An article focusing on developing the business savvy of the legal department to the benefit of the business as a whole.
The session will cover important recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) developments since the 2014 ACC Annual Meeting. The program will review significant enforcement actions and trends as well as recent SEC developments related to cybersecurity, conflict minerals, social media, whistleblowing and disclosure reform. Presenters will also examine those sections of Dodd–Frank that matter most to corporate and securities lawyers in their day-to-day practices, including providing advice to management and board members. They will review the network of regulations that have been adopted pursuant to those sections, and report on the status of regulations not yet adopted by the SEC. The session will be a fast-moving program; come equipped with a working knowledge of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.
This is a sample management agreement where Company 1 holds all management rights in connection with the Property.
Numerous states prohibit employers from disciplining or discharging employees for off-duty conduct. A growing number of states have legalized the use of medical marijuana and/or recreational marijuana. An even larger number of states have limited an employer’s ability to use social media, criminal background checks and credit reports when making employment decisions. These ongoing changes to the law, combined with the National Labor Relations Board’s increased oversight, make it increasingly difficult for employers to take adverse employment action against an applicant or employee for conduct that does not occur in the workplace. This session will provide attendees with an update on the law in this evolving area, guidelines for compliance, tips on avoiding litigation and optimal positioning for a positive outcome if litigation is commenced.
This session will discuss how in-house lawyers can use risk management principles (e.g. appetite, identification, qualification, treatment and monitoring) to negotiate contract terms and more effectively manage risks while progressing deals to closure. Topics to be addressed include hosting and consulting agreements, and other transactions in which risks can easily outweigh the compensation.
Normally the appeals process begins right after you’ve been on the receiving end of an unfavorable trial court decision. Take a different perspective and increase your odds of successful appeals with the authors’ in-on-the-ground-floor approach.
Taxonomy introduction and instructions on building a taxonomy as part of your department’s Knowledge Management program.
This program will explore the best practices for companies that manage vendors and cybersecurity concerns. Some of the significant questions to be addressed include: What are some best practices for vendor due diligence? How can vendor cybersecurity risks be addressed and mitigated, both contractually and otherwise? What role, if any, should in-house counsel have in vendor management?
Credit funds are increasingly marketed to French insurance companies (entreprises d'assurance). Other similar institutions, such as contingency institutions (institutions de prévoyance) and complementary pension institutions (institutions de retraite complémentaire), also appear as an important source of debt financing. Learn more about this here.
This article addresses how the development and use of mobile technologies and devices is expanding at an incredibly fast pace and is changing, and in fact revolutionizing, the way patients and healthcare providers interact.
If you have your records management policies and processes, Information Governance roadmap, tools, and technology in place, you may think you are done. We are not there yet. The most overlooked and critical piece of records management and large Information Governance programs is employee behavior change management.
This article discusses the opportunities and challenges of highly disruptive technologies and how the lessons learned from roads already taken remain relevant and instructive.
ACCA’s policy pursuits can provide you with ammunition for proving the value of in-house counsel to the corporate bottom line.
This article challenges the view that outside counsel are more effective gatekeepers than their in-house colleagues, addressing Professor Kim's analysis and applying it to firsthand experiences.
A list written for internal champions of legal project management to overcome six common objections to it.
This is a sample services agreement between a company and supplier, for the manufacturing and supply of medical products.
German Software License Agreement
Software License Agreement (Germany)
This article provides ten practical steps that in-house counsel and HR teams should consider now in order to be prepared for an employment contingency plan regarding Brexit.
Columnist James A. Nortz compares the forces of nature and the forces of corporate governance and business ethics.
A step-by-step review of how to procedurally arrange a corporate scheme in the Cayman Islands.
This article outlines several essential skills that general counsel and other legal team leaders should possess in order to aid them in making difficult challenges that will help their company minimize risks and withstand other future challenges.
Read how the Office Depot law department implemented changes to fee and staffing arrangements in a variety of law areas to increase value.
This is a sample consulting agreement where consultant agrees to provide training to employees.
Evaluate various career paths for GCs endeavoring to climb higher or take a different route.
This issue includes articles about the European Patent Convention, patenting software in the UK, and Belgium intellectual property rights.
Every CLO needs to be on the lookout for financial mismanagement and corporate fraud. While you don't have to go back to school for an MBA, you do need to learn lessons from your peers' mistakes. Here, the author examines 10 red flags you need to be aware of.
Lists warning signs of financial mismanagement and/or fraud. These attributes were found in companies' operations and activities who are alleged to have engaged in financial mismanagement and/or fraud. Also, lists ways in-house counsel are well situated to address important aspects of many accounting matters and what they can do.
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