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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
Critique of the U.S. Department of Justice Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (the “DOJ”) published updated guidance (the “DOJ Guidance”) on the evaluation of a company’s corporate compliance program (a “CCP”)....Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), USA
A Primer on International Arbitration for Board Members & Local Counsel
Arbitration is not a new concept, in fact it has been used for centuries, with Plato writing about arbitration amongst the ancient Greeks. As international trade and commerce have grown...Read more
Juliette Passer
General Counsel, International Project Development Group, LLC,, USA
Compliance Red Flags: What Companies Should Look Out For in Times of Change
Although we know that compliance is everyone’s responsibility, we also understand that company personnel are focused on their primary roles and responsibilities, and because of this, compliance requirements may not...Read more
Fabiana Lacerca-Allen
Chief Compliance Officer, Cipla, USA
Tatiyana Akers
Associate Director, Compliance, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Laura Hamm
Sr. Director, Corporate Compliance, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Brenda Crabtree
Director, Compliance Auditing and Monitoring, Aimmune Therapeutics, USA
Consumer Rights as the In-house lawyer’s contribution to Consumer Centricity
Consumer centricity is a business approach that puts the consumer at the center and builds every aspect of a company’s operations (product design, distribution mode, communication strategy, product issue resolution)...Read more
Maria Del Carmen Ordonez-Lopez
Vice-president and Associate General Counsel for Latin America and Canada, Philip Morris International, USA
Collective Action, Collective Reaction: What In-House Lawyers Should Know about European Class Actions
The scorching weather of 2019’s summer has been only one of the heat waves to strike Europe. A wave of collective redress mechanisms has been putting the heat on companies,...Read more
Mary Terzino
Attorney and Consultant, US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, USA
Collective Action, Collective Reaction: What In-House Lawyers Should Know about European Class Actions
The scorching weather of 2019’s summer has been only one of the heat waves to strike Europe. A wave of collective redress mechanisms has been putting the heat on companies,...Read more
Lisa Rickard
President-institute for Legal Reform, Chamber of Commerce of The United States of America, USA
Ethical Pitfalls and Precautions for In-House Counsel: Who’s Your Client?
Brian Plummer was a young, assistant general counsel for Union Pacific Railroad facing a common situation: a lawsuit against his company. That lawsuit arose out of a work-place injury in...Read more
Douglas Balyeat
General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary, Pratt Industries Inc., USA
Sexual Misconduct: Lessons Learned from Investigations in the Workplace
Since the Fall of 2017, in the wake of the burgeoning #MeToo movement, outside investigators have been called on to gather the facts in response to an avalanche of sexual...Read more
Staci Dresher
Partner, Associate General Counsel, Mintz Group LLC, USA
Sexual Misconduct: Lessons Learned from Investigations in the Workplace
Clancy Nolan
Director, Mintz Group LLC, USA