As a Chief Legal Officer (CLO), how do you mobilize corporate stakeholders around Environmental Sustainability and Governance (ESG) issues? The United Nations Global Compact’s Sustainable Development Goal 16 offers a framework to articulate key ESG goals within and outside your organization.
This article examines how the Chinese National Intelligence Law (“NIL") applies differently to Chinese parent companies compared to companies owned by non-Chinese parent companies.
This overview discusses Hong Kong’s less regulated employment laws compared to China and other jurisdictions.
This article discusses European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implications and compliance for Asia Pacific (APAC) region businesses.
This article discusses the highlights of reform to the Hong Kong patent system.
This article explores Hong Kong brand trademark laws, including parallel imports, the exhaustion principle, and use of copyright law.
Read about the implications of the crisis in Ukraine for contracts governed by English law, especially for clauses pertaining to force majeure, price escalation, material change, and sanctions. Learn key steps that companies can take to limit exposure.
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.
With ten months to go for new state privacy compliance laws, this article developed by Womble Bond Dickinson looks at how Colorado, Virginia, and California will be affected and what you should do so your operations stay compliant with the updates.
Companies of all sizes are engaged in an effort to make Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors a part of their businesses in both vision and practice. The impact of personnel policies and practices extend far beyond the “S” portion of ESG. This resource outlines five personnel policies and practices to consider when assessing company ESG priorities and goals.