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The last few years have brought big changes in California's employment laws. There's a Private Attorneys General Act, dubbed "the bounty hunter law," that allows private rights of action on many Labor Code provisions, along with new whistleblower protections, and new employee rights to take time off to tend to personal matters. Obviously California employers must pay attention to these changes. Moreover, employers in other parts of the country would be wise to take notice of the legal and legislative developments that have emerged from the Golden State. Taking proactive measures to prevent workplace discrimination and harassment, and ensuring that proper measures are in place to protect whistleblowers and comply with wage and hour laws will go a long way toward establishing a productive workplace and avoiding financially crippling and potentially devastating.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high level overview of the lending mark, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, negative pledge, guarantees and loan agreements in the Netherlands.

The chaos of a merger or acquisition demands decisive action, even after it seems completed. Try these preemptive strategies.

When leading an internal investigation, you must be prepared to justify who and what you believe. Learn when to hire outside, how to structure internal interviews, and the components of the credibility evaluation pyramid, so you can assess with confidence.

A public company being created in a spin-off or carve-out transaction faces many of the issues that any newly public company must address, as well as some unique corporate governance challenges. Find out how the officers supporting the board
of directors can be proactive in shaping the company’s governance practices, to improve performance and ensure that its stakeholders will view the new company favorably.

China’s eagerly anticipated amendments to its Trademark Law will come into force on May 1, 2014. This article reviews the practical implications of the new law.

This article discusses a crisis a new in-house lawyer is likely to face: what if my boss or my immediate subordinate were unexpectedly out of work for a month or more?

This guide for Massachusetts, USA is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world.

This report is a summary of the Committee findings to date and an overview of the key issues identified which have implications for the health care system as a whole.

Learn from representatives of prime upper- and lower-tier subcontractors how to review, track and explain the numerous federal acquisition rules (FARs) that are often incorporated by reference into contracts of all sizes and types, including the differences between optional and mandatory flow-down clauses and exceptions to incorporated clauses in other non–FAR related statutes.

What can you do after losing your in-house job? Below are tips for managing this difficult situation. It also includes steps to help you transition to a new role.

A brief addressing the advancement of attorneys' fees for in-house counsel.

International real estate procurement can often require the use of local counsel. There is no standardized process for conducting title searches and, therefore, investors should consider multiple legal opinions as to the status of a title. Learn more about overseas real-estate deals, and how to eliminate risks during the acquisition process.

For small teams facing big challenges, automation is a critical tool that increases efficiency and reduces manual errors, freeing up valuable time for more strategic work. Read more here.

The environmental due diligence required for purchasing a commercial property can be daunting. Which of these assessments best fit your business goals?

This annual Look Before You Leap survey looks at how companies are using background/integrity checks to better manage the risks inherent in investments and new business relationships outside the United States. In addition, this year’s survey also addressed how companies are complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(FCPA) and the challenges they face. Companies with robust due diligence and strong internal controls are usually less likely to encounter unforeseen problems in their overseas business activities. This survey is designed to help your company as it manages these complex issues.

Part of 2009 Annual Meeting Program Materials for Session 407.

Covers how to implement a legally credible records management program in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, changes in the sentencing guidelines and proposed changes to e-discovery rules.

In this article, learn more about the state of the legal profession in the Asia-Pacific region during 2016.

This article lists the top ten considerations for real estate transactions in Kenya.

The evolving landscape of economic sanctions continues to be the foremost concern to global corporations as new countries and regimes are targeted, amendments to diplomatic positions and policies are implemented, new tools emerge for implementation and enforcement efforts remain steady. Hear from experts with varying perspectives (outside counsel and in-house counsel from both sides of the pond and former senior Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) employees) on the current state of US and EU economic sanctions, including those targeting Ukraine/Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Myanmar. Explore the new issues and considerations in-house lawyers should be thinking about, how to navigate an atmosphere of increased compliance from a global perspective and what to take away from recent global enforcement trends. The discussion-style panel is composed of A&O experts from the United States and Europe, former OFAC employees and industry participants from global corporations and financial institutions.