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In the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations can be deceptive. Even when the proposed penalty in the citation appears to be insignificant, the citation can still be end up being extremely costly. Employers should evaluate the potential financial impact the OSHA citation could have on their company, and from that evaluation, decide whether to challenge the citation or settle it on a reasonable basis. This article will outline the major issues that each employer should consider in evaluating the full financial impact of a citation upon the company.

For most legal departments, and small departments in particular, the demands of creating and maintaining an effective compliance program present a formidable challenge. Enter the intranet solution -- a readily accessible tool that shatters the barriers of time and geography.

Let’s face it, “running your department like a business” is no longer a goal but an expectation of the C-suite. Whether you are fully on board or still struggling to catch up, there are a few basic principles that will help you think and manage like a business owner. This intermediate-level program will give participants proven strategies to enhance the bottom line of the legal departments they manage. Your budget conversations with the CFO will never be the same!

Within the ASEAN region, the five jurisdictions of Cambodia, Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Myanmar have yet to enact their respective generic competition laws. The coming years could possibly be the establishment and formative years of new competition regulators within ASEAN and the region would likely be enforcing competition laws more proactively than in the past.

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.

Due diligence, choice of accounting and advisory firms, and banking and finance arrangements pose special challenges for in-house practitioners managing international mergers and acquisitions transactions. We will address how cross-cultural communication, ability to manage foreign outside counsel, knowledge of one’s company and understanding of M&A principles allows us to work across borders to achieve business objectives.

This is an Insights article provides a current outlook on real estate crowdfunding.

An article discussing steps the Singapore Government tried to take to cool the increased rates of real estate.

By the end of 2005, all listed EU companies will be required to prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with new international standards, rather than their national accounting standards. It's a big change that will challenge most EU companies, since the vast majority follow national standards. Find out how much U.S. companies are affected, what the changes are, and what pitfalls lie along the way.

This article speaks about when purchasing or leasing residential or commercial real estate the dimensions of the building are an important aspect and if you can rely on the information provided by the seller or real estate agent?

This session will present an overview of significant legal and policy developments in EU competition law over the last year, the latest trends in competition litigation and what it means for you in practice.

The Tax Laws and Jobs Act is the most comprehensive tax reform in 30 years. As such, reviewing existing international structures is critical for businesses to anticipate the impact of the Act on their global effective book and cash tax rates. Though legislative technical corrections and regulatory guidance might affect the Act, legal departments should not wait for such guidance before taking action.

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 article is a practical cross-border insight into mergers and acquisitions.

This sample policy shows the need to have a policy which ensures that employees who use social media either as part of their job, or in a personal capacity, have guidance as to the company's expectations where the social media engagement is about the company, its products and services, its people, its competitors and/or other business related individuals or organisations.

This material give recommendations on how to work with your external legal service providers to get the most out of their KM initiatives.

Do you know how to use the newly developed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office electronic searching and filing systems for patents and trademarks? Read this article to learn how you can expedite the preparation and filing of trademark and patent applications to ensure that your company receives the earliest possible filing date.

Corporate counsel must understand the relevant technology and the risks that it poses, and create, adopt, and enforce a policy that minimizes the risks without causing bigger problems. This article will help you do just that.

Claims against in-house lawyers remain relatively rare but not as rare as they once were. In this article, in-house counsel can learn about some recent cases in which counsel has been sued and how to protect themselves and their company against these issues.