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Getting Away from the Hourly Rate - An Efficient Team Maximizes Value Part 3

Evaluate various career paths for GCs endeavoring to climb higher or take a different route.

406 The General Counsel as Risk Manager

This program will focus on a series of case studies involving in-house lawyers who got into trouble for (allegedly or actually) violating legal ethics rules, acting improperly in response to government investigations, and assisting their employers in perpetrating fraudulent or criminal acts. We will review the case studies, discuss what the lawyers involved could have done to avoid trouble, and tease out steps that you and your law department can take to protect yourselves from the potential pitfalls highlighted by the case studies.

While the SFC's consultation conclusions may soften the proposed requirement or adapt to industry comments, it is unlikely to be "scratched" from the field in its entirety. Potential change on this front, and the need to incorporate some form of suitability criteria into client agreements is therefore likely to be a starter in the Year of the Horse.

This Supervisor’s Guide provides information on the important role you serve as a manager or supervisor in continuing our objective to communicate on a direct, individualized basis with every employee. It also includes information to prevent employee dissatisfaction that could lead to outside intervention and, in turn, disruption of our present personal relationship.

An article about the rules and risks of global human resource investigations.

A confidentiality agreement between a company and a potential buyer. In consideration of a possible transaction between the two, information concerning the company's business, financial condition, operations, and assets is furnished to the potential buyer. This agreement ensures such information remains confidential and is used for the sole purpose of a transaction between the two. This agreement must be signed by the potential buyer.

What are the options available to U.S. companies for providing legal services to overseas clients? Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the models currently in use to choose the right fit for your company.

The interview you never thought you would read: Aristotle and Steve Hughes sit down to discuss the state of in-house counsel presenting and speaking in 21st century America. Read on to find out what he has to say about presenting with a goal and making sure that what you say is of benefit to your audience.

This case law is an order on Plaintiff's two motions to compel depositions.

This is a sample independent contractor agreement between a company and consultant.

In this template/checklist members of the health law industry can track developments in their acquisition project, using the best due diligence practices.

After an evidentiary hearing and careful review of the record, including the parties' post-hearing supplemental briefs, exhibits, and proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law, the court made findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Stolt-Nielsen case.

This presentation will walk you through some rules and scenarios regarding the management of employees under the ADA.

This is a sample sales agent agreement between a company and an agent to serve as the company's sales representative in a territory.

ACC Amicus Brief - Crimson Trace v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

CA In-house Rules Letter 12.01.17

Examine the external and internal factors that affect the longer-term profitability of the organization; Understand the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow; and Discuss how to identify red flags that signal financial difficulties or accounting problems.

A memorandum of law arguing that the Court should hold that the representation of a corporate litigant by an in-house attorney employee authorized to practice law in New Jersey is neither an unauthorized practice of law nor a prohibited pro se appearance.

This sample template is for the bylaws of a Maryland corporation.

ACC Guide to Process Improvement

This article refers to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the “HKMA”) near final version of the draft module in the HKMA Supervisory Policy Manual on margin and risk mitigation standards for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives (the “SPM Margin Module”), together with the HKMA’s response to comments from the various industry bodies on the HKMA consultation response.