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Proposed and potentially recommended changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure relate to refining the scope of discovery in the digital age and the consequences for a party’s failure to preserve evidence. The Civil Rules Advisory Committee is considering implementing a requirement that the scope of permissible discovery be proportional to the litigation at issue, paring down the presumptive number of discovery requests, fostering more cooperation between the parties and court involvement in managing litigation and providing safeguards for parties against sanctions for the failure to preserve discoverable information when the failure was not willful or in bad faith. Learn about these changes and how they can affect your discovery efforts.

Competition with distributors: when do principals and agents compete? - presentation held in Sydney 9 March 2017.

This is a sample convertible promissory note.

This is a sample non-compete agreement between a buyer and a seller.

These Online Social Media Principles have been developed to help empower associates to participate in this new frontier of marketing and communications, represent the company, and share the optimistic and positive spirits of the company's brands.

This Value Practice Resource highlights key elements of Nationwide's Approved Counsel Program (ACP) and gives insights to key success factors.

The question is no longer if your network has been breached, but the number of times you have been unknowingly breached and the extent of the damage already done. As a result of this evolution it is imperative that an organization be able to establish in real-time if a threat is part of a disruptive-attack or a cyber-crime.

This is a sample services agreement between a California based corporation and an individual consultant.

A trade secret’s existence and value are challenged by increased outsourcing, subcontracting, and employee mobility. This panel will discuss tips and tactics for establishing and protecting trade secrets in the context of a remote and mobile workforce, including hiring and firing concerns and risks and strategies associated with telecommuters, bring-your-own-device policies, and secure data access and management.

A trade secret’s existence and value are challenged by increased outsourcing, subcontracting, and employee mobility. This panel will discuss tips and tactics for establishing and protecting trade secrets in the context of a remote and mobile workforce, including hiring and firing concerns and risks and strategies associated with telecommuters, bring-your-own-device policies, and secure data access and management.