What are the options available to U.S. companies for providing legal services to overseas clients? Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the models currently in use to choose the right fit for your company.
Employment-related claims can affect the productivity and morale of a business unit in a way few other business disputes can. Not surprisingly then, employment claims are among the most tempting to settle quickly. Yet in the author's experience, an employer's record of early settlements with employees inspires the plaintiffs' bar. To avoid painting a bulls-eye on your company's back, you should develop a deliberate protocol for handling employment-related claims that discourages recreational or speculative claims.
EU data privacy laws make the collection of Electronically stored information (ESI) and its transfer out of Europe challenging. The session will begin with a brief update of U.S. case law focusing on cross-border discovery generally, and then turn to a discussion of Privacy by Design ("PbD"), which has become the gold standard for privacy protection in the 21st Century. This discussion will cover examples of how PbD has been operationalized and used to address the challenges presented by EU data privacy laws. The session will then cover Europe's acknowledgement of Canada's stringent privacy laws which make it a unique base for e-discovery collection, analysis and review. By collecting ESI from European employees into Canada, and then culling down/reviewing ESI in Canada to identify responsive email and documents, organization can minimize the amount of ESI for which they must obtain consent from employees for transfer to the U.S.
The capital markets for corporate securities suffer from an inherent information asymmetry. As a way of both improving the quality of and bonding the credibility of its disclosures, so as to reduce its cost of capital, a company will hire various outsiders—such as an outside auditor and underwriters—to function as reputational intermediaries.
If you're ready to move away from the billable hour as your default fee basis and adopt fee structures that will motivate your firms to help achieve your business objectives, this session will give you some practical guidance.
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.
China is well known for her authoritarian decisiveness in policy making and her effectiveness in policy implementation with a centralized political control contrasting sharply with a decentralized economic policy. This comprehensve article examines two key aspects of this formulation. First, how has the authoritarian characteristic affected China’s anticorruption enforcement; and, second, how is China different from other countries, authoritarian or otherwise, in this regard?
This resource reviews key provisions of the CFPOA, FCPA, UK Bribery Act, OECD, Brazil’s new law, provincial laws/regulations.
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 sample outlines the guidelines to use when corporate blogging.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, affirming a refusal to register applicant's mark for a combination polishing, glazing and cleaning agent for use on automobiles on the basis of likelihood of confusion with another's registered mark for an all-purpose detergent.
Cyber-security Crisis Management - presentation held in Sydney 13 June 2017 and Melbourne 15 June 2017.
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.
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 guide provides a general overview of anti-corruption regulations in Ukraine.
This guide provides a comprehensive analysis of patent enforcement proceedings in Malaysia.
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.
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis 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.
Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.
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.
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