You only have 10 minutes to review a contract. What terms should you be sure to review, and what drafting errors should you look for and consider correcting? This program will highlight the critical topics on which lawyers should laser their focus.

These rules of dispute resolution in toxic tort cases set guidelines that cover the initiation of procedure, settlement counsel, preliminary conference, science adviser, further conferences, mini-trial proceedings, confidentiality, costs, consent of parties, and conflicts of interest.

Mobile devices are now key features of both personal and on-the-job life. Given their proliferation, it’s natural for employees to want to use the same ones both privately and professionally. In the first part of this session, technology experts will provide an overview of the key technology and security risks associated with mobile computing that will enable you to have an informed discussion with your CIO about current issues with Bring your own device (BYOD) for use at work and Corporate-owned, personally enabled (COPE) devices that the employee can take home programs. In the second part of the session, our panel will discuss some of the best practices around policies, procedures and training when implementing a BYOD or COPE program. The panel will also touch on the legal implications of such programs with respect to your employees and your regulatory obligations and litigation concerns.

This material contains a link to the Marsh & McLennan Companies Code of Conduct (in multiple languages).

A claim to repair defects or an entitlement to compensation can become prescribed under Dutch law. This article addresses how you can prevent this by interrupting the limitation period.

This InfoPAK provides an overview of major issues in European labor and employment law. It is important to emphasize that this is an overview; only local labor/employment counsel in the relevant jurisdiction can advise on specific issues. Nevertheless, this article identifies the major issues which the corporate headquarters and/or regional counsel need to understand, and provides some examples of the types of problems which often arise.

This article addresses how globally, the hedge fund industry is impacted by countless reforms; including European short selling bans, global derivatives reform and shadow-banking.

This article discusses whether the United States Safe Harbor framework provides an adequate level of protection for European Union businesses that transfer personal data to U.S. companies.

A presentation on the importance of image for in-house counsel.

This Top Ten lists the steps that transactional attorneys can take to avoid common pitfalls when drafting risk allocation provisions.

This article is a case law regarding attorney-client privilege.

In re: Kellogg Brown & Root Opinion

Amicus Brief - Kiobel v. Cravath

This briefing examines the increasing scrutiny placed on the design and marketing of complex financial products intended for retail distribution in the UK, and offers points of comparison with other jurisdictions on the increased product intervention risk associated with these products.

An adjudicator’s obligation to comply with the rules of natural justice is affected by the nature of the process to which the rules apply. Read this article to learn more.

The end of 2013 and early 2014 saw a variety of proposals and developments in Canada on a range of corporate governance matters. Here are a few areas to watch over the course of 2014.

A crowd controller is a person who is hired at a public place for keeping order in or about the public place. This article addresses the issue of whether or not the crowd controller should be licensed.

From July 1, 2016, every Dutch company with a minimum of 50 employees is required to have a whistleblowers regulation - a procedure on how to deal with internal reporting of suspicions of wrongdoing within a company. This article outlines what the regulations must contain.

This articles describes the criteria for a transfer of undertaking when planning a merger, acquisition or division of a business in the Netherlands.