This Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) training course will help you recognize "red flags" — situations presenting a risk of FCPA violations — and deal with them appropriately. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
In Australia, whistleblowers are protected by law and recently, are gaining more protections. In this article, learn more about how company's interact with whistleblowers, who constitutes a whistleblower and how in-house counsel can prepare for such issues.
The tax reforms that most countries are currently facing are numerous and difficult, and temptation is high to reinforce strongly the legal means given to tax administrations to seek and collect information aimed at increasing much needed tax collections. However, the interaction between tax administrations and the taxpayer needs to be balanced and neutral from unjustified suspicion. The new powers granted to tax administrations cannot be limitless or go beyond the higher principles that govern our democracies.
The coronavirus pandemic, the U.S.-China trade war, and the war in Ukraine have accelerated the transformation of the world's global supply chains. These developments have prompted organizations to search for a closer, more reliable supply chain that is less dependent on transoceanic transportation. This article discusses considerations for foreign companies choosing Mexico as a nearshoring option.
This top ten list addresses certain issues when managing employee social media use in the United States.
Good Faith for In-house Lawyers - presentation held in Melbourne 22 June 2017.
As in-house counsel, you're constantly trying to find ways to turn a company's lemons into lemonade. So imagine if you could turn litigation, one of legal's sourest lemons, into a source of revenue. By making use of litigation financing, what was once a costly burden can transform into a functioning profit center.
To create a privacy program that meets compliance demands and customers’ expectations, there are four main areas you will need to address: getting your C-suite’s attention without the “help” of law enforcement or regulators, determining what resources are already in place to prevent the worst, prioritizing what is most important for your company to avoid disaster and putting together a long-term, defensible strategy. In this session, learn ways to build trust, design a defensible program and create a lasting privacy culture.
Planning the integration of an acquired company’s legal department into an acquiring company’s legal department can be a grueling process. Based on past M&A experiences, here are 200 practical issues that ensure a smooth transition when considered and addressed prior to the closing of the acquisition.
Everyone should have a plan for when they pass away and that includes your digital assets. Read through this guide to gain tips and know-how for your next steps.
Rulings on attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine occur daily in the federal and state courts. New law is continually being made on the scope of these protections for companies and their counsel in areas like internal investigations, the legal vs. business advice distinction, the crime-fraud and fiduciary exceptions, subject-matter and at issue waiver, the common interest and joint client exceptions, global privilege issues and intra-law firm privilege. In a Jeopardy! format, this interactive presentation will examine the latest developments in privilege law as well as the professional ethics rules governing confidentiality (i.e., ABA Model Rules 1.6 and 1.13) — including cases in which ACC has weighed in as amicus — and recommend best practices to preserve the attorney-client privilege and the confidentiality of work product.
In a world where technology is rapidly transforming every industry, legal departments face mounting pressure to keep pace. However, the journey toward integrating new technologies is fraught with challenges that can hinder progress. Legal operations professionals play a crucial role in overcoming these obstacles, guiding legal departments through the complexities of technology selection and implementation to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes. Read here for more.
In this member profile, Freya Smith discusses how to build an in-house team from the ground up.
The Court ruled the Department of Justice and the USAO deliberately or callously prevented defendants from obtaining funds for their defense that they lawfully would have had absent the government's interference. This opinion includes a discussion of the Thompson Memorandum, and holds the Thompson Memorandum and the USAO's actions caused KPMG to limit and then cut off payment of fees for defense.
This comprehensive checklist identifies information for the due diligence process in connection with a proposed transaction between two parties. The entity responsible for producing requested documents should not have to create new documents. Production requests may seem duplicative; however, this is intentional in an effort to capture all relevant materials.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
US-centric techniques are not always effective in achieving the desired results of cross-border negotiations. Americans can underestimate the impact of personal relationships upon the outcome of a proposed deal, for example, or can inadvertently generate negativity by insisting upon the inclusion of complex contracting and dispute resolution provisions. But how do you persuade your partner that a handshake just isn’t enough? This panel will discuss effective techniques for bridging cultural gaps in international negotiations.
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