Learn about key restructuring and insolvency laws in this multi-jurisdictional guide.
This resource contains 51 key questions to ask when polling your clients about their satisfaction with outside counsel.
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.
The information revolution is responsible for quantum leaps in productivity and economic prosperity, but a downside has been the rise in a whole new class of crimes. With 8 primary elements, the comprehensive privacy protection and information security program described in this article is centered on people, processes, and technical management that is standards-based whenever possible.
Learn about the metaverse and related legal issues.
Jeffery Hewitt shares his experience as general counsel of Rama First Nation where he advocates for their Aboriginal community in Canada on the First Nation reserve.
In 2018, the newly updated General Data Protection Regulation will be implemented in the European Union. To dispel confusion and concerns among international GC, the Docket’s September cover story offers insight to help prevent any penalties that companies may unwittingly incur.
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.
Several experienced in-house counsel will oversee an interactive game show-style session designed to engage and educate new in-house counsel. The questions (loosely based on the New to In-house Committee’s InfoPAK: New to In-house Practice: US & Europe) will focus on what every in-house lawyer should know about the law and their dual role as corporate counsel and a valuable business partner.
Learn ten tips to negotiate large corporate contracts more effectively. In this short article, Lydia Montalbano, Group Legal Counsel, CRH Nederland B.V., discusses key strategies for effective negotiations, including in international situations where the negotiating parties are from different countries.
In this article, learn the more material changes brought about by the GDPR (those likely to have a bigger impact), comments on the likely impact of the proposal on businesses, and suggests action points that businesses can begin to address in the lead-up to the measure coming into force.
Type any store name into Google and a list of similar stores shows up in the results - with the search term sometimes not even listed at the top. If a competitor purchases your company's trademark through keyword bidding and uses it as a metatag, potential infringement issues emerge. This article explores the legal issues of such use, and offers suggestions as to how you can best protect your company.
The Schrems II decision invalidated the US/EU Privacy Shield program for data transfers, but a replacement has not yet been negotiated for US companies. Schrems II will impact US data transfers eventually, but in the meantime US companies can prepare for the changes.
Experienced merger-and-acquisition practitioners will discuss critical terms in cross-border deals, including practical aspects of multijurisdictional deals and key differences between US and European law. The panel will discuss empirical data on selected deal terms, such as insurance solutions, indemnification caps, baskets, escrows, and survival periods; different structural approaches such as "lockbox" transactions; metrics of purchase price adjustments; and other terms. For example, many cross-border deals contain material adverse change clauses that have a clear meaning under Delaware law in the United States, but their application in Europe is less clear. The panel will discuss differences in various deal terms that are not always fully appreciated given the convergence in documenting cross-border deals as well as the increasing importance of insurance solutions in cross-border deals. The program is directed to those seeking a better understanding of such differences when advising executives or negotiating with foreign parties.
One of the biggest challenges in managing privacy programs in North America is recognizing and reconciling the significant data implications between the United States and Canada that apply to otherwise similar products and services. Attendees will learn key differences, helpful similarities, and strategies for managing a comprehensive approach to privacy, including what to do with a cross-border data breach.
This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to laws and regulations relating to digital businesses around the world.
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.
The current study is the result of the voluntary participation of Brazilian representatives of the legal departments of over one hundred national and international companies. This study covers the relationship between legal departments and law firms in Brazil.
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.
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 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.
In this insight report Allen & Overy legal experts comment on global M&A activity and trends across different sectors and regions.
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.
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