The most effective way to stop litigation claims from falling on your desk is to avoid the dispute altogether. While this may not always be possible, in-house counsel would be wise to follow these 10 preventative steps that will help ensure you never have to step into a courtroom.

This sample tells you what you should know about advertising alcohol beverage products.

The law and technology - a panel interview with four in-house counsel including Chaman Sidhu, David Bushby, Vered Keisar and Luke O’Sullivan.

In this guide, authored by Lex Mundi contributors, the basic legislative and economic framework of Japan is explained.  Learn more about Japan's investment policies, trademarks, exchange controls, structures of business and more in this informative article.

A short article containing examples of global initiatives of pro bono growth and opportunities for pro bono work.

Reengineering the Legal Function, by Mike Roster

Career Path columnist Bill Mordan discusses the role of computer judges in the future of law.

This Leading Practices Profile examines the law department management role of general counsel and in-house counsel that work for companies in Europe. General counsel and in-house counsel in European legal departments contend with restrictive bar admission rules, cultural and linguistic differences, and legal issues that arise in transnational practice. In this Profile, in-house counsel from 13 companies reveal how their in-house legal departments are structured and operate, and how they manage the various functions of their law departments, including
compliance, contract management, guarding privilege, retention of outside counsel and providing
value to the corporations they serve.

This article discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission's final Rule 13q-1

This article considers how the duty of good faith impacts on the on-going relationship between franchisor and franchisee in the civil and common law traditions.

Breaches of patient privacy/security are considered the number one risk for liability in the healthcare industry today. Control over patient information in today’s society is becoming ever increasingly difficult with the expanding use of electronic health records, personal health records and social media, plus the advent of Health Information Exchanges. Outsourcing of healthcare operations provides additional risk, especially the enforceability of patient privacy/security law when patient information is sent outside the US. Unfavorable media, government enforcement, class action litigation and identity theft all pose a constant concern to in-house counsel, and vendors themselves are now at greater risk of liability with penalties now imposed on business associates. This panel will provide an overview of the principal federal laws & regulations concerning privacy/security (HIPAA/HITECH/Red Flags), their interaction with select state laws, international laws (EU Data Protection), and practical ways to minimize risk and keep patient information private and secure.

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.

The Home Office (United Kingdom) has updated its sponsor guidance to incorporate recent changes to immigration rules as well as some other changes to the guidance. In this article, learn about these employment changes to ensure compliance.

This is a discussion of key securities law considerations for start-up or early-stage companies preparing to grant compensatory equity awards to employees, directors or other service providers.

It is inescapable: All companies, no matter the industry, face litigation risks through the day-to-day creation of documents. 

"Bad" documents increase your exposure to risks and can threaten your business. This article discusses ways an organization can coach its employees to avoid those documents and instead create "smart" documents that help advance case themes and mitigate risk should litigation arise.

Sample employee intellectual property assignment agreement

The ACC Australia Trends Survey examines the practices, trends and changes in the in-house legal profession. ACC Australia has developed this report with the support of our Corporate Alliance Partners.

Declaratory judgment jurisdiction law is not what it used to be. Recent changes have complicated patent license negotiations but this article, which presents viewpoints from both sides of the issue, investigates protective measures that attorneys can take to both minimize risks and maximize chances of benefiting from the newly reformed law.

Global business leaders provide unique strategies for how the in-house counsel of today can be better prepared to become the in-house counsel of tomorrow.

On April 3, 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it had reached a $6.5 million settlement with registered investment adviser (RIA) Senvest Management, LLC on charges related to the firm’s “widespread and longstanding failures to maintain and preserve certain electronic communications.”

This article analyze potential lessons learned from this latest off-channel communications SEC enforcement action.

In the modern digital age, the possibility of a data breach is an imminent threat to a company’s cybersecurity. To combat this, in-house counsel must help inform and engage the board regarding the most effective data protection practices to mitigate risk. By preparing for the inevitability of a data breach, in-house counsel can work symbiotically with the board to make sure that their company is organized and well protected.