Library search
Antitrust Enforcement of No Poach/Wage Fixing Agreements Has Accelerated: Managers and Human Resource Professionals Should be Aware of The Enhanced Criminal Penalties for These Types of Agreements
Historically, when it came to antitrust enforcement, human resource (now commonly referred to as the ‘Talent Acquisition or ’Human Capital’ ) professionals were usually last on the list to...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
Is a Single Bank Supervisor Inevitable throughout the European Union?
Nineteen Member States (out of 27) of the European Union have currently adopted the euro as their common currency and joined the banking union of the EU. By treaty provision...Read more
Duncan Alford
Associate Dean and Professor, University of South Carolina, USA
Will New York’s Indexed Payments for Tier 1 Renewable Energy Credits (“IRECs”) Hurt It’s Voluntary Corporate and Industrial (“C&I”) Renewable Energy Market?
Spurred by an imperative for durable energy offtake, long-term price certainty, improving project economics, and corporate social responsibility to combat climate change, corporate and non-utility industrial (“C&I”) buyers of renewable...Read more
Kingsley Osei
Lead Project Counsel, State University of New York, USA
An Open Systems Approach to Law, Strategy, and Sustainability: The Role of the In-House Counsel in the Anthropocene Era
In an embarrassing rebuke, referred to by some as “the vote heard round the world” (Le Berre, 2021), the board of directors of oil and gas giant ExxonMobil lost a...Read more
Constance E. Bagley
CEO, Founder, and General Counsel, Bagley Strategic Advisors LLC, USA
Classification Challenges Involving Use of Independent Contractors in the US Workplace
The independent contractor workforce is a rapidly evolving component of the U.S. economy that has significantly increased in recent years. Even before COVID, independent workers were a growing part of...Read more
Victoria Filippov Nemeth
Principal, Filippov Law Group, PLLC, USA
On the Ground with International Tax Reform: It’s Time to Start Thinking About How the OECD Two Pillar Solution Could Affect Your Business
The world is increasingly interconnected, but interconnectedness does not mean free of obstacles. A container ship snared in the sandy bottom of the Suez Canal can disrupt the availability of...Read more
Robert Freedlander
Director of Finance, Fluor Corporation, USA
Mike Louis
Tax Counsel, Fluor Corporation, USA
Stablecoins: Latest Disruption to Traditional Banking
Traditional banking services, as most other financial endeavors, have endured an onslaught of changes due to digitalization brought about initially by the popularization of computers coupled with the internet and...Read more
Roy Girasa
Professor of Law, Pace University, USA
The Rule of law and Populism
I will discuss two concepts; the rule of law and populism. Specifically, I want to look at the effect of one on the other. I should point out that these...Read more
Ian McDougall
EVP & General Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
“All Sold Out” – Employment Practices: The Virtual Tour
As we continue to zoom in and out of each other’s lives, the curtain rises on the global stage with an inconsistent tempo for in-house counsel managing employment issues. We...Read more
Susan Friedman
Area Vice President & Group Coverage Counsel, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., USA
Decentralized Finance and Distributed Autonomous Organizations: on the Rise
The traditional finance market is centralized. Central authorities issue the currency that powers our economy. Centralized financial organizations, e.g., banks, control our assets. Hence, the ability to regulate the flow...Read more
Joseph Bambara
Attorney at Law, WithersworldWide/UCNY, USA