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This guide provides a general overview of anti-corruption regulations in Ukraine.

This guide provides a comprehensive analysis of patent enforcement proceedings in Malaysia.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

Companies doing deals and business in the European Union may soon see more red tape added to the already complex set of European regulations on merger control, EU state aid and foreign investment control. On 30 June 2022, the European Parliament and the Council announced their agreement on a new regulation, which will give the European Commission (EC) far-reaching powers to intervene in, and possibly prohibit, M&A transactions and public tender bids involving companies that have received apparently distortive foreign subsidies from non-EU governments. This article discusses the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) that allows the EC to review transactions affected by foreign subsidies and to remedy any possible distortive effects.

Large law departments have the financial muscle to demand alternative billing arrangements. What can small law departments do to get similar arrangements for outside legal work? Know what to look for and how to get the best deal for your company. What work should be non-billable? Is ebilling right for you? And learn alternatives to straight hourly fees: when to consider discounts, fixed fee work, contingent fees and incentive structures. Don’t overlook control mechanisms such as budgets, staffing and who authorizes work.

With ediscovery sanctions up 271 percent, it is critical for all organizations to implement an effective and airtight legal hold process. Be sure to avoid antiquated practices that lack a holistic approach, focusing instead on an integrated legal hold solution. After all, come litigation, the last thing you want to discover is that you’re not prepared for ediscovery.

A step-by-step process to prepare for an anti-corruption incident: 1) Assess Current Risks, 2) Retain Anti-Corruption Counsel & Advisors in Advance, 3) Prepare for Data Preservation & Collection and 4) Prepare and Incident Response and Investigation Plan

If we are not living the life we want, we must choose differently, even if that means stepping out of our comfort zone.

How to get the most out of your battery life (and what to do with it when it's gone to the big recycling center in the sky).

Increasingly EU law (in particular EU consumer law) is being driven by a school of thought known as 'behavioural economics', which takes into account the behaviours of individuals when they are exercising choice. Regulators recognise that behavioural economics could have a profound impact on many of the most serious challenges facing policy makers today and increasingly see an opportunity for behavioural economics to support more specific issues like complexity, consumer inertia, marketing and the impact of communications to consumers. This session provides an overview of how behavioural economics is quickly becoming a "game changer" for the shape of regulation for time to come.

This form states how outside counsel should submit invoices. For example, each invoice should contain a detailed itemization of each service provided. This form also offers guidelines for outside counsel to follow in terms of their interaction with the client: Outside counsel is expected to use the least costly method of communication appropriate to the circumstances.

Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz discusses the four operating priorities that are fundamental to good businesses and great leaders.

No matter how difficult the situation or overwhelming the problem, our job as leaders is to assess the situation and see what we can do to make a difference.

In this exclusive interview, Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz discusses the root causes of systemic corporate corruption and the measures Jerry Grisko, the CEO of CBIZ,and his company take to promote and ensure ethical business practices.

Could you pass a “Business Law 101” quiz on morals? Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz gave a simple three-question quiz to graduate business students and almost all of them failed.

In this member profile, Freya Smith discusses how to build an in-house team from the ground up.

Columnist Craig S. Long provides firsthand advice as to how to cope with the transition to working as an in-house attorney in the must-read article.

This must-read article provides an outline as to how to best handle IP assets.

Just as a dog strains against its leash, constrained employees struggle against their shackles. Unleash them and reap the rewards.

Instead of allowing good to be good enough, use these tips to start every day with purpose and to live a more productive life.

Bill Mordan's March Careerpath opines on the usefulness of brevity.

This article provides an overview of the Australian Government’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020, issued in October 2020. The article analyzes several of the 2020 Strategy’s key initiatives.

This article explains the top ten amendments to the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) that were made after the 2018 American midterm elections. These new amendments affect Canadian IP law .

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses the process to convert non-exempt employees to exempt employees, as well as best practices for mitigating potential liability, under the US FLSA. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.*

Learn the ins and outs of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department’s successes and show your boss how you add value to the company’s bottom line.