ACCA and its CA Chapters' comments to The Judicial Council of California Supreme Court Multijurisdictional Practice Implementation Committee regarding its report: The Multijurisdictional Practice of Law by Lawyers Not Admitted to the State Bar of California.
In-house counsel charged with implementing the whisleblowing mandates of Sarbanes-Oxley usually bemoan their fate. Yet, the whistleblower provisions of SOX also represent an opportunity to use whistleblowers as a valuable internal early warning system for illegal conduct and other wrongdoing. Read this article to find out how.
In this article key questions are answered by leading practitioners regarding private antitrust litigation.
When a company hires an employee away from a competitor, alarms are likely to go off for the in-house counsel. The new employee may be on the up and up, but what happens if your competitor claims that they stole confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information––transferring it all through their email––and are now subpoenaing your company’s computers? Technological advances have made the transferring of such data easy for employees who move around so frequently and in-house attorneys need to know how to respond while protecting their company’s own confidential information.
The following is a series of tips gathered from General Counsel running legal departments within international and multinational businesses.
In that complaint, plaintiff alleged that the defendant, Monongahela Railroad Company, is a government contractor or subcontractor within the meaning of the Act. It further alleged that defendant is obligated to allow plaintiff to inspect its books and records pursuant to compliance with the Act but has refused to allow plaintiff to conduct such an inspection.
New advancements in the Federal Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) have become an increasing liability for minority investors attempting to carry out a joint venture business transaction. Since even the smallest investments are under the scope, it is essential that in-house counsel take FCPA risks seriously and anticipate compliance as a necessary component to any global transaction.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a clause for inclusion in a shareholders' agreement relating to a joint venture company incorporating a list of matters in respect of which the minority shareholder has veto rights in a global context.
The dilemma: As general counsel, how do you become involved in the strategic development side of your company, while maintaining the neutrality necessary to deliver effective legal advice? To achieve balance, a tremendous degree of effort and discipline is required, and maintaining it is a continuous struggle. Read this article and boost your role as GC.
This sample policy describes how eligible employees are permitted to use certain of their personally-owned computing or mobile devices (“POMD”) for work.
This is a sample professional services agreement.
With China's pending entry into the World Trade Organization, continued reports of software and internet music piracy in Asia, and the ease with which pirated goods can be trafficked via the internet, protection of intellectual property rights abroad should concern any company conducting business in China.
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has decided to issue this final rule for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act which ‘‘protect[ ] the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, selforganization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection."
This is a sample company employment handbook.
A review of new rules by the Brazilian National Council of Private Insurance related to the adjusted new worth of companies for insurance purposes.
This article provides basic information only and cannot be treated as an exhaustive overview of any specific legal or business issue.
In-house counsel’s increased strategic and business-focused responsibilities frequently result in greater challenges to corporate privilege claims. Attorneys and corporations need to take precautions in all forms of communications to preserve attorney-client privilege.
This is a sample lease agreement for the state of Texas.
When President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, his approval ushered in a plethora of changes that redefined how the law responds to persons with disabilities. In-house counsel need to be in the know in order to comply. Learn about the law's revisions and get a better understanding of its applications for your human resources policies.
Success at in-house practice is all about customer service. Using examples from Monty Python, this article shows how attorneys can learn from the true service professionals - the waiter.
This article discuss steps that company directors should take to ensure their most valuable assets are afforded as much protection as possible from both a US as well as a European perspective.
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