The UK Arbitration Bill : what do you need to know?
On 18 July 2024, the Arbitration Bill was introduced in the House of Lords. The aim of the Bill is to update the current arbitral framework, the Arbitration Act 1996...Read more
Ashleigh Brocchieri
Expert Counsel, International Chamber of Commerce, France
Colleen Parker-Bacquet
Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, France
International Arbitration with a Client Mindset
The practice of law has changed dramatically since I graduated from law school 30 years ago. The advent of new technologies, communications, and where and how we work has had...Read more
Claudia Salomon
President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, France
Why the Silence on Vertical Price Restraints?
Despite pronouncements that a “New Wave” of antitrust enforcement is underway, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have exercised collective silence...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
Antitrust Enforcement of No Poach/Wage Fixing Agreements Has Accelerated: Managers and Human Resource Professionals Should be Aware of The Enhanced Criminal Penalties for These Types of Agreements
Historically, when it came to antitrust enforcement, human resource (now commonly referred to as the ‘Talent Acquisition or ’Human Capital’ ) professionals were usually last on the list to...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Ethical Duty of Confidentiality for In-house Counsel under US Law
This article discusses the corporate attorney-client privilege as applied in the United States. As in the United States, other common law countries apply the privilege to in-house counsel. The attorney-client...Read more
James McCauley
Ethics Counsel, Virginia State Bar, USA
Where Member Organisations Meet Statutory Regulation: Reimagining the Role of In-House Legal Counsel
This article looks more closely at organisations such as Queensland Law Society (the Society); that is, corporations created under an Act of Parliament. These entities being creatures of statute, they...Read more
Julia Connelly
Solicitor (In-house Counsel), Queensland Law Society, Australia
Suing your Regulators: A Case Study from a General Counsel’s Perspective
On February 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Circuit Court) reversed a decision by the District Court and ruled in favor...Read more
Elliot Ganz
General Counsel, The Loan Syndications and Trading Association Inc, USA
The Resale Price Maintenance (and Minimum Advertised Price) Conundrum Post-Leegin: State and Federal Law at a Crossroads
As one of the counsel for Respondent in the Supreme Court’s Monsanto Company v. Spray-Rite Service Corporation decision, it has been difficult since 2007 to acknowledge that vertical...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, 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
Product Distribution Challenge Recently Addressed by
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Landmark Decision Under the Robinson-Patman Act *
The passage of the Sherman Act by Congress in 1890 marked the onslaught of an antitrust revolution, which began in the United States and has now taken root in most...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA