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The aftermath of the Apple vs. Samsung battle
Have you ever wondered who, Apple Inc. or Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., won the battle of IP infringement claims and injunctions for the design of tablets and smartphones? In...Read more
Loreto Reguera
Senior Legal Counsel EMEA, Intel Corporation SA , Belgium
Legal Recoveries Programs: Converting The Legal Department into a Profit Center
In-house lawyers are playing defense more than ever before. Large enterprises are often viewed as little more than well-heeled targets for the plaintiff’s bar. As a result, reasonable in-house counsel...Read more

Bryan Yeazel
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer (Former GC), Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc., USA
A Path Through the Forest - The Role of Agency Guidance in Developing Regulatory Compliance Programs
Counsel involved in developing regulatory compliance programs know that merely looking at the statute and regulations is not enough. They need to look to multiple sources of information to determine...Read more

Jack Sorokin
Adjunct Instructor, Fremont College, USA
The Next Governance Reform: How we create policy for uncertainty by enabling, learning and analysing
In a recent interview, the Swedish Prime Minister described what he saw as the modern approach to governance: legislative reforms rarely turn out exactly as planned, and so the legislator...Read more

Hanne Melin Olbe
Director Global Public Policy, eBay Inc., Switzerland
Consumer Privacy and Transparency in the Digital Age: An argument for the continuation of Self-Regulation by the U.S. Marketing Industry
Never has privacy been more debated than in today’s digital age. The advent of the internet and proliferation of devices such as smartphones have enabled the instantaneous sharing, compiling...Read more
Jeanette Fitzgerald
General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, Epsilon, USA
An Ounce of Prevention: Planning, Establishing and Managing an Emergent Foreign Workforce
United States businesses are expanding internationally at a rapid pace. Acknowledging that a centralized U.S.-based headquarters may not be equipped to effectively manage the needs of a multinational organization, many...Read more

Dan Lowin
Senior Counsel, Fico, USA
Letter on the European Commission's Legislative Package on Interchange Fees in Credit Card payments [COM(2013) 550-2013/0265 (COD)]
In July 2013 the European Commission published its Legislative Package with proposals on a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD II) and on a Regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment...Read more
Roland Paschek
Head of Legal, Lufthansa AirPlus Servicekarten GmbH, Germany
Regulation After the Storm - Staying Current as United States Regulators React to Catastrophes
For insurers, the impact of a natural or man-made catastrophe continues long after the event is over. In the U.S., insurance is pervasively regulated, with consumer interests taking the forefront...Read more

David Newkirk
General Counsel, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, USA
Communicating to Fight Corruption
Maersk Line’s Senior Legal Counsel Kristin Berglund explains the most important features of a successful anti-corruption programme. Amongst them is open disclosure of bribes by employees. That vital information informs...Read more

Kristin Berglund
Senior Legal Counsel, Maersk Line, Denmark
Why Care for Governing Law and Jurisdictions in International Contracts?
Harish Suryavanshi offers an elegant path through the relevant considerations when drafting choice of jurisdiction and ADR clauses in cross-border contracts. In addition to explaining the pros and cons of...Read more

Harish Suryavanshi
Senior Corporate Counsel , Tech Mahindra Limited, India