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November's cover story guides in-house counsel through the changing world of compliance with the US conflict minerals legislation. In-house counsel in the manufacturing industry may want to verify their supply chain to check for conflict minerals — metals which finance warfare in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It is absolutely feasible for foreigners who are not residents in the country to organize companies in Costa Rica, whether they are Stock Companies or Limited Liability Companies.

Learn about Part 36 offers made in personal injury claims litigation, and related considerations for defendants in the UK.

Tools and tips for doing your job better.

Sharing sensitive data with ChatGPT for work, such as source code and meeting minutes, may be labeled a “data leak” due to fears that ChatGPT can disclose the data to the public once it is trained on the data. In response, many companies took action, such as banning or restricting access, or creating ChatGPT data disclosure policies. This resource from Seyfarth and Shaw discusses the implications of ChatGPT on trade secrets, disclosures, and provides key takeaways to consider with AI tools. 

This is a sample group and event sales agreement.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the United States market.

The UK Government has published its Response Statement following the White Paper published in March 2021 on audit and corporate governance reform.

The job of protecting the legal health of companies may reside with the legal department, but compliance programs are neither self-executing nor solely a legal function. Yet, employees may not appreciate their shared responsibility for compliance. This article offers a "marketing guide" for getting your clients on board with compliance.

In-house counsels are under increasing pressure (especially from procurement colleagues) to run formal RFPs (Requests for Proposals), or tenders, in order to compare offers from law firms and select on an "objective" basis. In this session our speakers will lead a discussion on the pointers and pitfalls in running an RFP when selecting a law firm.

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.

This is a sample company volume license agreement.

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.

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to aviation laws and regulations around the world.

Issued covered in this guide include aircraft trading, finance and leasing, litigation, and dispute resolution.

The European Commission announced two proposals which aim to strengthen sanctions compliance and effectiveness across the EU.

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

This article looks at recent important issues in labor law for UK employers.

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.

Those baby boomers just won't quit! Working, that is. What challenges face companies wanting to employ older workers? Some of the hurdles include planning for employees who want flexible schedules to meet family demands, as well as financial concerns such as social security earnings limitations.

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

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.

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.