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Developing Effective Processes to Manage Risk in M&A Transactions
By their very nature, merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions can be unwieldy and complicated. The number of people involved and the different functional areas involved seem to grow exponentially as...Read more
Derek Devgun
Senior Legal Specialist Mergers and Acquisitions, Medtronic Inc., USA
The Potential of Impact: Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. On In-House Legal Department Enforcement Strategies
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the limitations on copyright owners’ exclusive rights- via the First Sale Doctrine with its ruling in Kirtsaeng, dba Bluechristine99 v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc....Read more
Vanessa Soman
Vice President Associate Counsel, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., USA
Joseph Drayton
Partner, Cooley, USA
Jamie Melendez
In-house Counsel, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., USA
When a Small Legal Department Should Retain a Litigation Matter In-House
There will come a time, if you are in-house, when an issue will cross your desk that you just can’t help but want to take to trial yourself. Maybe the...Read more
Bill Kruse
Vice President - Law & Counsel, Regulatory Compliance Officer, The Gallup Organization, USA
How ADR Can be Used to Resolve Mass Disaster and Insurance Claims
After wildfires tore through San Diego County in 2007, more than 2,000 law suits were filed against San Diego Gas & Electric by more than 5,000 plaintiffs. Parties included individuals,...Read more
John Pardun
National Business Development Director, Jams, USA
Due Diligence: Knowing Who's Under Your Roof
Invariably in international commercial contracts, there comes a time when all of the boilerplate clauses, the indemnification agreements, and liquidated damages provisions don’t anticipate every bump in the road. At...Read more
Jonathan Nilsen
Senior Corporate Counsel, Spire Corporation, USA
Assessing Risks Associated With US Export Control Laws
The economy continues to become more global and the ability and ease of transmitting and receiving electronic data grows almost daily. Combined with the proliferation of physical and cyber threats...Read more
Bruce Fox
Retired Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, The Main Street America Group, USA
Getting Your Staff to Use Trademarks Properly and Effectively
Once a trademark registration is obtained from the United States (US) Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), it is important to continue to properly use the trademark and provide notice that...Read more
Liz Bui
Vice President and Intellectual Property Counsel, ViaCyte Inc, USA
April Wurster
Patent Attorney, ViaCyte Inc, USA
Gabrielle Holley
Shareholder and Patent Attorney, Holley and Menker, USA
'BYOD' and Big Data - The New Challenges for Data Forensics
The Big Data and the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) movements have had a major impact in the post-PC era. Big Data has been referred to as 'The next frontier...Read more
Jeanette Fitzgerald
General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Epsilon, USA
The Secret to Great Enterprise Risk Management? Read Yertle the Turtle.jpg&w=256&q=75)
Most companies now have fairly extensive enterprise risk management programs. Public companies even have to discuss in their disclosure documents how their programs work. But they obviously aren’t working all...Read more
Mark Ohringer
Global General Counsel, Jones Lang LaSalle, USA
Implementing Compliance Programs in a Consensus Culture
Growth of “Mandatory” Compliance Requirements
Since the publication of the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines in 1991, there has been a growing belief that compliance programs for public companies are “mandatory.” ...Read more
David Birk
Managing Director, Black Belt Compliance, LLC, USA