This article was written by guest author Teresa Arruda Alvim Wambier.* This is part of a series of opinion articles that originated in Brazil, so the original Portuguese version can be found below. Three observations are necessary before starting to properly address the Bill for a new Civil Proceedings Code (CPC) [1]. The first of these is …
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Tim Nixon moderates panel on transparency and compliance at Global Ethics Summit
In the world today, transparency continues to be of utmost importance for businesses. Tim Nixon, managing editor for sustainability.thomsonreuters.com, moderated a panel at the Global Ethics Summit last week that discussed transparency of global supply chains and third party compliance. The panelists included: Kim McMath, chief ethics and compliance officer, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.; Mark J. Ohringer, …
Tim Erblich of the Ethisphere Institute on the Global Ethics Summit
The Ethisphere Institute and Thomson Reuters hosted the eighth annual Global Ethics Summit in New York on March 20-21, 2014. The event brought corporate executives, compliance officers and legal professionals together to discuss the importance and impact ethical behavior has on a business’ success and responsibilities as a global citizen. Tim Erblich, chief executive officer …
Transparency, tone from the top highlighted at Global Ethics Summit
The sixth annual Global Ethics Summit took place March 20-21, 2014, in New York and was hosted by the Ethisphere Institute and Thomson Reuters. The event featured keynote and panel discussions engaging debate among executives, compliance officers, legal professionals and more, offering insight into business operations in the current global environment focusing on governance, anti-corruption, …
FindLaw survey finds Americans support mandatory sick leave laws
Next month, New York City will become the latest city to require mandatory sick leave for private employers. Ever since San Francisco became the first city to implement such an ordinance in 2007, several cities and states have adopted similar measures. A new FindLaw survey found that seventy-one percent of Americans say they support such measures, while …
Why most law firm websites are designed to fail
Most law firm websites are designed to fail. That’s a bold statement, and the theme of a new white paper from FindLaw. The white paper discusses how many law firms’ websites may be generating less business impact than they could. Why? Because they don’t focus enough on conversion – the process of getting visitors to …
Global Rule of Law panel sponsored by Thomson Reuters, held in Mpls last week
On Friday, March 7, Thomson Reuters sponsored of a panel discussion on the global rule of law as part of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2014 “Law and Business Day.” Sharon Sayles Belton, vice president of Community Relations and Government Affairs at Thomson Reuters, moderated the panel. Participants on the panel were Professor Jothie Rajah, …
Thomson Reuters and ICMEC outline key recommendations for the digital economy on Capitol Hill
After the release of the Digital Economy Task Force (DETF) report, Thomson Reuters and the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) took their next step recommendations on the future of the digital economy to representatives of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Government Affairs last Wednesday. DETF co-chairs Steve Rubley, managing …
5 Hour Energy = Secret recipe?
The maker of 5 Hour Energy is under investigation by attorneys general in Oregon and other states because of reports of consumer health problems. But the real battle may be over the popular energy shots’ proprietary formula, which the company is refusing to turn over to investigators. Eric Hagen with McDermott Will & Emery discusses the …
U.S. tour brings Chilean Supreme Court President to Eagan, MN
The youngest ever elected president of the Supreme Court of Chile, Sergio Manuel Muñoz Gajardo, recently braved the frigid Minnesota temperatures to visit the Thomson Reuters Eagan campus. The Honorable Judge Muñoz was on a U.S. tour, visiting a number of world-class organizations, and specifically requested a visit to Thomson Reuters. His motivation for visiting the U.S. …
