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Who will train the lawyers (and will we even need them?) Ken Jagger A co-founder of Lawyers On Demand.

These options may spark change in the standards of admission to reflect the realities of corporate practice.

This is a sample confidentiality agreement each party desires to protect the confidentiality of the information that it provides and to have the other party take or abstain from taking certain actions in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

A Fortune 500 GC, a Managing Partner, a Consultant and a leading practitioner in alternative fee arrangements discuss how to approach the firm for an alternative fee arrangement discussion.

Partnering with universities is key to many research endeavors. Understanding the issues that both public and private universities encounter is crucial to ensuring great partnerships. This session will seek to address some of the recurring legal issues from the viewpoint of the universities and those organizations that contract with them.

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.

A brief addressing a fundamental question related to the operation of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context.

April 2008- The Movers & Shakers

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

This is a sample lease agreement between a limited partnership and a limited liability company, both based in Tennessee.

This is a sample office building lease agreement.

What is the impact of extra-territorial laws on EMEA departments and how much do Brazilian law departments spend externally? Read this sample of survey data to find out.

This is a sample lease agreement for the states of Georgia and Delaware.

This article explains Law no. 8,212/91, which sets forth labor accidents insurance tax rates.

From data security to maternity leave, ACC combs through insights from our latest research reports.

The Movers & Shakers in the In-house community, May 2007

The movers & shakers

This is a sample form of convertible promissory note where the borrower is Nevada based.

This discussion will address the Yates Memorandum, which emphasizes the US Department of Justice’s intent to hold individuals more accountable for organizational misconduct. We will talk about its implications and potential impact on global companies, particularly in the life sciences and healthcare industries. The discussion will address the recent Warner indictment as an example of Yates Memorandum enforcement in practice and provide recommendations on best practices to avoid such risks.

This is a list of resources for crisis management planning and response.

Different rules and damages apply when a director resigns from their post in Germany. In this policy statement, those positions are clarified to better prepare companies for such an event.

In this article, we consider some key aspects of the executive employment relationship and the legal considerations which may affect the drafting of contracts of employment for executive-level employees.

A chart that outlines Organizational Options for Specific/Isolated Events and the advantages and disadvantages to consider.

Document review and production accounts for as much as 60 percent of total litigation costs, but generally, over 99 percent of the information collected could have legally been eliminated prior to the event. The legal profession’s approach to curbing discovery and review expense has been focused solely on managing costs after discovery becomes necessary. When companies “clean-house” and proactively remediate data prior to litigation, the results are dramatically lower discovery and review costs. Even companies that have low to no litigation can reduce costs substantially for storage and be much better prepared should they find themselves in litigation. This session will discuss how in-house counsel can lead an initiative that reduces the amount of data their companies have by as much as 70 percent. The panel will lead a non-technical discussion on who should be involved, what existing IT resources are required, decision points and, most importantly, results.

This is a sample employment agreement between the company and its employee related to the state of Delaware.

In this column, the author discusses to what extent counsel can advice a client who plans to meet with the opposing party.

This is a sample master power purchase and sales agreement.

This is a sample of the principal terms of a proposed investment in Series X Convertible Preferred Stock of [Target], Inc.

The following resource is an excerpt from the 2020 edition of GIR’s Privilege Knowhow, first published in December 2020. The focus of this excerpt is attorney-client privilege in Germany.

A panel of experts will discuss the contract clauses that most often cause disputes, even if the disputes are not over large dollar amounts. These disputes can occur for a variety of reasons, such as ambiguity in the contract language, or a requirement for the business to make exceptions to how it normally operates. The panel will provide a list of clauses that often create contract disputes or misunderstandings, and offer guidance on how to use the negotiation stage to avoid future disputes. The panel will also discuss strategies for working with internal clients to make sure the contract's requirements are realistic and complied with by all parties.