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Open Source Software: Compliance and Risk Mitigation

The proprietorship of software was not a familiar concept in the 50’s and 60’s. The hardware and software were seen as an inseparable “system” and the cost for the operating...Read more

Shilpi Sneha
Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
Winning the case: Maximising the Role (and Perceived Value) of the In-House Counsel by Establishing a Winning Team that Significantly Contributes to Growth Targets.

As the business I work for, the Equiniti Group, was preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange, I took on the role to head up the In-House Counsel team....Read more

Lina Brown
Group Commercial & Legal Director, Equiniti Group, UK
New International Standards Will Help Cloud Customers Understand and Control Risk

Cloud computing offers tremendous economic benefits, but it raises a host of critical challenges for legal and compliance professionals in customer organizations as well as for regulators. Vendor-neutral regulations that...Read more
Craig Shank
Craig Shank, Vice President, Corporate Standards, Microsoft Corp. , USA
Negotiating IT Contracts – A Walk to Canossa?
For many years I have negotiated IT contracts, mainly in Switzerland and Germany, and made valuable experience which I would like to share and gain feedback on it. For the...Read more

Martin Frey
General Counsel, Crealogix AG, Switzerland
Breaking up is hard to do! Lessons Learned from Separating Contracts in the Largest Tech Split in History

In recent years, a number of large companies have undertaken corporate separations as a way to unlock shareholder value, increase focus, accelerate growth, and reduce operational complexity. On October 6,...Read more

Todd Sulger
Vice President and Associate General Counsel, HP Inc, USA
Breaking up is hard to do! Lessons Learned from Separating Contracts in the Largest Tech Split in History
Lessons Learned from Separating Contracts in the Largest Tech Split in History
In recent years, a number of large companies have undertaken corporate separations as a way to unlock shareholder value, increase focus, accelerate growth, and reduce operational complexity. On October 6,...Read more

Peggy Barber
Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, USA
Achieving Trust and Compliance in the Cloud
The accelerating shift from traditional on-premises information technology (“IT”) systems to cloud computing presents in-house counsel with a veritable obstacle course of compliance challenges and regulatory pitfalls. Virtually every industry...Read more
Rich Sauer
CVP & Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft, USA
Lifting the Lid on Serious Data Breaches
This paper will highlight key elements of the proposed Australian data breach notification scheme together with the compliance challenges that Australian in-house counsel are likely to face. International counsel will...Read more

Alida Vandewiele
Legal Counsel, Neustar, Australia
Clarity in U.S. Patent Law: How Far Will the Pendulum Swing?



A number of recent US decisions suggest an ongoing trend toward requiring that US patents provide increased clarity and specificity in describing and claiming what has been invented. It is...Read more

Eric Curtin
Attorney, Crawford Maunu PLLC, USA

Shane Sondreal
Attorney at Law, Crawford Maunu PLLC, USA

Robert Pechman
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Seagate Technology LLC, USA
What Will the In-House Legal Department of Tomorrow Look Like?
How many articles read, how many conferences attended around this question about a vision of the future of in-house legal counsels; but what concrete actions do we need to integrate...Read more
Cécile Kavalses
General Counsel Benelux & The Nordics, Atos, Netherlands