Having a mentor at work can be crucial to your understanding of the company, general guidance, and overall performance. And choosing a mentor outside the legal department can help you gain invaluable perspective as you navigate your career.
This guide is designed to inform potential investors about the current and upcoming tourism market within Egypt.
On July 1, 2024 a federal court ordered that the Biden Administration’s ban on the export of liquified natural gas (“LNG”) be stayed in its entirety, effective immediately. This article provides an overview of the court's ruling, and some of its top takeaways.
This article discusses the rules of taxation aligning e-commerce business with international tax rules and standards under the Departmental Interpretation and Practice Notes (DIPN 39 (Revised)) issued by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) in late March 2020.
This is a request for proposal to companies with a wide range of public relations, communications, and marketing services.
An article discussing the use of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter by employees, and what employers need to consider when employees use these outlets on or off of the clock.
The scope of due diligence is expanding in response to the focus on data privacy and security. Find out what you need to know about privacy (through the information lifecycle) for due diligence in mergers and acquisitions and the barriers to collecting and reviewing private information in due diligence. Examine due diligence requests (privacy policies, guidelines, data classifications, security controls) and get suggestions on which members of your due diligence team need to be involved in this effort. Examine limits to gathering, processing and reviewing all of the information you would like to see as you make your decision on whether the deal presents (too much) risk.
The National Assembly of Vietnam reworked and elevated the Public Private Partnership Regime in June 2020.
In this article, in-house counsel will learn about 14 key changes to that regime and how it impacts business relations and foreign investments.
A social media policy is highly desirable for setting clear standards in the workplace, but employer regulation of employees' out of work activities must be reasonable. Read this article to learn how you can use a social media policy for your employees.
This is a template master marketing services agreement.
This issue discusses confidentiality, competitive activity, protected disclosures, and whistleblowing in Europe.
This resource covers how to create and enforce effective document retention policies, especially for organizations in the health-care industry.
Diversity drives growth. So, how does<br />the diversity mandate translate for<br />lawyers looking to position their legal departments as a value-add? It’s all about finding, hiring and retaining the best and brightest lawyers so your legal department<br />can reflect the diverse communities where your company operates.
The #MeToo Movement has completely altered the landscape for a host of venues, notably the workplace. Here are five concise strategies for in-house counsel to employ when enhancing their organization’s office culture.
Intellectual property has always been an important issue; however, recent court cases may affect patent rights. Here are several ways of reducing the risk.
If proposed changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) are approved, they will go into effect in 2015. The amendments would sharply decrease discovery disputes and promote greater efficiency in the resolution of federal actions. This article summarizes the key changes that have been proposed and addresses their implications for in-house counsel.
10th Annual ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside counsel Survey reveals in-house counsel requiring more process-oriented management techniques to obtain value from firms; overall law department spending remains flat. Hundreds of law departments share their techniques for effectively managing work with outside counsel in the 10th Annual ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey. The 150+ page report includes practical insights collected from in-house counsel over the past 10 years, including how law departments structure relationships with, manage, compensate, and evaluate outside counsel.
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While the position “I paid for it, I own it” may appear attractive at first— indeed, it attempts to satisfy a basic, universal desire to get what we paid for—analyzing the repercussions of this position makes it far less satisfying.
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