The government indicted two executives for alleged criminal activities related to their employment. The company's bylaws provide for both advancement of fees and indemnification of these executives. The government successfully argued to the lower court that the executives' should be prevented from receiving reimbursements under the indemnification policies. Indemnification policies serve important public and internal corporate purposes in attracting responsible executives.
In-house counsel will optimize their role as leaders in information governance by attending this session as they learn the lifecycle of data (collection, use, storage, archiving and destruction) and acquire tools to educate their companies on the risks and benefits associated with data as it travels through that lifecycle. Learn to resolve your company’s information management and governance issues and to add business value by finding information management systems that lower costs and improve efficiencies. Become “litigation-ready” in the face of complex discovery requests.
This list summarizes ten important issues regarding the energy market in Ukraine in the forthcoming years (there will be a shift from a centralized electricity trading module to a more competitive electricity trading regime). These issues will affect each and every business in Ukraine, especially power generating companies, electricity suppliers (including importers and exporters) and electricity consumers. Liberalization of the electricity market in Ukraine has been a long-awaited measure for Ukraine and is seen as a solid step towards relevant EU standards that should bring, among others, enhancement of energy security and overall conditions for new investments.
It's not enough to simply be good at what you do. To secure a position, you must succeed at conveying your value to potential employers, recruiters, your professional network or, if you are looking to advance internally, your current manager and colleagues. You need to be able to manage change, implement career development strategies and network effectively so that you stand out from the crowd.
The Supreme Court has decided that financial support directions issued by the Pensions Regulator to Nortel and Lehman Brothers companies after insolvency proceedings had already started were provable debts. Pension scheme trustees will rank with other unsecured creditors in the priority order. It is a change from the position in the lower courts where the trustees’ claim was given “super priority” status.
This brief resource (Quick Counsel) discusses how legal research technology is transforming the practice of law for in-house counsel and how technological advancements are saving law departments money.
Last year, the Shanghai High People's Court rendered final judgment on an antitrust dispute between two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries in China and their former distributor in Beijing. The judgment, which overturned a lower court ruling, held that the two subsidiaries were liable for damages resulting from attempts to enforce a vertical monopoly agreement against the distributor. As the first antitrust judgment relating to vertical monopoly agreements in China, the case signals the stance of the Chinese courts towards vertical trade restraints and provides guidance for future cases.
This sample policy illustrates an approach to drug and alcohol testing.
This article focuses on how to pay the “Acquisition Consideration,” the purchase price for the business being acquired, with cash, stock, assumption of debt, a combination, or some other form of payment. Following the discussion are “Deal Points” on important considerations in the purchase or sale of a business: what to do, and what at all costs not to do.
The purpose of this Sample Gift Acceptance Policy is to provide guidelines relating to the acceptance and processing of gifts in a manner that is consistent with the mission and values of America’s Promise Alliance and to provide donors with transparency on the matters described herein. This policy shall be posted to the America's Promise Alliance website and made available for all donors to view.
This article will focuses on an Acquiror’s financing of an M&A transaction, whether through cash, use of existing Acquiror stock, issuance of new Acquiror stock, debt, assumption of Target debt or some combination thereof.
A sample substance abuse policy that includes a list of prohibited activities and manager's responsibilities.
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.
This Quick Overview is intended to demystify "non-fungible tokens" (NFTs) at a broad level, introduce the concept and functionality to non-tech counsel, and provide a practical approach to addressing intellectual-property issues and other legal concerns that may arise in connection with NFTs.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has posted the following information sheet on their website https://www.fairwork.gov.au/how-we-will-help/templates-and-guides/fact-sheets/rights-and-obligations/employment-conditions-during-natural-disasters-and-emergencies but it is important for especially larger employers to understand that these are the minimum requirements and there are opportunities to provide other sorts of assistance as well.
This article includes a review of Wyoming’s attributes as a jurisdiction to base a corporation, limited partnership (“LP”) or
limited liability company (“LLC”), and then reviews Wyoming’s unique (in the United States) laws facilitating company and investment fund formation and investment vehicles focused on cryptocurrencies, digital assets and DAOs.
General counsel and their teams work on improving corporate governance to reduce risk and costs, improving practices for communication with directors and management to facilitate parent and subsidiary board meetings and making securities compliance easier and more reliable. There are lots of new—and changing—tools and techniques, such as vetting vendors for board voting tools, securities compliance, cloud-based hosted systems, improving staffing and technology for minute-taking, and updating policies for insider trading, data protection, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and fiduciary duties. Keeping abreast of best practices, vendor-provided trainings, peer group policies and hosted solutions allows a legal department to lower costs, mitigate risks and drive value for the business. This session will address topics of interest to private and public companies, with a focus on issues common to both.
In this quick overview, in-house counsel will learn about different regulations in the new trade agreement, USMCA (United States Mexico Canada Agreement).
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 article provides an introduction to the Australian FinTech landscape. In particular, the article considers recent significant developments to that landscape, which have increasingly become a defining feature of the Asia-Pacific’s economic and legal standing in the global context.
Information governance (IG) overwhelms companies, creating compliance risks, increased discovery costs, privacy threats, and lower employee productivity. Siloed approaches to information governance fall short. This program explores building the case for a cross-functional approach to information governance. After this session, attendees will be able to list IG compliance risks and related in-house counsel’s ethical responsibilities; identify messaging strategies to get C-suite support for IG; list the ideal composition of an IG committee; obtain a seven-step project plan for launching an IG program; and quantify the benefits of an IG program. Attendees will also receive a business case outline to present to the C-suite, sample committee charter, and checklist of do’s and don’ts in building your case.
In this short article, explore an overview of regulations and issues relating to the use of e-Signatures, with a focus on the European Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
This is a sample policy regarding substance abuse.
The current opioid epidemic has increased at an alarming rate. From 2000 to 2015, from the United States and Canada, to Europe and South America, about half a million people have died from opioid-related drug overdoses. This article identifies and discusses recently proposed or finalized noteworthy US statutes and regulations applicable to the substance-use-disorder industry, promulgated by both federal agencies and state legislatures in response to the nationwide opioid addiction crises.
According to Brazilian law, the Accident Prevention Factor (FAP) for each company is determined according to the number of labor accidents and illnesses that have generated payment of social security benefits. The FAP calculation is mainly based on the frequency, level of importance and cost of the labor illnesses and labor accidents of each company. In recent years, the social security website has provided the specific FAP for each legal entity. Read on to learn more about FAP regulation.
This article gives a general overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and following the discussion are “Deal Points” on important considerations in the purchase or sale of a business: what to do, and what at all costs not to do.
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