Search

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.

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 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.

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)

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

A case study on joint ventures in Africa. This resource includes a chart to help align discussion of potential issues and organize thoughts and questions.

In his latest column, Bjarne Tellmann advises in-house counsel to consider three rules before getting a technology upgrade.

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

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

Are you thinking about bypassing the expensive privilege log by getting the other sie to agree to a clawback or a "quick peak?" Before you make any agreements, make sure you know about the risks!

A review of Brazil's handling of multi-jurisdictional insolvency.

One of the most important skills a corporate generalist can develop is that gut instinct that tells you that you are way out of your league on a particular topic or issue. Learn how to use your greatest tool - the mental Rolodex buried within.

This presentation speaks about licensing in, ownership, open source, EULA’s and other issues related to the development, use, distribution and licensing out of software.

The panel will discuss effective crisis management and exit strategies and will provide practical advice on how to successfully deal with crises such as political instability, international terrorism and pandemics in the countries where your company operates.

This tool is designed to assess existing hospital/physician relationships that could identify potential violations of the federal Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) or False Claims Act (or similar state laws), which could trigger disclosure and/or repayment obligations.

This is sample operating agreement between members of a Delaware limited liability company (LLC).

Commentary on Beijing Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules (2015)