Many successful CEOs have a background in athletics - are naturally competitive people attracted to sports or do sports ignite a drive in women?
This checklist is a 2015 SEC Filing Calendar for filers with December 31 Fiscal Year End.
This article explores the complex nature of the Brexit withdrawal process and the importance for all intellectual property (IP) owners to monitor any and all updates and to take immediate action to ensure the protection of their IP rights.
This is a sample intragroup / intercompany agreement between a parent company and a subsidiary, for cash management and payables netting services (governed by the laws of the State of Washington).
This brief overview cannot replace individual tax and legal advice and may not be construed as such. Please keep in mind that RETT rates may change at any time and should be reviewed on a regular basis.
An overview of the amended law regarding exempted Segregated Portfolio Companies (SPCs) in the Cayman Islands.
This article discusses key developments in the regulation of business function outsourcing and labor dispatch in five Asian countries: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.
As data breaches grow in size and complexity in almost every industry, corporate counsel’s need for greater sophistication in their analyses and responses grows with it. Offering the perspective of both in-house counsel and outside incident response experts, this session will focus on some of the discrete issues that truly matter, such as when does the notification clock start ticking, what if parts of the investigation are inconclusive, when and in what instances should a company engage the media, what critical details should go into the investigative report and what information is privileged. This session will also draw upon the panel’s practical hands-on experience to provide a check list of the top five actions in-house counsel can take to respond more effectively to a breach, or better yet, to increase the odds of preventing such an unfortunate incident in the first place.
Join us for a fireside chat with Microsoft's Chief Legal Officer and ACC Global Board Member, Hossein Nowbar! Hossein will share his insights on leading the department's Customer Experience and Policy team and staying on the cutting edge of generative AI. This is one you can't afford to miss!
As the Chief Legal Officer for Microsoft, Hossein leads a multidisciplinary team of legal, government and community affairs, digital crimes, and business operations professionals located in more than 50 national capitals around the world. He oversees all legal support for Microsoft's worldwide research, engineering, and marketing and sales organizations, which support and enable customers in over 100 countries. He is a key participant in advancing Microsoft's public policy priorities around the world, in shaping Microsoft's internal and external approach to earning public trust and adapting to an increasingly complex regulatory environment, and in helping to ensure Microsoft's business is conducted in a trustworthy and compliant manner.
Prior to this role, Hossein served as the General Counsel for Corporate Legal Affairs for two years, leading the teams responsible for Microsoft's intellectual property, litigation, compliance and ethics, competition and market regulation, HR and immigration, finance, M&A, business development, and legal operations functions. As Microsoft's corporate secretary, he oversaw corporate governance and the teams responsible for providing strategic legal counsel to Microsoft's business leaders on a broad range of legal and regulatory issues.
Since joining Microsoft in 1997, Hossein has participated in or led numerous negotiationsâincluding overseeing the legal strategy for Cloud + AI, Open Source, and Standards Counselingâresulting in intellectual property and competition law agreements with competitors and governments around the world.
In and outside of work, Hossein is a strong advocate and leader in diversity and inclusion efforts. He is a member of the Pro Bono Institute's Corporate Pro Bono Advisory Board and the Executive Sponsor of Microsoft's Pro Bono Program, focused on inspiring and empowering Microsoft employees and community partners to create solutions that promote justice for all by providing those in need with access to legal knowledge, resources, and services. In addition, Hossein is a member of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and serves on the Association of Corporate Counsel Global Board of Directors, advising on the growth and strategic priorities of the global bar association.
Hossein Nowbar Chief Legal Officer Microsoft
Moderator: Pia Biswas Principal Corporate Counsel Microsoft
This report analyzes best-practices shared by general counsel participants during the 2015 Lex Mundi Summit in Amsterdam.
The aim of this study was to determine how new technologies have taken hold, where such technologies are going, and how such technologies may impact M&A in the coming years.
This is a sample harassment in the workplace policy.
A sample license agreement that includes provisions regarding license grant, compensation, reports and records, maintenance of patents, transfer of technology, improvements, secrecy, indemnity, protection of licensed rights, duration and termination, notices, assignment, and other general considerations.
This article summarizes the 2013 reform of the German Competition Law and assesses the potential impact on competition practice in Germany.
This article focuses on developments in relation to the EU Judgments Regulation and class composition where recent cases have highlighted a more rigorous approach taken by the English Court.
This article deals with disparate treatment in the workplace based on religion.
This is a confidentiality and acknowledgment agreement between a company and recipient.
In this Sample Trade Secret Policy, in-house counsel can review informative language about trade secrets and how to define them for potential new employees in the United States.
Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting health, social, business and economic impacts have tested the metal of many organisations worldwide. This article explores the role of the General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer (GC/CLO) in guiding an organisation through times of crisis or turmoil.
This sample form is a basic letter of intent for an acquisition.
This is a sample escrow agreement which involves an estate sale of real property.
This is a confidentiality agreement involving a company as agent and on behalf of certain funds and accounts.
Ben Heineman's model for the modern inside law department is now widely followed in major corporations in the United States and, increasingly, in Europe and Asia.
Testimony of Mark B. Sheppard, Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding The Thompson Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations Tuesday, September 12, 2006
This is a sample services agreement where consultant agrees to perform certain professional real estate consulting services in identifying and recovering overcharges in its occupancy and utility costs.
This is a sample litigation hold memo.
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