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.
Learn how to leverage your role as in-house counsel by working with your companies policies on decision-approval and structural organisation.
In ACC Docket's September Issue, Business Ethics Columnist James A. Nortz discusses precarious legal issues surrounding of mergers and acquisitions.
A strategic alliance of 3 law firms anchored in mid-sized cities collaborate on litigation to lower cost. This Value Practice resource details how the BWI Alliance delivers value.
This summary of the steps to and advantages of early and periodic case assessments provides useful insights for those with either limited or broad exposure to the process.
Increasing cybersecurity attacks and fast-evolving data privacy and security law mean there's so much more data for in-house legal departments to track. Learn how to gauge a "reasonable" data security request and integrate that into your work.
The Wyndam Worldwide Corporation law department's use of an extranet to facilitate communication wth outside counsel and manage legal matters is detailed in this Value Practice resource.
This case law deals with a white employee who brought action against employer and union challenging legality of plan for on-the-job training which mandated a one-for-one quota for minority workers admitted to the program.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in Russia to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This is a sample lease agreement with landlord being a limited liability company.
This article discusses a 2014 court decision in the United Kingdom about who is liable for remedial work costs to correct errors made in product construction: the contractor or the employer?
While there a number of similarities between California’s CCPA and the European Union’s General Data Protection Requirements (GDPR), there are also a number of differences. This is an article providing an overview of these details.
The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (UN CISG) objectives include the promotion of international trade and removal of legal barriers for trade. In this article, the UN CISG's mission and scope are defined against the backdrop of the current pandemic.
This presentation outlines and explains key highlights and practical issues pertaining to commercial agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia.
This is a sample services agreement involving a company and independent contractor.
Description of the Boeing Corporation's Law Department Compensation and Promotion Process
This article discusses the types of trusts, provisions of the trust deed, special features of the trust, trustees and fees and disbursements in the Cayman Islands.
In this Checklist, in-house counsel can plot out steps and guidelines if they need to discipline or discharge an employee.
Allstate's two-way performance assessment process for in-house lawyers and outside law firms is described, with links to performance surveys used by both groups.
The recent trial in a case now settled highlights the potential expansion of public nuisance claims under California law, and in large-scale public nuisance actions more broadly.
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