This is an Insights article provides a current outlook on real estate crowdfunding.
This course will explain our policy regarding the privacy and security of electronic healthcare information in compliance with HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)
This blog focuses on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published framework to guide regulatory decision-making on the use of digital health technologies (DHT) in clinical drug trials. DHTs include a wide array of technologies, including software applications that run on a phone, wearables, and environmental sensors, among others. As DHT becomes more sophisticated, the technologies have the potential to play an even larger role in health care, including clinical research.
Got employees? Then chances are they've got Facebook - and you've got a multitude of potential problems. As electronic communication continues to advance, employers are finding it more difficult to strike a balance between monitoring and restricting employees use of social monitoring and restricting employees use of social networking sites. This article focuses on using social networking sites at the pre-employment screening stage, and while monitoring and regulating their use by current employees.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses best practices and procedures for processing and addressing Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") complaints under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Small Law Departments and Employment & Labor Law ACC Networks.*
This material give recommendations on how to work with your external legal service providers to get the most out of their KM initiatives.
Your computer department calls, saying, "There is a worm in our system! We have been hacked!" What do you do? Learn how to prepare for and react to intrusions when your company’s systems are attacked.
This is a sample company employee handbook.
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.
Ten tips for attorneys in small law departments of closely-held corporations to balance their role as counsel, proficient advisor, skilled negotiator or zealous advocate and corporate employee officer, board member or director, and comply with their ethical obligations (with a US focus).
Would you purchase a car without taking it for a test drive? Would you proceed with an M&A transaction without conducting a thorough due diligence process? No, of course not; however, hasty individuals sometimes make foolish decisions. Learn the fate of MidSize Software Corporation, and consider these questions as you begin M&A due diligence.
A thoughtful article regarding the best ways to manage shareholder activism.
Social Media and the In-house Lawyer - Drawing the line and managing the risks - presentation held in Tasmania 22 February 2017.
Your customers and fans can be your biggest assets when it comes to championing your brand or products, or they can be your harshest critics, infringe on your IP rights and damage your brand. How do you take advantage of positive content they create and share without putting your company at risk? How do you protect yourself from the negative content? This panel will address the liability concerns around the use of user-generated content, including IP protection and infringement, Federal Trade Commission guidelines, rights of publicity and defamation. It will provide insights into safe harbors of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Communications Decency Act, and ways to obtain consent. It will also address factors to consider based on the terms and conditions of the most popular social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
Securities regulators in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada are reviewing and making new changes to policies and rules relating to whistleblowing. This panel will review key changes to whistleblower policies implemented by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, UK Financial Conduct Authority, and Canadian provincial securities regulators. Attendees will also receive practical advice on how in-house counsel can protect their corporations and ensure that they are in compliance with changing whistleblower policies.
These are supplemental materials and notes on public disclosures with a focus on 990.
The guide presents overviews on general data privacy laws on personally identifiable information, personal health information, financial information and other sensitive data in different jurisdictions around the world.
This is a report on the ethical implications of third-party litigation funding.
This guide covers key legal issues, rules, and developments regarding fraud and asset tracing across a range of jurisdictions.
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