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Status of Forces Agreements and Defense Cooperation Agreements:
A Primer for US Defense Contractors
Some of the largest US government defense contracts are for work to be performed OCONUS; that is, Outside of the Continental United States. The US Department of Defense (DOD) spends...Read more
David Newsome
Senior Legal Counsel, KBRwyle, USA
The Cloven Business: Legal Complexities of Carve-outs in a
Business Divestment Context
Many companies decide to divest full business divisions or units, spanning a whole range of economic activities, as part of their strategic portfolio review.
The motivation is not always the low...Read more
Camelia Gardot
Compliance Partner- Head of Connected Intelligence, Airbus, France
The Challenge of Integration of Regulation: Sub-sets of Financial Services
This article will look at the growth of regulation in the financial services industry in the EU. It will show how from fragmentation, there has been a move towards integration...Read more
Solomon Osagie
Chief Legal Counsel, TSYS International, UK
From Compliance to Commitment: The Way We Work at Walmart
Walmart was my first introduction to the retail business. Before moving from Houston, Texas, to Bentonville, Arkansas, I spent the prior twenty years working for other large corporations in different...Read more
Daniel Trujillo
Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Walmart International, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., USA
Fintech, Regtech and Impacts on In-House Legal Departments
“Fintech” is the acronym for financial-technology. Innovation is strongly changing the finance sector and such changes affect also the legal environment. On one hand, lawyers are asked to provide legal...Read more
Andrea Brancatelli
Assistant General Counsel - Europe, MoneyGram , Italy
Doing Business in Brazil From a Tax Perspective
For some years Brazil has been the option of some multinational companies when establishing their first presence in Latin America. As any another country, Brazil has its peculiarities such as...Read more
Paloma Mansano
West Europe/Latin America Legal Head, Bentley Systems, Incorporated, Brazil
Metric Programs for In-house Counsel Work
Numbers don’t tell a story. We tell a story about the numbers.
In-house attorneys are under increasing pressure to produce numbers – metrics - which measure their work. The pressure comes...Read more
Suzanne Miller
Director and Managing Counsel, HP Inc., USA
The Proactive Approach to Intellectual Property
In-house counsel play a crucial role when developing and managing a company’s intellectual property portfolio. For example, through leading in the development and management of an effective and robust intellectual...Read more
Richard Sedory
General Counsel, Wastequip, USA
CAPE DISTRIBUTION LTD v CAPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PLC
How a Parent Company May be Held Liable in Torts for the Negligence of its Subsidiaries
Interestingly enough, despite the fact that over the years the English Courts have handed down a considerable number of judgments on the issue of the extent of liabilities that a...Read more
Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK
Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
PEP Talk: Dealing with a Politically Exposed Person on your Team
The concept of Politically Exposed Person (PEP) figures prominently in the know-your-customer due diligence required of financial institutions in the fight against bribery, corruption, money laundering and terrorism finance. By...Read more
Jürg Gassmann
Principal, Gassmann Consulting, Ireland