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This is a sample intellectual property assignment agreement, under which a company assigns the rights, title, and interest in and to trademarks, patents, domain names and intangible assets to another company, in connection with a corporate acquisition. This sample includes a choice of New York law.

ESG has become a mainstream concern across companies, industries, and markets throughout the world. More than ever, companies’ ability to manage ESG risks and take advantage of new market opportunities can help them drive value for their stakeholders.

This session focuses on small, privately held companies who are involved in building and maintaining an effective compliance program on a limited budget.

This briefing highlights some emerging legal risks associated with hybrid working and considers how employers should plan going forward.

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized a rule, by a vote of 3-2, abolishing the vast majority of employee covenants not to compete across the United States.

While certain health care providers will be exempted from the rule, many will not. As such, and if the rule survives legal challenge, health care industry participants should carefully consider how the rule will impact their recruitment and retention strategies going forward.

As various restrictions put in place during the global coronavirus pandemic have lifted across the world, many businesses have embraced hybrid working. However, as we look to the future, are these working arrangements of the so-called “new normal” really here to stay?

Ten considerations for you and your career should your small company be acquired by a larger one.

Do you know how crucial business skills are to your career as in-house counsel? Consider the key issues below in planning your career. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), prepared this checklist utilizing information presented in the webcast titled “The Necessity of Business Skills for Advancing In-Housel Legal Professionals” (October 6, 2021). The webcast, presented by King’s Business School in partnership with ACC, highlights how the skills and language of business can elevate your skillset and position you for future success.

Overview of the Federal Trade Commission's May 7, 2024 final rule banning most noncompete agreements in the United States, including options that employers should consider if the rule is not stayed by the federal courts prior to its effective date in September 2024.

Outside counsel often regard in-house roles as a release from the billable hours treadmill. Yet the grass is not necessarily as green as it appears. Lawyers preparing to move in-house, and those new to in-house roles, may be interested in 10 secrets of working in-house.

This article addresses knowing who is authorised to represent a legal entity and what can you do if directors representing a legal entity are not authorised to do so.

Have you ever thought about what advice you’d offer your younger self? The ACC Australia: Women in the House publication profiled ten equally impressive in-house counsel from the Australia and Asia-Pacific region, to understand their career paths and the decisions that led them to their current in-house roles.

In-house counsel in the U.S. are moving from state to state now more than ever. If you are going to work as in-house counsel in a state where you are not licensed, what do you need to consider?

Hear from ACC peers about how globalization has created new challenges and opportunities for ethics and compliance professionals. Find out how they are responding to the challenges and providing effective counsel to their organizations. Length: 3 minutes.

ChinaIPR.com is published by Mark Allen Cohen, a Visiting Professor of Law at Fordham Law School in New York City. The blog aims to provide access to information, news and events related to IP development in China.

Maybe you think you don’t have the skills you need to successfully fundraise for your nonprofit organization. You do. Everything you need to know you learned years ago. So let’s talk about what you know and how you can apply it.

Read this 2010 Communicator Award-winning article!
The deposition of corporate counsel isn't the isolated incident that it once was. In fact, it has become somewhat business as usual in the legal arena. It seems that the more you know and are entrusted, the more likely you are to become a deposition target. Get prepared - opposing counsel may be coming for you and your information.

A focus on efficiency and effectiveness—these were the strategic priorities for the majority of legal teams.
This was a consistent message from corporate law departments around the world. In Europe respondents placed particular emphasis on the drive for efficiency. In this report, in-house counsel will learn about the priorities and implementation strategies of European corporate departments.

This ACC Guide (InfoPak) provides an overview of the fair use doctrine under US law, and offers guidance in navigating its application.

Every new year begins with the best of intentions, as career-minded professionals take stock of how far they've traveled toward their goals and where they hope to go from here. But how many of these resolutions will survive past February? Read this article to find out how.

Read this 2009 Communicator Award-winning article! <br/>Discusses how legal doctrines shape the corporate social responsibility (CSR) debate, enables in-house counsel to recognize CSR for what it is and why it is important and suggests ways to deal with it in your role as corporate attorney.

This report by the Economist Intelligence Unit was commissioned by CMS. The report "explores the extent to which firms identify intangible assets as trade secrets and implement protective measures to safeguard them accordingly."

Whether you are an entrepreneur in charge of your first start-up, or an established company looking to open a new office, the decision to rent office space can be fraught with pitfalls and costs. Learn more about certain clauses and policies that can protect you and your company.