Tag: White Paper
Tech Companies Targeted for On-Demand Independent Contractors
White Paper
How is a business supposed to know if a worker may be designated an independent contractor?
Accounting Expert Witness – Selecting The Best
White Paper
An expert witness with the skills and training of an accountant can be an essential part of any case, providing answers and insights into the intricacies of company balance sheets or the value of personal property.
The Latest Food Regulatory Updates in Australia and Internationally

Food News
FoodLegal, an online publication of Australian Lawyers & Consultants, publishes a roundup of current developments in food law and policy, both Australian and international.
10 Considerations in Drafting Executive Employment Agreements
White Paper
The paper covers such topics as severance, fixed term, restrictive covenants, cause, good reason provision, award equity, state law and venue selection, assignment, and more.
White Paper: Assessing Security in Contract Management Systems

White Paper
With security breaches making headlines, understanding potential vendors’ security programs and whether they align with your company’s specific requirements is an important step in the process of selecting a contract management solution.
What GCs Need to Know to Comply With New Bureau of Economic Analysis Reporting Rules

White Paper
Companies can take steps to reduce or eliminate their compliance burden, including by engaging directly with BEA officials and advisory groups.
Title Due Diligence in a Distressed Energy Market

White Paper
Producers benefit greatly from a legal and due diligence team that has worked together on multiple transactions over a period of time.
Make Sure Your Agreement Addresses the Availability of Class Arbitration
White Paper
Companies could find themselves facing unfavorable, but reviewable, court determinations in some jurisdictions, while being more tightly bound in other jurisdictions by arbitrator determinations subjecting them to class arbitration against their will.
BLM Issues Final Rule for Fracking on Federal and Tribal Lands

White Paper
Updating 25-yearold regulations that did not address fracking in detail, BLM established requirements for fracking requests, well integrity, disclosure of chemicals and storage of recovered fluids.
Recent Russian Intellectual Property Legislation is Better for Business

White Paper
Russia’s largest IP firm gives practical advice for international companies looking for efficient protection and exploitation of IP rights in Russia.
Introduction to International Background Screening

White Paper
With the mobility of workers across international borders it is no longer adequate to conduct background screening checks solely in the United States.
How to Negotiate With Chinese Companies (Part IV)

White Paper
The latest installment of this series focuses on the cultural disconnects that so often impact negotiating between American and Chinese companies.
Legal CMOs: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
White Paper
With legal experience or not, the legal role is an attractive career option for results-oriented professionals who still want room to shape and evolve the role.
The Case for Contractor and Vendor Employee Screening

White Paper
The white paper addresses some of the traps and dangerous practices that can ensnare the well-intentioned professional, and outlines the elements of a strong vendor employee screening program.
Federal Circuit Decision Highlights Important Takeways for Contractors
White Paper
Is the amount of LDs “reasonable for the particular agreement at the time it is made”? If so, the LDs clause is most likely enforceable.
Collapsing Oil Prices: Strategies and Opportunities
White Paper
A white paper published by ICF International examines how different oil price scenarios will have varied implications, strategies, and opportunities for producers, midstream developers, and investors.
Accounting for Oil And Gas Hedges: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

White Paper
An increase in U.S. domestic crude oil and natural gas production coupled with transportation infrastructure limitations have resulted in supply and demand imbalances across the country and increased market price volatilities.
Workforce Data Security in the Oil & Gas Industry

White Paper
Cyber threats to oil and gas production — both cyber espionage campaigns and damaging cyber-attacks — are increasing, according to a white paper published by Oil and Gas IQ.
Innovation and IP Trends in the Oil and Gas Sector

White Paper
Companies that ignore the patent activities of their competitors expose themselves to the risks of infringement actions, which can be both costly and disruptive to business.
Electronic Signatures in Court
Contracts
Silanis Inc. has posted a free white paper that answers the questions that arise when companies bring bring processes online. It also outlines how organizations can leverage electronic signatures in settlement when contested, and, failing settlement, effectively prepare for court.