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.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses when an independent contractor who may have been treated like an employee violates a non-compete provision under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the New to In-house ACC Network.
This article discussed the key factors to consider when thinking about developing a risk management program that uses financial derivatives
Check out this Exterro Data Privacy alert to learn more about the new US and EU data privacy framework.
While these findings specifically relate to the private sector, our experience suggests that they are also relevant to the public sector and non-governmental organizations, both of which encounter many of the same fraud and corruption issues.
Outsourcing outside of the United States is attractive to many companies. This article concentrates on the supplier/vendor transaction, discussing the important role that contracts play in this practice.
Financial reporting and internal control practices are facing increased scrutiny these days, and organizations are taking stock of their existing financial practices, and enhancing and formalizing processes and policies. In-house lawyers have an important role in serving as key legal advisers to their organizations' finance functions. Featured in this Profile, are programs and practices for six organizations, including IKON Office Solutions, Inc., NTMA, TIAA-CREF, TOTAL S.A., and Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
This program will provide valuable information on issues of which a U.S. lawyer should be aware when his/her company works with representatives, agents and other intermediaries outside the U.S., including franchising / distribution agreement issues, the importance of doing “due diligence” and issues relating to termination of representatives, agents and other intermediaries.
This is a sample license agreement between two corporations.
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