This report is based on interviews with 100 finance directors, investment decision-makers and financial controllers in Europe’s largest life insurers. These firms represent 19% of the total European life insurance market. The research sample in this report includes leaders from the major markets of the UK, France, Germany and Italy, as well as some of the largest players from Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. Interviews were conducted in July 2013.
Results can be multiplied when you put together any combination of in-sourcing, unbundling, alternative legal service providers, process improvement, value-based fees and technology.
This is a Department of Justice press release about a relevant case.
Non-compete agreements are almost an essential part of today’s business environment composed of a mobile workforce with easily accessible and transportable data. Multinational employers face the added challenge of ensuring that restrictive covenants (i.e., non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements) will be enforceable in the United States, Asia and Europe. The legal standards governing the enforceability of non-compete agreements vary around the world, but nevertheless, common principles can help guide employers in drafting and enforcing global restrictive covenants. Authoritative in-house and outside employment attorneys from around the world will provide cutting edge suggestions for multinational employers to draft restrictive covenants that should greatly increase their effectiveness and enforceability in Asia and Europe. The panel will also compare and contrast the non-compete laws in Asian and European countries against US restrictive covenant laws.
When you are trying to figure out whether to go to outside counsel for a legal opinion or to recommend that your company obtain UCC insurance, you need to consider several factors: what constitutes UCC insurance, comparison of typical legal opinions and UCC insurance coverage, multijurisdictional issues under the UCC, and cases requiring UCC insurance.
This excerpt from the chapter on corporate governance in the book Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel focuses on the business judgment rule.
Putting together an effective training program involves working with a communications and training group to understand what kind of communication plans have been successful in the past in the organization and understanding what kind of platforms are available for training. A good training plan lays out the resources and responsibilities for training.
Putting together an effective training program involves working with a communications and training group to understand what kind of communication plans have been successful in the past in the organization and understanding what kind of platforms are available for training. A good training plan lays out the resources and responsibilities for training.
The life of a mentor and coach is bittersweet. If we're successful, we know that those whom we coach will leave and move on to better things.
Revera, Inc., recently conducted a review of its in-house legal department. The review analyzed the department’s alignment with strategic objectives, workflows, workload capacity, organizational structure and management practices, and relationships with external counsel. The central questions asked were as follows: What value does the department offer? How can it be increased? How is it demonstrated? The results of the review prompted Revera, Inc., to consider some changes to its legal department, as discussed in this article.
Learn about the April 29, 2022 draft of Certification Technical Standards, exploring personal data protection in China - specifically cross-border transfer of that data.
Blockchains present challenges concerning "personal information" and how organizations collect, use, or disclose it under Canadian privacy laws and compliance obligations.
Learn about the Canadian Securities Administrators' year 8 report on trends on the percentage of women on boards and executive positions and the possible effects of ESG on those numbers.
Learn about the EU Data Act and Radio Equipment Directive and how they affect considerations when manufacturing or selling smart devices and data in the EU.
Meet our 2012 Value Champions, an inaugural group that has not only sought value but demonstrated it, in ways that other in-house
counsel and their external law firm partners can emulate.
In his final Career Path column, Bjarne P. Tellmann shares how to embrace change — no matter how daunting.
This article includes a six-step action plan to help you become more productive on both the individual and team levels by making better use of three important resources time, technology and human resources.
Read this article to learn tips for turning adversity into opportunity.
Canada is the United States’ largest trading partner, making disputes between US companies and Canadian companies inevitable. Consequently, US companies may be forced to resolve their disputes in Canadian courts. Although both legal systems share much in common, including traditional common-law principles, procedural rules and substantive rights for litigants differ significantly. This article describes some of the most important distinctions of the Canadian legal system.
Canada is the United States’ largest trading partner, making disputes between US companies and Canadian companies inevitable. Consequently, US companies may be forced to resolve their disputes in Canadian courts. Although both legal systems share much in common, including traditional common-law principles, procedural rules and substantive rights for litigants differ significantly. This article describes some of the most important distinctions of the Canadian legal system.
In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, a team of researchers showed that 78% of transformations fail. Their analysis showed that “people are the catalysts of successful transformation.” Check out this article to find out how to move beyond working in silos, incremental improvement, and isolated innovation to achieve transformation and why it’s important to have a structured process to engage leadership in setting objectives and guiding transformational change.
Ins & Outs — Legal Leaders Use the Matrix to Expand Time. Research shows time pressure and workload are significant pressures facing legal teams. Use of the Legal Matrix can help a legal team's effectiveness in all areas.
In her final ACC Docket column, Whitnie Wiley reflects on her years as the Lead the Way columnist.
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