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Survey Authority Topics
Corporations
  • Anti-Bribery provisions. Covers payments to foreign officials, mail and wire fraud, and federal prosecution of state commercial bribery violations.
  • Conversion of partnerships to LLC. Includes codes, regulations, and state requirements.
  • Indemnity and advancement of legal fees for officers, directors, and other employees. References pertaining to corporations or businesses, including court-ordered indemnification and advancement.
Environmental Law
  • Greenhouse gas/carbon emissions. Covers mandatory and voluntary federal and state codes and regulations governing greenhouse gas emissions, soil erosion, water levels, energy efficiency exemptions, and deadlines for compliance and penalties.
  • State renewable portfolio standards. All state provisions regulating renewable energy requirements affecting electricity providers.
Finance and Banking
  • Subprime lending. Statutes and regulations governing consumer protection, fiduciary duty between lender and borrower, "middle tier" loan requirements, collateral for assessing ability to pay, and more.
Insurance
  • Suitability of policies. Covers life insurance policies/annuities, long term care insurance, and provisions for policies sold to seniors.
Intellectual Property
  • Infringement of patents, civil and criminal penalties. Definition of infringements, items to be marked, and penalties.
  • Infringement of trademarks, civil and criminal penalties. Definition of infringements, items to be marked, and penalties.
  • Patents determining priority. U.S. statutes, foreign treaties, and conventions covering "first-to-invent" and "first-to-file" systems.
Privacy
  • Safeguards to secure private information. Statutes and regulations protecting personal and financial information, including duty to protect and penalties.
  • Safeguards to secure healthcare information. Federal and state statutes and regulations protecting personal healthcare information, including anonymity of lab tests and clinical trial results.
  • What must be done in the event of a security breach. Actions, notification requirements, and penalties when private information is breached.
Tax
  • Transfer pricing. International tax rules and requirements governing transfer pricing.
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