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Overview of termination of employment rules under Mexican labor law.

The Netherlands, located in Northwest Europe, has an open economy that heavily depends on foreign trade. It borders the North Sea, Belgium and Germany and therefore plays an important role as a European transportation hub. Foreign entrepreneurs who wish to conduct business in the Netherlands will benefit from this article’s review of the Dutch approach to decision-making. On the work floor, employers and employees search for mutual interests, creating a culture of consensus. Collective bargaining takes place per sector of industry instead of being business-based. This article discusses direct participation by employees within the company in the Netherlands and in other European countries and, subsequently, indirect participation through unions.

The end of 2013 and early 2014 saw a variety of proposals and developments in Canada on a range of corporate governance matters. Here are a few areas to watch over the course of 2014.

Any business organizations and institutions have an option of entering into corporate guarantee agreement for obtaining funds, or the capital. The implications of corporate guarantee are far-reaching, and its execution requires a tedious examination of facts of each case. This article attempts to analyze the law on this subject and provide an overview on laws governing corporate guarantee.

Just how can the inside attorney seek ethical advice? Columnist John K. Villa assesses how in-house counsel can effectively go about seeking ethical counsel in an ethical manner in this must-read article.

Bringing staff from overseas to the United States, specifically, presents a challenge to in-house legal counsel since several certifications from different government agencies, abroad and in the United States, are needed. The stakes are high for individuals seeking various types of US authorizations. This type of immigration law requires a high level of expertise and experience, even more so for C-suite personnel or those with high technical skills.

Currently, an open-ended investment fund in Hong Kong can only take the form of a unit trust. However, Hong Kong based managers will soon have the choice of an alternative structure, the open-ended fund company (“OFC”), for establishing investment funds in Hong Kong. The objectives of introducing OFC is to offer an alternative legal structure for setting up local funds and to attract more funds to domicile in Hong Kong.

This article explains the context of Swiss-American succession, US tax and succession law must be considered in addition to Swiss law.

In this Quick Overview, the basic elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are explained as well as practical steps that can be taken to comply with this new regulation.

This article deals with the rise of arbitration in the UAE.

This document sets forth the legal support areas that in-house legal counsel should focus on in order to allow the business team to concentrate their efforts on their key business initiatives. Deliverables will include the optimization of the provision of legal services, the conduct of a gap analysis to identify on a timely basis future legal support requirements and to implement legal cost-saving initiatives. Company can maximize its corporate capabilities by having the legal function become an important driver of competitive advantage.

In China, establishing a well-known trademark is a tool that offers a much broader scope of protection to trademark owners than those offered by normal registered trademarks. Learn about how to take some next steps when applying for this status.

This excerpt from a commercials contract covers exclusivity and limitations of the Producer.

This sample transportation agreement (Pro Shipper) is appropriate when a carrier is engaged in the business of transporting property by motor vehicle in intrastate and interstate trade and desires to furnish to Customer certain motor carrier transportation and related services.

Effective management of business funds is a very important goal for a company with several foreign branches or affiliate companies. One strategy for achieving effective funds management is to implement a cash pooling arrangement (including a cash management system). There are two types of cash pooling arrangements: actual cash pooling and notional cash pooling. This article provides information on both types.

This article introduces the laws and regulations to register and protect a trademark in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

This is a sample information technology security roles and responsibilities policy.

What issues should companies consider when implementing best practices for utilizing AI in the workplace? This resource outlines issues to consider when developing a corporate AI policy.

This is a sample electricity supply contract (retail supplier form).

The Court ruled the Department of Justice and the USAO deliberately or callously prevented defendants from obtaining funds for their defense that they lawfully would have had absent the government's interference. This opinion includes a discussion of the Thompson Memorandum, and holds the Thompson Memorandum and the USAO's actions caused KPMG to limit and then cut off payment of fees for defense.

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the various factors that companies should consider when establishing a business in Uruguay.

A sample chart of company compliance with corporate governance reforms. Topics include corporate governance, audit, accounting, and internal controls, and executive compensation. Includes the subject, a brief description of the section, company's current practice, and recommendation.

George Ditta is general counsel and director of human resources at Emeril’s Homebase, the corporate holding company for the 10 restaurants owned and operated by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse and his nearly 1,000 employees. Ditta’s office is right down the hall from the test kitchen, where one of his major work benefits is getting to taste these culinary delights at the moment of their creation.

This Quick Overview addresses how Bankability, or the ability to obtain banks' funding, can be a life or death sentence for any transaction requiring borrowed funds in Canada and the United States.

This Quick Counsel describes how corporate organizations often separate their operating entities from their patent portfolio by assigning their patents to a separate intellectual property holding company ("IPHC").

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted in the Employment and Labor eGroup and the Litigation eGroup, addresses the practice of legal counsel sitting in on calls with clients/customers without announcing counsel's presence on the call.