Byron L. Koepke, senior vice president and chief securities counsel of Avis Budget Group Inc., talks about what drew him to litigation, and how the Litigation Committee provides support to its members.
More and more CLOs are being asked to take an active role in their corporation's strategic planning process. The goals of the business in general, and the internal goals to provide good and affordable legal services are the drivers in this process. ACC President, Fred Krebs, and Deborah House, vice president and deputy general counsel, asked current and former CLOs their takes on the law department strategic planning process. Read on to gain a few nuggets of wisdom and benefit from their experiences.
Department use cases showing how metrics and technology assisted process automation improves workshflows and results
This publication has been prepared to provide an overview to foreign investors and business people who have an interest in doing business in Honduras.
Reconciling the interests of retirees with those of secured creditors is challenging both legally and practically.
With Brazil and Mexico ranked among the top 20 economies in the world and Peru as the ninth fastest growing economy, multinational corporations have expressed renewed interest in Latin America (LATAM) for business expansion and directed foreign investment. The LATAM market is an attractive investment destination due to low labor costs, resource richness and a young expanding consumer market. The regulation of the labor market, however, is strict and inflexible. American decision-makers who oversee operations in LATAM should carefully review local regulations to ensure compliance and avoid potentially costly errors. This article highlights the critical employment law issues for American corporations with business operations in LATAM.
Are your restraints of trade effective? This presentation about minimising the risks for your business is based off a seminar held in Brisbane on 18 June 2015.
Discusses the importance of outsourcing contracts and contract principles under Belgium law. Also identifies material risk matters to assist in defining the appropriate arrangements in such contracts.
A guide to the informal influencers and the roles they play in a successful organizational change management initiative.
The attorney general is the main legal advisor in most states. Along with their common law powers to protect the public interest, attorneys general enforce many other state and, in some cases, civil laws. Many offices also are involved with certain criminal cases and criminal appeals; some provide advice and guidance to the agencies and departments of state government. Join a panel discussion, moderated by the former Chief Deputy Attorney General from the Delaware Department of Justice, that will provide an overview of the structure and organization of a state attorney general’s office, best practices for companies interacting with a state attorney general’s office and case examples of how companies successfully navigated (or mismanaged) an attorney general’s investigation.
This is a sample mutual non-disclosure agreement between two companies, one based in Delaware.
Ethics for in-house counsel 2016 - presentation held in Sydney on 6 December 2016.
Privacy Law Update - presentation held in Melbourne 20 July 2017.
Commercial Contract Series: key issues in dispute resolution clauses - presentation held in Sydney 25 July 2017.
2011 Apex Award-winning column!
In-house counsel are in a position to further promote themselves as invaluable business strategists. Read this column to find out how you score in terms of strategic capital.
Using research results from a book by Dan Ariely, this article claims that dishonesty is ubiquitous and offers insight into the conditions that exacerbate such behavior and what this means for the design of ethics and compliance programs.
Checklist of steps a legal department can take to mitigate problems that may arise when retaining outside counsel.
Find out whether or not geographic location plays an important role in perceptions and use of work-life balance programs.
This article from September 2020 provides an overview of 2020 regulatory developments, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in asset management.
This is a sample basic outsourcing agreement between service provider and company.
ACC letter to Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reIn-House Foreign Lawyers
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