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The articles in this Out In Front include: Going Global: Developing Lawyers from Developing Countries Shoveling Smoke, Retreating Forward: 10 Steps for a Successful Offsite, The Biz: Juris Doctor Strangelove, Business Ethics: Hey Bub! Listen Up!, and The Contractual Cogitator: Immortal Warranty Sustains Boring Machine Case.

This is a sample non-compete agreement among a corporation, a banking corporation, and an employee.

This is a sample exclusive international sales representative agreement between a manufacturing company and a sales representative, for the solicitation of orders for the manufacturer's products from customers located within a territory.

This is a sample separation agreement made between an employee and employer, containing generic clauses for termination, return of company property, and payment. This sample is written for easy use in multiple jurisdictions.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on 28 June 2013 the introduction of further measures to fine-tune residential property loan rules, which came into effect on 29 June 2013. MAS Notice 632 has been amended to reflect these new rules, and MAS has also issued a new Notice 645, setting out details as to how banks and financial institutions are to compute the total debt servicing ratio for property loans.

This US-centered template offers more standardized language for separation and release procedures for employees.

Implementing changes in fee structures should not happen in isolation. Changes to value based billing affect only one factor in the value equation. Implementing value based billing is an opportunity to examine working relationships and processes to drive efficiency. It is a step to a Value Based Relationship.

This is a sample master services agreement between a sponsor company and a contractor company.

These are the FEC reporting requirements for political and non-political committees.

This is a sample agreement for a non-transferable, non-assignable, exclusive copyright license agreement, made between a textile and wallpaper company (“Licensee”) and an independent designer (“Licensor”). Provisions include, but are not limited to, license period, royalties, termination, indemnification, sublicenses and assignments. The agreement is governed by the laws of State of New York.

This is a sample service agreement for consultants.

A Service Level Management Agreement between two corporations that are under common control, which relates to one entity's provision (for example: human relations, accounting, marketing, business development or similar services) in on an arms-length basis to the "sibling corporation".

This quick reference provides you with a general overview of some of the nuances in the employment and labor law realm as it pertains to Poland. The document delves into the legal framework and then touches on core areas (employment contracts, working conditions, etc.) that you need to be mindful of.

This resource should be used to review personal service arrangements, the nature of employment relationships, and recruitment techniques.

Use this tool to assess existing hospital/physician relationships in order to identify potential violations of the federal Stark Law, anti-kickback law or False Claims Act (or similar state laws), which could trigger disclosure and/or repayment obligations. This tool can also be used as an aid in negotiating and drafting new agreements with physicians. While this tool was designed primarily with the Stark Law in mind, some of its questions are applicable to an anti-kickback analysis as well.

This Quick Counsel discusses the concept behind regulatory takings related to permit conditions, summarizes two key prior cases on regulatory takings and permit conditions, and discusses how they were expanded by the recent Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District.

Courts are increasingly recognizing the manageability issues inherent in class-wide treatment of alleged misclassification claims, which may curtail class certification of unwieldy misclassification cases. However, independent contractor lawsuits are on the rise as employers attempt to rely on non-employee workers to fall outside US Fair Labor Standards ACt ("FLSA") regulations.

An article reviewing SEC rules on management reports on internal control over financial reporting and related requirements applicable to audit committees. Includes an in depth overview of the required elements of the management report, auditor independence considerations, amendments to CEO and CFO certification requirements, and other considerations.

This article provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of the key issues relating to private equity fundraising and deal-doing on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis in Switzerland.

Copy of the memo from 2006 covering the Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations

A brief arguing that neither principles of agency law nor the rules authorizing attorneys to form professional corporations support a finding that a corporation engages in the unauthorized practice of law when it utilizes in-house counsel.

An agreement providing for the delivery of services between Japanese and American corporations. Provides for term of agreement, service fees, relationship of the parties, breach or default, risk and liability, confidentiality, prohibition of assignments, and other general considerations.

12.21.17 CLO Sign-on to California Bar

Getting Away from the Hourly Rate - The Counterproductive Effects of Billing Time Part 2 of 4

This is a sample complementary marketing agreement.

This is a sample guaranty agreement.

Change management basics – setting the stage, deciding what to do, making it happen and making it stick. From ACC Value Challenge workshop, Legal Service Management, July 2010: www.acc.com/legalservicemanagement