This paper summarizes this required knowledge, recognizing the global context in which most organizations now operate but cognizant of the fact that the corporate counsel involved will often have a North American perspective.
This Questionnaire is being furnished to directors, persons nominated to become directors, officers, and 5% shareholders of (the “Company”) and relates to certain information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Proxy Statement and its Annual Report on Form 10 K, which the Company is preparing for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A policy that creates mandatory guidelines for the company to manage, maintain, and dispose of records in an orderly, reasonable, and lawful manner.
ACC Amicus Brief, Brinker v. San Diego Superior Court, filed 8/19/09
March 2008- news, notes, & datebook information
This is a sample guaranty agreement for use between two entities contracting to an engineering, procurement, and construction contract.
This is a sample Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement
This is an article on "The Principles of Community Oriented GPL Enforcement."
Template technology implementation charter and high-level project plan.
An area of growing interest among corporate legal departments (and law firms) as a means of improving efficiency is the use of contract automation.
How many employees have you had off work sick in the last year? Do you struggle to manage these absences? Would more detailed medical information about each employee's condition help you? Two recent cases provide useful guidance for employers in obtaining, and using employee medical reports.
This is a very basic, plain-English set of bylaws for an Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(6)-type organization, i.e., a trade association or professional society or similar.
In this article, learn how to respond if you receive a software audit request.
company consulting agreement from Cyprus
In addition to the professional requirements, and the risks of sanctions or adverse decisions, corporate counsel must avoid the high costs of excessive collection and processing by outside vendors -- and the resulting increases in review costs as well.
An experienced panel of in-house counsel, savvy in the ways of internal politics, will discuss successful methods of law department integration, as well as softer skills in developing relationships within the business necessary for the integration of the legal department as a true business partner adding value. All legal departments face the pressures of lowering expenses as a “cost center” while rarely showing value in the traditional sense a business team is familiar with: revenue generation or “profit.” Panelists will share experiences and stories of success and failure, answer your questions and invite you to share your own stories.
This overview discusses Hong Kong’s less regulated employment laws compared to China and other jurisdictions.
DSAs provide co-licensees with a greater degree of security in the event of a decommissioning default. If a party to the DSA falls into financial difficulty, its security is called upon and the funds are held in a trust until the decommissioning is completed.
This sample or model is a very basic version of an agreement with, or charter for, a chapter or affiliate.
This is a sample employment and post-employment activities agreement.
Goal oriented decision making can sometimes lead to ethical pitfalls and failures. In this article, in-house counsel can learn some tips about how to avoid a narrow focus that can lead to untenable positions.
This is a sample form of collateral assignment of acquisition documents by a company to a lender, in the context of secured financings used to fund the acquisition of assets or stock of a third party.
This is a sample confidentiality, non-disclosure and non-circumvention agreement between two companies.
STATEMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL (ACC)
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
Testimony presented by Linda Madrid, 3/17/04
As we have learned, disaster can strike anywhere and at any time, and when it does, it is usually too late to plan for it. This program will focus on the role of a company’s legal department in the planning and execution of a successful crisis management program. This panel will contemplate what worked and what didn’t work at several companies following a natural or unexpected disaster, including unexpected challenges, contingency planning that was ineffective and things that were learned as a result of having to “work on the fly.”
Andrea Jung discusses her rise to the top and challenges women CEOs face.
An overview of the amended law regarding exempted Segregated Portfolio Companies (SPCs) in the Cayman Islands.
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