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Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/01/2016
Even if you’ve built a solid team at headquarters, expanding internationally is a completely new challenge. The legal landscape varies from one part of the world to another. Differences in culture, educational systems, and compensation expectations all present their own complications. Where do you begin?
… a solid team at headquarters, expanding internationally is a completely new challenge. The legal landscape varies … and avoid confusion or duplication. Manage expectations. For your nascent legal team, find the best candidates that … more about Major, Lindsey & Africa, visit www.mlaglobal.com . Compensation and benefits When it comes to …
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Eversheds Sutherland
08/15/2022
2 pages

The decision is an example of the English Courts’ willingness to develop and apply existing case law to contemporaneous disputes, in this case in relation to crypto assets and persons unknown who might be out of the jurisdiction (a common feature of such cases) to ensure victims have a timely means of tracing and recovering stolen assets.

… Eversheds Sutherland August 15, 2022 2 pages The decision is an example of the English Courts’ willingness to develop … eCommerce Region: United Kingdom File eversheds-sutherland.com-High Court grants restraining order over NFTs confirming … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/02/2021
Some pieces of technology are so good they withstand the test of time. RSS is one you may use every day without realizing it.
… are so good they withstand the test of time. RSS is one you may use every day without realizing it. Resource … broadcast updates as they are published. It stands for Really Simple Syndication. If you listen to almost any … upward arrow coming out of it to be taken directly to the website. Because it is simple to enable RSS for almost any …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/24/2010

This is a sample insider trading memo from the CEO to the employees to confirm and formalize the company’s policy and procedures regarding
trading by employees in company securities, including common stock.

… Insider Trading Memo to Employees May 24, 2010 This is a sample insider trading memo from the CEO to the … Under the federal securities laws, it is unlawful for a person to buy or sell a company’s securities while in possession of …
Articles
Arent Fox
09/14/2015

This Top Ten highlights the top ten actions that can be taken on international trade issues to limit risks in supply arrangements and acquisition agreements.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Global, United States
… Trade Issue Contractual Provisions Imports Provide for the following: a) due diligence and audit rights; b) the … the entries are accurate and have not been falsified. It is also recommended to obtain import compliance statements … with it, that it has posted its disclosure on its website and that the disclosure is accurate and does not …
Articles
Patricia Barcellos and Laercio Pellegrino Jr. (Terciotti Andrade Gomes Donato Advogados, a Primerus member firm)

03/22/2023
8 pages

Brazil is among the ten largest economies in the world, and it represents one of the largest domestic markets in the world. This article aims at showing the main considerations one should have when planning to invest in Brazil.

… a Primerus member firm) March 22, 2023 8 pages Brazil is among the ten largest economies in the world, and it … São Paulo-SP 04531-011 Email: patricia.barcellos@terciotti.com.br - laercio.pellegrino@terciotti.com.br Tel: 55 11 3167-7778 Website: www.terciotti.com.br Patricia Barcellos Graduated in
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/15/2016

This is a sample non-compete agreement among a company, a covenantor, and an employee.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… a Company, Covenantor, and Employee March 15, 2016 This is a sample non-compete agreement among a company, a … in the case of [EXECUTIVE] in his capacity as Trustee for the [COVENANTOR] Founders under the [COVENANTOR] note … or otherwise competing with any [PARTY] or from indirectly buying advertising from any [PARTY] without prejudice to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/01/2017
I reached out to three very different, yet equally successful entrepreneurs, all of whom began their careers as lawyers or during law school: Chris Sacca, Mitch Garber, and Anna Santeramo.
… perception from “no” to “yes,” even if the next question is “how?” Wearing two hats. For lawyers in business roles, it can sometimes be difficult … ANNA SANTERAMO Anna Santeramo is co-founder of StyleBee.com, an app that allows professional women and men to book …
Articles
David C. Cannon Jr.
09/01/1997

David C. Cannon Jr., of PPG Industries, explains how corporations with proactive environmental programs that lead rather than be led by the regulators are sharpening their companies’ competitive edge.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… LAW Editors Note player on the environmental stage for 27 years from helping to organi the first Earth Day at … ed so heavily in favor of the promulgating agency com was constructed to control industrial pollution and to … and an have created quite pool of experience that is now being accepted part of manufacturing This is not to …
Articles
CMS
10/10/2022
41 pages

Learn about key developments and perspectives regarding class actions in Europe.

Resource Details
Region: Europe, Austria, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia
… 110 class actions seeking damages were filed in 2021. This is slightly higher than the figure for 2020, which was itself … Dr. Zsolt Okányi T +36 1 483 4800 E zsolt.okanyi@cms-cmno.com Leah Gardner T +44 20 7367 3607 E … in Europe. This resource was originally published on the website of  CMS  in June 2022. … CMS … Learn about key …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/17/2016

This tool is intended for use specifically by companies that need to demonstrate compliance with the Combating Trafficking in Persons requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and submit certifications under 52.222-50(h) and 22.1703(c).

