Commercial Contract Series: Contractual Cyber Readiness - presentation held in Sydney 6 June 2017.
A company’s board of directors is responsible
for investigating allegations of wrongdoing by officers and employees of the company. However, sometimes it is a board member who ends up in the investigatory hot seat. This article examines the best practices companies should consider when investigating alleged board member misconduct.
Don Hughes, vice president and EMEA general counsel at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), has a PhD in semiconductor physics from Cardiff University in Wales where he subsequently also gained a distinction in his law finals. In this interview he discusses the benefits of his dual degrees and the emerging markets in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Jim Jackson, executive office director and general counsel of Medair, discusses risk management for the humanitarian aid industry.
In 2017, the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) increased its self-disclosure incentives for companies in violation of global export controls. Given the financial benefit extended to whistleblowers, companies should be prepared to self-disclose any and all export violations to the DOJ before someone else does it first.
These are sample instructions for completing a commercial party disclosure form.
A Third Circuit opinion concerning the proper operation of a corporate family's centralized in-house legal department, and delving into a variety of concepts related to the co-client (or joint-client) privilege, its exceptions, its scope, and a lawyer's ethical obligation. The Court explores the co-client (or joint-client) privilege, which applies when multiple clients hire the same counsel to represent them on a matter of common interest, and the community-of-interest (or common-interest) privilege, which comes into play when clients with separate attorneys share otherwise privileged information in order to coordinate their legal activities, as well as the adverse-litigation exception.
It is important that legal team resources be focused on strategic and revenue generating opportunities. How can the legal department align their resources to risk and growth? If these resources are viewed in terms of a pyramid, a number of options are presented for servicing clients. We will explore considerations to outsourcing higher volume, lower- risk work to free up resources.
Review various types of business insurance including D&O, E&O and special lines of coverage. Learn to understand standard policy clauses, insurers' interpretation of those clauses and practical steps you can take to maximize your company's insurance recoveries.
"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"
Policies that promote social and environmental justice should be integrated with the traditional production and consumption economy. Financial institutions play an important role in that economic model. Learn how credit-granting policies can work alongside the Brazilian government to achieve social and environmental sustainability.
The Spanish "REIT" was founded in October 2009 under the name of Sociedades Anónimas Cotizadas de Inversión en el Mercado Inmobiliario ("SOCIMI"). Its legal regime was set out in the Law 11/2009 of 26 October, which was subsequently amended by Law 16/2012 of 27 December to relax the legal requirements for their incorporation, remove the regulatory barriers and enhance the tax treatment applicable from 2009.
A sample Working Document setting up a table with the elements and principles to be found in Binding Corporate Rules.
Waiting for litigation to occur can be both risky and expensive – especially for companies with high litigation profiles. Because of their urgency, responding to discovery and placing legal holds can disrupt business operations and consume available resources, making it hard for a company to get out of the reactive discovery mindset. Instead of waiting for discovery requests to appear, organizations in the Untied States need to anticipate and prepare for future litigation requirements.
This article is a global guide for the protection of designs in Switzerland.
Bring your own device (“BYOD”) is an organizational policy that allows employees to use their own mobile devices to access the organization’s information, including personal data collected by the organization in Hong Kong. For the purpose of this leaflet, personal data collected by an organization is referred to as “organization-collected personal data.”
Your operation has made the transition to a paperless legal file environment. Now you wonder how to gain efficiencies and savings to truly become a modern law office. This session, applicable to any size legal operation, will explore practical options available to your department. Hear speakers’ firsthand experiences with document management systems and software such as SharePoint and Adobe Pro, and the challenges encountered during the transition to a paperless environment. Panelists from corporate and litigation practices will describe how they make use of technology and digital information to improve trial practice and corporate practice results; and explore the<br />ethical considerations that may arise relating to cross-jurisdictional practice, electronic file sharing and storage, document retention and destruction.
In order to defray the rising cost of ediscovery, corporate legal teams are bringing the practice in-house. There are many ways to develop good, cost- effective ediscovery processes that are also transparent and defensible. This article discusses the five key pillars that frame successful initiatives.
Your initial reaction to the offer of an international assignment will probably be excitement — and understandably so. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity through which you can expand your knowledge, experience and personal value. However, take a minute to think about the logistics — personally and professionally — before you book your flight.
The policy of promoting free and frank discussions in negotiations that can lead to settlement prior to trial is embodied in Federal Rule 408 of the US Federal Rules of Evidence. But before you start a full and open discussion, understand that the protections extended by this rule are not clear-cut. This article reviews what Rule 408 does and does not do.
A bumpy economy has turned litigation and government investigations into even hotter hot button issues. Increasing expenses are placing added pressure on counsel saddled with keeping costs down. How can you evaluate the impact of the economy on your law department? Read to find out!
This article covers Governor Newsom's commitment to signing into law two bills that would require certain companies that do business in California to disclose their GHG emissions and climate-related financial risks.
We have recently witnessed a tide of competition cases examining discrete exchanges of information. This article sets out how you can ensure your company avoids falling foul of the competition rules on exchanging information in its dealings with competitors and other market players.
This ACC Top Ten contains tips which are designed to ensure that you are running the most effective and efficient international legal team, taking into consideration the challenges that are faced when dealing with team members who are stationed around the globe.
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