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This Quick Counsel describes the Brazilian Consumer Protection Code which was created with the objective of balancing consumers relationships and to offer protection for those who consume. The Code aims to provide complete protection for the consumers, regulating behavioral and procedural aspects and stipulating rules for the market operation.

This guide covers key legal issues, rules, and developments regarding fraud and asset tracing across a range of jurisdictions.

Your computer department calls, saying, "There is a worm in our system! We have been hacked!" What do you do? Learn how to prepare for and react to intrusions when your company’s systems are attacked.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide of data protection rules and principles, right to access personal data or object to its collection in the United Arab Emirates.

Learn about recent UK High Court decisions and their implications with regard to cryptocurrency disputes in England and Wales.

Social Media and the In-house Lawyer - Drawing the line and managing the risks - presentation held in Tasmania 22 February 2017.

Recent studies show that when we are part of a collective group (e.g., a group we have joined), we are far less likely to post unique, different or contrarian messages to that group.

This article discusses current issues and concerns for employers surrounding the use of arbitration to resolve employment disputes.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide of data protection rules and principles, right to access personal data or object to its collection in Singapore.

This is a sample privacy policy statement.

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

In this updated infopak for 2018, we explore Canadian competition law, examining Canada’s Competition Act and appropriate case law. Canada’s Competition Act is similar in many respects to its U.S. counterpart, the Sherman Antitrust Act. However, there are important differences that American companies, doing business in Canada, must take into consideration.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in France.

Building upon the lessons learned in Part I (Session 911), faculty will further discuss the practical application of financial decision making practices to your everyday work. Faculty will also explain important analytical tools that indicate whether a new project will create value, such as: Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Payback Period and Economic Value Added (EVA).

Employees are the front line of your information security defense. While technological protections are essential (for example, antivirus software, firewalls, spam filters, etc.), none are as effective as a vigilant end user. These are checklists of measures of which every user should be aware.

In-house counsel at brand-owning companies are already well aware of the importance and value of any major company trademark but often lack a consistent policy for handling less critical marks. Third-party infringement of a lesser mark can still cause significant headaches. Prevent the nightmare situation of infringing on someone’s prior trademark, which can result in litigation, lost inventory and more.

This document is intended to provide non-profit staff with guidelines to eliminate any confusion concerning the use of social media.

This program will explain the most common pitfalls that manufacturers and service providers face with uniform “global” warranty terms and conditions. The program will address aspects relating to public policy rules, choice of law issues and logistic problems of global warranties, as well as provide recommendations on how to draft global warranty terms and conditions.

These guidelines cover all social media platforms - technologies that enable social interaction.

This brief resource (Top Ten) outlines a list of ten practical suggestions for truly effective management of outside counsel spend.

This article deals with how to succeed at M&A work for in-house attorneys who have little experience in the subject.

This article provides general counsel suggestions of what to do with an information management system after its in place.