This article deals with how to succeed at M&A work for in-house attorneys who have little experience in the subject.
Read this article to find out several key risk areas that require significant attention by legal counsel before a US or European member of a joint venture in Asia finds it necessary to discuss a break-up, dissolution, restructuring, or buy-out of a joint venture with its foreign partner.
More and more CLOs are being asked to take an active role in their corporation's strategic planning process. The goals of the business in general, and the internal goals to provide good and affordable legal services are the drivers in this process. ACC President, Fred Krebs, and Deborah House, vice president and deputy general counsel, asked current and former CLOs their takes on the law department strategic planning process. Read on to gain a few nuggets of wisdom and benefit from their experiences.
Examines the ethical rules and their interpretation by both courts and ethics' commissions to determine whether an agreement within a settlement package is unethical.
Discusses three broad categories of compliance and ethics program performance metrics that should be considered to provide the balanced score card needed to make rational judgments about how well your program is working.
Discusses six practical examples for lawyers to more directly understand their own clients' experiences.
China is experiencing a tremendous pace of change. The infrastructure and economy continue to grow rapidly -- as does the demand for legal services by companies. This article gives instructions on how to keep up.
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General counsel have a lot on their plates, which means they sometimes don't pay as much attention to what the attorneys in various legal functions, including intellectual property, actually do. GC's can, on occasion, fail to pay enough attention to intellectual property and given today's economic realities and recent headlines, such failure can jeopardize careers and lower shareholder value. This article explores why paying more attention to your company's IP is so important.