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To facilitate a smooth transition of employment status, use the following checklist when going through a termination. It will help gather all pertinent information regarding the employee and the termination. The checklist relates to US contexts.

This article looks at Phantom Share Plans (a “PSP”) which allows an employee to share in the company’s future growth without the principals giving up ownership in the company.

The right to be forgotten, Weltimmo, Safe Harbor, the General Data Protection Regulation. These are just some of the landmark privacy developments that came out of the EU in the past year. These rulings fundamentally affect the way businesses collect and use individuals' personal data, not just in the EU but worldwide. In this session, leading privacy experts will discuss how European privacy regulation has evolved and the key actions businesses need to take now to ensure they stay on the right side of the law and avoid attracting the huge fines that Europe will soon introduce. A must-see session for anyone grappling with EU data protection rules!

This is a guarantee agreement regarding finance and banking.

This article explores the use of alternative working patterns in a number of jurisdictions around the globe. In particular, we look at Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the US.

This is a sample services agreement between a state corporation and a services provider.

Find out why work-life balance is important in the Canadian Work-life Balance Report. Key findings include the most important benefits to in-house counsel in Canada, the impact of caregiving on recruitment and retention and ways companies can maintain productivity and promote balance.

2011 ACC Annual Meeting session materials which give an overview of legal project management. Includes tips re. scoping, budgeting, team planning, execution/management, and post-project reviews.

Amicus Brief - Supreme Court of New Mexico v. U.S.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Chair Gary Gensler has signaled his desire to have the SEC propose rules in April 2022 to increase its scrutiny of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and private companies that go public through de-SPAC transactions.

Follow this practical and systematic step-by-step advice for building longstanding, trusting, and rewarding relationships with overseas counsel.

No, this isn’t a futuristic discussion of how technology will replace your staff (so tell the kids to go back to their homework - you can handle this one yourself). John H. Ogden, of Werner & Pfleiderer Corporation and Krupp USA Financial Services imparts his down-to-earth strategies for making a virtual department out of part-time attorneys, legal research firms, contract attorneys, networking, and retained counsel.

This is an employment agreement between the company and its executive.

This is a sample temporary staffing services agreement where the provider company is based in Ontario, Canada.

A Model Association CEO Employment Agreement, which is favorable to the executive.

Make sure your new value-based fee structures with law firms are successful by focusing on forging long-term relationships, goal alignment, and solid project management. In this session, we’ll discuss how to assess firm project management capabilities, and ways to manage the outside counsel interface over the life of a matter to ensure you are satisfied with outcome. We’ll cover tools and techniques of successful project management, such as defining scope, requirements and milestones up front, conducting progress assessments along the way, ensuring the budget is on track (and how to anticipate and deal with variances), and concluding matters with assessments that foster continuous improvement.

Latham & Watkins provides an overview of how to best navigate the SEC's new "Clawback" rules. These include how to understand and apply the new rules, to new disclosure requirements and more.

This article focuses on a selection of three issues which were addressed in the review, considering the rationales behind the relevant provisions and the effect of the proposed amendments.

This article deals with recommendations of India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs to suggest measures for monitoring the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility policies.

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.

The 990. Charity Navigator. Lobbying or Federal Election Committee (FEC) reports. These and a host of other public disclosure documents put your organization's credibility on the line. Discover the key role in-house counsel play in ensuring transparency and accountability while supporting the best possible public presentation for their organizations.

This article discusses European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implications and compliance for Asia Pacific (APAC) region businesses.

This article discusses the highlights of reform to the Hong Kong patent system.

Brazil recently passed the Clean Companies Act into law, signaling the country’s new and aggressive approach to stamping out bribery and corruption. As they can now be held liable for violations, companies should now take the opportunity to either review or establish anti-bribery and corruption programs, to ensure compliance with the Act.

This article discusses how the Data Classification Standard (DCS) will specify security controls for identified activities that could potentially affect the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the documents or data.

This article looks at the types of software copyright claims commonly brought against financial institutions before the English Courts and the factual scenarios that give rise to them. It also provides practical tips on how to avoid and deal with such claims.

Hannah and Morton LLP found that using fewer associates enables the firm to add value to their clients in several ways, outlined in this Value Practice piece.

This article discusses three recent court decisions that have sparked controversy among the Canadian legal community. One case involves a Vancouver law firm and its associates, and another pits a burgeoning Quebec restaurant chain against one of its former franchisees.