This is a sample sales agent agreement between a company and an agent to serve as the company's sales representative in a territory.
This is a sample non-compete agreement between two corporations where one corporation is a publisher.
This is a sample employment standards and practices employee handbook.
An extensive discussion on how to prepare and handle yourself at board meetings.
This article shows how continued growth across the GCC has given rise to more hiring of dedicated In-House Counsel.
This article deals with companies’ accountability for responsible employment practices in their global supply chains.
Unfortunately, no organization is immune from criminal conduct by employees, including management-level officers. This article discusses how to deal with suspected criminal misconduct by employees.
Why are General Counsels (GCs) being overlooked for board roles, even though many are company secretaries to their company’s boards of directors and have the most experience and exposure to the boards? In this article, find out more about how this happens and ways to move forward.
Provides guidance on how legal departments can leverage their company's internal knowledge in facilitating compliance and managing outside counsel. Provides specific examples of strategies applied when complying with the EU's REACH regulations.
Trademark License Agreement (Switzerland)
This is a sample escrow agreement between a Licensor and Licensee where they have entered into one or more Product Specific Agreements.
This is a sample agreement which is an access license to supply telecommunications to tenant.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been quite active. Attend this session to learn more about the most recent changes in the law (stark, off-campus hospital services, etc.) and what in-house counsel can look forward to in the year ahead.
This article explores investing practices and regulations in Switzerland from the perspective of Chinese companies.
This is a sample master purchase agreement between a customer and buyer.
With growing environmental concerns affecting global companies, Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) are optimally placed to deal with these issues and direct that company to a more sustainable future. In this Quick Overview, CLOs and senior in-house counsel can learn tips and takeaways on how to prepare a more robust Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program for their company.
This article summarizes ten key areas of the US False Claims Act (FCA) that companies and individuals who interact with the government should consider when developing internal policies to identify and combat fraud.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has issued formal notice of the UK intention to leave the European Union, triggering the start of a two-year negotiation process. This Quick Overview outlines what employers and pension schemes in the UK should focus on over the months ahead.
This QuickCounsel provides guidance on how legal departments can create in-house pro bono programs
While both their titles and their responsibilities vary depending on their departmental needs, the following are the top ten roles a law department Business Operations Directormay perform.
A review of ten issues in-house counsel should consider when creating and maintaining a "Bring Your Own Device" policy.
This sample checklist may be helpful in engaging with your company’s business team during initial discussions of a proposed licensing arrangement where your company (Licensee) desires to license software from another company (Licensor).
This is an article providing a brief overview of the California Consumer Privacy Act.
We live in a world where a wearable fitness tracker can tell you how many steps you’ve walked; your thermostat magically knows how to adjust the temperature in your house when you come home; you can control devices in your home with your phone; medical devices connect to insulin pumps wirelessly and your car logs everything from where you’re going to how many miles you’ve driven on public roads. While the possibilities are endless, they come with myriad legal concerns. This panel will delve into the key legal issues associated with the Internet of Things: privacy, data security and the regulatory perspectives from the Federal Trade Commission, the Food & Drug Administration and the Federal Communications Commission.
What does it take to land a commercial airliner on the Hudson River? According to Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, it took 42 years of making small deposits of education and training in his bank of experience. This way, when called upon in a crisis he could make a "very large withdrawal." We submit it also took nerves of steel and incredible judgment. While we can't give you 42 years of experience and training, we can introduce you to what you need to know, do and be to become a law department leader.
The Asia Pacific region has experienced a rapid technological revolution over the last two decades. Gerard Chan, vice president of EMEA and Asia Pacific for Symantec, has played a crucial role in fostering Asia’s in-house com- munity amid the expansion. If you ask Chan about his legal career, he will tell you that his journey from firm to global in-house counsel was a result of “jumping at the opportunity.”
The article highlights the importance of trademarks in the franchise agreement and process in Australia. Franchising is very popular in Australian business, and as a result, has very detailed requirements for trademarks.
This is a sample non-compete agreement among a company, a (state) company, and employee.
Learn about the implications of the decision by the Supreme Court of Illinois in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (February 17, 2023), which determined that violations under the US Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrue each time an individual’s biometric data is illegally scanned or transmitted.
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