These options may spark change in the standards of admission to reflect the realities of corporate practice.
Where there are employees, there are employment disputes. How do you most effectively and efficiently settle them? Is mandatory arbitration the way to go for your company? Explore your options and learn how to craft enforceable agreements.
Flip the coin for a change: what are your employment rights as in-house counsel? May in-house counsel sue the employer?
What are the options available to U.S. companies for providing legal services to overseas clients? Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the models currently in use to choose the right fit for your company.
After a long negotiation with an international distributor, you may get the final draft of an agreement, and read the provisions quickly, assuming they are just boilerplate. Don't make this mistake; as standard as some of the provisions may be, in an international context, boilerplate language has the potential to be dangerous to your client.
Provides a roadmap for U.S. companies engaged in doing business abroad and dealing with foreign agents, partners, and governments on a commercial and financial basis and provides specific recommendations for building an effective global risk management and integrity program that will protect companies as they navigate global markets.
Discusses the basics of an American lawsuit against a European company and examines traditional notions of comity, the Hague Evidence Conventions and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Aerospatiale.
Two recent federal court cases have strengthened manufacturers’ commercial free speech rights.
Discusses the pivotal issues and re-evaluates the unauthorized practice of law in light of the California Supreme Courts Birbrower decision.
An examination of the crucial attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, including building confidentiality into your contracts, unilateral disclosure by an attorney, limited waiver, and electronic attorney-client communications.