New communication tools have increased that portion of our workday in which we are able to communicate. This leveraging of our time has made us more accessible, more engaged with our organizations, and, presumably, more effective.
The author reminisces on childhood magic tricks and how that relates to implied warranties (and the "magic" words to block such warranties) in commercial transactions.
This article examines the model shift the legal industry is going through with regard to LPO.
Even though in-house lawyers deal with clients who are crisis, they still have a reason to smile and be thankful. Find out why.
Suresh Sharma shares the three key steps to making the United States the next global sourcing center for the 21st century.
Increasingly, multinational corporations are conducting internal investigations to assess civil and regulatory risk, particularly in light of increased regulatory scrutiny. Because they face civil and regulatory risk in multiple jurisdictions, those investigations must also be conducted in multiple jurisdictions. Jurisdictions have different rules relating to internal investigations, such as privilege, employee interviews and disclosure obligations. This session will discuss how to conduct a cross-border internal investigation effectively and the pitfalls that may await in-house counsel.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
On February 9, 2022, Oman issued national privacy legislation with the publication of a new Personal Data Protection Law. This article outlines the scope and key requirements of the new law, and considers its impact on organizations operating in Oman.
Irish competition law is set to be revolutionised in the coming months by the enacted Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022. This article provides the top 20 headline points with respect of the new provisions that will change the Irish competition enforcement regime and the Irish merger control regime.
In the modern business world, the qualified electronic signature is already a solid and largely equivalent substitute for the handwritten signature. This resource is an overview of the types of electronic signatures, and their legal and procedural effects in France and Germany.
This briefing discusses legal aspects relating to sustainable finance, and trends and developments that are relevant for financing sustainable development in focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa.
This material discusses attorney-client privilege rules from around the world and how they apply in the compliance context. It also includes the pros and cons of non-lawyers assuming compliance roles.
In recent years, the compliance landscape for health industry companies has become more
complex, in part because of increasingly aggressive enforcement of privacy breaches and false claims by regulators. At the same time, unprecedented pushes for transparency and disclosure by both the government and the public continue to gain traction. This Practice Profile highlights elements presented by four healthcare organizations as crucial for responding to these trends and nurturing successful compliance programs. Organizational leaders featured here explain department leading practices designed to bolster cultures of compliance while better managing risk and encouraging innovation. They also offer their best practices in areas that can inform your own organization’s approach to compliance, its pursuit of an excellence culture and its effective reliance on outside counsel in responding to
government inquiries.
Review various types of business insurance including D&O, E&O and special lines of coverage. Learn to understand standard policy clauses, insurers' interpretation of those clauses and practical steps you can take to maximize your company's insurance recoveries.
Commercial real estate acquisition is typically a key component of retail business expansion strategies. Take an in-depth look at build-to-suit and ground lease development, the complexities of cross-border acquisition and disposition and the ways that affect a developer’s access to due diligence and financing.
In this guide, authored by Lex Mundi contributors, the basic legislative and economic framework of Japan is explained. Learn more about Japan's investment policies, trademarks, exchange controls, structures of business and more in this informative article.
711 Defining the Role of In-house Lawyers in Governance. Includes sample board evaluations, corporate governance guidelines, annual board meeting agendas, and more.
Qatar continues to implement new legislation aimed at liberalizing the business environment for foreign investors and to introduce additional incentives and exemptions. This resource is a quick overview of the Foreign Investment Law and how investors can capitalize across all sectors in Qatar.
In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.
The Swedish parliament passed a bill which implements the EU directive (2019/1152) on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions. This directive was introduced with the objective of raising employment standards throughout the EU with more transparent and predictable conditions of work. Based on these changes you should update your employment contract templates and also your HR guidelines where relevant.
A recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that the men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College were employees of the school, as well as other legal challenges to establish the employment status of college athletes, could upend the structure of college sports and have unintended immigration consequences for international athletes competing at U.S. schools.
611 - Supporting the CFO & Finance Function at Your Organization
Todd Silberman compares learning martial arts to functioning as a small law department practitioner.
Life may seem empty after suffering a loss or experiencing a tragedy; however, all wounds are healed in time. This columnist discusses her own loss and how she found the strength to move on.
This article discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's final Rule 13q-1
Increasingly EU law (in particular EU consumer law) is being driven by a school of thought known as 'behavioural economics', which takes into account the behaviours of individuals when they are exercising choice. Regulators recognise that behavioural economics could have a profound impact on many of the most serious challenges facing policy makers today and increasingly see an opportunity for behavioural economics to support more specific issues like complexity, consumer inertia, marketing and the impact of communications to consumers. This session provides an overview of how behavioural economics is quickly becoming a "game changer" for the shape of regulation for time to come.
A survey of a company's use of the Altria Code of Conduct.
This article provides an overview and some insights into the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s key activities and priorities for 2021, which were announced on 23 February 2021 the ACCC’s Chair, Rod Sims.
Neville Eisenberg and Bruce Braude reflect on the ACC round table that they hosted in Hong Kong and conclude that General Counsel and legal operations specialists in Asia are rapidly driving the legal operations agenda.
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