After describing the legal rules that apply to a contract in case of a change of legislation, this QuickCounsel will examine provisions that clarify which law will apply to the contract over time.
The increasing use of digital media outlets such as Netflix, Hulu and YouTube is on a crash course with the corporate world. Employees are engaged with digital technologies that play an ever-increasing role in their everyday lives, including in the workplace. How can you protect your organization from the impact of this new normal? What policies do others have in place? What ethical problems arise with the use of these outlets in the corporate space? This experienced panel representing the technology, financial services, and media industries will discuss the issues that impact compliance and IP in light of these developments. This interactive session will answer these important questions as well as provide the audience with real world examples aimed at helping in-house counsel address this important issue.
This check card is a printable resource with practical advice for the dos and don'ts of dealing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
This article discusses key processes, issues and tips regarding employment litigation in several jurisdictions around the world.
These two back-to-back sessions will discuss why successful project management is essential for innovative organizations. Participants will understand the primary characteristics of projects and the criteria for success and discuss how the environment, stakeholders, schedule, cost and quality requirements impact the definition of deliverables. Participants will determine the important stakeholders and communication plan for the project.
To better understand the state of work-life balance among in-house lawyers, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), the world’s largest organization dedicated to corporate counsel, reached out to more than 30,000 lawyers. This study explored the perceptions, experiences and intentions of in-house counsel by tenure, department size, industry, region, gender, caregiving status and other key metrics. Findings from this study provide insight into how organizations and leaders can benefit from the positive business outcomes of encouraging and fostering a climate of work-life balance for corporate lawyers.
This sample outlines the guidelines to use when corporate blogging.
It's a misconception that you can use and not credit certain images on Wikipedia for your own use. This can lead to a violation of terms with the artist/uploader. Learn how to avoid this issue by adhering to the following guidelines.
Supply Chain Transparency and Liability for Commercial Lawyers - presentation held in Melbourne 2 March 2017.
While market research firms consistently predict spectacular growth in year-on-year spend on cloud-based technology, intellectual property issues in the cloud continue to be one of the "cloudiest" legal areas for customers and suppliers alike. In this alert the authors identify some of the possible IP hot spots (with a particular focus on UK copyright issues), and offer suggestions to mitigate risk in what is a very rapidly evolving area of law.
Sample form required for foreign entities acquire newly issued stock in Korea.
This comprehensive guide provides an overview of several topics of interest including national/state restrictions imposed on ownership of real estate, the taxes that are levied in each jurisdiction, and reporting requirements globally. This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Global Practice Guide Series which features substantive overviews of laws, practice areas, and legal and business issues in jurisdictions around the globe.
This guide provides a comprehensive analysis of patent enforcement proceedings in Malaysia.
Use ten lessons drawn from corporate counsel scandals to do your job better.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our 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.
The ‘smartphone wars’ have dominated legal headlines worldwide.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.
The purpose of this research is to understand how organizations qualify and quantify the financial risk to their tangible and intangible assets in the event of a network privacy or security incident.
This article is a detailed account of the Affordable Care Act. The following materials were submitted on August 28, 2013. New regulations, guidance, FAQs, and announcements may be issued after August 28, 2013, which may alter the content of some of this article.
The aim of this article is to provide guidance to in-house counsel on the assessment and management of key risks associated with partnership opportunities. As such, in-house counsel should be able to quickly identify the antitrust risks related to each type of partnership (joint R&D, joint purchasing, joint manufacturing and/or joint marketing), taking in account the evolution in 2010 and 2011 of the EU regulatory framework on cooperation among firms.
Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our 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.
Discusses how your corporation can contribute to political campaigns without running afoul of federal or local law.
This article takes you through the most important considerations confronting in-house counsel in a typical grand jury investigation, including how to preserve the attorney-client privilege at each step and ensure that employees are aware of their rights when dealing with the government, while avoiding any conduct that could be construed as obstruction of justice.
This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, managing outside counsel, and firm demographics. Additionally, the survey focused on the relationship of the CLOs and GCs with outside counsel through questions that explored alternative fee arrangements and challenges brought with the economic downturn.
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