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Legal Perspectives on Predictive Maintenance: A Case Study
The “fourth industrial revolution” is impacting manufacturing systems, leading conventional industry into an hyper-connected world of sensors, metrics and data flows inside and outside the factories. Such augmented complexity goes...Read more
Corrado Druetta
Senior Legal Counsel , COMAU S.p.A., Italy
The Changing Face of Commercial Contracts in the Tech Sector
I have always loved drafting. There is something about a lovingly honed and sparingly worded clause which tickles my synapses. Elegance of expression meets elimination of ambiguity. At least, that’s...Read more
Fiona Morris
Managing Director and Global Lead Counsel, Strategic Contracting, Accenture UK Limited, UK
Status of Forces Agreements and Defense Cooperation Agreements:
A Primer for US Defense Contractors
Some of the largest US government defense contracts are for work to be performed OCONUS; that is, Outside of the Continental United States. The US Department of Defense (DOD) spends...Read more
David Newsome
Senior Legal Counsel, KBRwyle, USA
IACCM Contracting Principles
Whether you are a customer or a supplier, Speed to Contract (“S2C”) produces benefits. The faster parties come to “yes,” the sooner critical products or services can drive a customer’s...Read more
Sally Hughes
Chief Executive Officer, IACCM - International Association for Contract and Commercial Management, UK
Lita Bollimpalli
Assistant General Counsel, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, USA
Hal Bretan
Chief Counsel, BT Americas Inc., USA
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Importance of 'Right-Sizing' Contracts with International Suppliers
Supply chain and vendor relationships are a crucial component to the success of companies with a global footprint. Those relationships hinge on the contract terms that uphold the pillars of...Read more
Jessica Buchok
Managing Attorney, Franchise World Headquarters, LLC, USA
Affordable Solar Power for All
In 2015, the international community came together to reinforce the global ambition to tackle climate change. That year, the adoption of the “Paris Agreement” and the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Read more
Nicole Iseppi
Project Director, ENGIE & Terrawatt Initiative, UAE
Convertible Contracts:The In-house Counsel Perspective
For its fast track projects, the Oil & Gas industry privileges Lump Sum contract types even in cases where definition of the project is not sufficiently advanced.
“Fast-tracking” can be...Read more
Cristina Montanaro
Senior Legal Counsel, TechnipFMC, Italy
The Future is Cordless: How the Cordless Future will Impact Traditional Television
A cord-cutter is a person who cancels a paid television subscription or landline phone connection for an alternative Internet-based or wireless service. Cord-cutting is the result of competitive new media...Read more
Sabrina Lewis
Director of Business Affairs, Paramount Television, USA
Exclusion of Liability for 'Consequential Loss'
One of the first things that most lawyers learn when they enter the real world of commercial transactions is that liability for “consequential losses” is to be excluded under all...Read more
Christopher Parr
Director, The Legal Director, UK
How to Structure a €1bn Pan-European Office Portfolio Sales Transaction for Four German Open-Ended Real-Estate Funds – The Union Investment ‘Aqua Portfolio’ Transaction
In 2015, French investor Amundi Immobilier bought the €1bn Aqua Portfolio from Union Investment Real Estate GmbH, Hamburg (“Union Investment”) in what was shaping up to be one of the...Read more
Darius Soglowek
Legal Counsel Real Estate (Syndikusanwalt), Union Investment, Germany
Marc Lauterfeld
General Counsel Real Estate, Union Investment, Germany
Roman Reher
Legal Counsel, Head of Real Estate Transactions, Union Investment, Germany