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Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements
For a growing number of businesses, implementing smart environmental policy aids legal compliance and promotes competitiveness. Gone are the days when the only companies concerned about environmental laws were heavy...Read more
Dana Newman
Partner, The General Counsel, USA
Navigating Through the IP Landscape Within US Intercollegiate Athletics
This Article touches upon certain efforts to protect and utilize select intellectual property rights within US intercollegiate athletics, and specifically, by the main governing body thereof – the National Collegiate...Read more
Jay Rossello
Director of Legal Affairs, National Collegiate Athletic Association One Ncaa Plaza, USA
Responding to Business Pressures on Legal Departments: The Value of The Uniform Task-Based Management System Code Set
Corporate legal departments are facing unprecedented pressure to manage themselves like any other business unit, streamlining costs and improving efficiency. This presents unique challenges to a department that has traditionally...Read more
Mark Poag
General Counsel, DataCert, Inc., USA
Opportunity and Crisis: A Primer on Business Continuity Planning
Governments and regulatory authorities have, for some time, encouraged private sector companies to create and implement contigency plans in the event that a crisis occurs. As a consequence of the...Read more
Gabrielle Brussel
Of Counsel, Interstate JCDecaux, LLC, USA
The Future of U.S. Health Care Reform - What Might Fail; What Might Work
The world has watched with fascination as the United States enters its second year of trying to reform its health care industry. The Herculean effort has come down to a...Read more
Steven Glazer
Administrative Law Judge, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, USA
Shark-Infested Waters: The New (And Much More Aggressive) Role of Regulatory Oversight and What You Can Do to Keep Your Company Clean
Whether you work in a small legal department with a handful of lawyers or a large department spanning multiple continents, the importance of managing the behavior of your business clients...Read more
Jim René
Deputy General Counsel, Alcatel USA, Inc., USA
Standing The Test of Time: Important Considerations in Long-Term Partnering Transactions
In the integrated global economy that has emerged over the last two decades, companies in all industries require a network of partners to discover, develop, manufacture, market, sell, supply and...Read more
Gilbert Labrucherie
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Nektar Therapeutics, USA
Frank Curtis
Vice President-legal Commercial and Regulatory, Nektar Therapeutics, USA
International Corporate Codes of Conduct: U.S. Whistleblowing and E.U. Data Privacy Laws
Companies operating internationally may face laws and regulations that, at times, appear to conflict with one another. Those companies must diligently review those laws and work to ensure compliance with...Read more
Tanya Axenson
Vice President, Human Resources, The Allegis Group, USA
Unintended Negative Consequences of Joint Ownership of a Patent
When one entity is a joint owner of a patent or pending patent application with another entity, there are many potential negative ramifications as to licensing, ability to enforce a...Read more
Rodney Sparks
Senior Biotechnology Patent Counsel, University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group, USA
Statutory Employer Issues in the Industrial Construction and Maintenance Markets
Statutory employer provisions are an important issue for in-house counsel in the construction industry – particularly in the heavy industrial and maintenance markets. If properly negotiated, these provisions result in...Read more
John Fenner
General Counsel, Turner Industries,., USA