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
… Human Trafficking Policy October 16, 2016 This tool is intended for use specifically by companies that need to … by companies that need to demonstrate compliance with the Com- bating Trafficking in Persons requirements of the … employees assigned. A copy is also posted on the Company website. The Company’s Human Trafficking Hotline Posters and …
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Michael R. Geroe and J. Keith Biancamano
09/01/2012

The “Shine the Light” law, which requires businesses to release what customer information they have shared with third-party companies, has led, in recent months, to an increase in class action suits. Learn how to comply with the statute and avoid losing millions of dollars in damages.

… … By Michael R. GeRoe and J. Keith BiancaMano this article is a primer for legal counsel advising businesses inonline. he can be contacted at mgeroe@adknowledge.com. J. Keith BiancaMano is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & … 2. Create a link on the home page of the company’s website titled “Your Privacy Rights” or add the words “Your …
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Eversheds Sutherland
08/15/2022
3 pages

All employers operating in the EU are likely to be required to make changes to their current arrangements to take account of the requirements of the EU Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions. Effects may also be seen beyond the EU, where multi-national employers seek to “level-up” their arrangements.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: European Union
… and Labor Region: European Union File eversheds-sutherland.com-Are you ready for new transparent and predictable working … employer and the worker when the employment relationship is terminated, the duration and conditions of probation, … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Articles
Foley & Lardner LLP
04/29/2015
44 pages

The purpose of this ACC guide (InfoPAK) is to provide an overview of opportunities available as a result of Big Data — the ability to collect, process, and interpret massive amounts of information — in healthcare, and the U.S. regulatory regime that is in part driving such industry change. It provides an overview of the key US federal and state laws pertaining to the collection and secondary use of health data, and suggests strategies and best practices for addressing health privacy and data ownership concerns.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 29, 2015 44 pages The purpose of this ACC guide (InfoPAK) is to provide an overview of opportunities available as a … 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … Law Committee. For more information on Foley, visit their website at www.foley.com, or see the “About the Author” …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/09/2020
A letter of intent (LOI) should not serve as an automatic response to the start of negotiations, but it can be helpful as a document that outlines intentions for a complicated transactional relationship.
… or non-binding.  In LOI litigation, the first question is whether the LOI created an enforceable contract or an … Sample Letter of Intent – Template (June 2017).  acc.com/resource-library/sample-letter-intent-template Company … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT  WWW.ACC.COM , WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
Articles
Ellen M. Hunt, JD, Principal Consultant & Advisor, Spark Compliance Consulting
07/01/2022
6 pages

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed long-awaited rule changes for climate-related disclosures for investors. In this article, learn five things that every compliance professional should know about ESG and five steps to take now.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Environmental
Collection: Sustainability
Region: United States
… about Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). It is front and center for many investors as well as other … the best way to do this? Study your own organization’s website and scourer the sustainability report. Go back a few … something like this. https://worldsmostethicalcompanies.com/honorees/ 3. Develop goals, metrics, and measures The old …
Program Materials
Michael Smith
06/03/2014

This presentation will aid you in your utilization of 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).

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Program Materials Advanced Financial Decision-making for In-house Counsel (presented by Boston University School … Management faculty) Michael Smith Professor Michael Smith is an associate professor of accounting at the Boston … 1-3, Minneapolis, MN 13 of 37 Examples of Investments •  Buying a new piece of equipment. •  Building a factory. •  …
Program Materials
James McGrew<br />William Potter<br />Frederick Stein
05/17/2011

Smart companies plan, measure results and demonstrate success. The legal department within those companies need to follow suit. Demonstrating to your client that you add value is critical. This program will teach the in's and out's of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department's successes and show your boss how you add value to the company's bottom line.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… suit. Demonstrating to your client that you add value is critical. This program will teach the in's and out's of …  Rela?ons  Execu?ve  Ogletree  Deakins  The  slides  for  this  por?on  of  the  presenta?on  are  based  on …  statements,  press  releases,  etc.    §  Review  the  website,  every  word.    Review  any  intranet.     First …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2015
Companies across the world outsource a significant amount of business to India, which includes a sizeable amount of personal data. The concerns such companies face are that they have a duty to shield their customers from the possibility that employees of foreign-service providers may misuse their personal data.
… Docket Article The Landscape of Data Privacy Legislation in India Abhijit Poonja Anind Thomas Publication Date: … two decades. Two contrasting models. The European model for data privacy, the 1995 EU Directive, is compared with the 2008 Indian Parliament Amendments to the …
Articles
Virgílio Mouta Pereira, Researcher, Magellan Association
09/19/2014

This article discusses the scope for applying EU Competition Law, by critically analyzing both the recent European Commission’s policy and the views taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJ) and by the General Court (GC), with regard to the misuse of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) related procedures and reverse payments.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, United States
… September 19, 2014 This article discusses the scope for applying EU Competition Law, by critically analyzing both … rules Pratiques l Concurrences N° 2-2013 www.concurrences.com Virgílio MOuta pereira vmp@magellan-association.org l … companies by granting them a period of exclusivity, which is likely to increase market power. Competition policy aims …
Articles
Richard A. Hall - founder and president, LexTech, Inc., and Keith Katsma - regional claims counsel, Zurich American Insurance
04/01/2000

Would you love to have the data and statistics promised by TBB but can’t bear the thought of the pains of implementation? This article is for you.

