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Due to the global pandemic, organizations are facing tough choices as to how they approach in-person events. In this article, in-house counsel will learn about strategies and force majure clauses that help them safeguard their future events. This article was originally published in March 2020.

Unfair Contract Term Laws and how they impact on your business - presentation held in Tasmania 1 February 2017.

Kathleen Massey discusses her experiences with litigation management and gives some tips on how to maintain balance.

Review relevant Canadian rules of professional conduct and discuss global privilege rules comparatively, highlighting practical challenges facing corporate counsel such as providing legal advice, and handling legal communications that span jurisdictions, Finally, receive guidance on how to manage your legal team in light of jurisdictional differences.

Discusses how the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program can be of great benefit to your legal department, if your company does business with the federal government, and identifies best practices to mitigate the risks associated with obligations under FSS contracts.

This issue includes articles about the European Patent Convention, patenting software in the UK, and Belgium intellectual property rights.

This article is a review of the public competition enforcement in Switzerland.

This is a sample sponsored research agreement between a corporation (sponsor) and a university.

This is a sample secured convertible promissory note.

This is a sample professional services agreement for software implementation.

This is a sample secured convertible promissory note where the maker is a Nevada based corporation.

This article addresses how institutions have increasingly become alarmed at the vulnerability of their data to unauthorized disclosure driven by an employee’s desire to cash-in through a multimillion-dollar whistleblower award.

CPBO CLO Letter to the CA Bar 12.04.17

You may not know it, but intellectual property considerations and implications are everywhere in your company. And if you think you are immune, or it is someone else’s job because you practice real estate, or employment, or tax law, or are a generalist, then think again. Copyright, trademark, licensing, trade secrets, patent matters, and other IP issues can raise their heads almost anywhere. This session will help you identify what these issues look like so that you can respond accordingly. It will also teach you to take the necessary steps to protect valuable corporate assets and not infringe on the intellectual property rights of others.

Digitalization imposes, and almost automatically requires, the use of electronic signatures. An overview of the North American legal framework illustrates certain technicalities and misconceptions related to e-signatures.

This survey was sent to session participants prior to the meeting asking questions about their legal department, their company and the sorts of risks that they encounter in their daily practice.

Stephen C. Parker, of Prudential Insurance Company of America, takes a tip from production managers in this discussion of reengineering the legal function.

Important points to consider when dealing with LPO and how to avoid making costly and unethical mistakes.