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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.

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.

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.

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

This multi-jurisdictional resource addresses several real estate topics including fee simple ownership; the most common forms of investment vehicles available; and what state or local transfer, stamp, or similar taxes are levied on sellers or buyers.

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.

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Learn how other in-house counsel and their legal department support corporate governance and compliance and ethics programs. In-house counsel from seven companies share governance practices and examine the alignment of ethics and compliance with the culture and strategic plan of the organization. At the end of the guide, find practical tools and samples, such as a company compliance newsletter, a compliance checklist, a compliance program assessment table and a management attestation questionnaire for legislative compliance.

New data privacy regulations in the European Union and in the United States are set to have an extensive impact on the legal and regulatory landscape affecting in-house practice. As such, it is imperative that your company is prepared for the regulatory changes.