A draft agreement for the licensing of a trademark. Includes alternatives to common provisions.
Sample outside counsel requests for proposal, guidelines on how it is expected to be performed, and how the company and outside counsel are to interact once services are contracted.
The plaintiffs in this action are three hospitals affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The hospitals have entered into contracts with a health maintenance organization, UPMC Health Plan, to provide medical services and supplies to individuals enrolled in its coverage program.
The activities of long-distance voyages, cabotage, maritime support and port support, as a general rule, shall only be developed by a Brazilian Navigation Company ("EBN").
Versata Software Inc. prepared the ground for what may be regarded a set of landmark cases concerning the interpretation and consequences of the breach of certain GPL v. 2 conditions, when it sued Ameriprise Financial Services for allegedly violating a Master License Agreement (MLA) over the use of Versata´s Distribution Channel Management software (DCM).
A checklist of questions for local counsel to consider when dealing with legal, human resource, and tax questions.
On 4 February 2014, the Singapore High Court, in The Titan Unity (No. 2), confirmed that a non-signatory to an arbitration agreement can be joined in an arbitration only with the consent of all the parties concerned. The decision is of interest, as it highlights the issue of joining non-signatories to an arbitration and consolidation of related arbitration proceedings.
In the second installment of our series providing practical insights into the arbitration process, we examine the key elements of an arbitration clause and the importance of drafting the clause so that it is effective. It should be of particular interest to those unfamiliar with the principles behind providing for arbitration as a dispute resolution procedure in commercial agreements.
ACC DOL Persuader Rule Comments 08.08.17
Law departments across the globe will need to manage a number of issues in order
to successfully navigate the challenges they face today and in the future.
This is a list of resources related to the Wage and Hour InfoPak.
ACC interviews Jack Erkilla, senior vice president, deputy general counsel, and secretary for OneMain Holidngs, on his role as chair of the Employment and Labor Law Committee.
A humorous analysis of the likelihood of George Clooney’s mileage conquest in the film “Up in the Air.”
James Wong provides insight into negotiating business deals during a formal Chinese banquet.
In October's Small Law column, Maryrose Delahunty offers uplifting words to in-house counsel facing the standard difficulties of the profession.
This Value Practice piece details what Reed Smith's Knowledge Management team does, and how it adds value through global collaboration and increased access to work product and knowledge.
Sun Microsystems has focused on an in-house training for attorneys, with its "Get Smart Training" and tiered training programs implemented by select legal functions.
The Policy-Making Process: Role and Responsibility of ACC's Board of Directors, National Committees, Chapters and Staff
Read this article from Robert Half Legal to find out why exit interviews matter and what valuable information you can learn from such discussions, to improve your organization.
This is a sample information types Inventory.
Many companies are starting to form their own venture capital groups to explore different avenues to generate return on investment (ROI) and partner with emerging companies less expensively than through organic growth. An experienced panel of in-house practitioners and external counsel will provide a thorough understanding of current market practice, terms and conditions and applicable securities and ethical issues. You will learn the essentials of corporate venture capital, from examining the anatomy of a venture capital deal, dissecting term sheets and their negotiation, to exploring key issues in financing rounds, exit strategies and securities law compliance. You will also learn about the latest financing trends, regional differences in deal practice and ethical issues that arise when your employees act as directors of start-ups and venture-backed companies.
NFTs: How Do They Work? - Enforcing Smart Contracts
This checklist outlines issues and gives tips for policy conditions, sublimits and deductibles, anti-concurrent causation clauses, and liability issues when natural disaster is a factor.
This is a sample guideline to the implementation of an effective internal investigation. It was part of a presentation at ACC's 2012 Compliance and Ethics Training Program.
In Hong Kong, employers are looking for employment guidelines that they can work within to ensure that their employees return to work safely and with support. In this article, ordinances and precautions are explained for Hong Kong employers. This resource was produced in April 2020.
This article discusses when and how companies can access employee personal devices used for business communications.
The general purpose of the basic and specialized checklists that follow are to aid general counsel in drafting and/or reviewing outside counsel equity and phantom equity plan documents to make sure that relevant law changes are included in the documents and that many other traps in interpreting and administering the written documents are avoided.
The capital markets for corporate securities suffer from an inherent information asymmetry. As a way of both improving the quality of and bonding the credibility of its disclosures, so as to reduce its cost of capital, a company will hire various outsiders—such as an outside auditor and underwriters—to function as reputational intermediaries.
This article points out the risks associated with the use of contingent workers, including significant potential liability for worker misclassification.
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