A presentation on how to fulfill the EU requirements for product safety.
The second session on addressing teaching contract law to nonlawyers.
The basics of employment law, including termination, wages, and hiring.
A brief survey of advertising law. Includes analysis of the role of the FTC, relevant legislation, legal limits of certain advertising, and other helpful information.
403 - 8 Miles Wide & 3 Inches Deep: A How-To for Handling Issues Confronting a Small Law Department
Presented at the ACCA European 2003 Annual Meeting.
Discussion of the types of information that have been afforded trade secret protection, the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, and the Economic Espionage Act. Includes an overview of the types of relief available, a summary of state laws, and practical recommendations for trade secret protection.
Addresses issues that generally arise when doing business internationally, such as employment/personnel issues, partnering and alliance issues, international distribution issues, currency and confidentiality privilege issues.
Examines recent changes in antitrust law and enforcement, and some of the reasons for those changes. Discusses antitrust compliance and common characteristics of international cartels. Includes the DOJ’s Antitrust Division Corporate and Individual Leniency Policies. Also discusses developments in European Union merger control law and practice
Contains hypothetical examples relating to corporate representation.
Addresses cyberspace threat & vulnerabilities, national policy and guiding principles of privacy legislation.
Includes amendments to the Securities Exchange Act, corporate governance rule proposals, and recent developments in federal securities regulation of corporate finance.
Article:"Principles of Third Party Liability Insurance? addresses coverage issues, including types of policies, environmental claims, duties to defend and to indemnify, & rules of policy construction- p. 3-49. Article:"Principles of Business Interruption Coverage? addresses general coverage considerations, mitigation requirements, etc.- p. 50-68.
Compilation of cases dealing with copyright infringement, violations of the Communications Act, and unfair business practices: Paramount Pictures Corp., et al. v. ReplayTV, Inc.; Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., et al. v. ReplayTV, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Replay TV, Inc.; Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive Co., LLC v. Gator Corp.; Traffix Devices, Inc. v. Marketing Displays, Inc.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.; DVD Copy Control Ass'n, Inc. v. Andrew Bunner.
This article discusses general information regarding general electric sale contracts and how to avoid risk during sale/purchase.
Addresses what factors the FTC should rely upon in deciding whether and to what extent restructuring can save an otherwise anti-competitive transaction.
Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and European Competition Laws
Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and European Competition Laws
Review of unauthorized practice of law rules throughout the United States. Includes hypotheticals that illustrate the application of the rules.
"Ethics program material, "Cutting Edge Issues for In-house Counsel," presented to the North Carolina Chapter by ACCA Senior Attorney Jim Merklinger. (September 24, 1999)."
"Update of SEC develops includes information related to M&A."
"Includes substantive information on protecting trade secrets and covenants not to compete."
"From WMACCA Monthly Luncheon, October 21, 1999. Presented by Ernest Stern and Edwin Martin, Jr.,
Piper & Marbury L.L.P."
Hypotheticals, discussions, and citations to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of ethical issues facing corporate counsel.
To present the program, you will need approximately four individuals to read the script and "role play". We suggest a panel of two to four individuals with a moderator to address discussion questions. Successful programs have used panelists with diverse legal backgrounds such as in-house lawyers, judges, legal ethics professors and lawyers in private practice. We encourage audience participation.
A summary of recent developments regarding to the attorney-client and work product privileges.
Whether someone is engaged in the unauthorized practice of law is a highly fact-sensitive inquiry. Both New Jersey and New York courts have, therefore, adopted a case-by-case approach.
"Just as the dual role of in-house counsel complicates liability as discussed above, communications with in-house counsel, ordinarily subject to the attorney-client privilege, have become suspect."
The following questions are designed to test your knowledge of the ethical concerns in giving or receiving gifts in a business relationship.
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