A brief discussing the importance of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context.

This article discusses India's rapidly evolving artificial intelligence ecosystem, including some key areas where AI is likely to have the greatest impact and strategies for in-house counsel.

This survey report aims to better understand the outside counsel selection process for litigation matters, the tools that departments are using for litigation workflows, the most common cost containment strategies, and how litigation needs are expected to change over time.

Learn key US data regarding how companies approach the challenge of adapting to and complying with the evolving privacy landscape, in this survey report by Womble Bond Dickinson.

2011 ACC Annual Meeting Session 101 materials which center on myths, solutions and insights for using value-based fee structures for litigation..

Three members of 2012 ACC Value Champions share their value initiatives, including program goals, results, lessons learned, collateral benefits and some of their key tools to manage outside counsel.

SEC Comment Letter re: Release 33-862

SEC Comment Letter 2015

This report developed by Womble Bond & Dickinson surveys nearly 200 executives based across the United States. This elite group – 62% of whom hold C-suite titles – comprised decision-makers from company leadership and key departments including information systems and information technology, privacy and security, legal and compliance, operations and finance, and marketing in response to states set to effect stricter requirements around consumer privacy rights in 2023. Check out this resource to view the full report and find out if companies are prepared to meet the looming updated guidelines.

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

This articles deals with international trust and divorce litigation.

New rules significantly expand the scope of existing UK and EU sanctions and export controls on Russia.

This Client Alert summarises the latest sanctions imposed by the UK and the EU as of 7 March 2022. Different jurisdictions are introducing new sanctions, export restrictions, and other legal and regulatory measures on a near daily basis, and companies exposed to the developments in Russia should ensure that they obtain up-to-date legal advice before taking any steps that may have legal effects.

Companies must compete globally today, and international joint ventures (IJV) or consortium agreements (project joint ventures, PJVs) are a complex and necessary part of this business. They aid companies in forming strategic alliances that allow them to gain access to a partner’ s essential local markets, resources, expertise and technology. They also bring substantial risk, including significant economic and compliance risk. This session will prepare in-house counsel to advise on the pros and cons of JVs and PJVs, including geographic, cultural, economic and compliance considerations, and review the basic elements of JV and consortium agreements with an eye to maximizing the value and mitigating the risks. Panelists will cite real-life examples to illustrate how to structure, negotiate and manage these types of agreements for international projects.

On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Release No. 34-95607 implementing a final rule (Final Rules) that requires covered publicly traded companies to provide both tabular and narrative and/or graphical disclosure of the relationship between executive compensation “actually paid” (as defined) by the company to its named executive officers and the company’s performance over a specified time period (Pay Versus Performance Disclosure). Check out this article to find out where the Pay Versus Performance Disclosure is required to be included and where its not and any other relevant details including key determinations and actions required.

The following is a series of tips gathered from General Counsel running legal departments within international and multinational businesses.

This QuickCounsel presents how a company's reaction to a third-party patent licensing demand carries significant risks for the future and can also make a favorable outcome more or less likely.

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding patents across a range of jurisdictions.

The purpose of this comparative overview, covering 24 countries, is to provide employers with a comprehensive overview of each jurisdiction starting with the legal sources on salary and holiday pay, and includes an analysis of how income tax and social security contributions are calculated.

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding outsourcing across a range of jurisdictions.

This article discusses the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) pay ratio disclosure rule, requiring public companies to compare the compensation of their chief executive officer to the median compensation of their other employees.

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

The terms and conditions for a sample services agreement. Includes terms for if a software exchange is involved in the transaction. Choice of law provision provides for jurisdiction in English courts.

This article focuses on tensions in litigation that involves obligations to produce vs. not to produce documents in different jurisdictions (United Kingdom, France, United Sates, China, and Hong Kong).