This Real Estate Purchase Contract form was tailored to the buyer’s expectations in acquiring additional property to expand his business. It marries the buyer’s request for a simplified document with the need to protect the buyer’s rights. The property was residential, but being acquired for subsequent commercial use.
This is a list of reference materials for the session.
When a company starts a new project, the question of financing is an issue. In Germany, a new alternative to the traditional loan process is being tested.
For the first time, there are four generations spanning a six-decade age range in the workforce, and sociologists maintain that each generational cohort has been shaped by unique historical, social and cultural events, and as a result, each has distinct similarities in attitudes, values, expectations and work preferences. Learn what you can do to understand cross-generational work styles, and how you can effectively promote collaboration and growth.
This guide covers injunctions, cross-border issues, disclosure and privilege, costs and funding, settlement and mediation, and arbitration in 29 jurisdictions.
As governments continue to crack down on employers for immigration violations, maintaining compliance should be a top priority when it comes to global mobility. For instance, counsel must be diligent of work visas, bribery issues and foreign tax laws, to name just a few. To avoid having those short-term assignments become long-term headaches, take a look at this article.
Taking a company public serves as one of the most exhilarating journeys that a corporate lawyer can embark on. Are you ready to step into the limelight?
This paper examines the role that the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) plays as a multi-national organization that enforces competition law.
Learn the key features of the proposal adopted on February 23, 2022 by European Commission (“Commission”) for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Use this material to convince your CEO that you need to implement an effective compliance program or revamp your current one.
This article deals with doing business in the Asia Pacific Region.
Today’s legal profession is generationally diverse, with members of the baby-boom, Generation X and Millennial generation all present in the workforce. Companies, law firms and their clients can benefit from the various perspectives and experiences multigenerational teams bring to legal projects. But for legal managers, getting the most from a generationally diverse workforce can sometimes be a challenge because of the different expectations each demographic group may have about work.
ACC Docket July/August 2007: Ins & Outs: RFPs and Tenders, Should We, Really? Before you request an RFP, here are some tips to determine whether there might be a better alternative.
Cubans say the changes to their country’s socialist economic model will happen sin prisa, pero sin pausa – without hurry, but without pausing. That may be a good – or perhaps necessary – political strategy.
How can employers further their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives without inviting increased government scrutiny and potential litigation? This checklist for in-house counsel provides historical context, critical factors and next steps to take.
In Case You Missed It, the Law Department Management Network's January 2021 Legal Quick Hit was titled "M&A Dealmaking 2021: The Role of In-House Counsel." You can view this quick checklist, developed by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, to get a brief snapshot into the program.
This article developed by Womble Bond Dickinson starts the 11-month countdown to develop business compliance strategies for three new omnibus privacy laws coming in 2023: January 1: the California Consumer Privacy Rights Act (which amends the existing CCPA) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act; July1: the Colorado Privacy Act.
An analysis of a current minimum-maximum case, Assembly Component Systems, Inc. v. Platinum Equity, L.L.C.
This article contains suggestions for setting the stage for successful collaboration.
A brief overview of the development of Islamic Finance over the past decade and changes to come.
In September 2008, in response to the disproportionate growth in legal costs relative to other business expenses, ACC launched the Value Challenge (AVC). Five years later, this article assesses the impact of the Value Challenge and invites internal and external counsel to take advantage of the AVC resource library and workshops.
Okay – you're ready to get started in establishing value-driven practices in your department/law firm relationships. Need some ideas? We'll deliver a menu of 50+ practices that you can consider to get started. Of course, every department and firm is different and every client defines value through their own experience and perspective: that's why we've got a little bit of everything for you to consider (surely SOMETHING fits!) and a list of 5 "universal" favorite practices that every department and firm should consider to help make their relationships more valuable, sustainable, and profitable all around. Sharpen your pencils and prepare to innovate!
2011 ACC Annual Meeting Session 104 materials which details current status and practices of legal outsourcing.
This article shows how jurisdictions compare internationally as a destination for inward investment.
Cyberattacks have become more commonplace, but still pose one of the greatest risks to any organization’s survival. Therefore, general counsel should establish a plan to protect privilege long before a breach occurs.
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