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Key Contact Partners Forum

Key Contact Partners are the main relationship managers between the network and its firms. KCPs are highly engaged in educating their firm on the opportunities and benefits of WLG membership, managing network participation by their colleagues, identifying and acting on opportunities for collaboration, and ensuring their firm provides top-quality service to other members and clients. Other key activities include building and fostering relationships; ensuring that legal updates, thought leadership, and firm news are uploaded to the website; attending semi-annual summits and other virtual activities; seeking opportunities to connect firm lawyers and professionals with other member firms at industry events and during travel; and responding to inquiries promptly.

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Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam
April 26, 2024

Takeaways from a recent Privacy & Data Protection meeting.
October 15, 2021

World Law Group sat down with JD Supra’s Adrian Lürssen, Co-founder, VP Strategic Development, to discuss trends that can be gleaned from what in-house counsel are reading and how lawyers can be true thought leaders. Here’s a bit of what we learned.
July 30, 2021

Members of WLG’s Venture Capital Group discussed SPAC transactions during a recent Q&A. Here is some of what they discussed.

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Member Firm News Poland
November 17, 2024

Poland’s 2024 Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers requires companies with 50+ employees to implement a whistleblowing system, supporting diverse reporting channels and protecting both employees and third-party whistleblowers. External bodies can receive reports, but internal follow-up must stay within the company. For full details, read the...
Member Firm News China
November 17, 2024

China currently lacks overarching whistleblower protection laws, though certain protections are embedded in the Civil Code, Criminal Law, and Personal Information Protection Law. While centrally administered and listed companies are required to establish whistleblowing systems, non-listed large and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to...
Member Firm News Finland
November 17, 2024

Finland's Whistleblower Protection Act requires organizations with over 49 employees to implement a system for reporting breaches of EU or national law, though anonymous reporting is optional. While systems can be managed externally, organizations remain accountable for compliance, with penalties applied only for retaliatory actions or...
Member Firm News Turkey
November 17, 2024

Turkey lacks a specific whistleblower protection law, though certain legal provisions like the Turkish Penal Code and Labor Law offer some protections for employees reporting wrongdoing. While whistleblowing systems are common in global companies and encouraged under corporate governance standards, they are not legally required. Privacy rules...
Member Firm News India
November 15, 2024

In India, the absence of a single comprehensive law covering all whistleblowing requirements hasn't prevented frameworks for whistleblowing systems from being established. The Companies Act, SEBI guidelines, and sector-specific regulations mandate that certain companies implement a whistleblowing system to report non-compliance, fraud, and...