An interview with Steve Harmon, Director of Legal Technology Solutions Group at Cisco Systems about Cisco's Big Bets program.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently issued its long-anticipated rules on auditor independence issues and the relationship with the company's independent auditor. The authors give tips on how you can keep your audit committee up-to-date and on the straight and narrow.

A litigator turned ADR convert talks about the very strong merit behind this style of problem solving. It just may benefit your client, your department, and your career. And no, you won’t look wimpy for suggesting it to your boss.

This article gives general information concerning United States patents.

Although people do not respond to slogans, they do respond to leadership.

This is a sample services agreement between a company owner and architect.

A sample chart of company compliance with corporate governance reforms. Topics include corporate governance, audit, accounting, and internal controls, and executive compensation. Includes the subject, a brief description of the section, company's current practice, and recommendation.

This is a sample group sales agreement involving a convention center.

This is a sample group sales agreement regarding guest room commitment.

In the modern business world, the qualified electronic signature is already a solid and largely equivalent substitute for the handwritten signature. This resource is an overview of the types of electronic signatures, and their legal and procedural effects in France and Germany.

This briefing discusses legal aspects relating to sustainable finance, and trends and developments that are relevant for financing sustainable development in focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa.

As baby boomers approach their golden years and prepare to exit the working world, they’ve been hit with the reality of a dismal economy coupled with longer life expectancies. Phased retirement has been a win-win opportunity for counsel who don’t want the obligation of a full-time workload and employers who need to harvest the skills of seasoned attorneys.

The author discusses the problem with using the law as your only guide in making ethical business decisions.

Cybersecurity touches every aspect of consumer and corporate culture today. Preventing, preparing for and responding to data breaches in real time is a chief concern for individuals, corporate leaders and government regulators. Download the 2015 ACC Foundation: the State of Cybersecurity Report, underwritten by Ballard Spahr LLP, and learn what more than 1,000 corporate counsel say about their cybersecurity experiences, role and practices. The full report includes industry and regional trends, common preventative tactics, lessons learned from those who experienced a breach (including how the breach occurred and who was affected), the impact of regulatory requirements, insurance decision making and coverage information, and managing risk through outside support such as forensic and outside counsel retainers and more.

Sample RFP questions covering potential supplier's background, operational philosophy, system and software demonstration, and effectiveness assessment process.

International arbitration is a popular and well-known method of dispute resolution among in-house attorneys. What is not so well known are the tools and tactics needed to create successful resolutions. Read on and find the key facts of international arbitration.

Selected cases and materials related to forum selection.

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Inclusion allows for superior decision-making by bringing balance and equilibrium to any team or group and to the environment in which the team operates. And a diverse group will develop different strategies, approaches, solutions, and ideas.

There are a variety of reasons why companies move their data to the Cloud. In this article, issues with software asset management, use of external electronic data storage, and IT teams capabilities are discussed for Hong Kong-based companies. This resource was produced in December 2019.

This quick overview (QuickCounsel) describes how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulates the pre-marketing process for drugs and medical devices, and the steps that must be taken to obtain FDA authorization to market these products.

Just as a dog strains against its leash, constrained employees struggle against their shackles. Unleash them and reap the rewards.