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Articles
10/30/2014

This case law deals with copyright and right of publicity.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2013 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is … airing, he selects the show from a menu on Aereo’s website. Aereo’s system, which consists of thou- sands of … a perfor- mance of (at least) an audiovisual work means to com- municate contemporaneously visible images and contem- …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
12/22/2015

This sample provides some basic but important guidelines to help you as you deal with the changing world of gathering and reporting news, and to provide additional guidance on specific issues.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… and Twitter have become an integral part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. As [COMPANY] grows … to serve the audience well beyond the radio, social media is becoming an increasingly important aspect of our … world as much as a radio story or story for [COMPANY WEBSITE] does. As in all of your reporting, the [COMPANY] …
Articles
Holding Redlich workplace relations & safety partner Charles Power
09/08/2015

This QuickCounsel is a comprehensive guide that clearly defines what constitutes workplace bullying - and outlines how employers should respond to it.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… partner Charles Power September 8, 2015 This QuickCounsel is a comprehensive guide that clearly defines what … physical workspace. Bullying can also occur out of hours. For example, a worker might be bullied through social media. … bullying issues cane be found at the Safe Work Australia website here... How can a victim of bullying make a claim in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/09/2020
Settling earlier rather than later in the litigation process would conserve scarce judicial and client resources by avoiding the time and expense associated with motion practice and trial.
… of Rule 68, defendants and plaintiffs must predict who is most likely to be victorious, and if it is like the … For more litigation updates, visit  ACC Docket’s  website to learn how COVID-19 is impacting the legal landscape:  accdocket.com/articles/litigation-is-going-viral.cfm References 1 See …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/10/2022
Organizations across the globe must now consider new and emerging threats to their traveling employees’ health and safety, including extreme weather events, rising geopolitical unrest, and growing cybercrime. #ACCDocket #employment #travel
… rising geopolitical unrest, and growing cybercrime. Is your company ready to manage the risks associated with … in place. To that end, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) created a guide to assist employers … and consider incorporating digital technologies, such as online survey tools, to measure and track audience …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/04/2019
Here are five questions that you should ask (and be able to answer) to help prepare your company against a potential breach and protect its interests.
… Privacy, and eCommerce Source: ACC Docket … Who is responsible for managing a company’s cyber risks? Many companies still … plant faces risks of physical intrusion that a purely online business won’t. Developing an assessment that is
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/22/2019
On a regular basis, we are presented with headlines explaining how artificial intelligence (AI) is going take over our work so we can glide around on self-driving electric scooters all day while being hand-fed by robots. Yet when we go home and ask Siri to turn on the “lights,” it instead offers us treatment for “lice.”
… with headlines explaining how artificial intelligence (AI) is going take over our work so we can glide around on … to turn on the “lights,” it instead offers us treatment for “lice.” Resource Details Interest Area: Technology, … Docket … Art by F. P. Ardizzone.  fpaoloardizzone@gmail.com On a regular basis, we are presented with headlines …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
09/12/2019
9 pages
Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Region: United States
… of certain confidential information. This Policy is divided into three parts: Part I provides a layman’s … as much as it is about using the Company’s information for your own profit. More specifically, insider trading … the press or analysts, with customers or suppliers, or online (including social media) could create substantial …
Articles
Peter Connor, Founder & CEO of AlternativelyLegal
03/01/2019
5 pages

New vision and skills for new times. Progressive in-house lawyers at all levels are looking to do more than provide legal advice. To do that it is essential to develop "non-traditional" business skills and to know how to apply these in new ways of working.

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Region: Australia, Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House
… March 1, 2019 5 pages New vision and skills for new times. Progressive in-house lawyers at all levels are … to do more than provide legal advice. To do that it is essential to develop "non-traditional" business skills and … L SK IL LS VOLUME 29, ISSUE 1 – AUTUMN 2019 | 33 acla.acc.com Is it time to consider broadening your training and …
Program Materials
Steven Alan Bennett<br />Executive Vice President & General Counsel<br />USAA<br /><br />Kevin Blodgett<br />Managing Director <br />Huron Legal<br /><br />Michele Coleman Mayes <br />Senior Vice President & General Counsel <br />Allstate Insurance Company<br /><br />Eileen Kett<br />Senior VP, General Counsel <br />Club Med<br /><br />Brian Miller<br />General Counsel <br />AES<br />
10/26/2011

As cost centers, law departments and their leaders frequently struggle to tangibly articulate their value to the business. This panel discussion will address the necessary information to clearly define and articulate your value and your department’s overall framework and operations to decision-makers including the CEO, CFO and board. The session will include: the benchmark information you need to clearly articulate value; how to present the case for hiring new resources, including how to optimize structure, align the department with the business goals, and assess optimal sourcing and staffing work within the department; and how to quantify the law department cost drivers that are impacted by decisions related to law department structure and staffing.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… need to clearly articulate value; how to present the case for hiring new resources, including how to optimize … size “Doing the right work” and “Doing the work right” Why is it important to be able to define and articulate your … your daily operations and decision making? – “Make vs. buy” (resources) – Litigation and regulatory strategy – …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/01/2017
Throughout her life, McNeill has always looked at the bigger picture.
… parking lot. With over 3,400 parking facilities, Impark is the largest parking operator in Canada and the second … Nicola-Jane McNeill, vice president, legal affairs for Impark, would argue that there’s more than meets the eye. … perspective, the resources I can access through the website or member-to-member are top-notch. If we’re acquiring …
Checklists
Association of Corporate Counsel
01/19/2023
1 pages

