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This brief overview outlines the general legal framework regarding cookies used on the websites in Poland. It focuses mainly on the aspects concerning the requirements of providing sufficient information to the user in a manner described in the legal provisions, as well as obtaining the user's consent to the use of cookies on the websites they enter.

If your client’s marketing department is hot to sell advertising spots on your corporation’s brand new website, you need this 12-step program, covering issues from the tax consequences of merchandise sold on the Internet to privacy concerns.

This QuickCounsel examines the differences in attorney-client privilege between the United States and the European Union, individual European countries, Canada, Brazil, Russia, India and China.

In a simpler time, defending your company typically meant slogging
through litigation. Your adversary is now a self-appointed cyberspace vigilante. On the internet, the juiciest material doesn’t come from the networks or newspapers, it comes from one of over 70 million internet blogs and user-created websites. It comes from individuals who post whatever they
want.

Geoffrey Vance, Yodi Hailemariam & Jared T. Nelson

New laws in the People’s Republic of China – which went into effect on 1 January 2021 – have completely revamped the rules pertaining to the succession of the deceased’s assets into a more organized system. The new policies, which have replaced laws in place since 1985, provide more guidelines and structure regarding appointing estate administrators and their scope of power.

This primer examines the role of law and legal institutions in economic development in Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Learn about the central bank digital currencies ("CBDC") considered by the central banks of several countries.

This article focuses on tensions in litigation that involves obligations to produce vs. not to produce documents in different jurisdictions (United Kingdom, France, United Sates, China, and Hong Kong).

As an employer, when it comes to termination entitlements and claims, which jurisdiction in Asia is most favorable? This article provides an in-depth comparison of three countries: Singapore, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Indonesia. Generally, Singapore provides limited regulation of employment. By contrast, Indonesia heavily regulates employment contracts, while PRC sits somewhere in-between.

This article discusses recent DOJ policies on corporate crime prosecutions and the Chinese Government's robust anti-corruption campaign.

A list of resources and a brief description of materials and websites with information on relationships with outside counsel.

This article reviews U.S.-China Rule of Law Initiative, the prospects for legal reform in China, and the appropriate role of foreign entities.

This resource contains helpful charts and graphs concerning SOE and the value of disputes.

Whether you receive raw materials or goods from China, provide services to foreign clients, or ship products to customers around the world, your company is subject to an intricate system of overlapping laws that control the movement of goods, information and services, and regulate cross-border transactions. The laws cover everything from importing products that don’t conform to electrical standards to exporting products to an entity on a government restricted party list to accepting funds from a sanctioned country.

This paper will outline some of the major areas where employee off-duty conduct intersects with the workplace, and the current “rules of the road” employers must be aware of when considering discipline or termination in such circumstances.

This primer provides a comprehensive overview of key issues on merger control in Singapore, India, Japan, China, Korea and the European Union.

Small legal departments can recruit and retain diverse counsel through simple outreach steps, programs, and websites detailed in this article. Not only can you enrich your department with diversity, but also you can improve your client’s bottom line by bringing new perspectives to the table.

A template letter notifying an eCommerce platform that protected IP is being sold on their website without the permission of the IP owner.

This is a sample response letter in reply to a claim that a photo on a company's website infringes a copyright, such as a claim from a copyright troll.

Check out the resources on the website of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding background checks on potential employees.

This article explores the basics of the National Security Laws of both China and Hong Kong, as well as court cases which relate specific situations of doing business in Hong Kong because of the newly passed laws. It also provides recommendations for how businesses intending to invest in Hong Kong should conduct themselves so that they may continue to operate in Hong Kong.

This interactive session will take participants through a case study involving a traditional business trying to compete with a disruptive online competitor. Faculty will guide attendees to identify ways in which the traditional business could use disruptive technology in its own operations and will focus on the legal issues that the traditional business must resolve to migrate to more innovative service offerings. Key issues discussed will include: How can the traditional business learn from its disruptive competitors to become more flexible? What regulatory issues could impact the transformed business? Is the new business proposition lawful? What is the applicable legal framework for the business? How will the traditional business implement the new arrangements (i.e., can the transformation be carried out in-house or will external resources be required)? What will be the key legal challenges in the operation of the transformed business?

904 - End It Before It Begins: Litigation Prevention in Today’s Business Environment

International mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are likely to pose special challenges for in-house counsel by adding a multi-jurisdictional dimension to the regulatory review and approval process. Discover the differing merger control regimes that must be complied with in doing M&A transactions in the European Union, Canada, China and elsewhere, including the notification thresholds, notification requirements and review processes. Then, explore the issues that arise in managing multiple regulatory compliance processes when the transaction triggers reviews in two or more jurisdictions.