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There are a number of steps that should be taken to maximize your insurance recovery after a disaster, natural or otherwise. This checklist will help you be sure you are prepared.

Considering the increasingly active role general counsel play in cybersecurity strategy, risk assessment and prevention, the ACC Foundation recently released an unprecedented study of the state of cybersecurity in the corporate sector. The largest study of its kind, the report serves as a resource for in-house lawyers, corporations and boards of directors directly impacted by one of the greatest challenges and reputational risks facing companies today. This plenary session will provide key takeaways from the report that you can put into action today, as well as guidance on preserving privilege, budget allocation and collaborating with law enforcement or government agencies. Learn what general counsel experienced in data breaches wish they had known before the breach occurred and other important lessons learned.

This is a sample severance agreement setting out the terms of the benefits provided by the employer in exchange for claims relinquished by the departing employee.

Find out whether or not geographic location plays an important role in perceptions and use of work-life balance programs.

This article sets out the steps organizations should be taking to achieve compliance with CASL s anti-spam provisions.

You have been the very picture of prudence. You run every important decision by your primo outside counsel so that, if anything goes wrong, you have a chip shot "advice of counsel" defense. Well, something has gone wrong. Your tax shelter goes awry. Your securities filings are attacked. Your internal investigation is challenged. Your interpretation of a contract is held in bad faith. Your lawyers send in the A-team litigators for your defense. So far, so good. But wait! The plaintiff has subpoenaed your trial lawyers' firm? What's this business about implied waiver?

Opposing counsel can sometimes forget to "scrub" an electronic document clean before sending it for others to view. However, stop and read this article before considering mining the metadata. Ethics rules protect even the forgetful.

A sampling of surveys our in-house research team has tabulated.

Corporate counsel must understand the relevant technology and the risks that it poses, and create, adopt, and enforce a policy that minimizes the risks without causing bigger problems. This article will help you do just that.

While Canadian courts continue to deal on a regular basis with construction related disputes, there is an ever-increasing trend for parties involved in construction projects to elect alternative methods of dispute resolution.