This check card is a printable resource with practical tips on what not to do with competitors.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Corporate Counsel January 19, 2023 1 pages This check card is a printable resource with practical tips on what not to do … without objective reasons.��✓DO NOT force a customer to buy Product B in order to get Product A ("tying"). What Not To Do with …
Multimedia and Infographics
05/22/2013

Printable wallet sized cards with practical advise about antitrust.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
… without objective reasons.��✓DO NOT force a customer to buy Product B in order to get Product A ("tying"). What Not To Do with … without objective reasons.��✓DO NOT force a customer to buy Product B in order to get Product A ("tying"). What Not …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/07/2020
Organizations must pay close attention to operational security gaps in new work environments and reevaluate security processes and procedures. Because employers have fewer controls and physical safeguards over home networks and personal devices, remote work environments create increased opportunities for accidental or criminal security breaches.
… song to the hit TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside …  (Nov. 2019). ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT  WWW.ACC.COM , WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR RESOURCES BY PRACTICE AREA OR …
Articles
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
10/30/2013

A guide to doing business in Canada. Includes review of trade and investment regulation, foreign investment rules, environmental laws, and bankruptcy.

… *Associated Office Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP | blakes.com A disciplined, team-driven approach focused squarely on … GUIDE TO DOING BUSINESS IN CANADA Doing Business in Canada is intended as an introductory summary. Specific advice … on Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC) public website. Finally, many temporary foreign workers will be …
Program Materials
Erika Ahern, J. Paul Allen, Jill Jacobson
10/19/2016

This session targets communicating key antitrust topics to your sales team.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
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… Program Materials Antitrust Training for the ABC Corp. Sales Team Author Erika Ahern, J. Paul … topics to your Sales Team. – For that reason, the focus is on spotting issues, recognizing potential problems and … contractors on the same project. – The dealer currently is buying from ABC at a 10% discount from our published List …
Articles
Larisa Tehven, Marketing Manager, Thomson Reuters
04/21/2015

This resource presents ten key tips on educating and training employees about legal holds.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… States … When the rubber hits the road, how confident is your legal department in your employees' understanding and … shared, and stored electronically, it's critical for the legal department to integrate legal hold compliance … understanding. As part of the auditing process, conduct an online survey to measure employee awareness and understanding …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/01/2015
This article is designed to give you a path forward in this changing environment. We’ll begin with an overview of EQ. Then we’ll discuss two barriers — unique to us as lawyers — that often impair our development of this important skill set. Finally, we’ll take a trip to the EQ Gym for a few workouts designed to get us into shape.
… Stephen E. Roth Publication Date: 08/01/2015 This article is designed to give you a path forward in this changing … day. The easiest way to plug into audiobooks is Audible.com. It’s affiliated with Amazon, so your Amazon login … The second workout can also be found on the TalentSmart website. After you take the EQ test, you’ll see two other …
Articles
Thomas L. Sager, James L. Michalowicz, and Gardner G. Courson
05/01/2013

Check out this 2014 Communicator Award-winning article! Litametrics is the application of analytics in a range of areas. The use of analytics is not new territory for most law departments that dabble in ediscovery, applying analytics to perform searches for documents. Litametrics can also empower counsel to make better and more informed decisions on building a legal team, budgeting and predicting outcomes of cases so the best strategy can be developed. Learn what Litametrics can do for you.

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Source: ACC Docket
… this 2014 Communicator Award-winning article! Litametrics is the application of analytics in a range of areas. The use … team graduated from top-tier law schools, some of the com- pany’s lawyers worked at the firm, etc. Now, let’s shift … a competitive baseball team. footbAll outsidErs is a website founded by Aaron schatz. the site aims to bring …
Program Materials
Jessica Graham, Corinne Kevorkian, Todd Silberman
10/20/2015

Who knows better than we in the trenches the many tools and tips out there to manage a small department for maximum efficiency on a modest budget. This Town Hall meeting will share best practices and practical tips on the following subjects: the practical aspects of staffing (range of positions, non-legal positions, outsourcing); budgeting (templates, budgeting for litigation, cost allocation, common budget busters); research options (Westlaw, Practical Law, ACC, other knowledge management systems, good blogs and listservs) and technology tools (systems for small departments, cloud services, video conferencing, e-signature systems, systems that allow you to work from anywhere (phone tethering, Adobe, MiFis, FedEx Kinkos, Regus, etc.).

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… many tools and tips out there to manage a small department for maximum efficiency on a modest budget. This Town Hall … Assumptions 2 We will cover…. • Staffing Options – who is going to do all this work? • Law Department … Guide to Creating a Contracts Playbook http://www.acc.com/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1322727 10 11 3. …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Jackson Lewis LLP
01/06/2014

This policy establishes a set of rules and guidelines for any activity and participation in “social media” by all company “users.”

