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In this Quick Overview, in-house counsel can learn about VAT (Value Added Tax) and Special Tax for Products and Services (STPS) regulations and how they affect the Mexican manufacturing industry.

Use this material to convince your CEO that you need to implement an effective compliance program or revamp your current one.

This survey identifies “best practices” concerning the organisation, processes and IT tools of Contract Management in companies within Europe. In doing so, we want to support you in determining and selecting the best approach to Contract Management in your enterprise or department.

This guide provides an overview of key legal issues, rules, and developments regarding derivatives across a range of jurisdictions.

Topics covered include documentation and formalities, credit support, insolvency/bankruptcy, close-out netting, taxation, and market trends.

A derivative suit has been filed against the company, its directors, and some officers. There are no advice-of-counsel issues that would be implicated in this instance by your representation of both the company and the individual defendants, but can one law firm represent everybody? What are the risks? Can you ever have too many lawyers?

This article provides an example-based discussion on whether an analysis on preventative legal analysis of future potential claims is protected by the work-product doctrine. Learn to determine if the document will be considered work-product in anticipation of litigation and protected by privilege.

Patent infringement lawsuits are unavoidably expensive, but there are alternatives to conventional cost-adding inclinations — adding an expert, taking one more deposition, or filing a sur-sur-reply. Explore five in-depth tips that will help you stay in your litigation budget and come home with a win.

ACC presents a rundown of all the important, need-to-know changes and updates within the Securities and Exchanges Commission.

This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in oil and gas laws and regulations – including development of oil and natural gas, transportation, transmission and distribution, and foreign investment.

This guide covers common issues in corporate tax laws and regulations - including capital gain, overseas profits, real estate, anti-avoidance, and the digital economy – in 20 jurisdictions.

Office Depot sample of a request for proposal for intellectual property legal services. Includes a Master Services Agreement and Outside Counsel Engagement Guidelines.

This report provides an overview of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

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.

When it comes to supervising an electric power construction project, the role of the in-house lawyer is manifold. He must provide legal advice and support to the senior executives considering the project, and the project manager and other internal stakeholders who execute the project. He must build trust with the project team and support them in a way that gets the project completed on time and under budget. Using a hypothetical scenario, this article highlights best practices for managing power projects.

Read this article to learn how you can use a combination of patent strategies and regulatory strategies to help your company maintain its pharmaceutical market exclusivity.

Womble Bond Dickinson’s second annual analyzes the fast-evolving global data privacy law landscape and, for the first time, includes over 200 respondents from both the US and UK.

Some topics include the growing use of biometric data and artificial intelligence (AI), differences between operating in the US, the UK, Europe and more.

Patent claims by non-practicing entities (NPE's) have been at the center of debate among federal and state legislators for the past few years. The articles discusses the emerging role State AGs have begun to play in prohibiting bad-faith patent infringement claims.

This statement is intended to alert financial institutions to specific risk mitigation related to the threats associated with destructive malware.

As a result of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), many businesses which weren’t subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are suddenly struggling to understand their requirements and responsibilities under HIPAA. For example, the session will cover requirements and responsibilities related to negotiating contracts, accepting liability, providing indemnity and complying with federal requirements. This session will also discuss Business Associate Agreements: who is subject, what a subject entity is required to do (and what they’re not required to do), and what that means for their business –– especially if the business isn’t actually in the healthcare field. This includes an understanding of what should and shouldn’t be in the agreement; what may seem to be boilerplate should be carefully examined. A basic understanding of HIPAA requirements will be helpful for this session.

Developing technologies and our increasingly mobile and global society enhance the logistical ease and potential benefits of multi-jurisdictional practice. However, inconsistent licensing and unauthorized practice of law rules and the fundamental need to protect privilege and privacy may limit its usefulness and efficiency. In this session, in-house counsel from organizations with multi-jurisdictional presence will share ideas about how their companies and others might use available technology to better leverage resources across jurisdictions. Just as importantly, they will identify some potential pitfalls — ethical and otherwise — to help participants understand the practical and legal parameters of such practices involving MRCP 5.5.

This resource presents important tips for how to an in-house job, including networking, creativity, and getting published.

How should in-house counsel deal with new work from home policies due to the Covid-19 Pandemic? In this article, learn skills and takeaways for discussions with you team.

A combination of methodology, case studies, and practical guidance, Trevor Faure’s new book Smarter Law is a helpful how-to of legal service improvement.

This is a sample active power software license agreement.

This is a glossary of Information Governance terms.

This guide presents an overview of key legal and regulatory issues in the medical device business across a range of jurisdictions.

This is a sample master software license and services agreement.