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A Checklist of best practices for public companies and their counsel to consider when the company and its employees are active in social media. This Checklist offers suggestions in dealing with the limitations and challenges that federal securities laws place on the use of social media and avoiding violations of the securities laws. This Checklist also covers social media use during sensitive disclosure periods, such as during securities offerings and proxy solicitations.

Learn about how the Human Resources function can help to measure their organization's performance regarding the Social dimension of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG).

If your company operates in the area of hazardous materials, you need to have a comprehensive plan in place to deal with sudden environmental emergencies. This article describes the fundamentals of a comprehensive emergency plan that deals with environmental disasters and presents the precise steps that should be taken, on an hour-by-hour basis, to implement the plan following a disaster.

Aryeh Friedman, chief privacy officer and senior compliance counsel at Dun & Bradstreet, discusses his views on the current state of compliance, as well as how to build an effective program.

A detailed handbook on art collection in the Netherlands.

This inaugural report highlights the current key trends and themes in the global data centre industry and provides an outlook for the data centre market in 2014.

This practice profile is about the experiences of law departments at seven companies and a national law firm that, for varying reasons, decided to move some legal services to outside providers in the United States. It also describes service models used by some to in-source work that might have otherwise been performed by outside law firms. Featured corporate law departments are: Alcoa, Inc., American Express, DuPont, Golden West Financial; 3M, Reebok, and The Finish Line, Inc.

This ACC guide provides a Q&A that gives a high level overview of board composition, the comply or explain approach, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, company meetings, internal controls, accounts and audit, institutional investors and reform proposals in Germany.

Doing Business in Digital Era - session held in Sydney 1 December 2016.

Doing Business in a Digital Era: where is the law up to? - presentation held in Canberra 16 June 2017.

This article highlights the redefinition of general counsels’ role – from their contribution at the top table to their place at the heart of business operations.

This article highlights the redefinition of general counsels’ role – from their contribution at the top table to their place at the heart of business operations.

This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in consumer protection laws and regulations, including substantive provisions, enforcement action, remedies, and anticipated reforms.

Your career journey is a series of inter-related activities that need to be practiced and exercised every day. Make sure that you love and learn the business, but live the law.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses addresses limiting the right to revise user policies. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the Forum of the IT, Privacy & eCommerce ACC Network.

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

Completing a successful Chinese M&A transaction can be trickier than new math. There are tons of legal hurdles to clear: government approval, anti-trust clearance, transferring real estate, trademarks and patents and repatriating profit, to name a few. Trying to tackle the transaction without a game plan is a sure set-up for defeat - but this article outlines an experienced attorney's firsthand knowledge to make the process less cumbersome.

The best reason to get involved in the international legal affairs at your company is to impress your friends. Learn the essential information needed for your new secret identity as Austin Power of Attorney: International In-house Counsel of Mystery.

We know businesses can’t do it all. But when using vendors to meet your commercial or client needs, make sure you’re aware of the risks at all stages.

As in-house counsel, your clients expect excellence in lawsuit process management — simply handing the reins to outside counsel won’t impress them. Instead of focusing on traditional legal strategies, expand your view to include a broad range of business concepts, processes and skills to optimally manage litigation. Learn how to work across different levels and functions to improve litigation results and the business as a whole.

Blockchain technology can be an innovative tool for processing personal data — as long as it’s being used in a manner compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

If your company is plagued by document review troubles, early data assessment (EDA) might be the key. EDA technologies can prove invaluable when gathering and organizing data; assessing the merits and value of a case; and conducting internal audits and investigations. To learn more about the types, benefits and strategies of EDA, read this article.

A 42-page guide by Dentons regarding the AI journey - opening eyes to opportunity and risk.

Learn about legal issues related to the metaverse, including intellectual property, Game Industry Promotion Act/Election Transaction Act, and privacy.

This ACC guide provides a Q&A that gives a high level overview of board composition, the comply or explain approach, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, company meetings, internal controls, accounts and audit, institutional investors and reform proposals in Canada.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high level overview of the lending mark, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, negative pledge, guarantees and loan agreements in Germany.