This is an excerpt from United States Code Annotated, Title 15. Commerce and Trade, Chapter 22, Trademarks (Refs & Annos), Subchapter IV. The Madrid Protocol.
This sample filing illustrates how to implement a necessary element of a comprehensive FCPA program into your company’s compliance library and is designed to help compliance professionals ensure they have considered all of the issues. Disclosure language for SEC filings must clearly state the circumstances surrounding an investigation into alleged violations of the FCPA as well as address cooperation and compliance controls.
The following is a risk management briefing that puts the key issues at the top of the agenda.
When your company is involved in an M&A transaction, it is easy to focus on the typical labor issues that come about, like collective bargaining agreements, pensions,and the WARN Act. However, in-house counsel need to concern themselves with the impact that coemployment can have on the transaction, considering the fact that leased employees are not normally regarded as "employees" during the M&A process.
Being an in-house attorney can be one of the most demanding professions. Therefore, learning time management skills can be absolutely crucial. Spare fifteen minutes for this article and learn how you can find at least fifteen minutes of extra time in your work day.
From lessons learned to the changing corporate climate, Ryan offers his thoughts on why you want that coveted general counsel position, how to get it, and how to stay happy while you're there. If you're still working for a law firm or simply new to in-house, Ryan just may offer you the perspective you need to move in-house and up the ladder.
Cloud-based solutions have revolutionised the way that business critical content is managed. While it excels at connecting people and devices to each other, the risks associated with this technology continue to surface. Increased data availability and improved performance remain the undeniable immediate opportunities but data security and privacy rules continue to be a constant concern for any user. This session will engage the audience in a lively thought exchange on this powerful technology capability.
Five years ago, the DuPont Legal Model was a concept. Today it is a reality that has changed the company’s practice of law in a global, market-driven economy. Like the rest of the corporation, DuPont’s legal practice is managed to make money, not prove principles. Thomas Sager, of DuPont, explains how the model has brought DuPont’s legal department prominence as a leader of the survivors of the tumultuous nineties.
As the nature of in-house counsel's responsibilities change, so do their work environments. In this article, learn how to keep in touch, interact and succeed with a physically dispersed team.
Blind spots are more than just driving hazards. Business leaders should be aware of ethical blind spots. This article offers examples of blind spots in corporate settings and gives advice on how to avoid calamity.
This program material looks at the current changes, illustrated with several examples, and provides an outlook as to how the future of legal services could be. The panelists present best practice examples and provide insight on how their legal departments are preparing for the evolution of the legal service industry.
Like it or not, numbers matter. This is particularly true in workforce affairs. What numbers? Pay, demographics and performance ratings, to name just a few. Knowing your organization’s numbers—and when to look at them, how to interpret them and what to do with them—can help you guide your organization proactively through events ranging from the routine administration of compensation and benefits to the most extraordinary corporate transaction. This session will cover best practices, including proactive pay equity studies, adverse impact analyses related to reorganizations and reductions in force, hiring and other employment actions. It also will highlight the latest statistical issues in litigation.
Parties often use letters of intent at the start of a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal to outline material terms and establish negotiation parameters. Letters of intent can reduce the time and expense of finalizing a transaction but often have unintended consequences. A major risk of entering a letter of intent is that the document will later be declared binding, even though the parties intended it to be preliminary and non-binding, thus resulting in unsatisfactory or incomplete deal terms. Letters of intent need to be carefully crafted to ensure that the parties’ intent is truly documented and a map to the final deal is determined. The panel of internal and outside M&A attorneys will (1) review the latest legal developments regarding letters of intent, (2) provide best practices for parties negotiating preliminary terms, and (3) discuss proven ways to engage management and internal development teams to maximize the benefit of such letters.
The latest in-house trends and updates from the ACC research department.
This is a sample lease agreement for the states of California and Delaware.
A comprehensive management systems approach for security, preparedness, response, mitigation, business/operational continuity, and recovery for disruptive incidents resulting in an emergency, crisis, or disaster.
Word version of the sample Model Contract Clauses to Protect Workers in International Supply Chains, Version 2.0, developed by the Working Group to Draft Model Contract Clauses to Protect Human Rights in International Supply Chains American Bar Association Section of Business Law.
Class and collective action litigation continue to evolve. Recently, appellate courts have issued precedential decisions affecting class size, composition and standards for certification.
A sample memorandum instructing the company not to destroy any documents during a Department of Justice investigation.
The Real Estate Survey is being conducted by members of the Lex Mundi Real Estate Practice
Group. This multi-part survey of Issues in Real Estate Investment and Finance presents jurisdictional overviews of real estate investment and financing laws in jurisdictions around the world. This survey covers four general topics: foreign investments, ownership of real property, finance and commercial leasing.
New rules significantly expand the scope of existing UK and EU sanctions and export controls on Russia.
This Client Alert summarises the latest sanctions imposed by the UK and the EU as of 7 March 2022. Different jurisdictions are introducing new sanctions, export restrictions, and other legal and regulatory measures on a near daily basis, and companies exposed to the developments in Russia should ensure that they obtain up-to-date legal advice before taking any steps that may have legal effects.
Companies must compete globally today, and international joint ventures (IJV) or consortium agreements (project joint ventures, PJVs) are a complex and necessary part of this business. They aid companies in forming strategic alliances that allow them to gain access to a partner’ s essential local markets, resources, expertise and technology. They also bring substantial risk, including significant economic and compliance risk. This session will prepare in-house counsel to advise on the pros and cons of JVs and PJVs, including geographic, cultural, economic and compliance considerations, and review the basic elements of JV and consortium agreements with an eye to maximizing the value and mitigating the risks. Panelists will cite real-life examples to illustrate how to structure, negotiate and manage these types of agreements for international projects.
This article features survey data from the ACC/Laurence Simons 2012 EMEA Legal Department, ACC's 2011 Census Report, and the 2011 Chief Legal Officer Survey.
This briefing examines the increasing scrutiny placed on the design and marketing of complex financial products intended for retail distribution in the UK, and offers points of comparison with other jurisdictions on the increased product intervention risk associated with these products.
This article provides an overview of the options proposed by the Federal Council in order to implement the standard set by the FATF Recommendations 2012 into the national law and to fulfill Switzerland's international engagements.
Problems and disputes can happen at any organization. Being in-house counsel means you have to create the right environment to overcome these issues. In this article, learn how to create the right organisational structure for you company and more.
Fresh out of law school and ready to take on the world? Have some experience under you belt, but want to move up? Get advice from another young in-house attorney. Discover how best to serve your clients and make a good impression.
This is a sample master power purchase and sales agreement.
The following resource is an excerpt from the 2020 edition of GIR’s Privilege Knowhow, first published in December 2020. The focus of this excerpt is attorney-client privilege in Germany.
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