Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
Most private company acquisitions, regardless of structure, contain provisions for some form of post-closing purchase price adjustment. These adjustment provisions can be an area for significant post-closing dispute, but often do not get the attention they deserve during the negotiation process, resulting in a nasty shock long past the time anything can be done about it. Here's how to make sure that the your company doesn't get burned after the deal is struck.
The concept of a 'litigation hold' is not new: A litigant must not accidentally or purposefully destroy documents that may be discoverable in real or anticipated litigation. Read about two real world cases that provide insight into this issue so you can implement policy and procedure changes to protect your organization.
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
The following outline is intended to provide a short overview of some of the issues discussed at the "Law Departments Adding Value: Structuring and Managing Outside Counsel Relationships and Beyond" conference on March 12, 2009. Includes advice on budgeting, fee structures, staffing and development, communication, and leveraging knowledge.
Sample Records Retention Plan
Today’s global economy, along with competition overseas, is making the collective bargaining process between companies and unions challenging. When an agreement that satisfies the union cannot be met, a strike can commence— often resulting in lengthy labor disputes. How do attorneys navigate the complex process of labor negations? This case study, highlighting an 18-month strike at Cognis Corp., sheds light on what your company might consider if you’re ever face-to-face with a picket line.
Auditors seem to be setting a higher standard in asking for assurances from counsel than the reasonable assurances that auditors themselves provide in their letters. Your task in conveying and interpreting this information is a critical one. Here is a guide to responding that walks the line between too much and not enough.
This resource provides an overview of patent regulations in Mozambique, with a focus on enforcement proceedings, licensing, and ownership.
A workbook designed to guid in-house counsel as they consider whether and how to improve operation of their law departments through legal process outsourcing.
This is a sample food services agreement involving an educational campus.
This article highlights key considerations for hospitals in evaluating, developing, and implementing an ASC transaction, with a focus on fraud and abuse considerations related to investing alongside physicians. It also highlights the type of regulatory analysis that providers and others contemplating transactions involving health care entities must consider and address.
This is a sample guarantee agreement.
This is a checklist when paying final sick leave.
This is a sample guarantee agreement between a Delaware company and a banking corporation.
CPBO CLO Letter to the CA Bar 12.04.17
Jeff Isaacs has given much thought to the evolution of legal services over his 30-plus year career in the industry, both in legal operations and as an attorney acting as both outside and in-house counsel. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with him on his career and his decision to join KPMG LLP as Director, Global Legal Managed Services. Click here to read more.
Compile information from earlier sessions that will help convince your CEO that you need to implement an effective compliance program or revamp your current program; Understand how to manage your CEO’s expectations and deliver positive results; take away benchmarks and statistics that will help convince your executives to act before there’s a problem; and receive a pre-prepared PowerPoint presentation you can use to present your case for a new or revamped compliance programs to your CEO, complete with questions you should be prepared to answer.
The purpose of this ACC guide (InfoPAK) is to provide a summary of law governing covenants not to compete in each US state. It is organized by state and discusses the most important factors to consider when drafting a covenant not to compete, including guidance regarding commonly-occurring contract issues, and factors courts consider when analyzing a covenant not to compete.
This InfoPAKSM is organized by state and discusses the most important factors to consider when drafting a covenant not to compete.
Financial technology (Fintech) is a growing sector of the marketplace. In Mexico, new regulations are being developed to help companies, customers and clients navigate this new landscape.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Small Law Departments eGroups, addresses possible activities to play with kids on Take Your Child To Work Day.
This brief resource (Quick Counsel) will provide a brief overview of key issues in the contract training of non-attorneys, including understanding the non-attorney audience, placing training in context of larger company vision, and fostering open discussion.
This Quick Overview summarizes federal legal obligations and constraints on the use of background checks in the employment context in the United States.
This brief resource (QuickCounsel) provides a brief overview of executor contracts in bankruptcy and the key issues they present.
This QuickCounsel discusses the strategic immigration planning that needs to happen for athletes who wish to remain in the United States after their playing days are over.
The purpose of this QuickCounsel is to highlight tendencies related to litigation and arbitration in Latin America, precisely in Brazil and Mexico, with more emphasis in the former. We intend to highlight issues related to Court litigation and domestic and international arbitration, giving tips foreign investor should follow based upon our past experience.
Lawyers must ensure that the client can recognize the "value" of the services rendered. To that end, it is useful to break "value" down into specific building blocks. A helpful construct revolves around identifying various qualities of legal service that clients desire in differing combinations, depending on the matter in question. This short ACC resource presents key tips and references to better understand such Value-Related Qualities (VRQs).
A brief overview of the Chinese law on employment contracts. Includes a review of the different types of employment arrangements, the peculiarities of each, and some issues to consider in termination, severance, and non-competition clauses.
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