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This is a template mutual non-disclosure agreement between two companies.

Since the Spring of 2020, employers have faced enormous practical and legal challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of navigating the practical realities of the evolving public health emergency and related regulatory guidance, employers have had to affirmatively respond to shifting legal obligations and balance human resources considerations. Employers must continue to monitor the public health and legal landscape, as well as related HR considerations.

The Movers and Shakers in November 2007

This collection of survey data is based on respondents to several ACC surveys, including the 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments.

Respondents to ACC’s 2013 Chief Legal Officers Survey and 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments offer their take on the impact of social media and what compliance and ethics risk areas are a high priority.

Respondents to several surveys, including ACC’s Chief Legal Officers (CLO) 2013 Survey – Canada and the 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments, discuss ethics training, measuring success and containing legal costs. <br />

This presentation will cover all aspects of practicing before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), including statistics on board decisions, recent trends and how to decide what cases to take to the board.

This is a sample guarantee agreement among a company, its subsidiaries and a banking institution.

A sample governance and nominating committee charter that sets forth the purpose, membership requirements, duties, and responsibilities.

The author discusses the main points from the recent ABA panel discussion, entitled "The Ins and Outs of Contracting Out Legal Work."

This checklist provides some guidance if you find an employees social media posts become an issue.

A guide for clients, lawyers, information technology staff and others interested in the litigation-related obligation to preserve electronically stored information (ESI) in United States litigation.

This is a list of select Morrison & Foerster publications on cases from the Supreme Court's 2014 term in the United States.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Small Law Departments eGroups, addresses possible activities to play with kids on Take Your Child To Work Day.

This brief resource (QuickCounsel) provides a brief overview of executor contracts in bankruptcy and the key issues they present.

This QuickCounsel discusses the strategic immigration planning that needs to happen for athletes who wish to remain in the United States after their playing days are over.

Lawyers must ensure that the client can recognize the "value" of the services rendered. To that end, it is useful to break "value" down into specific building blocks. A helpful construct revolves around identifying various qualities of legal service that clients desire in differing combinations, depending on the matter in question. This short ACC resource presents key tips and references to better understand such Value-Related Qualities (VRQs).

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on theLitigation and Small Law Departments eGroups, addresses recommendations for in-house counsel asked to conduct litigation in-house without the assistance of outside counsel, including issues of bar admission within the United States.

This brief article provides an overview of the legal and practical steps for terminating an established business relationship in France.

This QuickCounsel provides tips for getting more value from your outside counsel.

This Quick Counsel explains the general provisions that limit some of the clauses that the franchise agreement may contain.

This QuickCounsel provides guidance on how legal departments can create in-house pro bono programs.

This QuickCounsel suggests strategies for evaluating employee requests to telecommute as an accommodation, as well as factors to consider when allowing employees to work from home in the United States.

In the first part of this Quick Overview, we examined how the feedstock of industrial projects in the United States should be procured so as to enhance bankability. In this third and final part, we address the purchase of the project's future production and other considerations that may affect bankability.

Indian employers, akin to their global peers, are increasingly realising the importance of a safe and amicable work-place - for all sexes. This requires a conscious policy directive aimed at preventing workplace harassment instances coupled with an institutional mechanism for redressal of complaints in a quick, transparent and just manner.