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GDPR: New Challenges for Corporations
The implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27th April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing...Read more
Richard Bacek
General Counsel of Siemens Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia, Siemens, s.r.o., Czech Republic
Where Member Organisations Meet Statutory Regulation: Reimagining the Role of In-House Legal Counsel
This article looks more closely at organisations such as Queensland Law Society (the Society); that is, corporations created under an Act of Parliament. These entities being creatures of statute, they...Read more
Julia Connelly
Solicitor (In-house Counsel), Queensland Law Society, Australia
The Necessary Evolution of Diversity & Inclusion:
The Three “Rs” (Recognition, Relationships and Respect for all) Critical to Building a Truly Inclusive Workplace
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is top of mind for every forward-thinking organization. Yet, despite their best intentions and efforts, organizations continue to struggle to build truly inclusive workplaces – where...Read more
Lauren Zajac
Chief Legal Officer, Globoforce, USA
That’s Not the Way We Do It Here: Reconciling Sandbagging Provisions for Multinational Buyers
Although any number of provisions in an M&A purchase agreement can, and are, negotiated with a wide range of individual outcomes, there is often an overarching set of market norms...Read more
Scott Macbeth
Senior Legal Counsel, The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., USA
Legal Perspectives on Predictive Maintenance: A Case Study
The “fourth industrial revolution” is impacting manufacturing systems, leading conventional industry into an hyper-connected world of sensors, metrics and data flows inside and outside the factories. Such augmented complexity goes...Read more
Corrado Druetta
Senior Legal Counsel , COMAU S.p.A., Italy
The Resale Price Maintenance (and Minimum Advertised Price) Conundrum Post-Leegin: State and Federal Law at a Crossroads
As one of the counsel for Respondent in the Supreme Court’s Monsanto Company v. Spray-Rite Service Corporation decision, it has been difficult since 2007 to acknowledge that vertical...Read more
R. Mark McCareins
General Counsel, Metals Service Center Institute, USA
“At-Will” Employment: Is It As Easy To Sack A U.S. Employee As You’ve Heard?
You’ve been assigned responsibility for, among other things, managing employment law issues for your company’s U.S. operations. Your contacts in the U.S. have attempted to alleviate your anxiety...Read more
Mark Solon
Managing Director & Solicitor, Wilmington, UK
The Story Behind the End of Two Conglomerates: A Reality Check on Corporate Governance of Enron Corporation & Satyam Computer Services.
The concept of “Governance” dates to ancient human civilization whether it was the Indus Valley Civilization or the Mesopotamian Civilization. In a modern-day scenario “Corporate Governance” is "the system by...Read more
Rajeev Uberoi
General Counsel and Group Head Legal and Complinace, Idfc Bank, India
Suing your Regulators: A Case Study from a General Counsel’s Perspective
On February 9, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the Circuit Court) reversed a decision by the District Court and ruled in favor...Read more
Elliot Ganz
General Counsel, The Loan Syndications and Trading Association Inc, USA
Contractual Recognition of Bail-in
The EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014/59/EU) (the “BRRD”) is part of a series of European Union (“EU”) banking reforms made in response to the financial crisis and...Read more
Silvia Morlino
Senior Legal Counsel, European primary bank, Italy