The Rule of law and Populism
I will discuss two concepts; the rule of law and populism. Specifically, I want to look at the effect of one on the other. I should point out that these...Read more

Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
“At-Will” Employment: Is It As Easy To Sack A U.S. Employee As You’ve Heard?

You’ve been assigned responsibility for, among other things, managing employment law issues for your company’s U.S. operations. Your contacts in the U.S. have attempted to alleviate your anxiety...Read more

Mark Solon
Managing Director & Solicitor, Wilmington, UK
The Application of General Constitutional Principles Governing Taxation to Control Tax Exemptions Pursuant to Precedents of the Supreme Court of Brazil
The purpose of the paper is to analyse how the Supreme Court of Brazil applies general tax principles to control tax exemptions. More specifically, the paper envisions to answer whether,...Read more

Juliana Bastianello Baldin Martins
Managing Director - Legal Affairs, GTIS Partners, Brazil
Continuing Competance
The need to undertake mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) has prompted groans across the profession for over a quarter of a century, with solicitors scrabbling at the last minute to...Read more

Mark Solon
Managing Director & Solicitor, Wilmington, UK
Business for the Rule of Law 
I will start with a bold statement; I think the law is one of the most fantastic, wondrous achievements in the history of human civilization! Even lawyers often don’t recognize...Read more

Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
The Law on Leads: Responsible Engagement with the Lead Generation Sector
In today’s marketplace, businesses must continually look for innovative ways to attract new customers in order to thrive. Technological advances have presented new opportunities for reaching individual consumers, but the...Read more

Kate Wellington
Lead Lawyer - Policy & Communications, Which?, UK
Best Practices in Management of Outside Counsel
The changing dynamic between inside and outside legal counsel has resulted in a dramatic change in the nature of legal practice. Inside legal counsel is subjected to financial and time...Read more
Eugene Defelice
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Barnes & Noble, Inc., USA
Recent Trends in US Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation

In 2010 mergers and acquisitions (‘M&A’) activity rebounded from recent lows with U.S. activity up 16.3% in 2010 over 2009. With this rebound came a number of new new structural...Read more
Sam Snider
Vice President & Lead Acquisition Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Ken Thompson
Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, Reed Elsevier, Inc., USA