This article reviews the Copyright Modernization Act and the notable changes that will result from its partial implementation. These changes include new moral rights for performers of live aural performance and the broadening of the fair dealing exception by including education, parody and satire in allowable purposes.
An effective anti-corruption program deters the risk of wrongdoing, positively affects corporate culture, improves the company’s relationship with regulatory authorities and provides the company with options for remedial measures should they need to be undertaken quickly. Read this article to learn how to achieve these benefits.
Any entities that plan to invest or are already invested in digital health companies, entities that contract with them, or providers that offer in-house telehealth modalities must be aware of the significant regulatory oversight the industry faces. This article discusses the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General's Special Fraud Alert published on July 20, 2022, which was the same day the US Department of Justice announced a massive fraud takedown, targeting telemedicine providers and physicians that netted criminal charges against 36 defendants in schemes that allegedly defrauded the government out of more than $1.2 billion.
Top ten tips on how to thoroughly understand and be able to define in-house counsel's role and communicate a shared vision to demonstrate collaboration and unity between legal and business.
Based on responses from over 5,000 in-house counsel in 73 countries, ACC's 2015 Census Report offers legal departments, law firms, and other legal industry partners insight into one of the largest ever samplings of the in-house community.
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An overview of Mergers & Acquisitions regulation and practice in Bulgaria.
This article is in honor of (and with apologies to) the Grateful Dead in their 50th anniversary year)
March 2008- Tolls & Solutions for Doing Your Job Better
This presentation speaks about how to find prior art in the United States.
This article has an update for the Shareholder Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Resolutions in Australia following their previous update in September 2020. Describing some of the recent changes and developments, their conclusion was that the increasing number of ESG resolutions demonstrates that activities are making full use of their ability to requisition shareholder resolutions.
Instead of pitting the generations against each other, Columnist Whitnie Wiley suggests that millennials, Gen-Xers, and baby boomers should try to understand one another.
Most lawyers are seriously deficient at using the time-saving features built into the basic tools of the trade — standard software like Outlook, Word and Adobe. Could you pass a technology competency assessment? If not, don’t dismay, these skills aren’t innate; sometimes training is necessary.
Gone are the days of the precedent libraries stored in bulky three ring binders. Here, Gregory Stern offers tech tips on consolidating and simplifying the drafting process.
Sample joint promotion agreement.
Legal professionals and support staff who have remained employed during the downturn may have been better off than those who lost their jobs, but this is not to say they haven't had their share of stress. Read this article to learn how to be sensitive to the impact of these changes on your employees.
In this session, we will cover important recent U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) developments, rulemaking and enforcement trends. We will update our Dodd-Frank scorecards and review the most significant recently adopted and proposed rules. The session will also cover important lessons from the 2013 proxy season, with a particular focus on stockholder activism, and updates in the auditing and accounting arena — calling out hot spots in SEC accounting reviews. This will be a fast-moving session that assumes participants have a working knowledge of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.
“Good economics” in administrative proceedings: Three challenges
Sometimes the best career advice can come from an overlooked source. This feature article points out how in-house counsel can use musicians as models for improving their careers and subsequently their companies.
A brief article on employee and workforce issues to consider when doing business in Australia.
This is a sample hotel guest room accommodation agreement.
Even if you don’t know why your job hunting efforts have yet to yield results, you may be able to breathe new life into your search by taking the actions outlined in this article.
Last year, the Information Security Technology – Guideline for Personal Information Protection Within Information Systems for Public and Commercial Services (the "Guideline") went into effect in China. The newly effective Guideline provides a detailed performance standard in a more systematic manner, even though the Guideline serves only as a voluntary national standard and is not mandatory by law. <br />
Examines the invisible social hand that we live by and how in-house counsel can use it to their advantage in a company's compliance and ethics program.
The job market is usually talked about as though it’s a single, uniform entity. What’s often overlooked is the fact that there are really two markets: one in which the general hiring outlook remains relatively weak, and another in which demand for educated, highly skilled professionals is strong.
If you’re contemplating a career transition or in the midst of one, read this article and learn some valuable tips.
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