Close
Login to MyACC
ACC Members


Not a Member?

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.

Join ACC

72 Results

Resource Listings

Program Materials

"Don't Panic. OK, Panic!" (Crisis Management)

By Massimiliano Carpino, Nick Holland, Bruce Macmillan, Stathis Mihos

The participants will go through a mock crisis management exercise. This session will explore the complementary roles of legal, communications and PR, and business continuity management, presenting best practices in crisis management planning, stakeholder management, and proactive communications management.

Articles

Media In Focus

By Baker & McKenzie

This primer reveals the views of 187 media industry executives from five leading economies - Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Singapore and Hong Kong – who were surveyed about the issues facing the media industry in their jurisdictions.

Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts

Contract Between Advertising Agency and Advertiser

By ACC and others

A sample contract between advertising agency and a company for the services of the advertising agency. Contract provides for the scope of services, compensation, method of payment, property rights to any product, and an arbitration clause.

Program Materials

The Active Event Fundraiser: Stuff that Makes In-house Counsel Sweat

By Robert Falk<br />General Counsel<br />Human Rights Campaign <br /><br />Rhonda Lees <br />Vice President, Legal Affairs <br />American Diabetes Association <br /><br />Emily Roisman<br />Vice President & Corporate Counsel <br />Feld Entertainment, Inc.<br /><br />Norman Wain <br />General Counsel, Chief of Business Affairs <br />USA Track & Field

A run/walk/bike ride/bull-riding contest sounds like a great fundraising idea. But what should in-house counsel be thinking about when they are planning for an active event or negotiating contracts with vendors? Learn from the voices of experience.

Program Materials

Speaking the Language of Your Business Partners

By Deborah Rasin, Nils Breidenstein,
Carolyn Herzog

This material focuses on how to speak to and with your business partner- the corporate client. Read more scenarios and answers to questions that arise in your corporate counsel role.

Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts

Freescale Outside Counsel Guidelines

By Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

These guidelines detail the standard terms of engagement between Freescale and outside counsel. Section 1 addresses effective communication, including the company's expectation that counsel allow sufficient time to review and consider counsel's advice and work product prior to deadlines. The remaining Sections address handling confidential/proprietary information, budgets, staffing, retention authority, litigation planning, non-litigation planning, procedures for addressing potential conflicts of interest, media policy, professional fees, invoice timing and format, and policies on expenses.

ACC