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.
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.
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.
There has been significant growth in the number of in-house lawyers in Australia over the past decade, with the in-house profession now representing the fastest growing segment of the Australian legal sector. The ACC Australia Graduate Profile Handbook traces the legal careers of several young ACC Australia members, details how they arrived at their first in-house counsel role, and offers key lessons learnt in these roles. Based on excerpts from the handbook, this article outlines tips and lessons from these graduates’ in-house journey.
A review of the state of real estate in Portugal and recent trends in 2013.
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.
In global business, pace, demand and innovation are constantly increasing. This is pushing in-house lawyers to be more flexible and engaged. In this article, your legal team can learn how to build a focused department and deliver value to your company.
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!
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.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in Singapore.
The definition of property in Portugal follows that of other continental legal systems based on Roman law and the French Civil Code, encompassing not only freehold but also other rights of guarantee and of acquisition. Therefore, the definition of property includes full possession and exclusive use and disposition. Read this article to learn more.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, complied from responses posted on the New to In-house and Small Law Department eGroups, addresses issues of the liability and various restrictions on running a contest or sweepstakes. The issues discussed include elements of a sweepstakes, operating a contest open to the general public vs. business partners, and operating an office bracket pool.
In-house counsel are often asked whether their clients' products are American or comply with the Federal Government's Buy American laws. This session will provide an overview of the Buy America Act; Buy American Act; and the Build America, Buy America Act (yes, they are different!) as well as an overview of the marketing and related certifications that are commonly raised as part of these discussions.
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This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses addresses limiting the right to revise user policies. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the Forum of the IT, Privacy & eCommerce ACC Network.
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.
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 Germany.
Discusses the spider web of regulations that vary across borders, subjecting multinational companies to conflicting standards and possible multiple prosecutions for the same acts.
The antitrust landscape has changed with the advent of the Biden administration. Companies should have a compliance program in place to keep the government at bay.
This QuickCounsel lists ways to bring your global legal team together.
An introduction to software licensing for those new as in-house counsel. Includes product performance, product development as well as open sources issues.
Learn about notable IP developments and trends in Asia-Pacific, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
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.”
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.
Read Sean Venden's reasons explaining why in-house counsel should have a basic knowledge of accounting and where they can gain that knowledge.
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