A review of legal privilege for in-house counsel in various jurisdictions around the world.
Increasingly, nonprofit corporations are strengthening diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) systems and practices. Boards have established or are establishing DEI Committees and rely on in-house counsel to support the work of requisite oversight. As a result, nonprofit corporate counsel are examining novel topics within a developing area of practice to include corporate and employment law considerations. Join this session to discover solutions and expert advice and join a Q&A and idea exchange.
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.
An underwriting agreement of a sale of stock of a Chinese/Taiwanese corporation to several U.S. underwriters.
Another process server. Someone else is suing your company. How tiresome. Let's see the complaint. Wait -isn't that our counsel who appears to be the plaintiff's counsel? Is that possible? Is it ethical? Here comes the head of litigation trotting in with their retainer letter-containing an advance waiver. Now you remember. The law firm did discuss this with you. But the question remains: Is it enforceable?
This program will review the management of compliance along the spectrum of management compliance, from legal and voluntarily adopted standards, to areas where business partners or outside organizations pressure companies to meet certain standards while weighing the costs against use of non-renewable resources (slavery, child labor, etc.) in the name of corporate social responsibility. Is it possible to create a proper and workable integration of the two efforts? Can it be within the compliance office or a joint effort of two or more corporate units?
An overview of anti-corruption regulation in Liechtenstein.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding tax rulings across a range of jurisdictions, including information on taxpayer’s rights, and the limitation and revocation of rulings.
This Quick Overview is intended to provide a thumbnail sketch of some of the laws and regulations impacting incentive compensation for retail bankers, mortgage loan originators, insurance agents, and brokers and dealers. It will also provide some practical tips regarding the design of incentive compensation plans in the United States.
Purchase Agreement (United Kingdom)
“Can we do it?” “Should we do it?” “How can we justify budgeting for it?” and “Can we rely on it?” are questions that your product development or marketing team may ask you prior to launching a product or service.
Until the end of 2020, it was possible for anyone to make use of the so-called commercial register blockage pursuant to the Swiss Commercial Register Ordinance (hereinafter "CRO") to prevent an unwanted entry into the commercial register for 10 days, without going to court. With a revision to this in January 2021, this Quick Overview will explain how the rule change results in higher hurdles for temporary prevention of commercial register entries.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding patents across a range of jurisdictions.
2011 ACC Annual Meeting Session 101 materials which center on myths, solutions and insights for using value-based fee structures for litigation..
This article addresses the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice's issuance of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Plan and Guidance in 2016 that includes a one-year pilot program to formally incentivize corporations to self-disclose potential FCPA issues, fully cooperate with DOJ in the investigation of those issues, and remediate any corruption issues identified in an internal investigation in the United States.
To say compliance is a challenge for employers facing increasingly stringent pay transparency, pay reporting, and pay equity requirements is an understatement.
This article explores the issues in setting and publicizing salaries that meet your organization’s goals and legal requirements as well as recent trends in enforcement.
Today, more cases are going to trial for shorter durations. In such a scenario, lawyers must present information to jurors in a concise, streamlined manner; in essence, they must become masters of the short story. This article explores the benefits of compressed trials and offers practitioners insight into how they can tailor their strategies to ensure a positive outcome for their clients.
Mass tort litigation defendants need to have each other’s backs — the common interest privilege allows them to communicate securely, pool resources and drive down costs, promoting fairness for the parties and in the court. This article ad- dresses the murky law of various jurisdictions, and offers key joint defense concepts that are applicable everywhere.
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