Depending on the side the practitioner is, principles such as the "preservation of the company" and "sovereignty of the creditors' assembly" are very often highlighted to support legal interpretations, a few of them in some occasions not expressly contemplated by the Bankruptcy Act.
A discussion of the role of the general counsel or chief legal officer in a company and some guidance on how they can develop their leadership skills.
This is a sample confidentiality agreement between two companies where the companies are considering a business relationship in which one company proposes to disclose and provide to the other certain confidential information concerning colon and other cancer detection and certain business, financial and other information defined as Confidential Information.
This form is a sample privacy agreement.
Reflections on how to recruit and retain the right employees.
The author discusses how the role of in-house counsel is essentially a service-based profession, and how the right attitude can make all the difference.
Tips on how to make a business trip a bit more positive.
While the very word “lead” suggests the leader should be out front, that is not always the best place to be in order to get people to achieve their full potential. Sometimes, the view from the back of the pack is a better perspective, because that is where some of the people you lead actually live.<br />
The author discuses how to include your values into your goal achievement efforts.
Anybody can supervise people, tell them what to do and, in the end, get the work done. But that is not leading. Read the author’s take on what true leadership takes and where it starts.
Overview of fraud schemes. Includes statistics on fraud schemes and perpetrators, effects of fraud, and key red flags of fraud.
Suggestions for setting out the project’s goals, participants, business objectives, and identifying what work is included and excluded from current consideration.
This is a list of ten don'ts and do's to avoid employment misclassification.
This article looks at how in-house counsel might leverage the capabilities of their in-house Sourcing & Procurement organization by working closely with them.
This advanced-level program will provide a mock negotiation of a major-tenant large commercial office lease in a Class A commercial office building in a major metropolitan area. The audience will have an opportunity to watch seasoned leasing attorneys representing both the landlord and the tenant work their way through the most hotly contested issues in major lease negotiations, including tenant improvements; common area maintenance and real estate tax provisions; maintenance and repair obligations; landlord building services; tenant restoration obligations; casualty, insurance, and indemnification provisions; mortgagee nondisturbance; assignment and subletting; and other issues. The audience will follow along by viewing lease documents with sample redlined negotiated provisions, illustrating typical back and forth communications in lease negotiations.
This program will explore the best practices for companies that manage vendors and cybersecurity concerns. Some of the significant questions to be addressed include: What are some best practices for vendor due diligence? How can vendor cybersecurity risks be addressed and mitigated, both contractually and otherwise? What role, if any, should in-house counsel have in vendor management?
Discusses how the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program can be of great benefit to your legal department, if your company does business with the federal government, and identifies best practices to mitigate the risks associated with obligations under FSS contracts.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This is a sample severance agreement setting out the rights and responsibilities of the employer and the separating executive, as well as the benefits that the employer will provide to the executive.
This is a sample supply agreement between a company and its supplier of materials used in the assembly and/or testing of the company's commercial products.
Discusses the Open Legal Standards Initiative (OPLSI) and its mission to set the standard for quality and efficient legal services by developing business process and metrics classification systems, conducting benchmarking surveys, and preparing industry events and publications on these topics.
This is a sample sales agreement for a hotel room block commitment.
A motion for leave to file an animus brief and an attached brief reviewing the development of Ohio law relating to the appointment of salaried attorneys to defend insured and whether that constitutes corporate unauthorized practice of law.
Worldwide Freezing Orders (WFOs), also known as Mareva injunctions, have been described as “nuclear weapons” of the law. Often granted at the pre-trial stage in ex parte hearings, a WFO is a protective measure preventing a defendant, by way of an interim injunction, from disposing of their assets pending the resolution of the underlying substantive proceedings. While granted only in certain common law jurisdictions, such orders can take effect worldwide. However, their enforcement can prove problematic in other jurisdictions that may not provide for corresponding measures. This article reviews and comments on several decisions rendered by the cantonal courts and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in relation to the enforcement of the WFO.
The introduction of health care reform under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continues with full implementation of many of the requirements that were delayed until 2015. Make sure that you are aware of how these changes affect your business. Our panel of experts with depth of experience advising employers, health plans and providers will help you navigate the latest issues in health reform such as the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment (ESRP), how the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) marketplace operates, reporting and compliance requirements, tax credits and subsidies. They will discuss lessons learned in 2014 that can help the insurance industry, employers and businesses prepare for 2015 requirements.
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