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Regulatory Compliance in a Multi-National Organization
The regulatory environment has changed substantially over the past sixty years. More countries are adopting what at times are conflicting regulatory programs. In addition, communication among regulators has increased. Companies...Read more
Jack Sorokin
Adjunct Instructor, Fremont College, USA
Welcome to the U.S.: America is Open for Business Understanding the B-1 Visitor for Business Visa Classification
More than one million people legally enter the U.S. every day. Because of traveling restrictions created after the 2001 attacks, however, the number of visitors to the U.S. has been...Read more
Fabricio Lopez
Adjunct Professor/Principal Counsel, The Walt Disney Company, USA
Social Accountability and Tax-Exempt Senior Healthcare Care Providers
Non-profit tax-exempt senior healthcare providers (“nonprofits”) have an obligation to demonstrate their charitable nature and the community benefits they provide. Their missions mandate such demonstrations and their tax-exempt status depends...Read more
David Grant
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, American Baptist Homes of the West, USA
Making M&A a Core Competency
For many companies, transactions involving acquisitions and dispositions of businesses (commonly referred to as mergers and acquisitions or M&A transactions) are extraordinary events that occur infrequently and require no in-house...Read more
Jeff Adelman
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, J2 Global, USA
Laws Private Sector Business Attorneys Should be Aware of When Negotiating With a Government Entity in the United States
The San Diego Association of Governments, known as SANDAG, is a regional government agency in San Diego County, California. The agency serves as a public forum for policy decisions about...Read more
Julie Wiley
Special Counsel, Sandag, USA
Understanding Commercial Dispute Finance in the United States
Litigation is always a costly proposition. Although fraught with risk, it often represents a party’s only hope for redressing wrongs. The decision to bring suit is a momentous one, with...Read more
Max Volsky
Legal and Financial Counsel, Lexstone Capital, USA
FUELING ORGANIC GROWTH: Business Expansion and Talent Acquisition
Business growth into new markets may occur through organic growth or acquisition. When acquiring a business enterprise, a company, through due diligence, will determine whether key relationships have been properly...Read more
Jo Anne Schwendinger
AGC Information Management, Deere & Company, USA
Corporate Use of Open Source Software: Dispelling the Myths with a Policy
Many companies do not understand open source software and choose to avoid it completely instead of creating an informed policy. Avoiding the issue can lead to developers using open source...Read more
Heather McNay
Senior IP Counsel, Landis+Gyr AG, USA
My Privacy is Better Than Yours: US and European Perspectives on Privacy
Business is increasingly global. Relatively few transactions begin and end in a single country or single currency. Inseparable from the global flow of business is the flow of personal data...Read more
Lisa Glover-Gardin
Senior Ethics & Compliance Counsel, Google Inc. , USA
Navigating California's Proposition 65: A Primer for In-house Counsel
In 1986, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as "Proposition 65." The Act was the result of voter distrust of state agencies responsible for regulating the...Read more
Carol Monahan-Cummings
Chief Counsel, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, USA