706 Million-dollar Misconceptions: Ten Employment Law Mistakes that Can Cost Your Company a Fortune. Employment-related lawsuits now constitute more than 25% of all civil lawsuits. Learn to be vigilant to ensure common problems and mistakes aren't occurring in your company.
In recent years, companies specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have been increasingly coveted acquisition targets. Foley & Lardner have provided insight into the AI field transforming our approaches to key issues. Accordingly, it is no surprise that AI has emerged as a prime sector for M&A activity. This guide helps breakdown how to approach risks and rewards in dealing with the rising importance of Artificial Intelligence.
This article provides basic information only and cannot be treated as an exhaustive overview of any specific legal or business issue.
You are an employer who requires your employees to execute restrictive covenant agreements containing reasonable non- competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure provisions in order to protect proprietary interests. One of your employees is resigning to work for a direct competitor in violation of his restrictive covenant obligations. Learn what you can do to protect your company.
Legal risks can have a domino effect — financial failure in one institution may trigger others. The Basel Accords are banking laws recommended to regulators as a way to create a globally harmonious approach to financial and operational risk. These recommendations signal a shift from problem solving to problem prevention.
This document sets forth the legal support areas that in-house legal counsel should focus on in order to allow the business team to concentrate their efforts on their key business initiatives. Deliverables will include the optimization of the provision of legal services, the conduct of a gap analysis to identify on a timely basis future legal support requirements and to implement legal cost-saving initiatives. Company can maximize its corporate capabilities by having the legal function become an important driver of competitive advantage.
In China, establishing a well-known trademark is a tool that offers a much broader scope of protection to trademark owners than those offered by normal registered trademarks. Learn about how to take some next steps when applying for this status.
In managing a global workforce, companies need to know varying regional regulations, balance the law with corporate policies, and understand cultural differences and how law and policy can be practically applied. Let this article be your guide to meeting the employment and labor challenges of a multinational company.
Those who have ascended to the top of the in-house profession are not "lucky," rather they have made their own luck through self-awareness, development plans, branding, and clear objective-setting. Set yourself up to succeed by investing in yourself and taking smart risks.
This “Guide” is not meant to be an exhaustive analysis of the return-to-the-office situation post-Covid; rather, it should be used as a starting point for employers to create or update their policies and practices in conjunction with a thorough analysis of all applicable laws, ordinances, and guidance.
Tax Executives Institute, TEI, amicus brief, Textron v. US, 1/10
All attorneys understand the misfortune of dealing with difficult opposing counsel at some point in their career. We call these lawyers “Rambo” litigators. By understanding how Rambo litigators operate, in-house counsel can learn to watch out for certain tactics, and how best to react to them. This article outlines the steps needed to disarm this difficult adversary without losing Voices your composure or professionalism.
Legal teams are increasingly becoming responsible for data management. Like a spider’s web, every strand of data intertwines to support the business. At first glance the spider’s web may seem messy and chaotic, but there is order – each strand has a specific purpose. This article takes a close look at the information governance web and suggests ways to establish an effective, long-term information governance plan.
In-house counsel, whether at a
small, large or mid-size company, should be aware of export licensing issues as they impact almost any company, including those that do not engage in direct exports. If you don’t think implementing an export compliance program at your company is necessary, you might change your mind after reading this article.
The changing landscape of the American legal profession brings with it an ever-evolving set of concerns for attorneys and their employers. Over the past three decades increased lawyer mobility and the growing trend towards moving legal work in-house has fueled ethical and business-related concerns. These concerns include the need for confidentiality, the protection of intellectual property and other proprietary information, the potential for economic harm to the employer and the individual attorney respectively, and the increased potential for conflicts of interest. As a result, the past decades have also seen a marked increase in the use of anticompetitive covenants and consequently litigation related to anticompetitive covenants. This article attempts to predict the final outcome of the legal status of non-compete agreements as applied to in-house counsel.
The role of in-house counsel in India is evolving rapidly, and the influence of legal over other departments is also growing. Indian corporate counsel must prepare themselves for compliance in multiple jurisdictions and be aware of the legal and ethical environs of the countries in which they are doing business.
Much has been said of the expanded role that in-house counsel is now expected to carry out in public companies. Modern law departments must go beyond providing legal advice as needed, and are expected to collaborate directly and offer leadership to their board of directors. Learn how board governance has changed in the last 15 years and how in-house counsel must adapt.
Swidler & Berlin, et al. v. U.S, U.S. S. Ct., 4/1/1998. This Amicus Brief argues in light of Federal Rule of Evidence 501's "reason and experience" an absolute, rather than qualified, posthumous privilege is necessary. Additionally, the court erred in applying the lax work-product standard for purely factual information to mental-impression work product, and allowed the disclosure of factual material in the lawyer's notes revealing his thoughts and legal strategies.
Selected cases and materials related to attorneys' fees and costs.
This sample transportation agreement (Pro Shipper) is appropriate when a carrier is engaged in the business of transporting property by motor vehicle in intrastate and interstate trade and desires to furnish to Customer certain motor carrier transportation and related services.
This article focuses on tensions in litigation that involves obligations to produce vs. not to produce documents in different jurisdictions (United Kingdom, France, United Sates, China, and Hong Kong).
Swiss arbitration laws have been newly revised to be shorter and more concise. In this Quick Overview, the authors discuss these newly revised laws and how in-house counsel can navigate the Switzerland's international arbitration system.
This is a sample form of guarantee agreement.
This “best practices” document was drafted by the Cybersecurity Unit to assist organizations in preparing a cyber incident response plan and, more generally, in preparing to respond to a cyber incident in the United States.
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An Interview with David Cambria
Legal Ops’ OG Maverick has an eye on the bright future of the industry
A set of business-orientated questions and scoring to help you establish associated risks and severity.
Much like in Shakespearean plays, a government-driven investigation into company compliance can end as either a comedy or as a tragedy. To ensure the former, in-house counsel should work collaboratively with outside counsel to plan, establish, and execute an effective response plan. In doing so, the company can guarantee a positive relationship with federal regulators and avoid meeting a tragic Shakespearean demise.
Effective management of business funds is a very important goal for a company with several foreign branches or affiliate companies. One strategy for achieving effective funds management is to implement a cash pooling arrangement (including a cash management system). There are two types of cash pooling arrangements: actual cash pooling and notional cash pooling. This article provides information on both types.
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