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Avoid Frostbite in a Cross-border Transaction: Top Ten Things to Consider When Doing a Deal in Canada
Nov 2009 Download pdf
Your company has decided to do a deal in Canada. In addition to hoping that you won't have to attend a closing in February, you immediately ask yourself whether this transaction will be ...
National Labor Relations Act
Nov 2009 Download pdf
Congress enacted the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") in 1935 to protect the rights of employees and employers, to encourage collective bargaining, and to curtail certain private sector ...
Top Ten Tips for Speaking the Language of Your Business Partners
Oct 2009 Download pdf
As budgets shrink and all legal departments are re-evaluating resources, in-house counsel are presented with new and unique challenges in connecting with our business partners and ensuring clear ...
Gift Restrictions
Sep 2009 Download pdf
This gift chart summarizes the nature of gift restrictions and the exceptions in election law.
Contribution Limits for Corporations and PAC
Sep 2009 Download pdf
This campaign finance chart summarizes contribution restrictions and limits for corporations and PACs.
Lobbying Restrictions
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This lobbying restriction chart covers registration thresholds and reporting requirements
Top Ten Ways to Enrich and Empower Your Compliance Program
Sep 2009 Download pdf
What more could you be doing to promote your company's ethics and compliance program? Times may be tight now, but these top ten tips, including insights into what works to get your message ...
Immigration Classifications and Visa Categories
Aug 2009 Download pdf
This chart details all of the various non-immigrant visa categories, cross-referenced with sections of the INA and CFR.
Top Ten Recommendations for Improving Your Company's Data Security Compliance
Aug 2009 Download pdf
The combination of increasingly complex laws and a dramatic increase in data losses makes data security compliance an urgent matter for corporate counsel. Data security breaches can be costly ...
Credit Card Act of 2009
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Rick Fisher of Morrison & Foerster, discusses the new Credit Card Act of 2009.
DHS to Mandate E-Verify for All Federal Contractors, Agree to Retract Social Security No-Match Rule.
Jul 2009 Download pdf
The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will implement the Federal Contractor E-Verify regulation, but will withdraw the Social Security No-Match regulation. Read on to find out ...
USCIS Releases Updated Information on Filed H-1B Petitions
Jul 2009 Download pdf
As of July 2009, has received only 45,000 of the 65,000 H-1B non-immigrant visa petitions needed to meet the regular cap, which is extremely unusual. USCIS will continue to process various ...
Relevant Information from ACC Website
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Provides a list of resources for in-house and outside counsel to properly investigate and pursue internal allegations of white collar crimes.
Useful Links and Online Resources
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Provides several online resources regarding recording and monitoring communications.
Call Recording
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Includes applicable considerations when customers request calls to be recorded and a chart with characteristics of the federal and state tape-recording laws. Includes whether consent of all ...
Hot Topics in Electronic Discovery
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Provides the best practices for electronic discovery.
Goals of Due Diligence
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Provides the goals of due diligence which are critical to identify at the outset of the due diligence process. The goals are derived from the structure of the transaction and the primary objective ...
Preliminary Due Diligence Checklist
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Provides a due diligence checklist to complete before mergers and other significant corporate combinations.
Litigation Management Checklist
Jul 2009 Download pdf
Provides approaches to in-house pre-litigation, litigation, and post-litigation management.
Tenant's Lease Checklist
Jul 2009 Download pdf
A checklist for tenants when negotiating a lease. Items in the checklist include permitted used, delivery of premises, improvement allowance, insurance, etc.