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This article reflects and incorporates by reference all of the guidance and implementation decisions made about Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) since the issuance of EPA's SEP Policy in 1998.

In our annual review of the topics shaping governance today, we consider the ideas that will trend in boardrooms across Canada for months and years ahead. The dominant theme in Davies Governance Insights 2012 is the ability of the shareholder to take control of the governance agenda. In the Power and Influence of Canadian Shareholders, we look at three very different situations in which shareholders succeeded in their demands for governance change. <br /><br />In Boards Seek Fairness for All Shareholders, we describe the TELUS response to empty voting and the trend among mining companies to adopt advance notice bylaws. Both reflect the efforts of boards to resist shareholder actions that do not benefit all shareholders. In Shareholder Democracy Movement Continues we consider the status of majority voting and say on pay and Focus on the Integrity of the Shareholder Vote Intensifies brings up to date developments in the very important, if complex, area of the proxy voting system in Canada. Challenges in Overseeing Operations in Emerging Markets sets out the most important challenges demanding the attention of boards and management teams of issuers with operations in emerging markets. We end our review with a catalogue of the most recent developments in governance standards under New Governance Guidelines, Criteria and Rankings.

An IP bulletin from McDermott Will & Emery on patents in an international setting.

This article discusses the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) pay ratio disclosure rule, requiring public companies to compare the compensation of their chief executive officer to the median compensation of their other employees.

Federal Circuit Amicus Brief - Regents v. Affymetrix

Financial Management Worksheet for Budget Build-up with Initiatives

M&A transactions reached a record high of $5 trillion in volume in 2015, including announcements of four out of the 25 largest deals in history. In addition to predictable anti-competition scrutiny in the US and EU, these transactions often face regulatory hurdles on six continents as emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America begin to play a more vital role in the future of global companies across industries. Join this Chair's Choice session to hear from experienced deal team members as they discuss the challenges faced and lessons learned by navigating major mergers & acquisitions.

ACC Amicus Brief - Crimson Trace v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Examine the external and internal factors that affect the longer-term profitability of the organization; Understand the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow; and Discuss how to identify red flags that signal financial difficulties or accounting problems.

This panel will cover a wide range of issues relevant to in-house counsel including: dealing with seller-friendly deal environment; the role of in-house counsel in M&A; opportunities and pitfalls with earn-outs and other purchase price adjustment provisions; current due diligence hot button issues (including FCPA, OFAC and cybersecurity); shareholder activism; and lessons learned from recent M&A litigation.

ACC Amicus in Pacific V. Mayer Brown (PIMCO) filed 9/15/09

A memorandum of law arguing that the Court should hold that the representation of a corporate litigant by an in-house attorney employee authorized to practice law in New Jersey is neither an unauthorized practice of law nor a prohibited pro se appearance.

This is a sample software license agreement.

This is a sample form patent license agreement.

This list includes key points to consider when preparing for and managing an OSHA inspection.

This is a sample working document on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Binding Corporate Rules.

This is a sample model content license and linking agreement.

This article profiles Syeda Raza, who joined Host International, Inc., in August 2005, initially overseeing HR/ employment compliance, and, later, employment claims and international compliance. In this role she provided advice and counsel to all groups within HR including benefits, compensation, risk management, payroll, loss prevention and employee relations. In 2012, Syeda’s role expanded to include oversight of all litigation. In her current role as vice president and associate general counsel, litigation and international compliance, Syeda oversees and manages all aspects of litigation company-wide and also oversees the company’s FCPA compliance program worldwide.

In-house counsel managing litigation should understand the recent amendments and the logic behind the new amendments to the FRCP.