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Articles
Nasim Bazari, Legal Counsel for Middle East and Africa, Novartis
03/08/2021

If you are reading this Top 10 article, then you are probably considering or are curious about living and working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and about international mobility. Learn more on how to secure a move of your own and enjoy a smooth transition into the UAE – the tips are relevant for international transitions in general, and can help you acclimatize to an in-house role in a numerous countries.

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Region: United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Global
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House
… United Arab Emirates Author Nasim Bazari, Legal Counsel for Middle East and Africa, Novartis March 8, 2021 If you are … role in numerous countries. 1.    Visit the UAE  It is best practice to visit a country before you move … If you are an ACC member, you can also access ACC’s online directory to find other members who work in the UAE. …
Articles
Andres Hidalgo, Partner, Llordea Camacho & Co.
08/21/2014

This Top Ten explores Anti-Trust Concerns in M&A Transactions in Colombia

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Colombia
… Articles Top Ten Anti-Trust Concerns in M&A Transactions in Colombia Author Andres Hidalgo, … Colombia …   Generally obtaining anti-trust clearance for M&A transactions is at the top of the list of conditions present in the …
Articles
Kimberly Peretti and Lou Dennig, Alston & Bird LLP
01/07/2014

This Top Ten provides an overview of the purpose, development, structure and implications of the the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 2013 Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Collection: GDPR
Region: United States
Audience: New to In-House, Legal Operations, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… Order (EO) issued earlier this year. The final Framework is expected to be released in February of 2014. This Top Ten … cybersecurity practices and create a common language for discussing those practices. The goal of the Framework is … collection practices, particularly with respect to certain online activities. The Privacy Appendix organizes privacy and …
Articles
Dentons
11/03/2022
6 pages

Learn about the significant changes to data protection laws in the UK and what organizations need to do as a result of these changes.

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Region: United Kingdom, Europe
… post-Brexit. Its response document was comprehensive. It is clear the government has considered the large volume of … small number of additional non-intrusive purposes, such as website traffic monitoring; • 4 International transfers … Partner, London D +44 20 7246 7423 simon.elliott@dentons.com Esther Rusling Senior Associate, Milton Keynes D +44 20 …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
03/16/2023
2 pages

On 9 February 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published new competition law guidance targeted at employers. Its purpose is to remind employers that they must comply with competition law when setting wages, working conditions for new and existing employees, and policies on staff recruitment and retention.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: United Kingdom, Europe
… law guidance targeted at employers. Its purpose is to remind employers that they must comply with competition … Region: United Kingdom, Europe File eversheds-sutherland.com-Competition authority warns employers to avoid … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
02/22/2023
5 pages

In a first-of-its-kind case to focus on trademark infringement and dilution in the virtual world, a nine-person jury in Manhattan, New York has sided with the French fashion house, Hermès International S.A (“Hermes”) in its legal battle against Sonny Estival aka Mason Rothschild (“Rothschild”), the creator of the “MetaBirken” Non-Fungible tokens (“NFTs”).

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Region: Global
… Property Region: Global File eversheds-sutherland.com-Reality prevails as Hermès trumps MetaBirkins Trademark … trademark law and freedom of expression in the NFT space is concerned and offers some clarity on how courts will deal … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Articles
Practical Law Company
07/27/2016
43 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in India.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: India
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … http://uk.practicallaw.com/about/7-501-3536. This article is part of the multi-jurisdictional guide to doing business … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/.           For more …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2018
Companies face an increasing conflict between the pressure to demonstrate social and environmental responsibility on the one hand, and pressure to show financial performance on the other. The benefit corporation model, a new form of governance available in 35 states, provides a path to reconcile these demands.
… … CHEAT SHEET Shareholder primacy. Most corporate activity is investor/shareholder focused, causing societal benefits to … Benefit corporations . Benefit corporations are for-profit entities that also account for all of the societal … steps like cutting long-term research, borrowing money to buy back shares, or selling the company in order to boost the …
Benchmarking and Research Data
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Contoural Inc.
04/19/2024
22 pages

This Privacy Capability Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s privacy program, including its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) using personal information.

It seeks to gauge program capability across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view on an organization’s readiness to comply with these requirements.

… Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s privacy program, … organization’s use of these technologies. Note that this is irrespective of location of the data subject or the … to personal information via any of the organization’s website. The organization performs remediation activities …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/01/2018
When you first moved to an in-house counsel role, perhaps your law firm colleagues inferred that you’d given up while simultaneously exhibiting jealousy that you were no longer a slave to the billable hour. According to ACC research, the desire for work-life balance is one of the primary reasons lawyers move in-house. Yet, despite its perceived benefits, in-house work comes with its own set of work-life balance challenges
… the billable hour. According to ACC research, the desire for work-life balance is one of the primary reasons lawyers move in-house. Yet, … support to those in need of their assistance.” The CLAP website has a directory of National Resources  for help with …
Articles
08/01/2015
4 pages

This Checklist applies to private companies and addresses federal law, but highlights areas where state and local issues commonly arise.

