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This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in Switzerland.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in the United Kingdom, specifically England and Wales.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in the United States.

In a post-Sarbanes-Oxley world, in-house counsel of public (and private) companies have reason to worry that the SEC might turn its attention to their clients. The SEC is funded to take action; its budget for enforcement has increased exponentially in recent years. What happens if your company becomes the subject of an SEC investigation? How do you respond appropriately? This article will set forth some practical steps in-house counsel should consider in the event that her company receives notice that it is under SEC scrutiny.

Make sure you know how to conduct an informal investigation properly to avoid adding to the problem.

Have you read Roberta Katz’s new book Justice Matters: Rescuing the Legal System for the Twenty-first Century yet? Here’s a preview based on her well-received address to participants of the 1998 Legal Leadership Summit.

Discusses how your corporation can contribute to political campaigns without running afoul of federal or local law.

State Attorneys General (AG) have emerged as the “new” regulators of note. Even if a business is compliant with federal regulations and inquiries by federal regulators, it still may face substantial exposure from investigations and litigation brought by state AGs. Yet, few companies address state AGs in their legal compliance and government relations programs. This article highlights the ever-expanding areas of law and commerce that AGs have targeted and provides tips on how to address AG-related litigation and policy initiatives in a company’s legal compliance and government relations programs.

This column discusses the consequences of government charges against in-house counsel and a few ideas on how to stay out of trouble.

This InfoPAK is designed to help a company understand three areas of US law that regulate efforts to influence government decision-making: campaign finance law, lobbying disclosure law, and gift law. In this day and age, a successful company often needs to: (1) participate in selecting those who control government; (2) know what disclosure consequences arise from lobbying government; and (3) avoid nasty pitfalls relating to developing friendships in the government sector. Originally published in September 2009, updated in September 2015.