James Wong discusses the importance of humor when building business relationships, and the differences between Chinese and Americans when it comes to cracking jokes.
The author discusses the film “Remember the Titans” as an example of varying leadership styles. Of particular interest is the difference between coercive authority and legitimate authority. The author makes a case for which leadership style is most effective.
In this short article, learn the importance of interpersonal relationships in business, particularly to persuade people.
This is a sample non-disclosure agreement among three companies.
This article promotes the value of self-reflection as a way to live more ethically, noting how it takes the practitioner through four phases.
In her Jan/Feb article, Lead the Way columnist Whitnie Wiley pens a letter to her bully of a boss who has changed their ways.
This is a technology helpdesk for lawyers regarding Siri.
This article discusses steps your Nonprofit can take in order to prevent embezzlement.
Amendments to the Canadian Patent Act and enactment of the Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regulations flowing from the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement introduced a new framework in Canada for the issuance of Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs).
This chart compare key aspects of the two regimes, Canada's and the EU's.
This article provides a brief overview of the case Airport Authority v Persons Unlawfully and Willfully Obstructing or Interfering with the Proper Use of the Hong Kong International Airport [2020] HKCFI 2743. This case is noteworthy because the Judge employed new technologies in order to effect substitute service during the proceedings, making room for the use of other technologies in civil litigation in the future.
With over 900 pages of law & tens of thousands of pages of regulations, “ObamaCare” has been in the news and courts & now it’s on your desk and in your board room, C-suite and business units. Get your "cheat sheet" to navigating the implications of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The panel will tackle the hottest Affordable Care Act issues including: (1) Medicaid expansion - what states are expanding and what will be the impact to states that are not expanding; (2) New regulations - what are some of the most significant and controversial regulations and can more be expected in the near future; (3) Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) - great rewards are promised for healthcare companies willing to be accountable for better outcomes and savings, but what “pay for performance” and quality controls are being implemented, measured and reported and is it really worth it?
Where there are employees, there are employment disputes. How do you most effectively and efficiently settle them? Is mandatory arbitration the way to go for your company? Explore your options and learn how to craft enforceable agreements.
This publication has been prepared by the lawyers of Meritas firms to provide an overview to foreign investors and business people who have an interest in conducting business in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
ACCA’s policy pursuits can provide you with ammunition for proving the value of in-house counsel to the corporate bottom line.
Tips on how to make a business trip a bit more positive.
While the very word “lead” suggests the leader should be out front, that is not always the best place to be in order to get people to achieve their full potential. Sometimes, the view from the back of the pack is a better perspective, because that is where some of the people you lead actually live.<br />
The author discuses how to include your values into your goal achievement efforts.
Anybody can supervise people, tell them what to do and, in the end, get the work done. But that is not leading. Read the author’s take on what true leadership takes and where it starts.
James Wong provides insight into negotiating business deals during a formal Chinese banquet.
This is an article describing employment based immigrant visas which are divided into five preference categories.
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.
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.
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