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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 article is an overview of the current energy mix in Switzerland, and the place of different energy sources in the market

A thorough list of questions to consider when dealing with the licensing of content.

This article shows how employment disputes may arise from time to time but swift action by the employer and sincere discussion will enable the parties to resolve the disputes amicably.

This article deals with The Hong Kong Labour Tribunal which is established for the purpose of assisting employers and employees to resolve their disputes quickly and cost-effectively without the need to go through the formal legal procedures of the court.

This article offers information about the procedures known as “migration” of contracts provided for in the Hydrocarbons Law and the Hydrocarbons Income Law, through which Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) can request from the Department of Energy (SENER) the transformation of certain Contracts for the Production of Hydrocarbons (CIEPs) and the Financed Public Works Contracts (COPFs) to any of the following four new types of Exploration and Extraction Contracts (CEEs): license, production sharing, profit sharing and services contracts.

Difficulties often arise for applicants and assessment managers where an applicant is seeking to make changes to a development application or approval

Columnist Bob Feldman takes a look at what lessons can be taken from everyday cooking and applied to the world of drafting contracts.

The author reflects on his reasons for volunteering. Whether speaking on a panel, mentoring, writing an article or serving a leadership role, he brings energy and passion to all of his activities, as well as a desire to teach and learn.

Records management processes need to follow the “five second rule:” All record identification, classification, retention period research, storing, and tagging processes altogether cannot take longer than five seconds.

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

This updated InfoPAK is designed to provide a summary of the law governing covenants not to compete in multiple countries. The InfoPAK will aid in the counseling and drafting of covenants and provide guidance regarding commonly-occurring contract issues, including factors courts consider when analyzing a covenant not to compete.

Hewlett-Packard's sample site maps for onboarding, new attorney education and training, and mentoring and oversight.

This Agreement is drafted under English law. It is intended for use where one or more domain names are to be transferred as part of a transaction for the sale of business assets and is drafted on the assumption that the parties will also be entering into a separate business purchase agreement.

This is the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations contractor code of business ethics and conduct clause.

Columnist James A. Nortz reviews some surprising findings in the 2009 National Business Ethics Survey.

This article discusses the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Policy Statement PS23/13 which sets out a new regime for the approval of financial promotions made by unauthorized persons. Those authorized to carry out the new regulated activity of approving financial promotions will be permitted to approve a limited range of financial promotions.

This is a litigation checklist.

This case addresses important questions concerning the scope of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context and the applicability of the work-product doctrine in proceedings to enforce tax summonses.

The Insurance/Reinsurance Guide to Global Business is meant to be a quick reference for in-house counsel conducting business across the world.

This material provides an overview of the various factors that a foreign investor should consider when establishing a business in Nicaragua.

This article shows how timely and accurate disclosure is encouraged to be made accordingly in order to avoid any sorts of penalty with regarding a director or chief executive, who is also a director or chief executive of and is interested in the share of an associated corporation of that listed corporation in Hong Kong.

This article shows how although employers generally have broad powers to terminate the employment relationship with employees, they should now consider whether the employee can reasonably challenge the dismissal on the basis that it is in bad faith and intended to deprive them of a benefit.