This article discusses some of the key issues nonprofit organizations encounter with copyrights.
On May 19, 2022, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced significant clarifications to its policy on charging Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) violations that give some comfort to cyber security consultants who engage in network testing and related operations. Such activity has long been a gray area for “white hat” hackers.
Public market, friendly M&A transactions in the United Kingdom can throw some surprises at non-UK attorneys. Learn about issues that are vital for making the deal go smoothly and for ensuring that you and your company are not caught out.
This ACC Guide sponsored by Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP provides an overview of five specific aspects of brand protection and enhancement in the United States.
A report reviewing significant wage and hour developments at both the federal and state level.
In today’s streamlined market, negotiating contracts is increasingly viewed as a superfluous step in the transactions between buyers and sellers. If one party’s expectations fall short, both may find themselves demanding court-supplied justice. Learn the fundamentals of sales negotiations on both sides of the deal.
Corporations often use media to enhance their employees’ environment. Music can soothe or energize the listener, while movies can educate or inspire the viewer. However, no amount of relaxation or inspiration will protect you from being sued for copyright infringement. Learn when to license a performance or be prepared to face the music.
In this resource, learn practical tips and tricks about how contracts are structured and a strategy for effective contract reviews.
This guide presents jurisdictional overviews on counterfeit medicine laws in jurisdictions around the globe.
Law is the original outsourced function. Yet the question of what gets in-sourced and what gets outsourced has really never been systematically addressed. Rather than focusing on meaningful measures of law firm productivity and efficiency, law departments have emphasized scrutinizing the bill. Five key questions can help your department get service that is more attuned to your company's competitive environment.
This article explores how increased opportunities and regulation surrounding data has impacted Hong Kong businesses. This resource was produced in March 2019.
Learn how to establish a "Made in USA" compliance program and avoid liability.
Hurdles await any company seeking to expand its footprint outside of currently-known geographic territories. Explore key potential pitfalls and means to navigate your way to success by leveraging a global mindset at all phases of your next multinational contract negotiation.
The Digital Marketers Act published 11 May 2022 will have consequences for the EU on the following: more information on costs and metrics with digital advertising, limitations in targeting, and limitations on targeting minors and profiling based on sensitive data.
Are you an old-story leader or a new-story leader? Find out where you stand in the spiritual awakening that is stirring in the workplace and why you should care.
Learn cybersecurity measures businesses can consider taking in order to better safeguard their systems and data against potential cyber threats, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Increasingly, non-IT companies are becoming "accidental" licensors, licensing their internally built accounting, inventory, human resources, supply chain, or other software systems in order to capitalize on these developments. If your company becomes a software licensor, you may encounter many important and problematic legal issues relevant to the modification, distribution, and protection of your code. They include the permitted use of open source code in commercial applications, clean room development, government rights in software created with government funds, intellectual property protection for software, reverse-engineering, and encryption export controls. This article analyzes these questions and more through familiar hypothetical scenarios.
Learn about international soft law frameworks - standards, laws, and proposed laws regarding digitization and digital tools.
This article contains issues related to using social media in hiring that in-house counsel should consider.
A study of the state of maturity among in-house legal departments across 15 legal operations functions.
This QuickCounsel covers what information you need to familiarize yourself with the concept of 'ambush marketing', when a non-sponsor of an event to try to associate itself with the event without authorization from the event organizer and without paying the sponsorship fee, often to the detriment of the official sponsor and its brand.
In this article you'll find tips, suggestions and insight to implement the cost-saving measures your company needs.
The road to finalizing a contract can be tricky. Here are seven steps that will help you balance being a guide and strategic advisor as you negotiate the right path for your company.
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