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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
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
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
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
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
The Case under the GDPR for Video and Audio Recording in Commercial Spaces and Interactions: An Example of Fitting Legacy Systems and Practices into a Forward-Looking Compliance Regime
This Paper considers how to square potentially the new General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR” or “Regulation”) requirements with the longstanding commercial practices of recording customers through video and...Read more
Daniel Corcoran
SVP, International General Counsel, Marchex, USA
Organizational Compliance Failures Quickly Become a Legal Problem
Legal and compliance are two essential functions in any contemporary organizational structure. The specific relationship between these two functions, including reporting lines and division of responsibilities, may well vary depending...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), USA
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
Rough Seas Ahead or Smooth Sailing? Tips and Tricks for In-house Telco Lawyers and Privacy Specialists Navigating Privacy Compliance
It can be challenging for in-house lawyers and privacy specialists to provide clear guidance on privacy compliance in a fast-moving world where organisations are using advanced, predictive insights into customer...Read more
Alison Cook
Associate Director, Privacy, Optus, Australia