Practical Law editors helped The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) draft and provide peer review for new climate clauses, as well as revise existing clauses and climate drafting resources. Announced yesterday, the new clauses and resources reflect the latest climate science, legislation, and user feedback from TCLP’s global community of 2,500 participants. Ten new clauses focus …
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ACAMS 2017 Day One Keynote – Author Fred Kaplan
On Dec.19, 2014, President Barack Obama stood in the White House and addressed the attack on Sony Entertainment by hackers connected to North Korea. For Fred Kaplan, author of Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War and a columnist with Slate, this was a defining moment in the security space. As he explained, who …
The Department of Labor’s Revised Fiduciary Rule
On April 6, 2016, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its long-awaited final fiduciary rule (the “Fiduciary Rule”) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Along with the final rule, the DOL also released the new Best Interest Contract (BIC) Exemption and several amendments to other exemptions. Compliance with the new rule …
Once and Future Kings: Financial and Practice Management Systems to Rule Them All
An epic tale spanning centuries with family bloodlines deciding the fate of a kingdom. No, it’s not the latest season of Game of Thrones but it deals with saga as old as time – law firm financial and practice management, from the day-to-day to acquisitions and expansion into new practice areas. In a recent white …