Summarizes the nature of the new security requirements arising from new regulations and provides an outline for preventing "the Monday morning horror" for your client, with special attention to the unique needs of the law department residing within the corporation.
In-house counsel today exist in a vortex of competing and ever-changing legal requirements, regulatory schemes, technological developments, and budgetary constraints. This article tells you how to integrate technology into your legal department to simplify the task of thriving among these diverse and often contradictory forces, how to examine your internal processes, and how to implement technology to solve existing problems.
Read this article to gain insight into EU privacy restrictions and to evaluate how you can best avoid a situation of noncompliance with these data protection requirements.
Almost every in-house counsel understands the need for some sort of intellectual property due diligence plan to protect company assets, but not all corporate lawyers recognize the significance of IP assets in a wide range of corporate transactions. Read this article for a three-step process that will show you how to develop a plan now that can provide accurate and fast-turnaround assessments later.
This article gives you an overview of EU data protection law, explains why U.S. in-house counsel should be concerned about EU data protection laws, shows you a roadmap to compliance, and gives you a workplan template for achieving and maintaining compliance.
How does HIPAA's privacy rule affect in-house counsel?
Do you know how to make your company comply with privacy standards? This article gives you an overview of relevant legislation and the various standards endorsed by industry trade groups.
Linking your corporate offices into a single intranet, while efficient, may expose your company to civil or criminal liability in other countries. Here's how to protect your company from these risks.
Trying to rein in discovery costs and risks associated with corporate email? This primer will take your records retention policy to the next level.