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Interest Area: Insurance, Financial Services
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… and Growing Businesses: Overview (http://us.practicallaw.com/5-572- 3825). PREPARING TO HIRE EMPLOYEES COMPLY WITH … the US Small Business Administration's new hire reporting website. „„ Determine if the employer intends to operate or … but some documentation of the employment relationship is recommended. „„ Offer letters typically include details …
Articles
Maggy Baccinelli
10/01/2010

Michele Coleman Mayes, senior vice president and general counsel for The Allstate Corporation, focuses on best practices in compliance and ethics. Mayes uses compliance and ethics as a business strategy — selling Allstate's ethical corporate culture by being transparent, and earning the trust of constituents.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Company’s senior vice president and general counsel is encountering more big change. Responsible for guiding … Verney, Internal Auditor Kathy Swain, and chief ethics com- pliance & Privacy Officer rich crist. With them, she … media has become a new way to reach employees. On its website, the ethics and compli- ance team posts relevant …
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Eversheds Sutherland
03/15/2023
2 pages

On 28 February 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its Regulatory Initiatives Grid updating the timeline of the Overseas Funds Regime (“OFR”), the new equivalence regime for retail investment funds and money market funds established outside the UK, which will allow recognised funds to be marketed to the public in the United Kingdom.

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Interest Area: Financial Services
Region: United Kingdom
… Services Region: United Kingdom File eversheds-sutherland.com-UKs FCA updates timeline of Overseas Funds Regime.pdf … commenced in February 2022. The FCA has confirmed that it is now working on operationalising the OFR and will be … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Peer Practice Examples
11/10/2010

This resource highlights Hewlett-Packards' program to onboard law school graduates, train them, and mentor them each step on their way toward full engagement within the law department.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
… department BACKGROUND Hewlett-Packard’s General Counsel is seizing an opportunity to engage talent: the law … and development program may be accessed here. On-boarding Website To help focus on-boarding efforts and share … Contact Information Gabriel Buigas (gabriel.buigas@hp.com) … This resource highlights Hewlett-Packards' program to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/01/2024
Dassault Falcon Jet’s Associate General Counsel Stephanie Bortnyk explains how Mansfield-certified firms can help boost DEI engagement.
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork Natali _ Mis / Shutterstock.com The international and local landscape of rules for … of incorporating diverse talent and thought. This is particularly true for international companies where … find Mansfield-certified firms can visit the Diversity Lab website , which lists all the certified firms and those …
Articles
Matthew Nelson
01/20/2016

In case there was any doubt, the FTC v. Wyndham decision makes clear that there is a new sheriff in town when it comes to holding businesses accountable for cybersecurity breaches that harm consumers. That sheriff is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Source: ACC Docket
… doubt, the FTC v. Wyndham decision makes clear that there is a new sheriff in town when it comes to holding businesses … “unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting com- merce” as the legal basis for initiating the action. The … and settlement agreements are published on the FTC’s website. Arguably the most important of all these resources …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
09/17/2004

A sample code of business conduct that provides a general statement regarding the company's expectations as to the legal and ethical nature of conduct of employees while acting on the company's behalf and to provide for the administration of the code of conduct.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… while acting on the company's behalf and to provide for the administration of the code of conduct. Resource … Regarding the Code of Conduct (the “General Statement”) is to provide a general statement regarding the Company's … or its securities, that Employee is prohibited from buying or selling stock in the company until the information …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
06/05/2017

This sample agreement is drafted under English law as a starting point for use where a supplier company wants to appoint a distributor to sell the supplier company's products in a particular country or territory.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: European Union, United Kingdom
… (Pro-Supplier) June 5, 2017 This sample agreement is drafted under English law as a starting point for use where a supplier company wants to appoint a … of units of each Product that the Distributor wishes to buy; and the Distributor's preferred delivery date. The …
Articles
Practical Law
06/15/2017
34 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in the United Kingdom, specifically England and Wales.

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Region: United Kingdom
… 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 … the dedicated notification form, available from the CMA's website. The CMA does not normally respond to individual …
Articles
Elizabeth Koniers Brown, Esq., and Alex Horowitz
04/17/2014

This brief resource (Top Ten) presents ten legal theories in-house counsel should be familiar with before they must defend against them.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… This brief resource (Top Ten) presents ten legal theories in-house counsel should be familiar with before they must … declines" when the agency announced a new strategic plan for 2014 to 2018 that focuses on the "biggest" polluters. So, … filing civil suits are turning to novel and what's-old-is-new-again theories. Preemption has created uncertainty for
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
08/15/2022
5 pages

This article summarises the German Parliament's legislative package on renewable energy, which is regarded as the largest energy policy amendment in decades.

