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Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2018
As companies collect and use more consumer data, it is more important than ever for them to review their data collection practices and policies to ensure it is in compliance with the global frameworks that govern the use, safety, and privacy of this data.
… As companies collect and use more consumer data, it is more important than ever for them to review their data collection practices and policies to ensure it is in compliance with the global frameworks that govern the use, …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2019
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jerry Grisko, the CEO of CBIZ. The following are excerpts from an interview in which we discussed the root causes of systemic corporate corruption and the measures Grisko and his company take to promote and ensure ethical business practices.
… Docket Article CBIZ CEO Shares His Passion for Ethical Excellence Jim Nortz Publication Date: 12/01/2019 … CEO of CBIZ. The following are excerpts from an interview in which we discussed the root causes of systemic corporate … There has to be a tone from the top that reinforces there is no compromise when it comes to our values. And, when you …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/17/2023
Corporations are often maligned as greedy when they are simply letting market forces dictate value, argues columnist James Bellerjeau. #ACCDocket #capitalism #CareerPath
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by fran_kie / shutterstock.com Are corporations greedy? I notice that people use the … in two misleading ways. First, they imply that greed is unnatural and immoral. And second, they behave as if greed … person, and can comfortably pay more, are they greedy for using their superior earnings to their advantage? To give …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/10/2023
Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau argues in-house lawyers are positioned to effect change at law firms by asking for annual updates on DEI efforts. #ACC #ACCDocket #CareerPath
… are positioned to effect change at law firms by asking for annual updates on DEI efforts. #ACC #ACCDocket … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by rudall30 / Shutterstock.com In-house lawyers are a bit of a secret weapon for … What HR teams and management secretly love, however, is how much in-house lawyers contribute to companies’ …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/17/2023
Save a seat for your GC! Check out the fascinating results of ACC’s 2023 Chief Legal Officer’s Survey. #CLOSurvey #GC #ACC #ACCDopc
… Martí Amy Chai Publication Date: 05/17/2023 Save a seat for your GC! Check out the fascinating results of ACC’s 2023 … direct report to the CEO ensures that the general counsel is at the executive table when business strategy is  formed, … that legal risk and compliance perspectives are reflected in that strategy. The general counsel is uniquely suited to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/23/2024
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro speaks with ACC Australia member Theo Kapodistrias about his book, A Way With Words, and the different techniques in-house counsel can utilize to become an effective communicator.
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by fizkes/ Shutterstock.com The most important skill a lawyer has is arguably not their technical skills. Rather, it is their … , ACC Australia member Theo Kapodistrias , general counsel for energy software company Evergen, knows a lot about …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/31/2024
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro speaks with Allens’ Head of Legal Technology and Client Services Graeme Grovum about safeguarding personal data while AI tech continues to develop. #ACCDocket #inhouse #AI
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Marish / Shutterstock.com Behind the scenes of AI’s brilliance lies an … needed to train increasingly complex datasets and models is “enormous” and “directly affects greenhouse gas emissions, … the last 15 years has created an enormous data 'footprint' for most of us. And, as blue_beetle astutely observed in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/18/2024
Leaders at Intel, FedEx, and Trusaic share insights into their companies’ data-driven approach to DEI and why it works for them. #ACCDocket #DEI #ACCFoundation
… companies’ data-driven approach to DEI and why it works for them. #ACCDocket #DEI #ACCFoundation Resource Details … Conference Center in Los Angeles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpxLeLjYI_w Meet the 2024 ACC Foundation Vanguard … Intel: We are thrilled to receive this recognition, and it is to my mind a real testament, not only to Intel’s
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/20/2021
Companies are increasingly combining their privacy and records management to drive better compliance. Is this the right move for your company?
… privacy and records management to drive better compliance. Is this the right move for your company? Resource Details Interest Area: Compliance … and costs. Organizations often become keenly aware of gaps in the records management during eDiscovery, a regulatory …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2017
There is a disparity in the growth rates of gender and racial diversity as the rate of increase in gender diversity vastly outpaces that in racial diversity. This article sheds light on the phenomenon, and presents the implications of the findings.
… Docket Article A Widening Gap: The Unequal Growth Rate in Gender and Racial Diversity Mark Roellig Coco Xiao Publication Date: 11/01/2017 There is a disparity in the growth rates of gender and racial … … CHEAT SHEET Recognizing the gap. In 2017, women make up for 25 percent of the Fortune 500 general counsel, and 26.8 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2016
There is now an exciting and mutually beneficial opportunity to forge new connections and partnerships in the law department/law firm relationship.
… Firms Daniel Desjardins Publication Date: 05/01/2016 There is now an exciting and mutually beneficial opportunity to forge new connections and partnerships in the law department/law firm relationship. Resource Details … firms are also increasingly focused on creating “value” for their clients as well. While both say “value” is their …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/01/2016
After many years as a commercial real estate lawyer in private practice with “full service” law firms, I joined a very small corporate law department where I no longer had the luxury of specialization.
… After many years as a commercial real estate lawyer in private practice with “full service” law firms, I joined a … principles. I find satisfaction in the variety of problems for which I have been able to help my clients develop and … ACC members actually were able to ask him questions. What is the most interesting aspect of working for Fannie Mae? …
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
Practical Law
06/15/2017
33 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in Switzerland.

