This article discusses the duties of a board member and how to limit civil liability for breach of these duties. In addition, this document analyzes the business judgment rule, as well as key cases.
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.
New York’s highest court has rejected an attempt to expand the state’s common-interest doctrine, and reinstated the New York rule that the doctrine only applies in the context of actual or threatened litigation.
This is an article providing a brief overview of the California Consumer Privacy Act.
What does it take to land a commercial airliner on the Hudson River? According to Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, it took 42 years of making small deposits of education and training in his bank of experience. This way, when called upon in a crisis he could make a "very large withdrawal." We submit it also took nerves of steel and incredible judgment. While we can't give you 42 years of experience and training, we can introduce you to what you need to know, do and be to become a law department leader.
This piece highlights the increasing pressure within Australia on companies to address the issue of climate change. In particular, it highlighted the amount of landmark climate change cases that have been issued in recent months to compel the government or specific directors and officers to compel action on climate change. Indeed, Australia is the second most active jurisdiction for climate change litigation, with the United States being first.
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The Smarter Legal Model, developed by Trevor Faure, helps legal departments increase coverage, improve compliance and increase client satisfaction — all for less cost. Ron Pol discusses Faure's model and the potential benefits resulting from its implementation.
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Department use cases showing how metrics and technology assisted process automation improves workshflows and results
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
Reconciling the interests of retirees with those of secured creditors is challenging both legally and practically.
Sample outside counsel requests for proposal, guidelines on how it is expected to be performed, and how the company and outside counsel are to interact once services are contracted.
This is an excerpt from United States Code Annotated, Title 15. Commerce and Trade, Chapter 22, Trademarks (Refs & Annos), Subchapter III. General Provisions.
This is a list of resources for the session.
The general purpose of the basic and specialized checklists that follow are to aid general counsel in drafting and/or reviewing outside counsel equity and phantom equity plan documents to make sure that relevant law changes are included in the documents and that many other traps in interpreting and administering the written documents are avoided.
This white paper shows how important it is for employment attorneys to be able to conduct investigations and advise their clients on how to appropriately conduct investigations.
Supreme Court of California affirms Court of Appeal decision granting recovery of attorney fees when the entity is represented by In-House Counsel. ACC had filed an amicus brief over this issue.
This document’s purpose is to illustrate possible metrics to be considered when measuring an Intellectual Property Portfolio.
As we shall demonstrate in the first part of this chapter, there are many questions yet to be answered before private enforcement takes off in Brazil. Basic questions such as who, when, how and what may need to be clarified before plaintiffs feel comfortable initiating an extremely long and expensive recovery of damages. The second part of this chapter will report on the current status of the major private cases initiated in the past years. Finally, suggestions will be provided to address the lack of incentives to seek private antitrust enforcement in Brazil.
Transactional legal opinions, whether for financings, mergers and acquisitions or securities deals, require lawyers to draft tens of pages to opine on matters that take half a page. Why the assumptions? Why the qualifications? Why the trouble? The panel will review and discuss standard structures to legal opinions, what to request when you are the addressee and what to avoid when drafting. Should in-house lawyers provide opinions? What deals should you never opine on? The panel will give its opinion on opinions to further your opinion.
This article states that although the Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't require companies to disclose cybersecurity risks and incidents, companies should establish a disclosure framework in light of the SEC's cybersecurity guidance.
While marijuana is still illegal under federal law, states are increasingly legalizing the use of medical and recreational marijuana, creating a direct conflict with federal law. Most states have legalized the use of marijuana in some manner, presenting a host of practical problems and legal challenges for employers. How can employers best address the use of marijuana by applicants and employees?
This is a sample form of intellectual property security agreement.
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