Inclusiveness is a core value that shapes the way we run our firm. It’s part of our daily conversation about investing in talent, staffing our teams and measuring our success. We’ve made some groundbreaking moves: an industry-leading parental leave policy, a professional development forum for diverse in-house counsel and the first legal career fair for military veterans. We’re also honored to partner with many of the in-house legal departments most focused on improving diversity and inclusion, including Microsoft, Morgan Stanley,...

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The Move the Needle Fund is a five-year effort that will apply research-backed methods to drive meaningful change. We’re excited to collaborate with the Diversity Lab, 25+ forward-thinking corporate legal departments, our peer firms, and community leaders to innovate and make progress at Orrick and in our profession. As our Chairman Mitch Zuklie puts it: “At the same time that every organization takes a clear-eyed look at their own culture and practices, we need to drive systemic change together. The most exciting...

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Portugal Open for Business is a campaign developed by aicep Portugal Global focused on promoting strong Portuguese companies established in the United States and Canada that stand out in the areas of innovation, healthcare and technology. In addition to its privileged geographical position, Portugal ranks exceptionally well in the competitiveness, digitalization and knowledge indexes establishing the Atlantic bridge between North America and Europe. The Portugal Open for Business campaign aims to promote and facilitate business connections between North America and...

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Attrition is a major concern for business leaders, and it’s not one which can be easily resolved. When a good employee leaves your organization, you’re not only facing the immediate costs of hiring and training a new employee, the bottom line is also impacted by the internal knowledge that key employees take with them. There are ways to mitigate these costs and risks – such as having a recruitment strategy and talent pipeline in place for backfilling roles and...

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On December 1, 2020 the Council of the EU adopted conclusions calling on the Commission to launch an Action Plan by 2021 focusing on shaping global supply chains sustainably, promoting human rights, social and environmental due diligence standards and transparency. In April 2020, the Commission already announced its intention to develop a legislative proposal and published a study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain (see our previous client alert). The Action Plan should include a call for a proposal from the...

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Fashion Law is a growing and emerging legal category that encompasses several other and more traditional legal specialties. Intellectual Property Fashion companies protect their brands by filing for state or federal trademark registration. After filing for federal registration, the fashion company owns the exclusive right to use the trademark in the U.S. and the right to use the official registered trademark symbol ®. If a fashion company believes that its designs are being copied, to prevail in court, the fashion company would...

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