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This is a sample form for self certification of the EU-US privacy shield

As in-house counsel, some of the most complex issues to manage relate to wage and hour. These issues may pose significant exposure to your organization so ignoring them or fixing them incorrectly can spell disaster. This article provides some guidance for in-house counsel seeking to evaluate wage and hour practices.

Dan Goldstein, chief legal and compliance officer at Pitney Bowes, discusses risk management.

Extracting value from intellectual property assets through IP monetization activities is a major objective for many organizations. This session will provide an in-depth discussion of issues to consider when assessing and valuing patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret assets for possible commercialization. The panel will review the IP monetization programs, transactions, and structures available and provide strategies for structuring and building successful deals based on asset attributes, desired outcomes, and governing legal principles (e.g. standing, enforcement, royalty structures, and reserved rights).The panel will also include guidance for engaging key stakeholders to establish an IP strategy that supports monetization activities worldwide.

A sample Working Document setting up a table with the elements and principles to be found in Binding Corporate Rules.

This article is a global guide for the protection of designs in Switzerland.

This article highlights significant considerations for boards operating in today’s volatile business climate: Corporate governance has become more of a shared responsibility than ever before; directors should adopt a proactive stance and engage with management in candid, ongoing discussion about the company’s strategy; and directors have a responsibility to set the right tone at the top regarding long-term value creation.

Mitchell and the subsequent Court of Appeal decisions have proven highly controversial. Described as "unduly harsh" and leading to a "climate of fear", Lord Dyson's prediction that there will be more litigation to determine the exact boundaries of the decision have been realised. Much has already been written about the aftermath. The focus of this article is to look at where we are now. How exactly have the rules of the game changed?

This article is a four-part series in which Oracle Associate General Counsel Suchitra Narayen, QuisLex CEO Ram Vasudevan and consultant Rees Morrison discuss the opportunities and challenges facing a global legal department.

A member-submitted memorandum drafted to provide a non-profit organization's legal department a CASL overview.

This resource contains 51 key questions to ask when polling your clients about their satisfaction with outside counsel.

The purpose of the probationary period is for the employer and employee to get to know each other better before being bound to each other. During the probationary period, both the employer and the employee can terminate the employment contract.

Currently, it is difficult or impossible to find out who the main shareholders of private and non- listed companies are. A shareholder is only registered in the trade register and therefore public if a company has only one shareholder.

This article discusses warranties and indemnities in acquisition agreements in the Netherlands.

Which form of dispute resolution is best for your contract? Hear from in-house counsel and experts the pros and cons of different methods of dispute resolution from their experience and help inform you as you decide which form to use in your contracts.

Cross-border compliance obligations for multi-nationals means a lot more headaches for in-house litigators tasked with managing cross-border discovery. Discovery obligations vary from country to country — but try telling that to your home regulator who is clamoring for you to turn over documents that another regulator forbids you to. Explore the growing international complexity of discovery/ediscovery compliance with a lively panel discussion that looks at recent regulatory actions, litigations and sanctions, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Code of Business Conduct and the Eighth Amendment to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China.

This article addresses whether a court should require a company to establish a supervisory board so that the general meeting of shareholders will lose part of its powers.

5 Steps You Can Take When Your Client Doesn’t Pay! Sooner or later, almost all companies will have to deal with it: a client who does not pay. Which steps can you take when a client doesn’t pay? Which steps can you take to collect your claim?

There are certain exemptions that companies can make in order to lower costs when filing taxes. One is called a 403 Statement where the "mother" company takes on the liability of its subsidiaries.

Executive job titles hold a great amount of prominence in the corporate world. However, it can be difficult to discern the powers assigned to a director and how they differ in each role. Learn more about director titles similarities and differences.

Each company has the statutory requirement to promote its own interests. Consequently, companies from the same group may have conflicting interests in certain situations. Read more as to how conflicts are resolved and where ultimate responsibility of message lies.

Overview of the Legal Review Policy phase and how this relates to Contract Lifecycle Management.  

Overview of the people required in your legal team to manage contracts and how this relates to Contract Lifecycle Management.

Overview of how to create successful templates for contract efficiency and how this relates to Contract Lifecycle Management. 

Guidelines for creating negotiation and empowerment playbooks and MSA general playbooks.