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Region: Germany
… legislative package on renewable energy, which is regarded as the largest energy policy amendment in … Public Utility Region: Germany File eversheds-sutherland.com-Germany adopts reform for massive expansion of renewable … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/14/2023
ACC Chair Adrian Goss discusses new technology, like the ubiquitous ChatGPT and other AI-powered tools, and how ACC prepares in-house counsel for its adoption. #ACCDocket #AI #ChatGPT
… AI-powered tools, and how ACC prepares in-house counsel for its adoption. #ACCDocket #AI #ChatGPT Resource Details … Docket … Banner artwork by thinkhubstudio / Shutterstock.com To start, I want to be transparent and assure you all … use of ChatGPT — Generative Pre-trained Transformer — text is what everyone is talking about. This isn’t surprising, …
Articles
Allen & Overy
06/01/2013

On 19 March 2013, under file No XI ZR 431/11, the German Federal Supreme Court clarified the circumstances in which an investor may have a misselling claim against a “direct bank” (i.e. a bank holding an account for the deposit of securities on an execution-only basis only).

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Germany
… against a “direct bank” (i.e. a bank holding an account for the deposit of securities on an execution-only basis … experience. A direct bank may, however, be liable if it is aware or should have been aware that an investor is … please contact Sarah Garvey sarah.garvey@allenovery.com, or tel +44 (0)20 3088 3710.   … On 19 March 2013, under …
Program Materials
Robert Richards, Samuel Schlessinger
10/18/2016

This is a supplemental presentation for this session.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Robert Richards, Samuel Schlessinger October 18, 2016 This is a supplemental presentation for this session. Resource Details Interest Area: Corporate, … Dentons US LLPT 1-312-876-2827samuel.schlessinger@dentons.com Robert RichardsPartner Dentons US LLPT …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/28/2022
James Bellerjeau’s latest Career Path column addresses how to secure a strong future for your business, despite regulations, and forge a greater positive impact on society in doing so. #ACCDocket #mindfulmonday #mondaymotivation
… Career Path column addresses how to secure a strong future for your business, despite regulations, and forge a greater … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by fran_kie / Shutterstock.com Effective in-house counsel help their companies address … many risks facing their businesses. Today, a key risk is societal doubt about the benefits of corporations …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/15/2020
For the last few years, we've been hearing a lot about “artificial intelligence” or “AI.” How will it affect the practice of law? How will our jobs change? And how will these changes affect the legal departments?
… Tech Solution Olga V. Mack Publication Date: 01/15/2020 For the last few years, we've been hearing a lot about … changes affect the legal departments? As exciting as it is to imagine a sci-fi future, the most important questions … are often costly and resource-intensive, it’s prudent to buy a long-term legal solution, not just the one that works …
Articles
Gregory R. Belcamino, David J. Freeman, Lloyd Roos
06/01/2000

How much diligence is due? The authors discuss the various levels and elements of environmental due diligence and the factors that determine the appropriate level of due diligence in a given transaction.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles An Environmental Due Diligence Checklist for Real Estate Transactions Author Gregory R. Belcamino, … J. Freeman, Lloyd Roos June 1, 2000 How much diligence is due? The authors discuss the various levels and elements … Coverage for Environmental Investigation Expense www.acca.com/proteeted/pubs/docket/ma98/insurance.html The Pace …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2018
In light of the very real risks trade secret violations pose for companies, this article provides a suggested eight step process for in-house legal teams and their business clients to follow in order to protect a company’s most important assets. These steps will help effectively manage risk by conducting trade secret audits on a regular basis to ensure adequate protections are in place to minimize the risk of theft.
… an information security policy that identifies what is considered a trade secret and how employees should treat … labs. Additionally, the company’s intranet and website should be reviewed to determine whether the content … David Cohen, PC, November 2017, KidonIPCorp, Kidonip.com. … In light of the very real risks trade secret …
Articles
Practical Law Company
09/24/2014
17 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview and practical analysis for public procurement issues and procedures in Germany.

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Region: Germany
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … tool at http://uk.practicallaw.com/7-521-3187. This Q&A is part of the Practical Law multi-jurisdictional guide to … Protection W www.gesetze-im-internet.de Description. The website contains the current version of GWB. An English …
Articles
Bill Ojile and Gil Rudawsky
07/01/2013

Check out this 2014 Apex, Excel and Communicator Award-winning article! The standard “no comment” response to a media frenzy surrounding pending litigation is an approach that some legal counsel have opted out of in favor of more detailed disclosure. Such an approach addresses not
only the media, but also other company constituencies who are impacted by the negative attention. This article details how to create a platform for proactive responses.

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Interest Area: Media and Publishing
Source: ACC Docket
… response to a media frenzy surrounding pending litigation is an approach that some legal counsel have opted out of in … on the road to recovery. for example, create a response website that employees can access, which details the facts of … enlarge the story. Make your response to the request for com- ment a positive, forward-looking statement about the …
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