn about the UK Pensions Regulator's guidance on new climate change governance and reporting requirements.

This guide briefly outlines the steps to register a private company in the Republic of South Africa (“RSA”) and some important considerations when doing so.

This article examines an Ohio court case decision dealing with obligations, exclusive rights, and the parol evidence rule.

Taking cues from The Newlywed Game, columnist Phil Strauss discusses the relationships we develop with our jobs and offers advice as to how to most enjoy our jobs.

Members respond to question of how to deal with an RFP requesting contract exceptions, particularly when dealing with a large corporation.

This checklist contains a sample list of questions that can be used as a starting point for conducting due diligence from a privacy and security standpoint.

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.

Learn about enforcement action taken by the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2022 against hospitals, to enforce CMS's Hospital Price Transparency Rule that took effect on January 1, 2021.

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Learn about the FCA consultant paper rules and effects on LTAF availability in the United Kingdom.

Learn about the Central Bank (Individual Accountability Framework) Bill 2022 in Ireland as compared with the UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime.

This article focuses on the main vulnerabilities and best practices in data protection - a view from the inside.

Written in the wake of the Enron situation, this article examines the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as a means of reiterating the importance of honest accounting as a means of averting potential compliance crises before they have the chance to develop.

This outline describes the advantages and disadvantages of using ADR and its applicability to
trademark and unfair competition disputes. The characteristics of the most common methods
of ADR are listed, and settlement techniques are suggested. For court mandated ADR
procedures, the Local Rules in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio are used as a model, where applicable.

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This Quick Counsel outlines recommended contract provisions on the valuation of shares to be used under French law as well as under other European laws.

Learn about the findings and lessons in the second annual report on Foreign Direct Investment ("FDI") in the EU.