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COMPANIES THAT USE SUPPLIERS WITH  POLITICAL “CONNECTIONS” MAY DAMAGE  REPUTATION Compliance Expert Cites Risk Areas – and How to Avoid Them Tempe, AZ (June 28, 2016)  – Politics certainly are top-of-mind for Americans as the Presidential race heats up this summer. It also should be ever present in the minds of corporate management when making decisions about suppliers, says an executive who advises companies on integrity and compliance risk issues. “Your supplier potentially could damage your reputation by associating with a certain government or political party,” said Scott Lane, Executive Chairman of The Red Flag Group, which counsels executives at major companies globally. “Even though most companies have policies about engaging suppliers with links to political parties, political officials or people heavily involved in government to protect impartiality of the firm and ensure there is minimal risk of bias toward a particular gov...

Cloud Computing Agreements: Negotiating Privacy Issues with Large Cloud Vendors By David Y. Chen and William F. Wilson  |  2016-Jun-24     A s in NCAA basketball, where the three-point shot has been deemed the great equalizer by which mid-major teams can slay a potential Goliath, modern-day cloud computing has played a similar role for startups. Now these small and medium-size companies can compete with large corporations in ways that they never imagined possible. The primary benefit of cloud computing is that most cloud-based contracts use a subscription model with small or no initial fees, and startups can obtain the benefits of various administrative and technology-related services without a large upfront infrastructure investment. This article is focused on reviewing privacy-related issues in vendor form agreements. Contrary to the eight- or nine-figure deals in the Wall Street Journal, which involve armies of lawyers that sp...

So You Want to Be a General Counsel?  How to Maximize Your Chances The attributes you need to be a successful general counsel People often argue that leadership and judgment are innate. However, the attributes that companies look for in the general counsel position are a combination of both instinctive and learned, and qualities that people regard as innate can often be developed with practice. We have divided our discussion of these attributes into three areas: the first two areas cover the skills that may be more instinctive or experiential, and the third area illustrates the skills that you can and will need to learn, both legal and non-legal. Please click on the below link to read full article https://www.spencerstuart.com/~/media/pdf%20files/research%20and%20insight%20pdfs/so-you-want-to-be-a-general-counsel_31jan2012.pdf?la=en

Interview of Chris T. Voss on High-Performance Negotiator- Good Read!