This is a sample checklist of key considerations for non-profit organizations who wish to start activities in a new country - such as identifying who can authorize entering a new country and specific activities, and the conditions under which and the resources with which this may be done.
Teeming with natural resources, sunshine, fertile lands and an educated workforce, Guatemala mirrors its Central American neighbors in both resources and the dichotomy of its socioeconomic structure. However, rampant crime and corruption, coupled with a byzantine legal landscape, can sometimes outweigh the advantages of this Central American nation of 15.7 million, the most populated in the region.
These are sample Partial and Final Mechanic's Lien Waiver forms (Illinois).
In ACC Docket's September Issue, Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz reveals how to deal with a nasty boss: by not becoming one yourself.
List of questions to ask before doing business in China. Includes considerations of how a company makes first contact with China, the Chinese legal system, and specific legal issues like IP rights and contract enforcement.
This is a sample software license agreement.
An excerpt of the playbook used by James Hardie Industries and PwC NewLaw for strategic transformation. Includes an organization chart showing a new structure along global practice lines with flexible resource pools; a roadmap for the year-long project, with overviews of sprints; schematics of the legal project management process and their approach to continuous improvement; a description of their Innovation Team structure; and a strategic blueprint featuring the vision, goals, pillars, statements of what success looks like and a schematic showing how goals are aligned to workstreams and initiatives.
Document production Request List for Knowledge Transfer: Contract Life-Cycle Management and Playbook Design
A list of ACC legal resources related to each session presented at the Mini MBA Business Education course at Boston University.
This session will discuss how to handle uncomfortable situations that in-house counsel encounter during contract negotiations that raise ethical questions. The Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) are sometimes unclear and don't necessarily apply when it comes to everyday tasks of a commercial lawyer. This session will review the RPC and answer questions such as: How to deal with non-lawyers who say that they have the authority to negotiate without a lawyer present? What to do if the opposing party has not had legal advice, a contract is signed by an entity that does not exist, or the other side does not understand the implications of what it is agreeing to? Is there a duty to read a draft or redline a final copy to ensure no changes have been made? How to handle situations when a third-party attorney contacts your client without your involvement?
A ten point list of important issues to consider when dealing with insurance regulation in Singapore.
A key element to executing an effective records management or Information Governance program is ensuring that the right stakeholders are engaged.
Briefing on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in international agreements
This is a sample hotel group sales agreement addendum.
This program material covers the current and future states of law firms, lawyers and technology, and how to build a new relationship between law departments and law firms.
This article uses the analogy of repairing a garage door malfunction to discuss how ethics and compliance professionals should approach their work. Like a garage door, within an organization, there are innumerable moving parts, unseen and complex interactions, and a virtually infinite number of failure modes — each of which may require custom-made remedies when they’re not working properly.
This is a sample code of conduct policy regarding a business partner.
In this personal opinion article, a former senior executive speaks about his ideas regarding leadership and what a true leader needs to learn before taking up responsibilities.
This article examines the recent trends in cases which involve the extent of a Court’s jurisdiction to determine a “just and equitable winding up petition” when the two parties involved have a valid arbitration agreement between them.
The last three board meetings were ugly, but at least that maverick director is gone. He was nothing but trouble, always challenging management and questioning my legal advice. What? He has filed suit to enjoin the proposed acquisition, and he wants immediate discovery of my legal advice to the board? Preposterous! That's privileged, and he is not the privilege holder, the corporation is. He's out of luck. Or is he?
This article lists what you need to know to keep abreast of the ever-changing law regarding trade secret, computer fraud, and non-compete law.
Written Testimony of Andrew Weissmann, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, & Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, "The McNulty Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations"
This sample record retention policy lays out the recommended minimum retention periods applicable to company documents based on legal requirements and practical considerations.
In this multi-jurisdictional article, in-house counsel will learn the laws and regulations of employee non-compete agreements for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Meritas produced this resource in 2017.
This resource from Foley and Lardner provides insight into the most prominent trends throughout 2023. These trends are focused on the health care and life sciences sector.
When allegations of discrimination arise, it is important for corporate counsel to understand the best way to go about using statistics and analyzing data that could prove that their corporation acted in a proper manner. These guidelines will help you learn how to pick the best statistical experts, and use the right methods for obtaining, analyzing and identifying the right data.
An examination of the crucial attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, including building confidentiality into your contracts, unilateral disclosure by an attorney, limited waiver, and electronic attorney-client communications.
This is a sample services agreement between a supplier and customer.
In this article, learn about the recent developments in the use of variable interest entities in China and Hong Kong.
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