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Learn about developments in German case law on the protection of trade secrets.

Learn about key regulatory developments and guidance at the intersection of competition law and sustainability in the European Union, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, in connection with calls for competition laws to support sustainability.

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This InfoPAK (now known as an ACC Guide) provides a "question & answer" guide to corporate crime, fraud and investigations in France. 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 article provides a summary of the European Commission’s key proposals under a third Payment Services Directive (PSD3), the EU Payment Services Regulation (PSR) and the EU open finance regime.

Gain insights into how HR departments at German employers can help to make employees trips more sustainable, and learn about the potential legal issues that such efforts may present.

This InfoPAK is designed to provide corporate counsel with a general overview of employee benefits. The InfoPAK will focus on how ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code apply to health and welfare and retirement benefits provided by employers to their employees in the United States.

The key to long-term, sustainable business results in the Asia Pacific region is hiring and retaining the right staff.

This primer provides a comprehensive overview of key issues on merger control in Singapore, India, Japan, China, Korea and the European Union.

This InfoPAK is designed to help a company understand three areas of US law that regulate efforts to influence government decision-making: campaign finance law, lobbying disclosure law, and gift law. In this day and age, a successful company often needs to: (1) participate in selecting those who control government; (2) know what disclosure consequences arise from lobbying government; and (3) avoid nasty pitfalls relating to developing friendships in the government sector. Originally published in September 2009, updated in September 2015.

The Spanish "REIT" was founded in October 2009 under the name of Sociedades Anónimas Cotizadas de Inversión en el Mercado Inmobiliario ("SOCIMI"). Its legal regime was set out in the Law 11/2009 of 26 October, which was subsequently amended by Law 16/2012 of 27 December to relax the legal requirements for their incorporation, remove the regulatory barriers and enhance the tax treatment applicable from 2009.

This article analyzes and defines a list of minimum cybersecurity safeguards that were developed as a result of a cybersecurity survey for the state of California.

James Nortz weighs in on the paradoxical failures of heavy-handed compliance programs.

This ACC Guide (Formerly known as InfoPAKs) provides corporate counsel with a comprehensive overview of Canadian labour and employment laws. The ACC Guide addresses the minimum statutory rights and standards regarding the hiring, employment, and termination of employees. It also delves into union organizing and labour relations, providing a thorough list of Labor Relations web sites for additional guidance.

This is the outline for the session, Allocating Risk for Your Company: Playing the Feud.

Independent Contractors are an attractive complement to most businesses. In this short Top Ten article, learn key Intellectual Property issues and practical tips related to the use of independent contractors (under US law).

This is a brief booklet describing the main characteristics of various legal entities throughout Europe.

Imagine that you are a newly appointed GC tasked with improving the legal function at the company––with the help of a team and leadership development coach. This article uses one such story to demonstrate how you can navigate through unexpected challenges using a few guiding principles and a deliberate approach to leadership.

To maximize efficiency and minimize the amount of time spent in the courtroom, hire appellate lawyers early to obtain better results, reduce costs, and strengthen value.

When a company finds itself under government scrutiny, conducting an independent investigation by outside counsel can make all the difference between violation and vindication. However, defining independence isn't always as black and white as it seems.

Once your case has settled, an important question needs to be answered: Do you know where all the copies of your documents are, particularly those being held
by outside counsel? Document management should be built into the litigation process, not an afterthought. This article offers some suggestions on closing case files in a manageable way.

One word: statistics. Wait. Don’t run. Understanding statistics might reduce your company’s chances of facing a class action lawsuit. Identify high-risk areas in your employment activity records by analyzing the same data courts use to prove discrimination. Read this article to improve your chances with class action statistics.

Provides helpful tips on: measuring outside counsel's performance; taking charge of the inside counsel/outside counsel relationship; strengthening your control over how outside counsel handles your work; improving the quality of outside counsel's work; and reducing the cost of outside counsel. Also provides a list of additional resources for outside counsel relations.

From ACC's 2008 Annual Meeting Benchmarking the Performance of Outside Counsel Session

Before your company begins acquiring raw material suppliers in Brazil and/or India, you need to learn a number of things about the acquisition process in each country. For example, why are asset sales so difficult in both countries? What are the consequences of jettisoning existing employees of the target? Read on to find out.

Focused Assessments (audits) are an inherent risk when importing goods into the United States. Besides creating an effective compliance program, corporations should consider joining the C-TPAT and ISA programs to foster a more collaborative approach with CBP. Read this article to help prove your client is capable of self-auditing.

While it may seem like second nature to in-house counsel, successfully negotiating the closure of a business transaction is an art form. It requires transparency, organization, and market awareness to understand how to approach negotiation in a way that effectively ensures a positive outcome for all parties involved. By understanding these factors, and how to navigate the risks associated with them, in-house counsel can efficiently close multiple transactions simultaneously to favorable returns.