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.
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.
This is a sample of a records management process.
FLRR CAP. 159S Proposed Amendments
Anti-cartel enforcement has evolved substantially in Europe in recent years and the EU Commission has consistently reaffirmed its position by punishing hard-core cartels and imposing record-level fines. Companies can manage cartel investigations by setting preventive internal checks and establishing an effective antitrust compliance policy and specific guidelines for employees. Are you ready for an unannounced dawn-raid inspection visit?
Most of us have read an article or attended a seminar on executive presence. And the advice all seems to be the same. Be confident. Project gravitas. Stay calm. Speak up. However, the usefulness of this information only goes so far. This program will break out of that box and discuss concrete and specific steps for developing executive presence. Topics will include developing charisma, using body language to your advantage, and how to maintain attitudes that will assist in projecting presence. The program will include a game show segment, concepts from well-known books and at least one classic TED Talk. There will also be a discussion of the challenges women often face with executive presence, many of which were raised by Sheryl Sandberg in her book, "Lean In."
This is a sample HIPAA policy.
This article examines the issues with existing regulatory regime for, under the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), Unfair Contract Terms (UCTs) in Australia and how the Treasury released its Regulation Impact Statement for Decision, titled ‘Enhancements to Unfair Contract Term Protections’. The aim of the Impact Statement and related proposals is to make UCTs and unreasonable contracts unlawful.
ACC Letter Swiss Civil Code 6.11.18 English
This article sheds light on the advantages of working in-house compared to working for a law firm from the perspective of a lawyer in Brazil.
Foreign relocation agreement in which the company defines allowances and expenses to be made to the relocated employee, employee benefits, tax assistance, and other considerations.
This document sets out a process by which the parties to a services agreement can request and agree changes to the services. The process is intended to give the customer flexibility to require changes and to ensure that the full impact of any proposed change is assessed and formally documented.
In December's Business Ethics column, Jim Nortz opines on the hidden underpinnings of motivation.
This is a sample mutual confidentiality agreement between two companies.
Learn how to leverage your role as in-house counsel by working with your companies policies on decision-approval and structural organisation.
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