Archive for March, 2015
Exploring the Role of Natural Gas in U.S. Trucking
On-Demand
The UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy has posted a complimentary webinar on role of natural gas on trucking in the United States, presenting new research by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies.
M&A: Oil & Gas Activity in Review and Prospects for the Future
On-Demand
How did the low-price environment impact merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for oil and gas companies in 2014, and what will low oil and gas prices in 2015 mean for the future?
Applications of Division Order Title Opinions in Oil and Gas Development
On-Demand
A free on-demand webinar posted by Steptoe & Johnson provides an overview of Division Order Title Opinions and how they can be utilized.
Falling Oil Prices: What You Should Be Doing
On-Demand
Warm Thoughts Communications presents a free on-demand webinar designed to help marketers make ends meet amid falling oil prices.
Global LNG: Adjusting to New Realities
On-Demand
Oil & Gas Journal presents a free on-demand webcast looking at how global LNG trade will be affected over the next 12-24 months by falling crude oil prices and changing patterns and pressures of demand.
How to Sell Solar to Your Local Bank
On-Demand
Solar Power World offers a free one-hour on-demand webinar on financing small commercial and residential projects through smaller, less institutional funding organizations.
9 Things to Include in an Employment Contract
White Paper
A small business owner hiring an employee — maybe the first employee — might be confused about what should be included in an employment contract, writes Alex Lipton, a legal researcher at law technology platform provider Shake.
China Manufacturing Contracts: Ensuring Good Product
White Paper
Harris & Moure’s China Law Blog has a new article on what it takes to have a China contract that works — extolling the virtues of foreign companies having appropriate contracts with their Chinese manufacturers.
How Effectively Are You Managing Value Leakage in Your Sourcing Contracts?
EVENT: April 1, 9 a.m. CDT
The Everest Group will present a complimentary one-hour webinar in which experts will discuss effective value sourcing across across a variety of topics.
2015 “Texas Rising Stars” List Features 11 Bell Nunnally Attorneys
NEWS
Eleven Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP attorneys have been named to the 2015 “Texas Rising Stars” list published by Super Lawyers – a Thomson Reuters publication and rating service – and set to be featured in the April issue of Texas Monthly.
Wisconsin Court Confirms Importance for Businesses to Timely Report Insurance Claims
Whit9e Paper
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently issued a decision that drives home the importance for businesses and individuals, as policyholders, to immediately report claims to their insurance company.
CMS Issues Final Rule Implementing SMART
NEWS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule implementing provisions of the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act (the SMART Act), establishing a right of appeal and formal Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) appeals process for applicable plans, reports Carr Allison Medicare Compliance Group.
Legal Counsel and Contract Management
A new presentation highlights the most important reasons for general counsel and outside legal counsel to use contract management as a bridge to the business. Avoid contracts being “filed and forgotten.” Learn how business lawyers can add tangible value for the business client.
Protecting the Identity of LLC Members, LP Partners, Part II: Strategies for Discovery
Thompson Coburn offers some pointers on how to safeguard the identities of business owners when an opponent has issued discovery requesting a copy of the organizational chart and/or information on the identities of the LLC members or LP partners.
Cameron Robinson Appointed to IAPP Young Privacy Professionals Board
The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Cameron Robinson, a member of the firm, has been appointed to the IAPP Young Privacy Professionals Board.
Merrill Again Earns kCura’s Relativity Best in Service Designation
Merrill Corporation, a provider of technology-enabled services for the legal, financial, health care, real estate and other corporate markets, has received kCura’s Relativity Best in Service designation.
Louisiana Court Rules in Failure-to-Pay Settlement Case
A Louisiana court ahs ruled in a case on an insurer’s failure to pay a settlement, finding the party need not prove the insurer was “arbitrary, capricious, or without probable cause” in failing to pay.
Discovery Management Practice Inventus Acquires Unified OS
Inventus, a discovery management practice, has acquired London based Unified OS Ltd. and certain of its affiliates.
Dykema Lawyer Authors Treatise for Practising Law Institute
Mark Malven, Ann Arbor and Bloomfield Hills-based member of national law firm Dykema, has authored a treatise published by the Practising Law Institute (PLI) titled, “Technology Transactions: A Practical Guide to Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Agreements.”
Five U.S. Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Trends to Watch
On-Demand
ICF International presents a webinar discussing the post–American Recovery and Reinvestment Act outlook for the alternative fuel vehicles industry and shares new trends related to plug-in electric, biofuel, natural gas, propane, and hydrogen-fueled vehicles.
