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This guide reviews anti-corruption legislation, conventions, and practices in Italy.

The market for pharmaceutical products and medical devices in Brazil is definitely taking off. The Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) is continually increasing pharmaceutical assistance, as new drugs become available, as a result of the development of new public health policies. Read this chapter on Brazil to learn more.

This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).

With the pace of business today and the increasing need for efficiency and cost effectiveness in all corporate endeavors, it is not enough that the legal function merely coordinate its activities with the business. To productively provide the level of service a corporation or business unit requires, the legal function must be totally synchronized with business goals and activities.

This is a sample sales agreement regarding hotel guest rooms.

This article provides an overview of the justification, objectives, and organization of a comprehensive IP initiative, examines the two substantive phases of the initiative that management typically prioritizes: commercialization and protection.

Over the last 68 years, India has developed one of the fastest growing economies in the world. In the wake of such dynamic growth, however, India has also observed rapid urbanisation and widespread industrialisation, accompanied by various environmental concerns requiring immediate action.

This is a sample group and event sales agreement.

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.

This Quick Overview briefly examines the tax consequences of payments from litigation and settlements, such as the character and inclusion of these payments as income, as well as their deductibility and reporting in the United States.

This QuickCounsel will discuss the risks associated with not having a tax hedging policy in place, and will outline steps towards creating an effective tax hedging policy.

The results of insider trading enforcement and sentencing continue to follow trends of years past. Review this QuickCounsel to learn more.

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.

Before your company launches its international charity endeavor, ask yourself: Are we legally allowed to operate in this country? By learning the 10 key legal considerations for conducting charity work across borders, in-house counsel can mitigate risk and ensure that the company executives won’t be saying, “No good deed goes unpunished.”

Judge Joan Lefkow's remarks on women attorneys' courtroom attire raises the issue of how to dress appropriately.

Facilitating a global exchange of personnel requires that in-house counsel understand the procedures involved in obtaining temporary employment authorization for foreign nationals. There is much more to the process than simply completing the appropriate form and submitting it to the proper authority.

With little public sympathy left for big business, compliance management is nothing to take lightly. If you disagree, prepare for the inevitable: legal sanctions, financial losses and a tarnished reputation. based on the Swiss corporate environment, learn the five fundamentals of effective compliance management and ensure your company remains in the public spotlight for all the right reasons.

As the East continues to seduce business, more in-house counsel will be asked to manage legal services in China. Your new legal team will adhere to and be motivated by different cultural norms, which you as their leader should know. Learn basic cultural concepts relevant to all facets of life — including business — in China.

An overview of software copyrighting.

Letter to Senator Leahy from former United States Attorneys for support of S.186, the Attorney Client privilege Protection Act of 2007.

There is a series of steps in-house counsel must take after their company is served with a new lawsuit. These steps ensure compliance with requirements placed on a civil litigant, and they put the company in the best position to defend against the claims. Don’t miss the simple tasks and responsibilities — use this checklist as a guide.

Written Submission of the American Corporate Counsel Association to the ABA Task Force on Corporate Responsibility
(The"Cheek Commission?), November 11, 2002.

This material covers the various roles in-house counsel may be called upon to play during a corporate crisis.

A review of Brazil's new anti-corruption law. Discusses the potential corruption liabilities of companies doing business, directly or indirectly, in Brazil.

This article is intended to provide a general guide to the matter of green bonds.

In this article, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is explained in the context of small businesses and non-profits. Resources are available to these sectors impacted by the current crisis.

This ACC Foundation report explores the current landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within legal departments.

This checklist is for use by licensees when reviewing a licensor's terms for the licence of commercially available packaged software. The checklist covers key issues that frequently arise in these types of licensing arrangements. However, it is not intended to be an exhaustive list and licensees should be careful to review all licence terms carefully. Agreements in respect of software that is to be developed or heavily configured specifically for the licensee are outside the scope of this checklist. In those circumstances, the contract is likely to (and should) contain additional detailed provisions relating to the ownership of intellectual property rights in the new software, acceptance, conformity with specification, delivery of bespoke elements and warranties. The checklist is written from a European perspective. For non-European software licences, users should ensure that they take into account relevant local law issues.