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Inside Counsel

IP: Examining the risks associated with corporate social media use

Companies and their employees must be aware of the laws governing copyrights and trademarks
4 minute read

International Edition

Corporate counsel are key in assessing risk as regulatory action becomes more common

Eversheds Consulting's Lee O'Connell explains how the general counsel role has evolved to take on compliance issues
5 minute read

International Edition

Emerging risks - growing compliance problems in emerging economies

The risk of having to pay bribes to get business done in many emerging markets is prevalent: from being granted a concession, an operating licence or a contract by an emerging markets government, to getting goods cleared at customs, obtaining immigration visas and being connected to the local electricity grid or telephone network..
11 minute read

International Edition

Burden of trust - will moves to cut red tape let bad employers off the hook?

Will the Government's drive to reduce the regulatory burden allow less-principled businesses to slip through the net? Bond Pearce's Nicky Loadsman discusses the implications of earned recognition
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Public approval of Supreme Court reaches new low

Public approval of major social phenomena, the economy, politicians and appointed officials is always apt to wax and wane with time. For the U.S. Supreme Court, though, public opinion is currently waning like a crescent moon.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: The Obama administration agrees to expedite development of Great Lakes offshore wind projects

The Obama administration has taken the first regulatory action toward development of offshore wind energy projects in the Great Lakes by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with certain states bordering the Great Lakes to expedite environmental review of proposed projects.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Risk mitigation practices for derivatives transactions

The chain of events unleashed by the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy painfully illustrated the many risks faced by various market participants, including hedge funds and others who act as swap counterparties and prime brokerage customers.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

IP acquisitions and antitrust

Over the past several years, the technology industry has seen a sharp increase in patent-related litigation
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Siemens’ GC talks to NPR about bribery

While Wal-Mart Stores Inc. made big headlines last week when it came to light that executives at its Mexican subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, may have engaged in rampant bribery, the big-box retailer was far from the first large company to be thrown into the middle of this type of scandal....
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

6 risk and compliance challenges for global organizations

It is evident in todays global and economic environment that corporate counsel still view regulatory compliance as one of their highest legal risk areas, and when coupled with the increase in regulatory action, it is now presenting legal departments across the globe with many different challenges.
6 minute read

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