This article, developed by Latham & Watkins, covers the ruling in Crest v. Padilla I and II that found that the California Corporations Code Section 301.3 (SB 826) and Assembly Bill 979 (AB 979) were in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the California Constitution. Read the article to learn more.
This article addresses the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice's issuance of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Plan and Guidance in 2016 that includes a one-year pilot program to formally incentivize corporations to self-disclose potential FCPA issues, fully cooperate with DOJ in the investigation of those issues, and remediate any corruption issues identified in an internal investigation in the United States.
Many companies work with on-call employees. This arrangement can benefit both employer and employee due to its flexible model. In the Netherlands, there are a variety of contracts that define the type of on-call employee working at a company. Learn more about their work structure and obligations.
A toolkit designed to help company personnel understand the key provisions of the Company Services Agreement and to facilitate negotiation of these provisions, whether used as part of the CSA or as insertions to customer agreements.
Of all the key areas in which law department leaders self-graded their overall maturity and development in the recent ACC Benchmarking report, Innovation Management ranked last. How can law departments create a culture of innovation and creativity, let it thrive, and keep that culture alive? Chief legal officers (“CLO”) set the tone for their teams through how leadership approaches, how they hire, retain and promote, and, finally, the behaviors they incentivize. Explore key takeaways below from ACC’s virtual CLO roundtable on 23 July 2020.
Converging External Counsel Leading Practices in Selecting Implementing and Managing Value Driven Preferred Network
This Leading Practices Profile presents themes, trends and leading convergence practices of six legal departments and three law firms in selecting and managing preferred outside counsel networks as value partners.
More and more companies in the retail sector have been seeking trade dress protection for store design. Earlier this year, the United States Patent Trademark Office granted Apple federal trademark registration for the trade dress of its Apple Store interior. Trade dress, particularly for retail store design, can be an overlooked segment of an otherwise strong trademark portfolio. Read this article to learn more.
It was customary for the employer to terminate the employment contract after two years of illness.
A sample of an acquisition agreement between subsidiary and parent companies organized under the laws of The Netherlands. Includes articles of definitions, purchase and sale of the assets, representations and warranties of the seller, representations of warranties and parent purchaser, covenants related to conduct of business, additional agreements, employee matters, tax matters, etc.
To avoid potential liability for the conduct of international representatives, consultants, agents, or other third parties who interact with foreign government officials on the Company’s behalf (collectively “Intermediaries”), it is the Company’s policy to investigate the background and reputation of its prospective Intermediaries to give it a factual basis for concluding that the Intermediary will do so in a manner that fully complies with applicable laws and the Company’s Code of Ethics. This “due diligence’’ must take place before the Intermediary is retained and must be updated when extending or renewing an Intermediary’s contract.
Due to a recent privacy update in Massachusetts, corporate counsel should review corporate data and collection policies related to the collection of ZIP codes in their states. Your policies may not be doing enough to keep you and customer information safe.
This is a sample computer and internet usage policy.
This is a panelist document list.
Working with outside counsel can be a frustrating and tiresome process. In this article, learn seven methods in-house counsel can implement to lessen the tension.
Building and repairing relationships are guaranteed aspects of almost all careers. This article weighs in on how to be regarded as more of a trusted advisor than a service provider, underscoring the overarching importance of value.
In his first Career Path Column, NetApp General Counsel Matt Fawcett talks about his leap from the traditional law firm career trajectory to an industry that’s more fulfilling.
This is a sample of frequently asked questions about corporate compliance programs.
This article describes the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, in Hong Kong, such as Bitcoin, but also goes into the risks that investors could face. Additionally, it provides a list of legal recourses available to investors so they are able to prevent substantial losses.
Most companies have key business suppliers upon which they rely. In these relationships, comprehensive agreements are created to memorialize contractual understandings and provide indemnity rights/obligations if things do not go as planned. What do you do if your key business supplier or franchisee does not meet expectations and causes your company a large loss in breach of the protective agreement? Should you write it off as the cost of doing business? Should you retain counsel and sue for indemnity at the risk of souring the relationship and losing future business? Panelists will address approaches that create a satisfying middle ground to enforce indemnity rights and potentially strengthen business relationships.
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