… Articles Tips, Traps, and Technology for Tracking Costs with Task-Based Billing Author Richard A. … the thought of the pains of implementation? This article is for you. Resource Details Interest Area: Litigation and … representa tion will send more business some of which com petitors would have received These benefits will persuade …
Articles
Jane Southworth and Elodie Brière (Eversheds Sutherland)
08/09/2023
2 pages

This article provides an overview of the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regime for packaging which will start on January 1, 2024.

… Region: United Kingdom File eversheds-sutherland.com-New packaging collection and reporting obligations an … in respect of filled and unfilled packaging which is imported into the UK through their platforms; the … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. Jane Southworth Partner +44 161 831 8195 +44 161 831 …
Articles
Dentons
04/21/2023
2 pages

Learn about the two new regulations in Argentina that bring changes to the Data Protection sector.

Resource Details
Region: Argentina, South America
… Access to Public Information (“AAIP) has published in its website, the creation of the Register of Personal Databases … to a decision that significantly affects them and that is based solely on automated data processing, without their … 5034 M +54 9 116631 4565 santiago.olivapinto@dentons.com Fernando A. Bertolini Senior Associate, Buenos Aires D …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/20/2015

This is a chart depicting 2015 Supreme Court opinions impacting the healthcare industry.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Impacting Healthcare Industry October 20, 2015 This is a chart depicting 2015 Supreme Court opinions impacting … care] benefits”; that such benefits would be provided “for the duration of [the] Agreement”; and that the agreement … tax credits. Such an interpretation would make the cost of buying insurance more than 8 percent of petitioners’ income, …
Articles
Ronald F. Pol
10/01/2009

In response to CEO pleas for legal departments to cut costs, columnist Ronald Pol offers some advice, including to outsource, to share costs, and more.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Ronald F. Pol October 1, 2009 In response to CEO pleas for legal departments to cut costs, columnist Ronald Pol … Cogitator | Outsource Resource A common CeO refrain is for all departments to cut bud- gets by 10 or 20 percent. … law firms. He welcomes comments at ronald.pol@teamfactors.com. The ideas that even a simple checklist generates can …
Articles
Danny Ertel
10/25/2011
3 pages

This article discusses different aspects of Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) provider selection, including location, casting your net broadly enough, making your selection based on robust criteria, and taking into account possible obstacles to success that have more to do with your own organization than the potential provider.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Questions about LPO  Should we be proactive or reactive? For which clients?  Should we really outsource to LPO … firm or client, the question that then inevitably comes up is, “Should we pick just one?” Implicit in that question are … should we reduce some of the “integration debt” by buying some partially integrated services—for example, a …
Articles
Dimitri de Bournonville, Sean-Paul Brankin, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Yves Heijmans, Frederik Van Remoortel, Simon Vumbaca, Charles C.W. Dunn, Christoph De Preter, Carolyn Boyle
06/01/2009

In this issue of European Briefings, a quarterly supplement of the ACC Docket, find out what you need to know about the most current risk management issues.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Belgium, European Union, Germany, United Kingdom
… By Dimitri de Bournonville (dimitri.de.bournonville@tnt. com) and Sean-Paul Brankin (sbrankin@crowell.com) The need … for increased compliance has emerged: the global downturn is likely to make market manipulation look like an attractive … on which the • movie or clip is posted; and the auction website (e.g., Ebay) on which the • infringing goods are …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/18/2020
As we strive to provide our clients with the support and guidance they have come to so value, especially during times of crisis, in-house legal teams have a lot on our collective plates.
… the challenges associated with our day-to-day. This is where the breadth and depth of ACC’s resources — and … In addition, frequently updated articles on  ACCDocket.com  focus on everything from working from home to monetizing litigation claims for budget constraints due to COVID-19. During times of …
Articles
Practical Law Company
03/31/2015
20 pages

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 Germany.

Resource Details
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 … or any of its lawyers, unless so stated. This InfoPAKSM is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject but … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/ or see the “About the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/08/2024
Writing and negotiating procurement contracts requires a careful look at newly-needed terms and knowing about opportunities to request designed to create and develop a win-win with the vendor.
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… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Fauzi Muda / Shutterstock.com This is the third part of a multi-part series addressing best … it. Now it is time to negotiate the contract terms for the purchase and related order forms and other …
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