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Equity Incentives: Securities Basics That Every Foreign-Based Company Should Know When Offering To Employees Based In The U.S. Or UK
Foreign sponsors of equity incentive plans (stock option, restricted stock option plans, etc.) often assume that if their plans comply with local securities laws they will automatically meet the requirements of foreign jurisdictions. This is typically not true. Equity plans covering employees...
Read MoreSea Changes In Our Patent System: Has The Pendulum Reversed? - Part I
Part II of this article will appear in the August 2007 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Among the concerns with our patent system have been deterioration in the quality of patents issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") and the degree of uncertainty in patent litigation...
Read MoreLegal Update - Corporate Law Changes In The UK
Once in a while lawmakers like to make a fresh start, consolidate, set out new rules of engagement. While there are regular amendments and adjustments to law, it is not often that a whole area of law gets a complete re-write. In the UK these changes occur in corporate law once in a generation. The...
Read MoreAnticipating A Greenhouse Gas Compliance Strategy
Some observers dispute whether global warming is actually caused by human activity, or is simply a result of natural climate cycles, but a political consensus is emerging that immediate regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs), even if ultimately proven to be unnecessary, is preferable to ignoring an...
Read MoreThe ABA-ACLA Memorandum Of Understanding: A Strong Step Forward For The Rule Of Law
Editor: Would you share with us the origins of the relationship between the American Bar Association and the All China Lawyers Association? Greco: The ABA and ACLA entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 1998 that began a formal relationship whose potential had not been fully...
Read MoreConvenient Health Care: Legal Considerations For A New Consumer-Driven Model
Recently, employer-sponsored on-site clinics ("corporate clinics") and convenient care clinics established in retail settings such as grocery stores ("convenience clinics") have gained momentum in the United States. Both models seek to make basic medical care more accessible and less costly. Laws...
Read MoreIncreasing Pipeline Opportunities In The Legal Profession For Minorities
On November 3-5, 2005, the American Bar Association launched an historic conference entitled "Embracing the Opportunities for Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession - Collaborating to Expand the Pipeline (Let's Get Real)." Hosted by the ABA Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the...
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