This checklist is a tool and guide to necessary and optional elements to negotiate and document the principal agreement or deal document in an international or cross-border joint venture (“JV”) between a U.S. party or parties and one or more non-U.S. parties.
This article focuses on how to treat intellectual property (“IP”) and rights to IP in U.S. M&A transactions, particularly in the technology and life sciences sectors, in which IP often accounts for a substantial amount of Target’s value in the deal.
This report provides valuable insights into legal department operations, offering key benchmarks for assessing performance in critical areas based on responses from 421 legal departments.
This guide covers recent developments in artificial development, machine learning and big data laws and regulations across 21 jurisdictions.
An in-depth look at the life cycle approach and it's development and practice in the recent past.
This is a sample drug and alcohol policy for FMCSA-covered employees
This is a sample temporary employment services agreement where Company 2 is in the business of providing temporary personnel, skilled, unskilled, and professional, as required.
This guide covers common issues in project finance laws and regulations including security, bankruptcy, restrictions, insurance, and arbitration.
Learn about the metaverse and related legal issues.
In this edition, we report on the High Court’s decision in the ACCC v TPG case, in which TPG’s advertisements were ultimately held to be misleading and deceptive and the original $2 million penalty was reinstated. Another significant development this quarter was the release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s Final Report on Copyright and the Digital Economy, which recommends the introduction of a flexible “fair use” exception to copyright infringement.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding corporate immigration across a range of jurisdictions.
Some topics discussed include a global overview of modern slavery and corporate supply chain compliance and more.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding corporate tax across a range of jurisdictions.
As digital transformation initiatives continue to drive the business world, legal departments are often woefully unprepared. However, there are measures that can be taken to lessen the blow.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding pharmaceutical advertising across a range of jurisdictions.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding corporate governance across a range of jurisdictions.
Imagine you are in house at a digital/eCommerce company and your business team approaches you with plans to start selling internationally. They regale you with grand promises from global payment providers: "They'll take care of everything—local website, language translation, exchange rate, payment facilitation, etc. It's plug and play!" Not so fast. Before you get moving, there are a myriad of other essential pieces to consider: Will you be shipping physical products - if so, how and from where? Have we thought about customs duties, local product regulations, corporate tax implications, terms and conditions, and IP rights? Are there marketing and advertising restrictions in local countries? What data protection and security issues will we face? Join this session to delve into the many issues consumer-facing companies should address when seeking to expand globally.
This QuickCounsel (Quick Overview) outlines what companies could have done and should be doing to protect their data against cybersecurity threats.
In this Quick Overview, in-house counsel can learn about important Intellectual Property terms that are often used when working with outside counsel in the United States.
This resource provides jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to technology sourcing laws and regulations around the world.
This guide covers issues relating to procurement processes, dispute resolution procedures, intellectual property rights, data protection and employment law.
This guide provides a compilation of insights from legal practitioners around the world to assist in the identification and understanding of the laws and regulations that impact the drug and medical device industry.
Blockchain has become an international phenomenon, supplying digital passports for each transaction in the complex global chain. The applicable legislative and regulatory landscape is evolving. Here's how in-house counsel can stay updated.
Faced with new adopters of technology — or perhaps “never adopters”? Technology is rapidly evolving, and in the healthcare world, companies constantly encounter dilemmas when faced with the business need to implement new technologies in harmony with archaic legal standards. This session will address numerous technology issues, including those with medical devices, software as a device, mobile applications, risks, benefits, and the global element. Come learn the legal risks and benefits around emerging technology (such as mobile health) and how to best partner with your IT and business colleagues without betting the company.
This material provides an overview of the various factors that a foreign investor should consider when establishing a business in New Zealand.
Personal brand equity is a vital component of successful business — even for busy in-house attorneys. Luckily, social media tools such as LinkedIn and Twitter are invaluable assets when it comes to efficiently enhancing your brand. Make sure your brand isn’t in the bargain bin.
This guide explores key legal issues, rules, and developments regarding bribery and corruption across a range of jurisdictions.
Over the past 20 years, the number of patent litigation cases filed has increased sharply. At the same time, sky- high monetary demands and extraordinarily large awards for patent infringement have become more common. Fortunately for defendants, recent court decisions, changes in the federal rules, and proposed and enacted legislation provide new tools to combat such claims.
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