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Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/01/2015
Ido Warshavski, vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Lumenis discusses practicing law in Israel.
… corporate secretary of Lumenis discusses practicing law in Israel. Resource Details … Ido Warshavski, vice president, … laser, intense pulsed light (IPL) and radio-frequency (RF) for minimally-invasive clinical solutions in the aesthetic, … team? I like the healthcare industry and Lumenis today is the largest, publicly traded medical device company in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/12/2021
For in-house lawyers considering working in a new country, ACC Chair Jo Anne Schwendinger shares some insights from her time as an expat.
… Tiffani R. Alexander Publication Date: 05/12/2021 For in-house lawyers considering working in a new country, … system. That university was created in 1303; and is now known as l’Université d'Avignon et des Pays du … you for an upcoming column. Please email chair@acc.com . … For in-house lawyers considering working in a new …
Articles
Wallace W. Dietz, Member, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
04/25/2013

This QuickCounsel provides a brief overview of the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission's Resource Guide to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Includes tips on the dangers of FCPA liability, the importance corruption due diligence, and various trends at the DOJ and SEC.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… DOJ and SEC's position that acquirers can be held liable for FCPA violations committed by their targets: "[s]uccessor … negative repercussions associated with a guilty plea. This is often cold comfort to a company whose new acquisition is … Not only can such due diligence prevent the company from buying a corrupt business, the Resource Guide suggests that …
Articles
03/02/2017

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Employment & Labor Forum, addresses whether an employer needs consent from its employees to use employees' photos taken at the employer's offices or events.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… photos of employees taken at our offices or our events? Is a statement in the handbook sufficient? (Recommended … are covered if you want to post the photos on your company website, social media accounts, etc. Some state laws require … starting point in your research: http://rightofpublicity.com/statutes .   As to whether it is sufficient to include a …
Articles
Nanci Tucker
05/01/2009

Is Microsoft SharePoint for you? In this article, Nanci Tucker evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the software, applying her firsthand experience as a means of providing valuable advice for in-house counsel.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles A New Option for Legal Department Technology Author Nanci Tucker May 1, 2009 Is Microsoft SharePoint for you? In this article, Nanci … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. A New Option for Legal Department Technology By NaNci …
Articles
Bill Mordan
10/01/2015

In October's Careerparth, Bill Mordan reminds us of the shortcomings of the data that today's executives possess.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… factory orders and inventory tools. She can access website clicks and views, so- cial media heat maps and verbatim customer com- ments. In some cases she can even see how many consumers … all the available data. But so what? More information is better, right? And there are bright mathematicians out …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/01/2015
In order to avoid the risks and pitfalls while leveraging all the advantages, you need to understand how Big Data intersects with privacy and security to impact the legal department and the business; how to proactively fulfill the potential of this new information; and anticipate where the barriers might lie.
… This includes anonymizing data, providing agreements for informed consent, and proper monitoring and tracking. … it comes to privacy, security and a blurring between what is helpful to consumers and customers, and what crosses the … a huge range of activities, such as human behavioral or buying patterns, disease behavior, human genetic makeup and …
Event
Start Date: 01/10/2025 | 6:02 PM
… on July 3, 2023. Please note that this program recording is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit. We all want to ‘go digital’ when it comes … Undoubtedly there are lots of whizzy tools out there to buy and the benefits of digitizing the contracting process …
Program Materials
Canan Doganlar, Teresa Holderer, Iohann Le Frapper, Joseph Perkins
10/29/2014

If your company decides to establish a business presence in another<br />country by partnering with a local firm, what considerations come into play in structuring and implementing a joint venture with the local partner? This program will examine the practical considerations relating to structuring the joint venture and negotiating its key terms,<br />including management control provisions and mechanisms to exit the joint<br />venture, seconding or transferring employees to the joint venture and cultural considerations in dealing with your local partner.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… A party may seek to sell to a third party. One variant is to permit a “drag along” (usually for a majority party) in certain circumstances: Party A … financial strength or is, in practice, restricted from buying Problem if JV depends on support dealings with one …
Articles
John Okray
01/01/2011

As corporate culture continues to expand on a global scale, professionals in almost every industry no longer find themselves restricted by borderlines and jurisdictions. This trend includes everyone — it would seem — except attorneys. These limitations are inconvenient and detrimental to the corporate attorney attempting to provide effective counsel. Change, however, is in the works. Explore the different reforms that might bring the in-house profession into the 21st century.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… attempting to provide effective counsel. Change, however, is in the works. Explore the different reforms that might … School of Law. He can be contacted at john.okray@ambeacon.com. The opinions expressed in this article do not … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Program Materials
Bob Bailey -- vice president, assistant general counsel and assistant secretary, Bausch & Lomb Incorporated; Deborah L. Thaxter -- partner, Nixon Peabody LLP; Glenn E. Westreich -- partner, Nixon Peabody LLP
10/01/2004

601 - Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants - Competing Considerations in a Mobile Marketplace

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… MEETING THE NEW FACE OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2004 various authors … Merklinger at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 326; merklinger@acca.com 601:Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants- Competing … assistant general counsel, and assistant secretary for Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, an eye health company, in
Articles
Law Business Research
09/19/2014

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

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: France
… 19, 2014 "the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals" Resource Details Interest Area: … Rachel Nurse Subscriptions@ GettingTheDealThrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … 1471-1230 The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation. Legal …
Articles
Law Business Research
09/19/2014

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

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Indonesia
… 19, 2014 "the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals" Resource Details Interest Area: … Rachel Nurse Subscriptions@ GettingTheDealThrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … 1471-1230 The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation. Legal …
Articles
07/01/2001

Protect your clients’ interests in horizontal and vertical agreements under the new EU competition law.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union
… 2001 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL AGREEMENTS f your company is doing business in Europe, as corporate counsel you will … agreement, the new approach both simplifies matters and com­ plicates matters. It simplifies matters in the sense … ONLINE: • Most legislation and cases are available on the website of the European Commission's Competition Directorate …
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.

Resource Details
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: 04/01/2018
No matter how severe the injury, willful misconduct is a designation used to encompass behaviors that, if engaged by an employee, can bar a workers’ compensation claim — leading to missed benefits and/or medical treatment. As a result, much of the onus falls on the employer to draft clear policies that establish discerning hiring practices and include regular training. Here’s how to protect your employee, and your company in the process.

… No matter how severe the injury, willful misconduct is a designation used to encompass behaviors that, if engaged … Here’s how to protect your employee, and your company in the process. Resource Details Interest Area: Employment … Docket … CHEAT SHEET The defense. Many US states provide for a willful misconduct defense, where employers can …
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 …
Articles
DLA Piper
03/01/2013

This handbook provides for an overview of the applicable privacy and data protection laws and regulations across 63 different jurisdictions and guides you through this complex area of compliance. It is an important source for information for legal departments of corporations, irrespective of the location of their headquarters.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
… and guides you through this complex area of compliance. It is an important source for information for legal departments … 7796 6574 M +44 (0)7971 142 352 cameron.craig@dlapiper.com Patrick Van eecke Partner & Co-Chair of EMEA Data … of buenos Aires (C1041AAX) Argentina t +54 11 4383 8512 Website: http://www.jus.gov.ar/datos-personales.aspx The …
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.

Resource Details
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.

Resource Details
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 …
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