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US corporate counsel tend to prefer litigation. Nonetheless, there are advantages to domestic and international commercial arbitration. The most significant advantage is that conflicting parties can participate in the selection of an arbitrator.

Trade secret violations pose very real dangers for companies. Here are eight steps to help in-house legal teams effectively manage risk by conducting trade secret audits on a regular basis.

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This checklist consists of a non-exhaustive set of questions that in-house counsel may wish to know the answers to prior to approving any technology agreements for their clients.

This letter provides some background on why states in general and Connecticut in particular should adopt MJP reforms, and offers our reasoning why the state should include a special approach for registration of in-house counsel working in Connecticut who are not locally licensed in the state.

While this paper highlights the shortfalls of Australia’s privacy law regime in light of the IoT, lawmakers should not impulsively and unnecessarily restrict these technologies.

Learn how to implement comprehensive incident management program that reinforces an organization’s commitment to ethical business practices.

Law department leadership in this century involves maintaining a global perspective. Leaders must comprehend the market, work environment and needs of the client, all while anticipating change. Effective leaders promote creativity and innovation within their departments by placing employees in positions that enable them to use their knowledge and build relationships. Learn more about how to become a strategic leader and meet the challenges of the 21st century.

This course will help you to understand what retaliation is and how to avoid it while carrying out your day-to-day managerial responsibilities.

This course includes information about (1) workplace-violence prevention, (2) risk factors, (3) how to identify a threatening situation, and (4) what to do if you're in or near one. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)

Without the guarantee of privileged communication, it is difficult for in-house counsel to effectively render legal advice to management. It is absolutely essential that counsel consider how a court will analyze privilege in order to ensure that sensitive communications remain confidential. If not, prepare to wave that privilege goodbye.

This article is a case law pertaining to trademarks.

As corporate budgets tighten, you may feel pressure to drive down hourly billing rates. However, legal services are not a commodity, and the traditional billing model doesn't necessarily reward efficiency. Smart selection of outside counsel, thoughtful budgeting and open communication allow you to tailor staffing and billing approaches.

There’s training, and then there’s effective training. This course will look at the three main characteristics of effective training: risk based, business based, and accommodating adult learning styles. Experienced faculty will address how to build an effective training plan based on these three components. The course will also look at the practical aspects of balancing e-learning with live training to make the best use of your budget and employee time; creating “mix and match” modules and facilitator guides to get the most use from your efforts; leveraging internal resources to deliver training that is meaningful to the audience; and measuring and acting on training effectiveness.

Law departments are often considered cost centers for the business, not revenue generators. However, there is a variety of ways to change this perception and allow law departments to collaborate with business clients to add to the company’s bottom line. This panel will examine some of the programs and strategies that in-house counsel can use to reduce legal spend and generate revenue. Topics discussed will include affirmative recovery programs (for example, monitoring contractual performance and intellectual property infringement), third-party litigation financing, licensing IP or other valuable assets, investments in new technology, and creative legal matter staffing. This panel will also examine how to build relationships with business clients to create and implement successful programs involving them and how to track and communicate law department profitability and performance.

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.

An overview of no-warranty clauses in Europe. Includes a review of the benefits, risks, and limits of no warranty clauses.

In this Quick Overview, in-house counsel will learn about the types of claims that may be covered under media liability insurance policies, plus some tips and precautions to help insureds maximize the value of their coverage in the United States.

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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.