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The Rights of Non-citizens
All people should, by virtue of their essential humanity, enjoy all human rights. Exceptional distinctions, for example between citizens and non-citizens, can be made only if they serve a legitimate...Read more
Laura Rudnyanszky
CLO, Teleperformance Romania, Romania
LGBTQ Diversity & Inclusion in the Legal Profession: The Basics and Beyond
In the past decade, much has changed for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or queer (LGBTQ). LGBTQ characters are frequently featured in movies, broadcast and cable television...Read more
Wesley Bizzell
Senior Assistant General Counsel and Managing Director of Political Law & Ethics Programs, Altria Client Services , USA
German Patent Reform Targets “Automatic” Injunctions in Patent Litigation
In contrast to other jurisdictions, German patent law still provides for automatic injunctions in case of patent infringement. In other words, injunctive relief is not a discretionary remedy, but must...Read more
Attorney-Client Privilege and the Ethical Duty of Confidentiality for In-house Counsel under US Law
This article discusses the corporate attorney-client privilege as applied in the United States. As in the United States, other common law countries apply the privilege to in-house counsel. The attorney-client...Read more
James McCauley
Ethics Counsel, Virginia State Bar, USA
Effectiveness of Code of Conduct in a Global Organization
Currently, the reputation is one of the most precious assets for a company and because of that the companies are becoming more rigor and not tolerating behaviors that...Read more
Claudia Marufuji
Legal Director, Flextronics International Tecnologia , Brazil
The Role of Competition in the Construction of the EU Internal Energy Market From the Prism of the Power Exchange
Power Exchanges (PX) have been at the cornerstone of the liberalisation of the wholesale electricity market in the 1990s and then of the integration of the single internal electricity market...Read more
Zohra Boumedhel
Head of Legal Affairs, Epex Spot, France
Antoine Donne
Legal Counsel, Epex Spot, France
Critique of the U.S. Department of Justice Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs
On April 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division (the “DOJ”) published updated guidance (the “DOJ Guidance”) on the evaluation of a company’s corporate compliance program (a “CCP”)....Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
2 Essential Personality Traits In-House Counsels Need to Thrive and Succeed in an Age of Artificial Intelligence and in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous World
Having set out my perspective on the impact and implications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and technology on the legal profession in Asia, and having highlighted the need for...Read more
James Lau
Singapore
Identifying Controllers and Processors in a Blockchain Environment in the Light of GDPR
Blockchain technologies have emerged as a disruptive way of executing business processes in decentralised environments. It was originally created to facilitate cryptocurrency transactions (such as Bitcoin), which are currently facing...Read more
Matthias Artzt
Senior Legal Counsel, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany
A Primer on International Arbitration for Board Members & Local Counsel
Arbitration is not a new concept, in fact it has been used for centuries, with Plato writing about arbitration amongst the ancient Greeks. As international trade and commerce have grown...Read more
Juliette Passer
General Counsel, International Project Development Group, LLC,, USA