What strategies and resources are needed for developing a legal department? What do you do first to set up a legal function? How do you get a seat at the table and stay there? How do you communicate with management? How do you get your piece of the budget pie and how do you control your costs? What tools/resources do you need? Where can you go for help? Learn practical strategies and pointers from this panel of legal experts who focus on how to build and maintain a legal department.
You are an employer who requires your employees to execute restrictive covenant agreements containing reasonable non- competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure provisions in order to protect proprietary interests. One of your employees is resigning to work for a direct competitor in violation of his restrictive covenant obligations. Learn what you can do to protect your company.
A recent change in federal law enforcement policy governing federal criminal investigations of corporate crime has corporations and their lawyers wondering whether it will effect a real difference in practice. The question that remains to be answered is whether the practice of demanding waivers of privilege and pressuring companies not to advance attorneys' fees to employees has become so entrench in white-collar practice that, in order to curry favor with prosecutors, corporations will "willingly" offer them without a request.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seen billions of dollars in settlements stemming from whistleblower claims, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has seen an increase in whistleblower tips related to cryptocurrency.
This article will describe a powerful and dynamic process for dramatically improving the delivery of legal services to a corporation.
Guidance on mergers and acquisitions in Portugal. Includes warnings when dealing with M&A's, recent developments, and legal analysis of the underlying law.
This guide discusses the economic and financial framework, foreign investments incentives, formation of corporations, limited liability companies, branch offices, labor laws, taxes, immigration laws, distributors, dealers and agents in Paraguay.
This webcast provides listeners with an understanding of the significance of trade unions and work councils in Europe, and an overview of the influence and legislative practice that affects trade unions and work councils and therefore employers in European countries.
This InfoPAK provides a primer to assist corporate counsel in recognizing issues related to government funded research and practical tips for managing the many related requirements and obligations.
This InfoPAK provides an overview of major issues in European labor and employment law. It is important to emphasize that this is an overview; only local labor/employment counsel in the relevant jurisdiction can advise on specific issues. Nevertheless, this article identifies the major issues which the corporate headquarters and/or regional counsel need to understand, and provides some examples of the types of problems which often arise.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Small Law Department eGroup and the WMACCA Chapter eGroup, addresses the issues of acquiring insurance for in-house counsel, specifically covering malpractice protection, insurance prices and policies and additional resources.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in its series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people. This chapter focuses on the Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC).
In the world of employment law, there are a number of privilege and professional responsibility issues facing in-house counsel. In order to prevent charges of misconduct, counsel should be familiar with the privilege and work product standards, as well as the Rules of Professional Conduct. Find out how knowing these standards not only avoids misconduct charges, but also allows in-house counsel to monitor the performance of outside attorneys.
This is sample software license agreement for Massachusetts.
Two of the globally significant patent-related events during the past year occurred in Europe and the United States, respectively.
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.
This is a sample sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in this agreement on a tentative basis.
The topic of value and cost effectiveness is a common one, but not a new one. There's often a disconnect between how firms bill for services (hourly) and how clients wish to pay for them (value). But there are tools available to counsel to make these two notions sync.
General counsel from leading companies in the United States and Europe came together at ACC's 2010 Annual Meeting during the General Counsel Roundtable, and mused about their evolving roles and how they fulfill their responsibilities. In an environment of increasing regulations, the roundtable stressed the importance of transparency, innovation and forward-thinking.
This is a sample group sales agreement between a hotel and an organization where the hotel agrees to hold the space listed in this agreement on a tentative basis until a specified date. If this agreement is not fully executed by Group and Hotel by the specified date, the Hotel will release the space.
This list is a detailed analysis of select commercial and non-commercial FAR and DFARS clauses.
This is a sample software subscription and services agreement.
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