Comment Letter California Rules of Professional Conduct
This is a sample non-disclosure agreement between a disclosing party and recipient.
This sample provides practice points and a checklist of what constitutes taking “reasonable steps” to help avoid sanctions under the newly amended FRCP 37(e).
This is a sample equipment lease agreement.
This is a sample lease agreement involving a pension plan.
Sample form representative of an immigration P-1 support letter for an NBA player.
Material Adverse Change clauses are common in credit agreements, but are rarely interpreted by the courts. This article reviews cases when a lender’s knowledge of pre-existing financial circumstances at the time of granting credit is considered when assessing whether a material change has occurred.
This presentation discusses growth in connected devices, importance of standards, guidelines, changes in patent licensing.
While many organizations have an Incident Response (IR) Plan, they are often left on a (digital) shelf to collect dust instead of being used as a roadmap when an intrusion occurs. These are five common pitfalls that come up with IR Plans, which your organization can avoid.
Ten years ago, separation of business and personal data was much easier, but the rise of handheld computers and Internet devices has forced companies to ease their restrictions on data flow. However, risks and problems still remain, and each business needs to sensibly design a Bring-Your-Own-Device-To-Work plan that reduces risk while meeting the needs of the company and its workers. Here are the top ten considerations when creating such a plan.
In this presentation the presenter exposes the factors in-house counsel should consider when deciding to opt for arbitration vs. litigation or vice-versa.
This session will feature a discussion of the best practices and recent developments in IP licensing with a focus on software and trademark licenses. The session will review “magic grant language,” legal defaults and some key international jurisdictional differences. The discussion will review sample clauses to use, identify potential pitfalls licenses can contain and provide practical advice to avoid unintended consequences and safeguard clients from risk.
A sample board resolution approving the filing of an S-3 registration form by a company with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prior to the issuance of shares (United States).
This is a chart showing the comparison of provincial health information protection legislation in Canada.
ACC Docket's Business Ethics columnist discusses internal investigations in the July/August 2016 issue.
Jan/Feb's Business Ethics column from the ever incisive Jim Nortz discusses how good intentions pave the path to... inefficient management.
In September's edition of Business Ethics, Jim Nortz discusses whether legal officers should review fair wages at their companies.
This is a sample legal hold memorandum for the preservation of evidence following a subpoena from a government agency.
Creating Value By Selecting Strategic Practice Area Providers - Practices at GE Canada
A Value Practice resource that details Cisco's use of technology and strategic work flow processes to increase productivity and enable lawyers to work more effectively.
An article discussing the process of selecting outside counsel. Advises in-house counsel to analyze facts and law, determine objectives, estimate preliminary costs, establishing selection criteria, identify potential candidates, and weighing the pros and cons.
This program focuses on solutions for managing your organization''s contract process from the ground up. The panel will discuss working with your IT, purchasing and finance departments to make sure everyone is in on the process.
Jo Anne Schwendinger, regional general counsel – Asia-Pacific & Sub-Saharan Africa, Deere & Company, discusses how healthy relationships drive the company's success around the globe.
This is a sample lease agreement's addenda and exhibits.
This program will discuss conflicts of interest and its impact on organization by exploring real world scenarios involving family, financial and personal relationships, board memberships, financial self-dealing, gifts and entertainment. The presenters will share best practices for managing the risks created by conflicts of interest, and offer ways to implement practical, flexible solutions, including policies, training, pre-approvals, questionnaires and audits.
When companies negotiate contracts with IT consultants for information technology, one of the most hotly contested issues is intellectual property rights. While the number of potential IP issues is large, there are nine IP issues that crop up almost constantly in IT consulting deals. This article addresses the many options for such contracts.
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