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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
5 pages

This is a sample labor and employment due diligence checklist, for the buyer in an acquisition to assess employment-related matters of the seller.

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Region: United States

A giveaway may be deemed to be a sweepstakes or contest; worse, it could end up being deemed an illegal raffle or lottery. Learn the differences between them, how to spot potential problems and how to help ensure that the campaign makes marketing, legal and customers happy.

Your client just finalized a deal to sponsor a team, venue, league or personality. Now it is time to begin activating. What does your client need to know to get all the benefits of their agreement? What could go wrong? How can you help make the sponsorship a success for everyone? Our panel of experts walk you through the process of managing sponsorships from sponsorship agreement execution to expiration!

A series of tips for general counsel on how to manage liability at a sports/entertainment facility.

As sports and entertainment based marketing grows, many companies have opted to engage athletes, entertainers, teams and leagues. This program will cover the basics of sponsorship agreements from both the team/talent side and the sponsor perspective. Special consideration will be paid to points such as league subservience, exclusivities, indemnity, morals clauses and labor stoppages. This program will cater to the novice lawyer to an experienced contractual negotiator in both the for-profit and nonprofit arenas.

by Lara C. de Leon (Shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' San Antonio/Orange County offices) and Liz S. Washko (Shareholder in Ogletree Deakins' Nashville office)

This Top Ten article addresses the top ten issues sports and entertainment employers should know about pay equity issues in the United States, from what laws are at play to proactive steps employers can take to ensure they do not have pay equity disparities.

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Region: United States
Dawn T. Collins

As athletes and other public figures use their careers to bring awareness to social movements and other world events such as the Charlottesville tragedy, the implications of social movements on employee relations remains a hot topic that poses challenging issues for employers related to diversity, inclusion, and free speech. This Quick Overview shows a few of those related topics and some practical suggestions of ways employers can address these issues in the workplace in the United States.

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Region: United States
Suzanne Rich Folsom, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and SVP - Government Affairs, et al., U.S. Steel

This sample form provides an example for how to approach when—or if—employees may accept gifts and entertainment from customers, suppliers or other parties with whom the company does or may do business. Companies may adapt this sample pre-approval form to fit their business and compliance needs, including pre-approval limits. The core issue is whether a gift or entertainment is reasonable and appropriate. Visit BloombergLaw.com for more corporate compliance practical guidance.

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Region: United States
Suzanne Rich Folsom, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and SVP - Government Affairs, et al., U.S. Steel
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This overview provides insight into the common conflicts-related issue of when—or if—employees may accept gifts and entertainment from customers, suppliers or other parties with whom the company does or may do business. The core issue is whether a gift or entertainment is reasonable and appropriate.
Visit BloombergLaw.com for more corporate compliance practical guidance.

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Region: United States
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