This is a sample code of business conduct of company and its subsidiaries.
Learn corporate governance trends for public companies in the United Kingdom, following the publication of the annual review from the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in light of the UK Corporate Governance (UKCG) Code.
Learn about data subject access requests (SARs) and global data privacy legislation and considerations for HR Strategists.
Ready to move from the billable hour to value-based fee structures for at least some of your outside counsel spend? Not sure how to decide which fee structures are most appropriate for which matter types or stages of matters? Come to this session to learn how to put together your own decision tree. We’ll walk through the considerations you need to weigh when deciding fee structures – with a focus on two increasingly popular approaches: risk collars and fixed fees. We recommend that you combine this with session 401, to expand your toolkit of options.
Learn about the EU's FSR, which will apply beginning in July 2023, and implications risks, and steps to be taken in preparation.
You know the difference between a raffle and a sweepstakes. What now? How do you turn that knowledge into a functioning contest or sweepstakes? This discussion will cover practical steps including registering with state regulators, selecting a vendor, crafting rules and disclosures, reviewing advertising and dealing with privacy issues in the digital age.
This article shows how foreign parties entangled in litigation in the United States can receive discovery requests to produce documents located in their home country and that these litigants sometimes invoke their country’s blocking statute to resist production.
This multi-jurisdictional guide provides insight into the realities of international arbitration, highlighting market trends and legal developments as well as policy and strategic issues.
Topics covered include arbitration agreements, interim relief, arbitration awards, investment arbitration and decisions in 24 jurisdictions.
This program is being co-sponsored with the Health Law, IT, Privacy, & eCommerce, and Information Governance Networks!
It's not just HIPAA anymore! Companies operating in the healthcare space must consider recent FTC enforcement actions addressing health data and new state consumer health privacy laws, such as Washington's My Health, My Data and Connecticut's Online Privacy, Data and Safety Protections. Come learn what these enforcement actions and new laws mean for your company. We'll discuss who is regulated, the expansive definition of âhealth dataâ (including in relation to information collected through online tracking technologies), and steps your company must take to come into compliance and reduce regulatory and litigation risks.
Kyle Kessler Senior Associate, Orrick | |
Thora Johnson Partner, Orrick |
The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level overview of the history and current state of Third Party Litigation Funding “TPLF” in Canada in its many forms and to highlight areas of future development.
This article offers an overview of state and federal laws that address data privacy and security issues to help you stay compliant with changing regulation and your customers’ needs. It will prepare you to address the legal, procedural and public relations aspects of a data security breach.
Learn what key trends and issues Chief Legal Officers have identified as top of mind.
Two Party Master Escrow Service Agreement for the United Kingdom
ACC Docket's Small Law columnist Maryrose Delahunty relates her unexpected experience at a personal development course.
Learn tips for selecting, evaluating, comparing and retaining the outside counsel that best suit the organizational needs of your company; Discuss the benefits and pitfalls of legal process outsourcing (LPO) and learn how to recognize when it’s time to bring in an expert; Discuss value-based fees and how they can align internal and external incentives; consider which types of value fees are best for different types of work; Discuss how to work with outside counsel to scope the work, set budgets that stick, monitor progress and conduct after-action reviews to drive strong performance; and Develop a list(s) of providers and criteria for preferred legal service providers and specialized firms.
This resource is a report published by the Coalition for Integrity, which summarizes how machine learning can be utilized in anti-bribery case and corruption compliance programs. It provides analyses of the advantages of the challenges of machine learning in these cases and makes subsequent recommendations for companies to consider as well.
This Quick Counsel outlines recommended contract provisions on the valuation of shares to be used under French law as well as under other European laws.
This is a sample company mobile application privacy policy.
This Top Ten outlines ten considerations regarding Europe's proposed general data protection regulation.
This brief resource provides ten specific recommendations to be considered in addition to commercial terms and conditions when an international company is negotiating and executing contracts in Mexico.
The US Federal Communications Commission recently adopted modified “open Internet” rules intended to protect the ability of consumers and content producers to send and receive legal information on the Internet, a concept also known as “network neutrality.” In order to strengthen its authority to adopt the rules, the FCC reclassified fixed broadband Internet access services under Title II of the Communications Act of 1934. This article explains which sections of Title II will and will not apply to broadband Internet access services.
Tools & solutions for doing your job better
FCA policy statement PS22/8 “Protecting investors in authorised funds following the Russian invasion of Ukraine” sets out emergency measures to deal with the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on authorised funds and retail investors, and came into force on 11 July 2022.
This article identifies the complexities and potential pitfalls of the relationship between in-house and outside counsel in litigation and suggests strategies that in-house counsel can use to manage the in-house/outside counsel relationship effectively and accomplish the corporation's goal of successful dispute resolution. This article also includes a handy checklist.
Summarizes the nature of the new security requirements arising from new regulations and provides an outline for preventing "the Monday morning horror" for your client, with special attention to the unique needs of the law department residing within the corporation.
As the availability and popularity of social media spreads, corporate America is faced with the inevitability of its employers participating while in the workplace. This trend poses new risks in data security, information management and compliance challenges, while legal and IT teams are left with the task of adapting to the subsequent business and legal threats.
Amid emerging industry giants like Airbnb, the modern corporate world is being increasingly dominated by startups run by young executives. Before dismissing working at a young company, think of the startup world as an exciting new frontier and consider the value of embracing the opportunity.
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