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Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts

Executive Severance Agreement VII

This is a sample severance agreement setting out the rights and responsibilities of the employer and the separating executive, including the benefits that the employer will provide to the executive in exchange for relinquished claims.

Program Materials

Managing the Arbitration Process to Reduce Costs Without Sacrificing Positive Results

By Edward Cassady, Allen Gibson, Robyn Miller, Komal Patel

In dispute resolution, the bottom line often is the bottom line. Arbitration was conceived to be a less expensive alternative to litigation, but recent trends have chipped away at its effectiveness, making arbitration an increasingly expensive proposition. In this presentation, veteran arbitration and commercial litigation attorneys will offer battle-tested strategies for controlling costs during arbitration proceedings. Specific topics they will address include selecting an arbitration service provider, pre-arbitration planning, use of motions, prehearing briefs, opening and closing statements, witnesses, exhibits, attorneys’ fees, and common mistakes that add unnecessary expense.

Docket Article

Re-engineering the Annual Performance Review

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This article suggests an alternate process that replaces the annual performance review form with a two-step process of regular discussions between managers and their subordinates and a separate, confidential written staff assessment memo addressed to higher management.
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts

Master License Agreement

An agreement providing for the delivery of a computer software license. Includes definitions, terms for delivery, license charges, and other common provisions such as force majeure.

Articles

Chemical Regulation Enters the 21st Century: A New Day for the Toxic Substances Control Act

By Simone Schiller and Joshua A. Bloom

While the United States has been a pioneer in environmental protection laws since the Nixon era, one piece of legislation — known as the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) — has notoriously failed to serve its purpose. In an attempt to catch up to regulation advancements in the European Union, US state and federal governments have attempted to fill the gap created by TSCA by implementing more effective legislation.

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