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Phil Strauss gives advice on how to avoid allowing perception of your legal department from becoming reality.

Discusses managing expectations and partnering with the right local counsel for joint ventures.

This article covers the scope, implications, and enforcement of the new PRC competition law that applies equally to PRC and non-PRC entities alike.

There is a good reason to consider a lawyer as CEO, but it has nothing to do with litigation or regulation. Boards may be looking beyond an MBA because the real world presents them with a challenge that classic business training has yet to fully comprehend: emotional uncertainty.

When a company is sued, the responsibility of the litigation process falls on in-house counsel. If the in-house attorney is inexperienced or feels uneasy with the litigation process they may turn to outside counsel. However, the in-house attorney is not only missing the opportunity to influence the course of the lawsuit but also ensure savings.

All organizations, nonprofit or for-profit, need to be clear about what they stand for. And this is where intellectual property law plays a key role.

Discusses the Akzo decision and its effect on communications between in-house lawyers and their business clients.

This study found that companies targeted for board representation by hedge fund activists demonstrated a boost in their short-term stock performance. The study also found that over the longer term, targeted companies showed a dramatic improvement after the intervention, for up to five years after a hedge fund activist obtains at least one board seat.

Article 20 of the new Loi de Programmation Militaire has been described as the “French Patriot Act.” It gives the French administration new surveillance powers, allowing it to request content, data and metadata, including geo-location data. This article provides an overview of the key provisions of this new law.

The number of law suits companies faced in 2013 remained relatively unchanged compared with prior years, but the potential financial impact of those cases and the cost of defending them have risen, with health care and energy companies appearing particularly vulnerable, according to a new litigation survey.

This is a sample mutual non-disclosure agreement between two companies.

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Transport Canada has published Regulations Amending the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (Update of Standards), which came into force on July 15, 2014. The new amendments formalize into regulation several requirements and standards for crude oil carriers, which are outlined in this article.

This due diligence questionnaire is intended to assist you in understanding a risk assessment of proposed business partners before you engage any third party to perform services on behalf of the Company.

For both in-house and outside counsel, being the best lawyer is not always about exhaustive application of legal skills. It may seem counterintuitive to some lawyers, but sometimes less is really more.

FTI Value Chain Integrity Service Sheet - sessions held in Brisbane 1 May 2018, Perth 8 May 2018, Sydney 15 May 2018.

The author of this article argues that when management teams begin to share too many beliefs in common, they are in danger of becoming like a terrorist cell—irrational advocates of an extremist ideology. Read this article to find out how to manage a highly efficient and productive team without succumbing to the lure of “group think.”

The author discusses how her yoga practice informs her perspective throughout the day.

This article describes the facts of the case, the arguments and the ruling in the Washington state-based case of Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland v. Dally, evaluating the indemnification claims involved, and more.

Discusses how a CCO's task of implementing a new compliance and ethics program is like a cabinetmaker in that the program must fit seamlessly into the constantly shifting gaps in the corporate framework that they are supposed to fill.

Even with the pressure of bankruptcy filings bearing down on you, Todd Silberman highlights the importance of taking time away from the stress to regain focus and perspective.

Ann Fairchild, general counsel of the oil and gas division of Siemens AG, shares her daily schedule.

This article relays the importance of translating complex jargon into simple language so that counsel can be clear and transparent.

This article reflects on the importance of enjoying one’s work. It asks important questions of the reader, like, what is it that motivates you? The resounding theme of this piece is simple: love what you do.

ACC Docket's Lead the Way columnist reveals the importance of having a strong team to clinching a victory in the July/August 2016 issue.

Job hunting can be difficult even for the most qualified candidate. Here are some insightful tips on how to turn an interview into a job offer.

Bill Mordan alludes to the "rubber hand" illusion as a means of discussing the importance of representing the interests of your clients while simultaneously remaining impartial and objective.

The author considers Keith Chen’s proposal: The language you speak affects how much you save.

Check out this 2014 Tabbie Award-winning column! The author cautions against the correlation equals causation approach to meta-data analysis.

Big Data refers to the collection, organization and analysis of expansive data pools. Conclusions drawn from Big Data are not infallible. The author explains how human bias can influence the interpretation of data sets.