This is a speech given by F. William McNabb III at a Lazard Asset Management’s 2015 Director Event “Shareholder Expectations: The New Paradigm for Directors.”
It may surprise you to learn that while other professions leverage data analytics to support their day-to-day functions, only a little over half of legal professionals have considered automating work processes using big data. To encourage progress within the legal department, in-house counsel should explore new and unconventional ways to capture and analyze data — paving the way for future success.
As valuable assets, trade secrets are often targets of theft. This article provides a brief summary of recent legislative developments and discusses best practices to help protect trade secrets.
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.
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).
Learn how you can prevent the proceeds of illegal activity from entering the legitimate stream of commerce and protect your company from liability.
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.
Learn about key climate change challenges, strategies, and regulatory developments in the media sector in the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Our commitment to conducting business in<br />a lawful and ethical manner is not tested when doing so is easy, but rather when it is hard.
Approach your internet enforcement program as a war: it should be directed toward a defined and attainable objective. This article provides a brass-tacks approach to setting up an effective program for trademark protection on the web.
On March 7, 2023, the Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) published its Annual Report for 2022 (the “Report”). 2022 marked the fourth full year of the implementation of the GDPR and saw significant effort by the DPC to ensure compliance with the GDPR across Ireland. The most frequent GDPR queries and complaints received by the DPC related to Access Requests; Fair Processing; Disclosure; Direct Marketing; and the Right to be Forgotten.
Technology procurement has many pitfalls. These tips from a technology acquisition expert will help make your large technology procurement project a success.
The US Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling long-standing precedent in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. Since the Dobbs decision, trigger laws in 13 states have banned or will shortly ban abortions, and another 13 states are expected to follow suit. While trigger laws are being challenged in court, there is no question that many states will successfully ban, or severely curtail, abortions within their borders. Moreover, a number of those states would impose criminal penalties on abortion providers, pregnant people, and/or individuals or entities that “aid and abet” abortions. The Dobbs decision and states’ efforts to ban, curtail and/or criminalize abortions have created multiple legal issues that affect individuals and employers.
That magic moment when an idea, trend or social behaviour crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. This article examines the recent developments of NewLaw firms in the Australian corporate legal services arena, law firms’ adaptive responses and implications for corporate counsels.
This brief resource outlines the top ten steps to operationalise the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Options backdating is to CLOs as financial restatements were to CFOs. And in both situations, it's not pretty. Those of us who are even semiconscious have noticed that the CLOs are taking the fall in the options cases. Why and how bad is it? Read John Villa's article on this matter.
Instructions for an employee seeking FMLA protections because of a need for leave due to a serious health condition to submit a medical certification issued by the employee’s health care provider.
NY State Bar Association Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege comments on section 8C2.5 of the US Sentencing Guidelines.
What are the options available to U.S. companies for providing legal services to overseas clients? Examine the advantages and disadvantages of the models currently in use to choose the right fit for your company.
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.
Your company has one opportunity to make a good, or at least a competent, first impression to promptly defuse a situation. You can use the media effectively to present balanced facts to the public following a crisis, to neutralize biased or inaccurate reporting, and to improve your reputation. As in-house counsel, you should be involved on the front line from the beginning. This article shows you how to develop an effective media relations plan, not only to minimize the negatives, but also to accentuate the positives.
Edward Snowden’s revelations about the PRISM program, the clandestine mass electronic surveillance data mining operation, and the extent of many major US consumer companies’ compliance with National Security Agency requests to access customer personal data has spawned outrage and debate over government and business intrusion into personal privacy. It has also given rise to new opportunities — and challenges — for European companies and their general counsel, as consumers seek services from providers located outside the United States, which presumably keep their personal information out of the reach of the US government.
Once a business faces the prospects of gathering ESI from foreign offices and subsidiaries, it will likely start to grasp the complexity of cross-border eDiscovery. This article discusses the legal, logistical and cultural challenges related to Asian eDiscovery, with a particular emphasis on Japan. These observations will be helpful to in-house counsel for US companies with Japanese operations, parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, or Japanese companies involved with US litigation. The need to respect foreign law may be obvious. In addition, handling logistical and cultural challenges to eDiscovery will make the process more effective, efficient and affordable.
A sample internal quick check list to educate personnel about union organization and its issues (US focus).
This briefing considers the potential impact of smart contracts upon various industry sectors, outlines the nature of smart contracts, their connection with blockchain technology, whether they are legally binding, and examines contractual issues and potential obstacles to their uptake.
This article describes 2015 cyber audit guidance from the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and measures taken by companies in response.
This annual Look Before You Leap survey looks at how companies are using background/integrity checks to better manage the risks inherent in investments and new business relationships outside the United States. In addition, this year’s survey also addressed how companies are complying with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(FCPA) and the challenges they face. Companies with robust due diligence and strong internal controls are usually less likely to encounter unforeseen problems in their overseas business activities. This survey is designed to help your company as it manages these complex issues.
Part of 2009 Annual Meeting Program Materials for Session 407.
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