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Non-Competition Agreement (China)

This article provides the legal framework for the custody of securities held by (multiple) intermediaries.

This article explains how the role of the General Counsel (GC) is evolving and changing; securing more influence and responsibility within the corporate environment – even as the practice of law experiences profound disruption.

Does the use of alternative dispute resolution equal good business? According to research by American Arbitration Association, it just might. Companies that are "dispute-wise" also sport legal departments whose lawyers feel less stretched, and have larger budgets. Is there a correlation between committing to ADR and having a less stressful professional life?

An agreement between a prospective purchaser to the seller indicating the terms upon which they have agreed in principle to the purchaser's acquisition from the seller of its shares in a private limited company in Hong Kong. Agreement is drafted in letter form on the following assumptions, that: the draftsperson is acting for the purchaser; there is a single seller and single purchaser; and a confidentiality agreement and/or exclusivity agreement may or may not have already been entered into.

This sample policy outlines the use of personal cell phones and electronic devices at work, the personal use of business cell phones, and the use of cell phones by employees while driving.

This is an extensive sample contract focused on engineering and design services between two entities.

Phillipines Loan Agreement

During this economic slow down, many companies are, and will be forced to, reduce their headcount, often in large numbers, to cut costs. A well-conceived and well-executed reduction in force (RIF) can help management meet its cost reduction goals, greatly limit the risk of litigation, and focus the company's remaining employees on the critical challenges that lie ahead. This presentation will discuss the critical role in-house counsel can play in advising management and the Board on the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern a RIF, in helping managers develop and document lawful rationales for selecting employees who will be included in the RIF and in designing a severance and communication program that exits employees in as dignified and productive a manner as possible.

This is a sample severance agreement setting out the terms of the benefits provided by the employer in exchange for claims relinquished by the employee in the event of employment termination.<br />

Preparing for different types of investigations, such as civil, criminal, or administrative.

This sample agreement is drafted under English law and is intended for use in business-to-business arrangements. It is drafted in favour of the Customer.

A brief arguing that neither principles of agency law nor the rules authorizing attorneys to form professional corporations support a finding that a corporation engages in the unauthorized practice of law when it utilizes in-house counsel.

This is a sample employee handbook.

This is a memorandum from the Deputy Attorney General concerning individual accountability for corporate wrongdoing.

Discusses what happens to the attorney-client privilege when the interest of a parent corporation and its affiliated companies diverge and ultimately become adverse, and provides useful guidance for corporate counsel representing corporate families.

Most in-house professionals have to wrestle with questions related to open source on a regular basis. This panel will use recent case law to discuss whether we still worry about open source and to what extent. For example, what about indemnification for open source and third-party claims? How does recent case law about licensing application programming interfaces have an impact?

Alternative Fee Arrangements ("AFAs") are increasingly becoming an effective tool for in-house legal departments to use in lowering outside legal spending and adding some predictability to anticipated costs on a given matter.

This is a sample promissory note in favor of a Delaware limited partnership.

This is a sample document for outside counsel billing guidelines and instructions.

This article provides an analysis on the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s report, entitled Never Again: Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia – Interim Report (released on 9 December 2020).

One of the most uncomfortable discussions any in-house counsel will have is justifying to the CFO why large amounts of money were/are being spent for outside legal work, especially litigation spend. Law departments are still viewed as cost centers in most corporations. Pressure is greater than ever to defend return on investment for litigation spend. If the in-house counsel can''t quantify why amounts are being spent in litigation, he will have a difficult time becoming a valued business partner — or worse. This program will share best practices/metrics and look to ways the in-house counsel can quantify legal spend (particularly litigation spend) against the results from their outside counsel.

This sample form is an agreement between a medical facility and a billing company to provide billing and collection services.

This is a sample employee non-disclosure, non-solicitation and intellectual property agreement.

This article highlights areas where the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and state workers' compensation laws overlap and conflict and offers practical considerations for employers.

Sample employee intellectual property assignment agreement.

Terms and conditions of a Welsh employment agreement.