This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in Germany.
Review of social media considerations for in-house counsel, including social media issues in recruitment and during employment.
Over the past 15 years, Flávio Franco has served as corporate counsel for a variety of businesses spread across the IT, logistics, retail and e-commerce sectors. As the Latin America Legal & Business Practices Manager, Franco spent five years with global software company Compuware. Then, from 2004 to 2007, he was responsible for the Legal and Regulatory Department of FedEx, while also serving as the Legal Director of a local Express Industry Association. Most recently, as a Legal Director at Walmart, he led a team of approximately 50 professionals who were based in five different Brazilian states. This past August, Franco accepted the position of Legal Director of Netshoes, the largest e-commerce provider of sporting goods in Latin America.
Practice Resources-May 2006
A short briefing regarding the note issued by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) setting expectations of applications for senior compliance roles in authorized and registered firms.
Implications of US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization for employers in the United States
This article discusses European Data Protection Board report's list of recommendations for data protection officers in the European Union.
Learn about the UAE's Federal Decree Law No. 37 of 2021 on the Commercial Register, which reintroduced the concept of a centralized companies registry for businesses operating in the United Arab Emirates.
This is a sample Single Plaintiff Exposure analysis related to the Wage and Hour InfoPak.
Leverage your partnership skills with the business and bring legal strategies to use sustainability for cost savings or profit. Panelists will discuss their experience with transactions such as water reuse efforts, solar rooftops, clean energy fleet services, becoming your own utility, public–private partnerships, power purchase agreements using clean energy brokers, reduction in inventory packaging, wrapping and disposal. Materials will include US Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures of sustainability efforts, sample contracts and case studies.
People in positions of power generally have the intelligence and experience to lead their companies into the next level of success. Their executive qualifications, however, do not guarantee that they are warm, fuzzy people persons who treat their staffs with respect. When execs are behaving badly, corrective coaching can be a way to transform a roughshod employee into an exemplary one.
This briefing explores some of the key themes that we are seeing in trade secrets disputes in the UK and across the EU.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in Hong Kong.
Learn about three United States cases that have compounded risks to businesses collecting biometric information without consent.
Legal Operations Job Description Compilation
This article discusses the UK Financial Conduct Authority's guidance setting out next steps to enhance sustainability reporting by listed companies.
Learn about several aspects of compliance with state laws and regulations, including labor and employment aspects to setting up operations in a state, including minimum wage issues, IC v employee and "founder's syndrome;" and regulatory aspects, including sales tax exemptions, lobbying and campaign finance regulations.
Michael McCoy works for the global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. He currently serves as vice president and corporate secretary, providing oversight for corporate governance, financing, securities regulation, subsidiary maintenance, employee benefit plans, insider trading policies and stock repurchases. Read this article to learn why McCoy was honored with a “Rising Star of Corporate Governance” award from the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.
This article discusses the UK Government's move to strengthen reporting requirements as part of its plans for audit and corporate governance reform.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in China.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding corporate tax across a range of jurisdictions.
Some topics covered include the macro-economic factors caused by the war in Ukraine, the associated global inflation, and the remaining pressure on the capacity of tax administrations.
Now that some of the hype and uncertainty around the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has settled, and data privacy and protection has become an integral part of our personal and professional lives, we can take some time to reflect on some of the aspects of data privacy legislation that are required for organisations to be compliant. No organisation operates in isolation, and organisations generally require some assistance or services from third parties in their day-to-day operations.
This brief overview (Quick Counsel) describes common mistakes customers and service providers make, and should be aware of, when negotiating cloud services agreements (but is not meant to be an exhaustive list).
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