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Recent European Court of Justice rulings reflect a view of the in-house legal practice that may be antiquated when compared to the realities of the modern in-house practice. How can in-house counsel continue to provide multinational businesses in Europe their critical counsel on competition law matters? This Round Table discussion provided the ideal forum for in-house counsel to exchange thoughts on the serious ramifications created by the ECJ rulings.

This resources discusses Canadian national and Ontario provincial laws that pertain to actions leading to an unsettling financial result.

This Canadian Competition Law training course provides an overview of Canadian competition law and helps you recognize and deal with "red flags" — situations that present a risk of competition violations and legal liability.

To access the Canadian Competition Law Training Course, visit <a href=http://www.ethicsxchange.com/topic/35560-canadian-eu-competition-law>ww…;.

This session will give a detailed presentation on negotiating an IP deal with a Chinese (PRC) company, covering the initial business model and strategy, a brief summary of US and Chinese commercial and IP law, contract examples, and tips for closing the agreement.

This session will give a detailed presentation on negotiating an IP deal with a German company, covering the initial business model and strategy, a brief summary of US and European/German commercial and IP law, contract examples, and tips for closing the agreement.

Class actions may be going global. This session addressed the current waves of new or proposed class action laws outside the US and the compatibility of such actions with European and other civil law jurisdictions. Italy has a proposed law under consideration that is expected to be enacted. France is reported to be reviving a 2007 proposal. Israel, Korea, and Germany created class action rights within the last two years. Even the European Commission issued a “green paper” regarding private enforcement actions in the competition area.

Take a closer look at the variances between civil and common law jurisdictions and how you can facilitate your company's navigation of the differences. Familiarize yourself with the relevant issues that arise when parties to a transaction come from different systems including choice of governing law, parties' expectations of document formats, penalties vs liquidated damages, and more.

This program material focuses on various options of ADR - mediation, arbitration or other conciliatory proceedings.

The introduction of EU-wide design rights in 2003 heralded a new era of pan-European intellectual property protection. Since then around 400,000 designs have been registered and this number is increasing at a rate of about 80,000 a year. This document discusses what can be protected, the registration process, and the scope of protection.

Compliance in Asia: It is harder than you think. Each country in Asia has its own compliance issues and in-house counsel must be alert to them. You must know how to spot the main red flags and to determine what is coming next. And, you must handle these issues effectively and with consideration of the cultural impact of your proposed solution. This session was a straight talking, direct and open assessment of what goes on and what to look out for.

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