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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.

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 covers common issues in restructuring and insolvency, including issues that arise when a company is in financial difficulties, restructuring options, insolvency procedures, and cross-border issues.

A presentation on contract negotiations that is meant to provide effective approaches and some practical and useful fallback provisions for commonly negotiated provisions.

Although it might not be the document most commonly on the minds of nonprofit directors, officers or staff, bylaws form the backbone of governance for nonprofit organizations; they are a very important document. This article covers some of the most important things to remember when drafting bylaws.

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

In this Getting the Deal Through guide, learn about patent issues in Germany, including patent enforcement proceedings, scope and ownership of patents, defenses, remedies, licensing, and patent office proceedings.

This material covers how to conduct a compliance investigation and discusses the importance of having a formal investigations protocol in place. Learn common FAQs and lessons learned during compliance investigations.

Waiting for litigation to occur can be both risky and expensive – especially for companies with high litigation profiles. Because of their urgency, responding to discovery and placing legal holds can disrupt business operations and consume available resources, making it hard for a company to get out of the reactive discovery mindset. Instead of waiting for discovery requests to appear, organizations in the Untied States need to anticipate and prepare for future litigation requirements.

In order to defray the rising cost of ediscovery, corporate legal teams are bringing the practice in-house. There are many ways to develop good, cost- effective ediscovery processes that are also transparent and defensible. This article discusses the five key pillars that frame successful initiatives.

ACC Repsonse to White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India

New technological advances, especially Advanced Text Analytics, are changing the productivity paradigm for lawyers who have to read enormous volumes of electronic documents to identify potential evidence.

China has seen dramatic economic growth and accompanying legal reforms in recent years, and many companies are now seeking patent protection for their products and technologies in the country. This article provides a basic comparative overview of patent litigation in the United States and China, highlighting their most significant differences.