Resource Details
Region: Switzerland
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … EU law, joint ventures and proposals for reform. This Q&A is part of the global guide to competition and cartel … costs (cost-calculation aids) (all available on COMCO's website, see Section IX). In its Notice Regarding Vertical …
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
Global Legal Group
05/29/2024
274 pages

This guide covers recent developments in artificial development, machine learning and big data laws and regulations across 21 jurisdictions.

Resource Details
Region: Australia, Austria, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Global
… customer.service@glgroup.co.uk / www.globallegalinsights.com +44 207 367 0720 Copyright © 2024 Global Legal Group Ltd. … ISBN 978-1-83918-342-3 ISSN 2632-7120 This publication is for general information purposes only. It does not purport … (UWG). However, a breach of terms and conditions of a website does not suffice alone according to the case law of …
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 …
Articles
Izak C. Rosenfeld, Esq., Alanna Fichtel, and Nicholas Tonckens, Access Now
02/09/2021
20 pages

The purpose of this article is to highlight the key issues any international non-government organization (NGO) should consider when evaluating their international employment needs, considering expansion into a new region/jurisdiction, or in any other context where employment law may arise.

Resource Details
Region: Global
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… Articles Employment Law Considerations for International NGOs Author Izak C. Rosenfeld, Esq., Alanna … Now February 9, 2021 20 pages The purpose of this article is to highlight the key issues any international … the U.S.?, ZENEFITS (Oct. 23, 2018), https://www.zenefits.com/workest/how-much-is-average-pto-in-the-us/. 16 People …
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 …
Articles
Global Legal Group
09/07/2021
194 pages

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding corporate tax across a range of jurisdictions.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services
Region: Global, Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… ISBN 978-1-83918-132-0 ISSN 2051-963X This publication is for general information purposes only. It does not purport … Tax 2021, Ninth Edition 1 www.globallegalinsights.com Andorra David Navarro, Marc Cantavella & Pablo Lloret … should be acknowledged that the ATO has been updating its website guidance on MAPs (as recently as 22 March 2021). The …
Articles
Joel Michael Schwarz -- counsel on ecommerce, MetLife
02/01/2002

Linking your corporate offices into a single intranet, while efficient, may expose your company to civil or criminal liability in other countries. Here's how to protect your company from these risks.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Australia, China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, United States
a license for the export. But because the corporate office is in India and the recipient company is in Hong Kong, you … intranet, logged into a radical underground Taiwan-based website that advocates free speech and an end to communism … Caching is the storage and serving up, from within the com­ pany, of frequently requested webpages, in order to …
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.

Resource Details
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
Practical Law Company
12/03/2014
36 pages

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 Jersey.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services
Region: Jersey
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; risk areas for lenders; structuring … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/ or see the “About the …
Event
Start Date: 01/10/2025 | 10:48 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 …
Articles
Thomas Daemen
06/01/2010

The Libson Treaty amendments to Europe’s legal regime were beyond the interests of the press last December, but some will affect corporate counsel dealing with European legislative or regulatory compliance issues. Understand institutional and legal process reforms under the Libson Treaty, and know what to look for in upcoming EU policy prioritization.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union
… ac- tivity in the years ahead. For in-house counsel whose com- panies’ interests overlap with this new prioritization, … counsel should keep in mind that the Treaty itself is just the beginning of the story; we will learn much more … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
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
Dentons
12/07/2022
2 pages

Learn about key trends and considerations around ESG policies in business supply chains.

Resource Details
Region: United Kingdom, Europe, Global
… This raises the stakes to gain customer loyalty and it is now important for brands to operate end-to-end visibility … +44 20 7246 7159 Your Key Contacts 2 tim.constable@dentons.com M +44 7407 675 707 ashley.morgan@dentons.com Lorna … chains. This resource was originally published on the website of Dentons in July 2022. … Dentons … Learn about key …
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] …
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