With data breaches and security vulnerabilities on the rise, it is essential that your company develop an effective information security and data protection program. First, legal and business stakeholders must collaborate to form a comprehensive yet accessible policy. This article outlines a three-step process and 10 lessons learned that can help with facilitated policy development.

Indian employment laws do not prescribe specific requirements for employee onboarding. But, a robust onboarding and training process is essential for both employee engagement and organizational success.

This article explores key practical considerations relevant to in-house counsel in ensuring onboarding and training programs are legally compliant, mitigate risks, and align with business goals.

Learn about the importance of appropriate IP due diligence in transactions decision-making and risk-taking.

Compliance and ethics offices have become more popular, but does your client need one? This column offers thoughts to consider before making such an investment.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

When it comes to mediation, no one is asking you to be friends with opposing counsel. Instead, approach it with a sense of civility and look at the case as objectively as possible. Even if you’re not interested in a settlement, the tips presented in this article will allow you to move past litigation and focus on more productive business.

It pays to be in shape - just ask an administrator in charge of health care benefits. As costs continue to rise for insurance coverage, companies are implementing 'wellness programs' to improve the quality of life for their staff and reduce business expenses in the long run. How can you help to ensure that employees don't make themselves - and your company - physically or financially sick? This article offers up some realistic remedies.

Elizabeth Whitman discusses how her company has handled the recent turbulence in the real estate market and what to expect with the introduction of new legislation.

This Leading Practices Profile, a supplement to ACC’s 2006 Leading Practices Profile, Contract Management for Small Law Departments, features the law department leading contract management practices of seven entities who provided background on databases and repository systems, and contract review, approval and archiving policies.

This is a sample employee handbook for an LLC company.

As part of the UAE’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the government revealed the largest legal reforms in the country’s history, most of which went into effect January 2, 2022. This briefing is an overview of three key areas for directors of UAE companies to be aware of across the legislative suite.

In this article key questions are answered by leading practitioners regarding Cartel regulation in Italy.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses advice from experienced in-house counsel to those attorneys who are new to the in-house role.

Addresses the dangerous power that Kasky threatens to unleash on the business community and suggests how you, as in-house counsel, can stem the tide of this unwarranted expansion and help protect your company from having to defend against a meritless but costly lawsuit.

This article looks at an approach to setting up a formal interviewing plan for a forensic engagement.

Promoting volunteerism can benefit your department and your company. Learn how to create, maintain and publicize your company's volunteer programs.

This resource introduces and provides access to a virtual library of the most common usages of trade or other business practices in France, courtesy of the Centre du Droit de l'Entreprise at the University of Montpellier School of Law.

As much as we need to impart the value of hard work and lead by example, that example should also include the importance of prioritizing what and who we value. We must show, not just tell, those who matter to us that they do matter to us.

Tablets and smartphones are enabling us to leave our laptops – increasingly our primary PC – in the office. The large number of apps available and the similarities between iOS and Android devices mean that you can really choose the device and individual apps that best suit how you practice. As corporate counsel, you may need to thread a needle more carefully using personal technology on the corporate network or making corporate technology truly functional. Once you have fortified your device with encryption and secured it, you can become truly productive.

This Quick Overview focuses on special rules for foreign buyers, key hurdles, and recent regulatory changes impacting Mergers & Acquisitions (M&As) in India that in-house counsel should know about if they plan M&As in India. In addition, it will outline key laws governing M&As in India.

Any company or individual is subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") if it directly or indirectly causes an act or effect in the U.S. in the furtherance of a corrupt payment to a public official. In particular, U.S. parent companies of Mexican subsidiaries can be held liable under the FCPA, if they are found to have directed or been involved in the corrupt activities of their Mexican subsidiaries. This QuickCounsel covers how the FCPA affects how business is conducted in Mexico.

Learn ten tips to negotiate large corporate contracts more effectively. In this short article, Lydia Montalbano, Group Legal Counsel, CRH Nederland B.V., discusses key strategies for effective negotiations, including in international situations where the negotiating parties are from different countries.

What does the US Supreme Court's decision regarding the admission processes of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina mean for colleges and for employers?