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Non-profits as well as most businesses in the United States are formulating plans to reopen. In this article, in-house counsel will learn how to consider potential liability risks as their employees return to work. This article was originally published in July 2020.

This Top Ten relates to questions the leadership of organizations should ask when beginning nonprofit merger discussions.

This panel will explore the emerging issues corporate boards are facing. This innovative program, presented by the National Association of Corporate Directors, will feature independent, non-executive directors of private and Fortune 500 companies. We will discover how the board is grappling with hot issues such as succession planning, board and management dynamics, strategy, performance, risk oversight, shareholder activism, innovation, and competitive disruption. The panelists will provide advice on how the general counsel's office can equip the board to stay ahead of the curve and provide effective oversight with the most cutting-edge governance practices.

Working on a nonprofit board can a valuable and rewarding experience. But when the members of the board fail to ask the right questions about how their organization is being managed, the results often end up making the front pages.

This is a sample checklist of key considerations for non-profit organizations who wish to start activities in a new country - such as identifying who can authorize entering a new country and specific activities, and the conditions under which and the resources with which this may be done.

This is a list of resources related to the session.

Nonprofit organizations continue to grow in number; in doing so, they have attracted scrutiny and are no longer able to "relax" when it comes to corporate governance. This article distills those governance practices that are most applicable and easily adapted by nonprofits, and provides examples of relevant governance documents that can be adapted to any nonprofit with minimum effort.

This program identifies key considerations for providing legal advice to business clients in nonprofit organizations. It is important for business clients to understand that a not-for-profit designation does not mean that the organization should behave differently than a for-profit company. Additionally, when counseling business clients, in-house attorneys may need to assist them in seeing the "little" picture. Areas covered will include: risks associated with receipt of donated goods, services and real estate; conducting due diligence analysis of vendors/suppliers; brand/intellectual property protection; and costs and risks associated with new ventures or risky activities.

This article speaks about how numerous lawyers practice at legal departments where supporting low-income communities through pro bono assistance is a core value.

While there are numerous reasons in-house attorneys might want to become involved in pro bono work, the business case for it may not seem as established as it is for law firms. In today's changing corporate world, the reasons are equally undeniable. Use this feature to pinpoint business-related benefits of having your legal department perform pro bono work.