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The Exponential Law Department: an Oxymoron?
Imagine you could fold a piece of paper as many times as you want. Every time you fold it, you make it thicker. The question is: how many times do...Read more
Till Olbrich
VP & Associate General Counsel, Philip Morris Global Services Inc., USA
Jorge Dengo
Senior Counsel, Philip Morris International, México
Internet Service Providers: Mere conduits of data, or gatekeepers to the threshold of cybercrime?
What role do ISPs play in ensuring a safe and secure online environment?
What happens when an end-user subscriber to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) causes harm or injury to an unsuspecting third party? What recourse does the victim have? Is the current...Read more
Melanie Jose
Legal Counsel, Telstra Corporation, Australia
About 'changed circumstances', 'imprévision' and 'commercial impractibility' in the light of the new art. 1195 of
the French civil code
The French civil code established in 1804 (also known as Code Napoleon) promoted the autonomy of the parties and minimal intervention of the judge in the performance of contractual obligations....Read more
Camelia Seghedi
In-house Counsel International Contracts and Public Tenders , JCDecaux , France
In-house Legal Department: A cost generating support function or a profitability centre?
In-house legal teams, considered for a very very long time as the biggest enemy of the financial targets of salespeople, innovation teams, marketing gurus...., become day by day their closest...Read more
Ekin Sungur
Head of Legal, BNP Paribas Cardif, Turkey
Unwitting Participants: Evaluating the Privacy Landscape for Website Operators in ‘Privacy-Lite’ Industries
Few things tie companies together like the Internet. No matter the business – be it professional basketball, aerospace engineering, or coffee sales – a company website is a fact of...Read more
Greg Mitchell
Counsel - Litigation Services, UnitedLex Corporation, USA
Bryan Lamble
Litigation Manager – Global Litigation Services, UnitedLex Corporation, USA
Anatomy of a Deal: Good Things Come in Small (and Very Complicated) Packages
Acorda is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies that restore function and improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. Acorda recently completed the acquisition of Biotie Therapies, a...Read more
Jane Wasman
President, International & General Counsel, Acorda Therapeutics, USA
Andrew Mayer
Vice President, Legal, Acorda Therapeutics, USA
Getting Foreign Personnel to Comply, While Respecting Cultural Differences and Allowing Some Level of Operational Independence
Multinational companies often struggle with what is the appropriate level of diligence and oversight to apply to their foreign subsidiaries, particularly those foreign subsidiaries in underdeveloped nations, or in regions...Read more
Sarah Peter
Senior Corporate Director Ethics and Anti-Corruption and Corporate Compliance Attorney, Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, USA
Open Source Software: Compliance and Risk Mitigation
The proprietorship of software was not a familiar concept in the 50’s and 60’s. The hardware and software were seen as an inseparable “system” and the cost for the operating...Read more
Shilpi Sneha
Manager - Legal, Cognizant Technology Solutions, India
Intellectual Property Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), whatever the form (patents, trademarks, copyrights, software designs, know-how, trade secrets, domain names etc.), are key assets of a company which substantiate its unique expertise, commercial...Read more
Camelia Gardot
Compliance Partner- Head of Connected Intelligence, Airbus, France
The European Single Market Post-Brexit: Managing The Barriers
The legal framework on which European based investment businesses operate is based predominantly on European Union (EU) legislation. For example:
• Property Casualty insurance - the applicable regulatory regime is primarily based...Read more
Maeve Verdon
Associate General Counsel, AIG Asset Management (Europe) Limited, Ireland