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This resource is an overview of dispute resolution practices in the Cayman Islands.

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

This article provides an overview of legal requirements of interest to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

There is reason to question whether increased shareholder influence on matters that the law has traditionally apportioned to the board is at the expense of other values that are key to the sustainability of healthy corporations. These concerns underlie the issues that will define the state of governance in 2015 and likely beyond.

This article presents the views and observations of leading anti-corruption practitioners in jurisdictions spanning every region of the globe.

Published by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), a legal association connecting more than 40,000 in-house lawyers employed by more than 10,000 organizations across 85 countries, the ACC Law Department Management Report is a global study of corporate law departments and their operations. In an effort to re-connect the cost and value of legal services, ACC surveyed nearly 300 chief legal officers (CLOs), general counsel (GC), and legal operations professionals on specific aspects of law department budget, spend, and management practices. The report also includes insight from interviews with GC and CLOs of Global 1000 and Fortune 500 law departments.

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

The threat of violence is all too real – at the office and factory, and in the US and in foreign countries. Whether it is a disgruntled or mentally unstable employee or trespasser, or a politically based attack against a company where the attackers are bent on harm or kidnapping, general counsel and other executives must ensure that they are following best practices to protect their workforce and workplace.

Jack Richardson Oration. Speech delivered by Fiona McLeod SC, President, Law Council of Australia at the High Court of Australia, Canberra.

In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about investment in Hong Kong businesses and commercial relationships. This resource was published by Meritas in February 2018.

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

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in the United States.

In this latest Leading Practices Profile, ACC profiles the leading mediation and arbitration practices of two law departments operating in the Asia-Pacific region to learn how they approach alternative dispute resolution efforts. As part of the project, ACC also presents the views of experts and leading ADR organizations that offer alternative dispute resolution services for commercial disputes in the region.

This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2011 Crisis Management and the Role of In-House Lawyers: Company Leading Practices, features the leading business continuity and crisis management plans of four entities that share plan aspects, including core components, operational strategies, and lessons learned. The Profile also addresses the law departments’ role in prevention planning, training, risk assessment, crisis management, and continuity planning.

This is an article describing employment based immigrant visas which are divided into five preference categories.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in Germany.

This guide from Latham & Watkins and KPMG is designed to provide a roadmap to help navigate the financial statement requirements of the US federal securities laws.

The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) changed the rules of class action lawsuits to alleviate problems with forum-shopping and limit the number of interstate class action suits decided in state courts that have little, if any, connection to the case or controversy. But in the short term, CAFA could wind up making class action suits more protracted, and quite costly to corporate defendants. Read how to navigate the potholes, detours, pit stops, and dangerous curves of the statute.

This resource discusses cyber-risk, the threat that data breaches can hold and what Directors should do to protect their companies in the United States. This is resource is part of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Handbook Series.

This article addresses what can be done once a company is served with a class action lawsuit.

This program will consist of a live, interactive mock negotiation of a sports sponsorship deal. The panel will provide the audience with a term sheet and will facilitate a mock negotiation over key deal points. The audience will be invited to identify key issues, offer their solutions on how best to address those issues, and debate the merits of various approaches and solutions. The panelists will guide the audience through the "negotiation," offer their recommendations and insights based on their experience in negotiating these types of deals, and address the issues that arise post signing.

ACC Comment Letter to SEC on Concept Release No. 33-­‐9862, Possible Revisions to Audit Committee Disclosures

This Memorandum describes the proposed “package” of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which are now pending before the Supreme Court.

This QuickCounsel highlights concerns that big data projects could result in illegal exclusion of certain groups, such as low income populations, from benefits made available to others.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the IT, Privacy & eCommerce Forum addresses a carveout for Intellectual Property infringement within the limitation of liability in the United States.

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.

Understand the big risk: how OFCCP, EEOC and private plaintiff’s counsel use big employer data. Learn how to inventory and assess what data is kept by your company and third-party vendors: Are your company and vendors requesting and/or keeping more than they should? Are your company and vendors running statistical analyses they should not without proper protection? Learn to comprehend what the statistical analyses show – where are your hot spots? Discuss how to protect your company now against potential systemic discrimination claims.

With a basic understanding of privacy principles under your belt, focus on the practical steps that organizations should take from the moment that the enforcement agency calls through the publication of the report of findings. Discuss the meaning of “cooperation” and international differences regarding credit for cooperation. Highlight types of conduct to avoid when dealing with regulators that could raise red flags. Explore the latest trends in international data protection regulator cooperation. Leave with detailed checklists and materials designed to equip attendees with the answers to common questions from internal stakeholders.

In Mexico, as in the rest of the world, trademarks that are duly registered may be enforced against third parties who attempt to use or copy them. It is advisable to take certain measures with respect to their use and maintenance. This article offers several recommendations, including the following: Always use marks in the manner in which they were registered.