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This Quick Overview deals with the Federal Trade Commission's marketing guidelines for businesses who use social media to advertise their goods or services in the United States.

This is a report on the ethical implications of third-party litigation funding.

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 Australia.

Companies of all sizes are tweeting, texting and posting. Consumers are targets of social media advertising, as well as participants in its creation and distribution. Learn the new methods of compliance with advertising law and consumer protection principles that are emerging alongside burgeoning platforms for making connections and sharing content.

A review of legal privilege for in-house counsel in various jurisdictions around the world.

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.

Who is the lead risk manager at your company? Should it be you? Companies today are demanding that senior staff develop and implement strategic risk management methodology that identifies and addresses risks, while ensuring that everyone is working together to protect against it.

This is a sample of what board of director meeting minutes should contain.

This is a sample layout for minutes of a board of directors meeting.

This sample three-party escrow agreement where the company provides flexible, comprehensive escrow services that generate the type of agreement that gives our customers the right level of protection in each unique situation.

This briefing summarises the key developments from 1 July 2022.

Learn about stricter terms entering into SMEs in the Netherlands.

This report presents results on a subset of respondents from the Association of Corporate Counsel Chief Legal Officer (CLO) 2014 Survey, published in January 2014. More than 1,200 individuals in 41 countries who serve as the organization's chief legal officer or general counsel (referred to as CLO in this report) participated in this survey to provide a global outlook of CLOs worldwide. This report provides results and analysis of respondents from Canada, as well as demographic information, such as staffing, budget changes and revenue, while also exploring intangibles, such as CLOs' top legal and business concerns for the past 12 months and their anticipations for the future.

Last year, the Internal Revenue Service published Ordinance 1,793/2013, which lays out new criteria for monitoring high-value corporate taxpayers. The goal is to increase tax compliance and tax revenue. This article views which taxes are covered by the corporate tax monitoring programme.

What are the jurisdictional risks associated with global business? Is a parent company at risk of being sued based on the activities of a subsidiary company? Read this article to find answers to these pressing questions, among others.

Law students face an increasingly competitive entry-level job market. To bridge the gap between the study and practice of law, the University of San Diego School of Law developed a Corporate Counsel Internship program. Enrolled students will experience the multitude of challenges that face corporations and develop essential legal skills, thus benefiting themselves and their future employers.

This article deals with the case Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital: Discovery and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

Social networking is no longer relegated to personal communications; businesses are increasingly using Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to strengthen their relationships with consumers. While benefits of social networking are numerous, these sites have become increasingly attractive targets in litigation. This article discusses how organizations can mitigate the risks associated with social networking through thoughtful and proactive planning.

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.

If you’re drawn to a flexible schedule and a variety of assignments, consulting could be a natural fit. Read on for answers to common questions that you may have when considering an independent legal career.

This multi-PAK provides a high level overview of the lending market, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, negative pledge, guarantees, and loan agreements. It covers creation and registration requirements for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; risk areas for lenders; structuring the priority of debt; debt trading and transfer mechanisms; agent and trust concepts; enforcement of security interests and borrower insolvency; cross-border issues on loans; taxes; and proposals for reform.

A template social media policy that covers general guidelines, testimonials and endorsements, protection of trade secrets, and reporting requirements.

This code is designed to encourage continued high standards so that California wine advertising may increasingly be viewed as a positive contribution to society.

For in-house counsel, advancements in Google Translate have transformed the act of trademarking — streamlining global processes and guaranteeing that the language barrier does not inadvertently lead to infringement.

This is a sample hotel guest commitment agreement.

This checklist provides regulatory updates for global remote work policies.