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Business Acquisitions in the EU: Key HR Legal Considerations
For a U.S. based Company, acquiring a business abroad is like taking a trip to the mythical Land of Oz. The one critical thing US counsel has to remember at...Read more
Len Segreti
Senior Corporate Counsel – Labor, CenturyLink, USA
Legal Recoveries Programs: Converting The Legal Department into a Profit Center
In-house lawyers are playing defense more than ever before. Large enterprises are often viewed as little more than well-heeled targets for the plaintiff’s bar. As a result, reasonable in-house counsel...Read more
Bryan Yeazel
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (Former GC), Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc., USA
A Path Through the Forest - The Role of Agency Guidance in Developing Regulatory Compliance Programs
Counsel involved in developing regulatory compliance programs know that merely looking at the statute and regulations is not enough. They need to look to multiple sources of information to determine...Read more
Jack Sorokin
Adjunct Instructor, Fremont College, USA
Consumer Privacy and Transparency in the Digital Age: An argument for the continuation of Self-Regulation by the U.S. Marketing Industry
Never has privacy been more debated than in today’s digital age. The advent of the internet and proliferation of devices such as smartphones have enabled the instantaneous sharing, compiling...Read more
Jeanette Fitzgerald
General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Epsilon, USA
An Ounce of Prevention: Planning, Establishing and Managing an Emergent Foreign Workforce
United States businesses are expanding internationally at a rapid pace. Acknowledging that a centralized U.S.-based headquarters may not be equipped to effectively manage the needs of a multinational organization, many...Read more
Dan Lowin
Senior Counsel, Fico, USA
Regulation After the Storm - Staying Current as United States Regulators React to Catastrophes
For insurers, the impact of a natural or man-made catastrophe continues long after the event is over. In the U.S., insurance is pervasively regulated, with consumer interests taking the forefront...Read more
David Newkirk
General Counsel, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, USA
Enterprise Risk Management: (A Risk Assessment and Management Control Cycle-Determining if your company's risk appetite is too big, too small, or just right!)
After the collapse of major financial power houses, the push for corporate-wide risk assessment and management increased. At a national and state level, regulators and rating agencies are incorporating enterprise...Read more
Catherine Walberg
Senior Vice President/General Counsel, Physicians Insurance A Mutual Company, USA
Are Career Plaintiffs Crippling Golf's Growth?
The golf course is not always an inviting place for women – sometimes they are not even allowed through the front gate. The Royal & Ancient, one of golf’s governing...Read more
Andrew Fleming
Vice President Business Development and Senior Counsel, Golf Channel, USA
Raquel Hoover
Intern, Golf Channel, USA
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Transparency in Japan
Japan is a promising market for companies, in-spite of the pressures posed by drug prices, competition and patents. The reason may be the large growth of pharmaceuticals, an aging population,...Read more
Marianne Slivkova
Senior Corporate Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, USA
Use of Six Sigma for Continuous Improvement of Compliance Programs
Having a compliance program deemed “effective” has many potential benefits for a multinational company. Under some country laws, such a designation stands as an affirmative defense in an enforcement action....Read more
Wes Blumenshine
Group General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Caterpillar Inc., USA
Patricia Eastwood
Senior Corporate Counsel, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, USA