Article discussing issues related to attorney-client privilege, especially circumstances resulting in waiver of the privilege.
Learn about key US securities laws, SEC forms and disclosure requirements.
Hydrogen power is likely to play a significant role in international commitments to achieving carbon emissions and net zero goals by 2050. This is why governments all over the world, as well as the private sector, are investing heavily in this technology. The growth and success of the hydrogen economy will largely be driven by advancements and innovations in both the core and applications technologies. It is therefore important for investors in, and developers of, new hydrogen power technologies to implement a dedicated procedure and IP strategy to allow innovations to be properly captured, protected and exploited. This article considers some of the key IP considerations that are relevant.
In September 2021, the United Kingdom ("UK") Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ("DCMS") published their proposed reforms to the UK’s data protection regime. The proposals set out in the DCMS Consultation would significantly alter the UK’s data protection framework and compliance requirements for businesses operating in the UK. This resource is an overview of the Consultation's five key areas.
This article discusses the Delaware Court of Chancery's May 2022 decision in Totta v. CCSB Financial, which held that corporations and their boards cannot use their charter to alter the judicial standard of review or waive the duty of loyalty, and that action taken to interfere with stockholder voting rights will continue to be reviewed under the more onerous enhanced scrutiny standard.
On May 4, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on digital assets largely echoing the positive sentiments of President Biden’s February executive order. The order looks to create transparent regulation around digital assets and drive innovation into the state. By directing state agencies to engage in a cooperative discussion with stakeholders and developers in web3, California sought to create an informed supplement to the federal report on digital assets, that were due in September 2022.
In April 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE” Act (HB 7) into law. The Act has drawn national attention and debate, as it creates legal restrictions and prohibitions on what public and private employers can say or promote in workplace trainings tied to race, color, sex, and/or national origin. The Act could have potentially significant implications for employers wishing to cover topics like structural racism, white/male privilege and unconscious bias in workplace anti-discrimination and diversity and inclusion trainings.
From board discussions to business decisions, see what’s keeping CLOs awake at night.
STATEMENT OF AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT KAREN J. MATHIS
FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007
Re: INTRODUCTION IN U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE PROTECTION ACT OF 2007
This is a sample affiliate directory license agreement.
Discusses U.K. discrimination laws, Italian labour law, and equal opportunity.
This is a sample land purchase agreement.
A brief review of ten of the most important changes in Mexican labor law.
This is a sample computer, email and internet use policy.
This survey identifies “best practices” concerning the organisation, processes and IT tools of Contract Management in companies within Europe. In doing so, we want to support you in determining and selecting the best approach to Contract Management in your enterprise or department.
This is a sample asset purchase agreement between a Thai company as the seller, individual shareholders of the seller, and a Thai company and a US company as the buyers. The sample includes a choice of US and New York laws and Thai courts.
Recent court decisions are causing major concerns for employers who require a general release to be signed by employees as a precondition to receiving payments under a severance plan or negotiated separation agreement. This article attempts to describe the background of employment-related waivers and explores the court decisions affecting them.
This resource is a Pre-Monitoring Management Questionnaire for the Customer Service Department. It was presented as part of the ACC 2012 Compliance and Ethics Training Program.
As in-house counsel, you will most likely be dealing with technology licensing agreements. Here are some key tips based on “FAQs – What Every Lawyer Should Know About Technology Licensing Agreements” - a webcast hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel’s New to In-house Network, sponsored by Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP.
No new laws or regulations have been adopted expanding legal liability to cover caregiver or victims of COVID-19. However, the EEOC’s guidance is a good reminder of what the law requires – and does not require – when addressing employees or applicants who may be caretakers.
Here are the top ten takeaways of what the guidance does and does not do.
The ACC/ACC Foundation DEI Maturity Model has been designed for use by legal departments around the world to benchmark maturity of their efforts regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
In this Quick Overview, the intricacies of the legal department’s role in organizations’ culture journeys is examined as well as why this positions general counsel (GCs) as cultural role models within organizations.
As a Chief Legal Officer (CLO), how do you mobilize corporate stakeholders around Environmental Sustainability and Governance (ESG) issues? The United Nations Global Compact’s Sustainable Development Goal 16 offers a framework to articulate key ESG goals within and outside your organization.
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