This brief article provides ten tips for in-house counsel to consider when evaluating e-discovery software or services when evaluating opportunities in the United States and globally.
This QuickCounsel discusses how companies faced with subpoenas for documents in discovery disputes under US law may position themselves to invoke the Foreign Sovereign Compulsion Doctrine, in light of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
What does the US Supreme Court's decision regarding the admission processes of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina mean for colleges and for employers?
US Chamber of Commerce amicus brief, Textron v. US, 1/10
If the US national debt reaches the limit set by the US Congress, a question would arise whether there is a risk that the United States might default on its obligations. With this curated selection of resources, learn about the implications in terms of disclosures for public companies, the impact on government contractors, and other issues.
This article explains the intricacies of doing business in Europe, especially in the European Union, and the effects of the latest directives regarding ecommerce. The list of handy websites will help you research whatever question you’re facing at the moment regarding doing business in Europe electronically.
Many non-U.S. companies which own U.S. subsidiaries prefer to operate in such a way as to avoid jurisdiction in the U.S. courts. In order to minimize the chances of becoming a defendant subject to jurisdiction in the U.S. courts, there are certain steps – a checklist of Do’s and Don’ts – that foreign parent companies can take.
Companies using third-party websites to promote growth enjoy many benefits: cheap, effective exposure; real-time consumer feedback and interaction; and relevancy in a changing market. there are risks, however, when marketing to social networks. Avoid the pitfalls and understand the legal issues lurking behind the walls and tweets.
In its Students for Fair Admissions (“SFFA”) v. Harvard and University of North Carolina decision, the US Supreme Court severely limited the use of race in the college admissions process (and only allows indirect use of race).
While the case directly applies only in the college admissions context, it will likely have effects on DEI/ESG efforts and employment law generally.
As companies expand their activities in the European market, the time may soon come when, in order to practice, the "transnational in-house lawyer" will have no choice but to seek transnational training and licensing. Despite efforts to create a "single European legal market" for EU lawyers, licensing remains quite difficult for US attorneys. But the rewards are great. This article provides practical information on how US lawyers should proceed in order to get licensed in the EU.
This sample shows that employees are personally responsible for the content they publish on social networking websites or any other form of user-generated media.
What do you advise your company to do when someone starts a website that airs your company's dirty laundry, true and untrue, in public? In this article, six attorneys identify and debate key issues for you, offering practical tips for responding to anonymous cyber-gripers culled from the latest case law.
Nearly every company has a website and uses the internet as a means for marketing and selling its products and services. Here's a plan for protecting your company's trademarks and domain names in cyberspace.
This practical guide provides an overview of common wage and hour issues under US law, including the 2016 changes to the overtime regulations that will dramatically expand the group of employees who subject to overtime requirements under the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Implications of US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization for employers in the United States
A selection of resources on US sanctions and export controls against Russia in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Learn about key US securities laws, SEC forms and disclosure requirements.
An underwriting agreement of a sale of stock of a Chinese/Taiwanese corporation to several U.S. underwriters.
While the nearly comprehensive U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba remains and will require an act of Congress to be eliminated, the U.S. government has issued another round of measures further easing the U.S. sanctions and export control restrictions against Cuba.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has seen billions of dollars in settlements stemming from whistleblower claims, and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has seen an increase in whistleblower tips related to cryptocurrency.
This sample Covid policy was prepared in 2021, and it reflects the Executive Order (US) in place at that time.
A selection of informative resources on lobbying activities at the US federal and state levels.
A letter notifying a website that it is illegally selling copyright products. Letter states that the company has not received information and instructs the company to cease the infringment.
Contracting with the US government is subject to a complex set of laws and regulations. This session will address rules and regulations governing intellectual property rights in federal government contracting. A panel of experts will discuss the laws and regulations applicable to funding, licensing, and commercial transactions with the US government. The panel will review myths and misconceptions and provide practical guidance for addressing ownership and control of IP rights under government contractual arrangements.
Thousands of US auto workers went on strike in September 2023. Learn about the implications in-house counsel need to keep in mind for US employers and global businesses.
Use this checklist to make sure you have covered all employee benefits issues in light of the US Supreme Court's Dobbs decision overturning the right to an abortion.
This checklist was originally published on Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.'s website.
Read this 2010 Clarion Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan appraises the impact of social networking websites and forums on businesses and professionals around the globe.
Swidler & Berlin, et al. v. U.S, U.S. S. Ct., 4/1/1998. This Amicus Brief argues in light of Federal Rule of Evidence 501's "reason and experience" an absolute, rather than qualified, posthumous privilege is necessary. Additionally, the court erred in applying the lax work-product standard for purely factual information to mental-impression work product, and allowed the disclosure of factual material in the lawyer's notes revealing his thoughts and legal strategies.
This is a sample contract where Sponsor desires to engage Developer to develop, create, test, and deliver a Web Site as a work made for hire and to house the Web Site on Developer's Web Server and make the Web Site available for browsing on the Internet.
DRI amicus brief, Textron v. US
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