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 2014 This policy establishes a set of rules and guidelines for any activity and participation in “social media” by all … conducted with a Company email address or on a Company website or page, and/or which can be traced back to a Company … from your post in a blog or elsewhere in social media it is clear you are a Company employee, or if you mention the …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
HHG Legal Group
01/12/2018

Everyone should have a plan for when they pass away and that includes your digital assets. Read through this guide to gain tips and know-how for your next steps.

… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Australia 6005 Tel: +61 8 9322 1966 Fax: +61 8 9322 2727 Website: www.hhg.com.au *Member of Primerus 1 Digital Assets … After You Die HHG Legal Group West Perth, Australia There is no doubt that in the internet era we all engage and devote …
Checklists
ACC
06/14/2013

This check card is a printable resource with practical advice for the dos and don'ts of The Canadian Competition Act.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… Competition Act Author ACC June 14, 2013 This check card is a printable resource with practical advice for the dos and don'ts of The Canadian Competition Act. … coercion or inducements.��✓Requirements or inducements to buy exclusively from one supplier, which may be in exchange …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/04/2019
Litigation is always a possibility. The best we can do as advisors to our organizations — charged with keeping everyone out of the courtroom — is to prepare for the inevitable.
… Happens Simon Fish Publication Date: 05/04/2019 Litigation is always a possibility. The best we can do as advisors to … with keeping everyone out of the courtroom — is to prepare for the inevitable. Resource Details Interest Area: … and if you haven’t I encourage you to head over to www.acc.com/networks for a full listing of the networks available for
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/02/2017
To say Rachel Barnett knows contracts would be an understatement. As general counsel of Travelzoo, a global internet media company that publishes travel deals, Barnett combines her practical business sense and legal knowledge to manage all aspects of the company’s domestic and international legal affairs.
… legal affairs. Now with her new book, Barnett is bringing readers her practical tips for understanding and drafting contracts. We talked to … relationship. For example, Barnett shares, “In the online world, it is common that a party will supply a photo …
Articles
01/01/2013

Privacy on the Go recommends a “surprise minimization” approach. This approach means supplementing the general privacy policy with enhanced measures to alert users and give them control over data practices that are not related to an app’s basic functionality or that involve sensitive information.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… i Message from the Attorney General California is the epicenter of modern innovation. Whether in the … in ConceivablyTech, available at www.conceivablytech. com/10283/business/apple-app-store-to-reach-1m- … Rule, support for the internal operations of the website or online service means those activities necessary …
Articles
Frank Fletcher and Keith E. Gottfried
11/01/2011

Planning the integration of an acquired company’s legal department into an acquiring company’s legal department can be a grueling process. Based on past M&A experiences, here are 200 practical issues that ensure a smooth transition when considered and addressed prior to the closing of the acquisition.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… that merges smallerCo with, and into, BiggerCo. smallerCo is relatively comparable in size to BiggerCo, having about … services group. He can be contacted at ffletcher@nero.com. KEITH E. GOTTFRIED is a partner in the Washington, DC … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Articles
03/15/2018

In this publication, the details and secrets of excellent record retention programs are unlocked. Learn how to update traditional methods to better fit your modern workplace. Find a starting point, execute an effective and compliant schedule and evolve with new regulations.

… DC 200�� tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701� www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … maintaining a records retention policy and schedule that is modern, compliant and easier-to-execute. It describes: § … For more information about the author, visit their website at www.contoural.com or see the “About the Company” …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/17/2017
10 pages

This is a template enterprise license agreement.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Enterprise License Agreement March 17, 2017 10 pages This is a template enterprise license agreement. Resource Details … end user licensee organization listed as the "Customer" (for purposes hereof, "Licensee") on the print or online order … materials, password-protected access to a Licensor website (the "Website"), and any related products, materials, …
Articles
Dany H. Assaf, Jason P.T. McKenzie, and Sarah K. McLean, Ogilvy Renault LLP; Adrienne Oliver, Ogilvy Renault LLP; Carolyn Boyle, International Law Office; Terence S. Dobbin, Ogilvy Renault LLP
01/01/2008

This issue of Canadian Briefings includes: Canadian Government Clarifies its Position on the Investment Canada Act by Dany Assaf, Jason McKenzie and Sarah McLean; International practice Almanac: British Columbia Canada Professional Regulation; Protocol Signed Amending the Canada-US Tax Treaty by Adrienne Oliver; Canada Shines Spotlight on World Stage by Carolyn Boyle; Canada Reconsiders Its Foreign Investment Policy by Terence Dobbin

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Canada, United States
… takeovers of Canadian businesses. Investment Canada is the branch of Industry Canada (a federal department) … 604.669.2533 fax: 604.669.5232 email: information@lsbc.org website: www.lawsociety.bc.ca Principal contact: Lesley … of this professional regulation can be found at www.acc.com/resource/v8752, and professional regulations for every …
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