This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in France.
Proper management of personal information is key to customer confidence, trust and business reputation. This Top Ten presents key tips regarding data privacy in Australia.
This Top Ten presents the Top Ten ways to leverage the environmental attributes of your consumer products without incurring liability with the US Federal Trade Commission ("FTC").
On 10 September 2020, the Singapore Competition and Consumer Commission (CCCS) issued its final Market Study on E-commerce Platforms. This Study is particularly significant as it not only looks at issues from a competition perspective, but also from a consumer protection perspective, reflecting the CCCS’ clear position as a regulator of both areas.
This Report provides an analysis of corruption within the EU’s Member States and of the steps taken to prevent and fight it. It aims to launch a debate involving the Commission, Member States, the European Parliament and other stakeholders, to assist the anti-corruption work and to identify ways in which the European dimension can help.
Preliminary findings of a five year perspective on the progress of women and visible minorities in senior leadership roles in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
This is a sample agreement between a hotel and company.
The Canadian Anti–Spam Legislation has major implications for nonprofits doing business in Canada. Without explicit advance permission from Canadian residents, you might be precluded from contacting them by email. Don’t let your organization be caught by surprise.
Affirmative recoveries, which can include anything from submitting class-action settlements to filing unclaimed property notices, hold the key to millions — or even billions — of revenue for the company. These hidden opportunities add significant value to the company’s bottom line, without the need for additional staff or legal fees. Simply put: you can’t afford not to pursue affirmative recovery efforts.
When doing business in a foreign country, choosing a law firm and an individual lawyer is one of the more important decisions. Using the example of the German legal market, this article demonstrates that simple referrals and law firm directories do not provide sufficient determinative guidelines. Learn more about how to develop best practices for your corporation so that selecting a law firm in a foreign jurisdiction is as painless as it is important.
As digital transformation initiatives continue to drive the business world, legal departments are often woefully unprepared. However, there are measures that can be taken to lessen the blow.
These are sample social computing guidelines regarding blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds and social media.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in France.
You’ve just been appointed general counsel of the company. Now what? The next 90 days are probably the most important of your career to date. From working with your assistant to partnering with the C-suite, this article provides suggestions on how to focus your time during the first three month in your new role. Spend your time wisely, or else it might be the beginning of the end.
Congratulations, you have been offered a fantastic new career opportunity. Now it’s time for you to decide whether to make the vertical leap to a leadership role in an in-house legal department. Here’s what you need to consider.
Are you trying to make the move in-house? After all, the title of general counsel is certainly a coveted position in corporate America. This article addresses both the legal and non-legal skills you will need to excel in this new role, as well as an overview of the selection and hiring process. Prepare now or risk missing your invite to the big dance.
Patent troll lawsuits can be costly and time-consuming. The stakes are especially high for small start-up companies, which are the primary targets of patent trolls. Fear not – help is on the way. This article explores the challenges in the current patent system and evaluates the proposed remedies.
What could be more unpleasant than the shriek of a whistle? Try knowing that one of your employees has reported your company for violations of securities laws. New bounty provisions to the Dodd-Frank Act encourage whistleblowers to report violations to the SEC. Understand what these provisions mean for your company and its employees.
This InfoPak aims to assist in-house and outside counsel alike in counseling their clients toward selecting, achieving, and protecting strong brands.
Contract negotiations and modifications are common practice for in-house counsel. However, the question as to who can modify a contract and under what circumstances should always be clear. In this summary, learn more about the conditions in which this process is acceptable.
A presentation on non-immigrant visas and employment-based immigration for in-house counsel.
This is an excerpt from a corporate annual meeting.
Deutsches Institut für Compliance (DICO) guidelines provide the reader with practical and actionable recommendations on Compliance issues.
Learn about technology escrow agreements in the event that your software developer goes broke or otherwise refuses to support the software.
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