Two of the globally significant patent-related events during the past year occurred in Europe and the United States, respectively.
The greatest pleasure, and the greatest challenge, of being a privacy lawyer is the need to be both an ethicist ‰Š,,and a pragmatist. Oftentimes we find ourselves advising companies not just on what is the legal thing to do, but what is the right thing to do (and, no, the two aren’t always one and the same); while, on other occasions, our impediments presented by the law.
As the head of legal and company secretary of Silverbird Group, one of Africa’s leading media and entertainment businesses, Adefunke Adeyeye has built a legal team focused on the core needs of the business to help it expand across and beyond its native Nigeria.
This document addresses the situation where personal data are initially transferred by a controller to a processor within the European Union (“EU”) and are subsequently transferred by the processor to a sub-processor located outside the EU.
This article examines the legal framework relating to marginal fields in Nigeria, as well as issues to consider when investing in marginal fields.
This article highlights the importance of conducting security risk assessments in “hot” regions where kidnappings, abductions and suicide bombings are on the rise. The resource also discusses the importance of training employees regarding risks of security incidents.
As companies expand throughout Africa, legal departments must be prepared for new needs and risks. This article highlights how to address legal challenges specific to the continent.
This article identifies the key findings of AlixPartners and Dentons recent survey of general counsel and other executives at multinational companies with business objectives in Africa.
As local economies continue to stabilize, Angola and Nigeria are ripe with potential investment opportunities — particularly in the natural resources area. However, with new laws, immigration considerations and a legacy of corruption, in-house counsel must familiarize themselves with a variety of issues to ensure their clients’ success.
This survey is a self-proclaimed 'work in progress' which will continue to be updated by the Pro Bono Institute. It covers 43 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and the Pacific region, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.