With the California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect in 2020, here’s what US in-house counsel should consider when creating data policies.
This survey provides research findings regarding the ways in which compliance and ethics professionals have managed the rise of social media.
In development or update of a records program it may appear that once a company has its policies and processes, roadmap, tools, and technology in place, some may believe they are done. However, here is still a critical task remaining: employee behavior change management.
This article provides a summary of the European Commission’s key proposals under a third Payment Services Directive (PSD3), the EU Payment Services Regulation (PSR) and the EU open finance regime.
Gain insights into how HR departments at German employers can help to make employees trips more sustainable, and learn about the potential legal issues that such efforts may present.
This article explains the context of Swiss-American succession, US tax and succession law must be considered in addition to Swiss law.
This article provides a few tips to remember before going to Brazil or dealing with a contract that has a Brazilian company as the other party.
This is a sample code of business conduct and ethics policy.
This resource provides an overview of the important issues involved in the leasing of commercial real estate projects, including the transferring of taxes payable on creation or assignment of a lease, legal restrictions limiting the maximum term of a lease, and restrictions on the transfer of ownership of real properties subject to a lease.
More and more lawyers are taking on the role of managers of cross-functional teams. This new phenomenon has the potential
to save costs and generate excellent inter-departmental communication. Bringing the management of cross-functional teams to the legal department reduces the need for outside management consultants and outside law firms, and makes it clear to the legal department exactly what needs to be done in order to advance the business of the company. This article demonstrates how pointed questions, in the style of a reporter’s traditional “5Ws,” can lay the foundation for participation in cross-functional teams.
This guide reviews applicable legislation to insolvencies and reorganizations in Italy.
AI poses uncharted problems in the areas of compliance, liability, intellectual property, product development, and antitrust. Increasingly General Counsel are called upon to guide boards, C-suites, co-workers, and the public through new ethical and legal complications about targeting customer sets, diligence on supply chain partners, personnel decisions, and risk. AI, and the politics around it, adds new layers of complexity to the very challenging role of the General Counsel.
The technology sector is no stranger to patent litigation, especially in the smartphone and tablet industry. The current Apple-Samsung dispute involves over 50 lawsuits in nine countries. This article considers the Apple-Samsung dispute and provides an alternative universe scenario: What would this litigation battle look like in international arbitration?
A great legal department is like a car: It’s an important investment that requires regular maintenance. Similarly, when you invest in your paralegals and other legal professionals, it’s like giving your in-house team a tune-up. Learn how to hire and develop in-house legal professionals who will keep your department running smoothly.
It's a necessary, yet burdensome, expense for most legal departments. Discovery is much more than a drain on your financial budget: it protects your company from the reckless release of attorney-client or work-product protected information. Ensuring that the process is as cost-effective and efficient as possible, however, gives counsel more bang for their discovery buck.
This article analyzes and defines a list of minimum cybersecurity safeguards that were developed as a result of a cybersecurity survey for the state of California.
James Nortz weighs in on the paradoxical failures of heavy-handed compliance programs.
Steps for companies to consider following the series of sanctions taken against Russia in the wake the Ukraine crisis.
On 24 January 2023, in the Czech Republic, a new law called LEX OZE I. (Act No. 19/2023 Coll.) entered into force. The goal of this law is to remove obstacles and speed up the construction of renewable energy sources ("RES").
Learn about the United Kingdom's new rules under the Pensions Scheme Act 2021, and the implications in terms of requiring pension schemes to manage the effects of climate change as a financial risk and to report on such management.
Independent Contractors are an attractive complement to most businesses. In this short Top Ten article, learn key Intellectual Property issues and practical tips related to the use of independent contractors (under US law).
To maximize efficiency and minimize the amount of time spent in the courtroom, hire appellate lawyers early to obtain better results, reduce costs, and strengthen value.
Focused Assessments (audits) are an inherent risk when importing goods into the United States. Besides creating an effective compliance program, corporations should consider joining the C-TPAT and ISA programs to foster a more collaborative approach with CBP. Read this article to help prove your client is capable of self-auditing.
Two case studies of in-house counsel's efforts to use business techniques to productively and efficiently manage complex lawsuits while optimizing the use of limited financial resources in order to achieve the best result.
Every year brings new privacy and security responsibilities for healthcare organizations. Is your organization vulnerable to the top threats to data privacy and security? How do you protect yourself against them? For those risks that cannot be prevented, what steps can you take to minimize your company's exposure? Get updated on these and other developments from the last year. Join us for a fun, interactive program. We asked a hundred attorneys three questions....can you guess the answers?
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