This issue discusses class actions in Belgium and Europe, private enforcement of competition law in the EU, and more.
This QuickCounsel outlines the variety of regimes of liability applicable to statutory auditors, tax and legal counsels.
In the beginning of this year 2023, the China trademark office, now known as âChina National Intellectual Property Administration,â released a draft of amendments on China trademark law which provide some drastic changes targeted at solving bad-faith filing issues. In addition, in the past 2 or 3 years after the implementation of the current Trademark Law (2019) by adding Article 4 prohibiting bad-faith filings with no real intent to use, not only trademark squatters but also many brand owners have received refusals based on Article 4 trademark applications, in particular the brand owners' defensive filing program. Considering such new practices may cause some frustration to brand owners in their brand protection in China, the presentation will share thoughts about the recent changes in practice and potential legislative changes and offer suggestions on the best practices around Article 4 refusals in China.
Speaker: Shuang Yu, Counsel, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
With ediscovery sanctions up 271 percent, it is critical for all organizations to implement an effective and airtight legal hold process. Be sure to avoid antiquated practices that lack a holistic approach, focusing instead on an integrated legal hold solution. After all, come litigation, the last thing you want to discover is that you’re not prepared for ediscovery.
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.
Many companies lack a formal process for contract administration. Many others have a contract process which is in need of updating or improvement. This program session will review the lifecycle of contracts and highlight ways to develop and improve a company’s formalized contracting process. This session will emphasize practical tips that can be used to implement a contract management system and enforce up-to-date contracting policies, including who should be responsible for running the process, how contracts should be routed within the organization, signing authority, electronic contract management systems, monitoring contract compliance, and record retention.
As more businesses begin to operate on a global scale, European companies may find themselves facing US litigation more frequently. If you are not familiar with US litigation, assessing the potential risks of a situation could prove quite difficult. Consider these 10 factors — know where you stand and which questions to ask.
The purpose of this comparative overview, covering 24 countries, is to provide employers with a comprehensive overview of each jurisdiction starting with the legal sources on salary and holiday pay, and includes an analysis of how income tax and social security contributions are calculated.
Sample Records Retention Plan
Corporations with operations in Puerto Rico are well advised to be familiar with several pieces of local legislation which can become a veritable maelstrom to the unfamiliar or uninformed employer.
This program originally aired on February 16, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.
The United States government, using its purchasing power, appears poised to usher in a new approach in cybersecurity supply chain best practices, which could become relevant to companies of all sizes and in all industries. For corporate counsel in the private sector, the burgeoning requirements can offer a sort of flight path for ways to strengthen your infrastructure and understand your own cyber readiness. Join us for this ACC Webcast to explore how to strengthen your infrastructure, better mitigate your supply chain risk and navigate incident reporting.
A white paper addressing whistleblower protection and the emerging law of retaliatory discharge of in-house counsel.
This is a sample food services agreement involving an educational campus.
Schoenefeld Amicus Brief
This is a hotel group sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in the agreement on a tentative basis until a specified date.
This is a sample sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in the agreement on a tentative basis.
This is an Office of the General Counsel memorandum on representation case procedure changes.
Marijuana legalization is a hot topic across the United States, with enactment of both recreational and medical marijuana laws taking place at a rapid pace. Consequently, employers face the daunting task of not only staying abreast of the quick-changing landscape of marijuana laws, but also determining how to handle the myriad of issues that marijuana legalization presents to their workforces—including compliance with the marijuana statutes themselves, underlying disability issues with medical marijuana, safety concerns, and the interplay between marijuana and drug testing. Combine these issues with the difficulty employers face in recruiting and retaining employees, and it amounts to an increasingly complex challenge. This article will address ten challenges employers may confront when dealing with marijuana legalization laws.
With corporations today paying greater attention to their internal processes and procedures, it is an ideal time for legal departments to create and implement a legal department business plan. This article provides models and components for developing a legal department business plan.
This Quick Overview aims to provide company executives who are not tax professionals with a brief explanation of key tax points relevant to the transfer of patent assets in the United States.
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