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Strategically Managing Your Company’s Cross- Border Litigation Risks
While the world is undoubtedly complex, any cross-border scenario can be properly managed with acute attention from the legal department.
While the world is undoubtedly complex, any cross-border scenario can be properly managed with acute attention from the legal department.
Visibility is everything in the legal world. To better market yourself to your peers, step up for a speaking engagement — you’ll be glad you did.
Marie Van In, general counsel and division counsel at Cytec Industry, discusses the planning, execution and importance of legal services' global meetings.
A company can maximize the value of its intellectual property by keeping current inventory and proper protection of its trademarks and copyrights. In addition, in order to strengthen partnerships and avoid legal sanctions, companies should keep a current inventory of third-party IP use. This article offers a step-by-step approach for companies looking to protect their IP assets.
When faced with rapid-fire questions, a<br />company witness can fold. Deposing an<br />inexperienced witness who does not know<br />how to handle aggressive questioning by a veteran lawyer can spell disaster for your defense. Learn the key features of a corporate witness-succession plan.
Although it may sound simple enough, transferring an employee to a company’s foreign office is a substantial undertaking for both offices involved. Drafting an effective secondment agreement can help you avoid potential disputes over any number of key terms. Learn to carefully prepare such an agreement, first, and have a successful secondment.
Driven by recessionary cost pressures and tech-savvy employees, some companies now ask or allow employees to use their own electronic devices to interact with company systems. However, this trend also brings with it an increase in related security and privacy issues. Learn which issues must be addressed to mitigate the risks of employee-owned devices.
Looking for a way to become more valuable to your company? Resourceful in-house counsel seeking to improve processes can mine written material created by prior lawsuits in order to accelerate departmental and companywide objectives.
Consider taking another state bar exam...or getting involved to make sure you never have to again.
No one can anticipate every bump in the road. If you take each crisis in stride, however, you can use the experience to prepare for the future. For instance, a career resilience plan can shorten recovery time and aid in transferring skill sets from one career path to another. Learn seven key components of any career resilience plan.