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This guide is intended to be the starting point for understanding the Brazilian Arbitration Law. Most of the details presented herein require further study of the Brazilian legal system and its application by the Brazilian courts.

This is a sample agreement between a vendor company and a client company for the design, development and manufacturing of a system (sample agreement governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey).

As more businesses begin to operate on a global scale, European companies may find themselves facing US litigation more frequently. If you are not familiar with US litigation, assessing the potential risks of a situation could prove quite difficult. Consider these 10 factors — know where you stand and which questions to ask.

Are you familiar with your company’s D&O liability insurance and indemnification program? If not, now might be the time to look into it. Read this article and ensure your officers and directors are protected from all threats — real and potential. After all, your CEO will only want to hear one answer to that question: Yes.

This article contains specific cases and summaries of the actions against in-house counsel in recent years.

This sample form is a list of documents to be reviewed in connection with a due diligence review of a company.

This is a sample master construction services agreement that includes a sample statement of work.

How will that contract you just drafted stand up to the scrutiny of a judge or jury? Each year, some of the largest jury verdicts in the United States are awarded in breach-of-contract cases. In this program, faculty will discuss lessons learned from trying contract cases to help you evaluate, prepare for, and win contract-related litigation. Topics will include unique issues that arise in trying contract claims; how commonly used contractual clauses can backfire at trial; minimizing risk in contract drafting and negotiation; restricting application of fiduciary duty and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; third-party vendor liability; and damages.

With over 900 pages of law & tens of thousands of pages of regulations, “ObamaCare” has been in the news and courts & now it’s on your desk and in your board room, C-suite and business units. Get your "cheat sheet" to navigating the implications of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The panel will tackle the hottest Affordable Care Act issues including: (1) Medicaid expansion - what states are expanding and what will be the impact to states that are not expanding; (2) New regulations - what are some of the most significant and controversial regulations and can more be expected in the near future; (3) Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) - great rewards are promised for healthcare companies willing to be accountable for better outcomes and savings, but what “pay for performance” and quality controls are being implemented, measured and reported and is it really worth it?

This InfoPAK will discuss why a strategic plan is needed and how to develop one.

How much diligence is due? The authors discuss the various levels and elements of environmental due diligence and the factors that determine the appropriate level of due diligence in a given transaction.

This sample integration chart contains fields based on task, assignment, designated point of contact, start and end dates.

Selected cases and materials related to forum selection.

This article is a memorandum to the Standing Committee by the Civil Rules Advisory Committee.

This form should be used to help itemize what acquisitions a company has made.