This guide is intended to be the starting point for understanding the Brazilian Arbitration Law. Most of the details presented herein require further study of the Brazilian legal system and its application by the Brazilian courts.
Many companies focus on internally-created innovations to drive their product development and future research areas. However, competitors’ activities are just as important. Valuable information about your competitors’ research, product development and possible infringing activity can be obtained through intellectual property (IP) and other public databases. This panel discussion will focus on how you can obtain and analyze competitive intelligence to your company’s benefit, whether to fill the holes in your IP portfolio, gain a market advantage or obtain an edge in settlement negotiations.
This program will review how to manage a defensible records retention and data management program, considerations related to disposition of items that are not required to be kept by law or policy in the normal course of business and how to effectively manage legal holds when they come into play.
Three recent decisions of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (Tribunal) serve as a reminder of the Tribunal's broad discretion to award damages where warranted. The Tribunal in Morgan v Herman Miller Canada Inc. awarded a complainant damages not because discrimination had taken place, but because the employer failed to investigate the complaint of discrimination. In Fair v Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, the complainant received an award that included reinstatement and nine years of back pay after the Tribunal found a breach of the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code). In Monrose v Double Diamond Acres Limited, the Tribunal awarded a migrant worker no longer living in Canada significant damages for a violation of his dignity and a breach of his right to be free from reprisal.
This QuickCounsel outlines the important considerations when drafting post-term non-compete clauses in the European Union.
Proposal for the reform of the data protection regime in the European Union
Corporate diversity advocates highlight the ways in which they have created, implemented and enforced diversity initiatives within their own ranks and with outside service providers.
An interview with Gil Ohana
A company’s culture can cause problems if employees perceive the company as not being concerned about their needs. Corporate culture must be examined to see if it reflects the company’s values and helps employees succeed at their jobs.
Introduction and key findings from the ACC Foundation: the State of Cybersecurity Report.
Contract boilerplate - choice-of-law, forum selection, integration, severability and survival clauses - are standard and necessary provisions in employment agreements. These clauses are so common that they're often recycled from one agreement to the next - sometimes with just a few keyboard clicks. But beware: Dangers may be lurking in these commonly used provisions.
Smart companies plan, measure results and demonstrate success. The legal department within those companies needs to follow suit. Demonstrating to your client that you add value is critical. This program will teach the in’s and out’s of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department’s successes and show your boss how you add value to the company’s bottom line.
This interactive session will explore the intersection of global corporate citizenship and engagement within a legal department, paying particular attention to how global pro bono can be used as a tool to stimulate and engage experienced and knowledgeable legal staff.
This is a sample information governance communications plan.
Pro Bono, as we know, refers to work undertaken voluntarily and without
payment, as a public service. As in-house lawyers, we are ideally suited to leverage our skills to provide services to those who are unable to afford them; to have a direct impact on those in need.
Among lawyers in Argentina, it is especially common to use the term “doctor” to refer to other colleagues. It is also common for clients to address their lawyers as doctor. Read this article to learn more about in-house life in Argentina.
This is a sample internet use and social networking policy.
This article is a big data in employment case study for discussion.
A graphic to promote the value of and generate interest in a department’s Knowledge Management program.
An easy reference guide to employee non-compete agreements across borders. It sets out the key considerations to take into account when drafting, updating and enforcing non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants in different jurisdictions in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Does your company have a plan of action for maintaining electronically stored information? Without policies to control its storage and usage, things can get hairy. Like every other part of your department, discovery needs strategy. This article provides the know-how to get one started.
In response to Russia invasion of Ukraine, the United States and dozens of its allies and partners around the globe have imposed what the White House has called, "the most impactful, coordinated, and wide-ranging economic restrictions in history." This article (1) provides an overview of OFAC sanctions jurisdiction and circumvention prohibitions, (2) summarizes recent Russia sanctions, (3) provides a synopsis re sanctions evasion through cryptocurrency, (4) highlights existing US regulatory guidance regarding sanctions evasion through cryptocurrencies, and (5) recommends measures that persons and companies may wish to consider to mitigate the risk of sanctions violations.
The US Supreme Court has long been skeptical of novel proposals by federal agencies to address issues of vast economic and political significance. In West Virginia v. EPA, the Court made clear that its past cases reviewing novel applications and interpretations of agency powers do constitute an identifiable “doctrine” for application by courts going forward. When an administrative agency makes a “major policy decision,” it must have “clear congressional authorization” to do so. This case may represent one of the Supreme Court’s most significant administrative law decisions since Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council in 1984.
This is a sample services agreement regarding vehicle parts development and supply between a supplier and a client company.
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