What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This panel will discuss copyright compliance as it relates to social media in an interactive session, asking the audience to evaluate scenarios involving employee use of social media for sharing information or obtaining third-party content for use in marketing or promotional campaigns. The session will combine a review of recent regulatory and legal opinions on the topic from around the world with a candid look at situations encountered everyday by in-house IP counsel. The session will include tips and tricks to help you determine whether content on social media is free to use and share, using examples from YouTube, Google Images and Flickr, among others. This session promises to be fun as we take a look at the use in a corporate setting of music, movies and text obtained by unsuspecting employees from social media sites.
One topic activists are not bringing to the table is diversity, even though more boards than ever want a mix of women and men as well races and nationalities.
At first, the move in-house may seem like a honeymoon for both the lawyer and the legal department. Of course, the glamour eventually wears off and reality sets in. Avoid the presumptions and know what it takes to become an invaluable asset to the company.
This resource provides an overview of the important issues involved in the leasing of commercial real estate projects, including the transferring of taxes payable on creation or assignment of a lease, legal restrictions limiting the maximum term of a lease, and restrictions on the transfer of ownership of real properties subject to a lease.
This May 2020 article describes changes that were made to Australia’s foreign investment laws. These alternations were necessary in light of the coronavirus pandemic, so they could better safeguard Australia’s national interests.
Discusses the importance, challenges, and benefits of business partnering and includes business partnering examples.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia Trends Survey examines the practices, trends and changes in the in-house legal profession. Conducted annually, the ACC Australia Trends Survey is issued to all members currently working in-house, with the 2016 survey gathering responses from 303 in-house counsel operating in Australia.
It's a misconception that you can use and not credit certain images on Wikipedia for your own use. This can lead to a violation of terms with the artist/uploader. Learn how to avoid this issue by adhering to the following guidelines.
Being a legal counsel within such the dynamic region of Australia-Pacific requires a constant desire to adapt to the evolving economic, industry and legal conditions. Learn seven methods to expand your impact and develop your career.
At a recently panel discussion in which the panelists discussed the prevailing local and global trends in the healthcare sector, with a particular focus on the future of healthcare and the significance of data governance. This article summarizes the key discussion points of the panel discussion.
This resource is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business and provides a guide to investing in the Dominican Republic and provides information about the country, the laws that regulate its economy and society, and the Dominican investment climate.
How will governments across the globe respond to this pivotal technology? And for the United States, how will our government respond? This resource from Seyfarth dives into these questions.
This is a sample of what to look for when conducting background and bankruptcy checks on a plaintiff.
This sample policy establishes guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence tools.
A panel of global experts will address the main legal issues to consider when undertaking a recall campaign of products sold in more than one jurisdiction. As information sharing among consumer protection agencies has become more common, in-house counsel should be aware of the various types of regulations in connection with product liability and recall campaigns. Learn the different types of recall campaign regulations around the world (hazardousness, defectiveness, etc.), practical tips to launch a recall campaign in several jurisdictions without violating local rules, initial and subsequent reporting obligations triggered by recall campaign rules and indemnifications arising from a recall campaign.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding renewable energy across a range of jurisdictions.
This is a sample employment agreement between the company and its employee where the company is engaged in the business of providing Internet and software-based document authentication services, tele-health services and related business enterprises.
This article deals with protecting the employer's interests by post-termination restrictions in employment contracts.
This column discusses the results of the 2011 National Business Ethics Survey, including the disconnect between ethical culture strength and misconduct rates.
It's Quick, Easy and Adds Value: Use the ACC Value Index to Give Kudos to Creative Firms and Find Firms Evaluated on Value, CLO Perspective
Are you ready, willing and prepared to take up a place at the center of your respective nation’s social, political and economic life? In this article, in-house counsel can learn about giving back to their communities and what it takes to be a leader, not just in the legal field.
This primer is a guide to Mergers & Acquisitions in Asia Pacific region.
Introduction and key findings from the ACC Foundation: the State of Cybersecurity Report.
No longer is the annual report a dry recitation of financial figures. Increasingly, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings have become a canvas for broad, aspirational statements on corporate environmental and social practices. Publicly traded companies now face overlapping and sometimes conflicting demands for transparency from the SEC, activist shareholders, customers, and non–governmental organizations on subjects as disparate as conflict minerals, climate change, material environmental liabilities, and social mandates. These disclosures, which inevitably carry some degree of subjectivity, are fraught with obvious risks, including SEC enforcement actions, shareholder lawsuits and civil litigation based on consumer deception or false advertising claims. This program will provide corporate counsel with tips and case studies for working with their corporate colleagues and outside auditors to obtain information critical to making accurate and defensible disclosures that will highlight company accomplishments without creating unnecessary litigation or enforcement risk.
On August 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—in a bipartisan, 5-0 vote—issued a policy paper detailing its concerns with Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs). Check out this article by Foley & Lardner article detailing the policy paper and the future of the FTC and COPAs.
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