The straight line may result in the shortest distance, but it is not always the best path. Your company wants to sell its products in Nicaragua, but learns it is less expensive and burdensome to import its products through Guatemala. How about setting up an insurance underwriter in the European Union? Most people think London would be the best location, but setting up the underwriter in Malta, with less cost and regulation, can get your company started and running more quickly. A panel of experts will discuss different approaches on how to enter international markets by using international treaties and agreements.
This Top Ten is intended to highlight the top ten considerations for performing IP due diligence in the United States.
This is a sample supplier security requirements and expectations.
This article focuses on the role that energy storage and in particular battery storage, can play towards the goal of creating a more efficient electricity system and the key challenges that must be addressed.
This article explains how in-house counsel can advise their clients who desire to terminate international distributors and agents.
Digitalization imposes, and almost automatically requires, the use of electronic signatures. An overview of the North American legal framework illustrates certain technicalities and misconceptions related to e-signatures.
Insurance claims made in the wake of a disaster must be done quickly, but carefully, to maximize a company's recovery. Learn the best ways to document damage and claim the proper type of loss for maximum insurance coverage, and gain tips on working with an insurance broker and risk manager.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the Australian market.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview of privacy rules and principles in China..
In Hong Kong, employment contracts or HR policy must state clearly what amounts to sufficient disclosure over the acceptance of advantages and any outside remuneration, including moonlighting, and who has the authority to approve it. Training and awareness of relevant policies and approval authority are vital, as is a mechanism for declaring outside work.
Before inter partes reviews (IPRs), filing a patent demand letter or district court complaint often led to a long and costly road of uncertainty. But now, IPRs have significantly reduced to the cost to challenge questionable patents, opening the floodgates to increased infringement claims. Here's how the first five years of IPRs might impact future processes.
A big part of your new job as an in-house attorney will be advising the business people of legal risks. Some of these business people will be good teammates, some bad, and some well...let's just say that your job will be much easier if you can identify potentially troublesome personalities and effectively deal with them. Learn some of the common problematic personality profiles to help you identify teammates who might require tailored attention.
More than a year has passed since Canada overhauled its trademark legislation and acceded to the Madrid Protocol, making it easier than ever to protect trademark rights in Canada. In this IP update, you will learn some of the key reasons why international brand owners should consider designating Canada in international trademark applications.
Learn how results can be multiplied when you put together any combination of in-sourcing, unbundling, alternative legal service providers, process improvement, value-based fees and technology. Whether you're looking for solutions to improve client satisfaction and cost control in litigation, M&A or patent management, these Value Champions will share proven tactics you can use.
Kenneth A. Cutshaw analyzes the roles and responsibilities of the CLO in the digital world.
Frank Fletcher discusses how implementing a wiki can benefit some legal departments.
This checklist provides a means to determine if your business is affected by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). If your business falls under this category, this checklist also covers building action items that move the organization toward compliance.
This article looks at how in-house counsel might leverage the capabilities of their in-house Sourcing & Procurement organization by working closely with them.
This article analyzes three court cases claimed to contain "ambiguity" or "ambiguous words."
Learn about risks with trading in green electricity based on the practices in China.
When it was revealed that employees at Wells Fargo illegally issued nearly two million unauthorized checking and savings accounts, many wondered: How could such a large company overlook a fraudulent act of this magnitude? By learning from the missteps at Wells Fargo, in-house counsel can learn key strategies to prevent a similar scandal from arriving on the company doorstep.
Fools rush in when conducting business in Japan. Rather than race through a deal, most Japanese employers value group consensus decision-making — and the same is true for creating contracts and finalizing negotiations with outside parties. After learning the basics of Japanese business etiquette, in-house counsel will discover why patience truly is a virtue.
This pamphlet answers questions often asked by people who think that they have suffered discrimination in employment under US law. It describes what the law covers, how to file a complaint, and typical examples of employment discrimination.
This InfoPAK (now known as an ACC Guide) provides a "question & answer" guide to corporate crime, fraud and investigations in Switzerland. This guide gives a high level overview of matters relating to corporate fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing and market abuse. In addition, it summarizes money laundering and terrorist financing, financial record keeping, due diligence, corporate liability, immunity and leniency, and whistleblowing.
This short article uses a fact pattern to explore which party (lessor or lessee) is responsible under Dutch law for repairing commercial real estate that has been damaged, possibly as a consequence of activities by a contractor brought in by the lessee. Who has to repair the damage, the lessor or the lessee?
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