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A brief overview of the Chinese law on employment contracts. Includes a review of the different types of employment arrangements, the peculiarities of each, and some issues to consider in termination, severance, and non-competition clauses.

This article explains how to protect your company's data in a world where information is constantly being transferred through computers.

This article provides an overview of key issues that in-house or external counsel to a start-up company or smaller business should consider and address in advance of capital raising activities.

This brief guide provides high level frameworks of the operational environment, data-driven insights into law department priorities, and suggestions for continual learning to get new in-house counsel up to speed quickly.

Can companies collaborate in the interests of environmental sustainability agreements without breaching competition law in the UK? This important question is tackled by draft guidance published by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) on 28 February 2023 (“guidance”). The guidance sets out the CMA’s proposed approach to how agreements between competitors in relation to environmental sustainability will be assessed and aims to provide businesses with clarity and comfort on the CMA’s enforcement approach to encourage such initiatives to be progressed. The guidance aligns with the important role the CMA considers it has to play in tackling climate change, as noted in a recent statement by the CMA’s CEO on 25 January 2023.

Due to their unique properties, many products and manufacturing processes are dependent on “conflict minerals” found in the Democratic republic of the Congo. However, armed groups are using the profits from the sale of such minerals to fund local conflicts. To avoid supporting human rights violations, the SEC has developed a set of due diligence and disclosure requirements for companies to follow.

This is a social media policy for healthcare industry professionals.

The increasingly globalized practice of law remains riddled with local idiosyncrasies. This Toolkit offers practical pointers to help you successfully cross the Pond.

You’ve recently been tapped to create your company’s compliance and ethics program from scratch, but quickly realize that each step seems more complicated than the last. However, fear not. With an acute understanding of your company’s compliance needs, in-house counsel can set the stage for future success.

The author discusses new innovations in software-generated text and how current and future attorneys can remain relevant to their clients.

This article shows how reasonableness and fairness play a crucial and special role in Dutch law.

This guide explores common issues related to corporate investigations across multiple jurisdictions.

Topics covered include internal investigation, self-disclosure to enforcement authorities, investigation process, confidentiality, and attorney-client privileges.

Learn tips for adapting to the new standard contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission on June 7, 2021, for international transfers of data.

Panama is a premier location. Whether traveling on commercial flights or by cruise ship, it is easily accessible to visitors from all over the world. A tax system that supports business start-ups and ship registrations makes the country especially attractive to foreign businesses.

Be prepared! Don't get caught out by the New Privacy Data Traps - session held in Melbourne 29 November 2016.

In-house counsel are often viewed as the “gatekeepers” of corporate misconduct — meaning they can be subjected to civil or criminal liability if disclosure provisions aren’t met. These provisions have become increasingly widespread, encouraging attorneys to report unethical business practices and prioritize the public interest over the interests of the client.

Many US states have adopted laws restricting an employer's ability to prohibit employees from possessing firearms. Employers should be aware of these top ten points when considering policies prohibiting their employees from possessing firearms during work time or on the employer's property.

This Top Ten outlines several of the issues that multinational employers should carefully consider when outsourcing in Mexico.

Insider data breaches have been steadily increasing over the years, and company executives have been devoting resources to addressing these threats. But how should the board of directors champion this effort? And how can in-house counsel best educate them on this issue?

A primer on the state and possibilities of Value practices with an emphasis on alternative billing and staffing defin itions and practices.

Read this article to learn methods that one legal department has used to add to the bottom line, practice tips, and action items to devise your own strategy for controlling costs.

There are many misconceptions or ‘myths’ about patents that have found their way into popular discourse, ranging from what type of innovations are patentable, to how important it is to own and protect your intellectual property (IP) using patents. This resource addresses five common myths about patents to globally help business leaders and technology managers better separate fact from fiction and make informed decisions to protect investments made in innovation.

COVID-19 has shaken up the healthcare industry in many ways.  Following a downturn in early 2020, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to return, to support recovery and stabilize post-pandemic operations. This list summarizes ten key considerations specific to healthcare M&A transactions.

Have you ever thought about what advice you’d offer your younger self? The ACC Australia: Women in the House publication profiled ten equally impressive in-house counsel from the Australia and Asia-Pacific region, to understand their career paths and the decisions that led them to their current in-house roles.

In this Top Ten, in-house counsel can brush up on some tips for public speaking at live events and how to prepare yourself (and you team) for event presentations.

Colombia enjoys economic and political stability which, together with a sustained economic growth, has attracted foreign investment to our country. As one of the consequences of this pro-investment climate, Colombia has ratified various free trade agreements (hereinafter “FTA”) with countries such as Canada and Mexico, and more recently, the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (hereinafter “US-FTA”) was approved by the United States Congress and signed by the President on October 21st, 2011.

This article discusses issues to consider when evaluating hybrid workplace policies and procedures.

There are many actions that the other party may take during a negotiation that, whether inadvertent or intentional, can serve to delay or derail the process if you don't respond properly. This article contains ten such scenarios, followed by some brief summary comments regarding how you may wish to respond in each instance.