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

The scope of information to be held confidential is remarkably similar for all lawyers, no matter the country you practice in. The real differences are manifested in the exceptions to the duty of confidentiality and the applicability of the duty to in-house lawyers. The exceptions to confidentiality are generally (though not universally) broader in the United States. Do not always assume that US ethics law is the most protective. When it comes to confidential information relating to business crimes or fraud, for example, it often may not be. It is imperative to fully understand and properly analyze confidentiality and choice of law issues where foreign ethics law is involved.

This Leading Practices Profile examines the law department management role of general counsel and in-house counsel that work for companies in Europe. General counsel and in-house counsel in European legal departments contend with restrictive bar admission rules, cultural and linguistic differences, and legal issues that arise in transnational practice. In this Profile, in-house counsel from 13 companies reveal how their in-house legal departments are structured and operate, and how they manage the various functions of their law departments, including
compliance, contract management, guarding privilege, retention of outside counsel and providing
value to the corporations they serve.

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

This Australia-focused article highlights that an employee who causes their employer damage misusing social media will more than likely lose their job – however in some circumstances they may also be liable for financial losses their employer incurs as a result of their actions.

This Quick Overview deals with the Federal Trade Commission's marketing guidelines for businesses who use social media to advertise their goods or services in the United States.

This is a sample escrow agreement where the company provides flexible, comprehensive escrow services that generate the type of agreement that gives their customers the right level of protection in each unique situation.

This article explains some common misconceptions around information sharing in the workplace and guidelines for educating employees on the responsible use of content concerning copyright.

This short resource lists common misconceptions around copyright and information sharing in the workplace (with a focus on US law), and guidelines for educating employees on the responsible use of content.

At this point, it’s hard to say whether privacy should be placed on the endangered or the extinct species list. Here’s how to ensure your company’s privacy policies help customers and other stakeholders really understand what they’re agreeing to give up.

The antitrust landscape has changed with the advent of the Biden administration. Companies should have a compliance program in place to keep the government at bay.

This is a report on the ethical implications of third-party litigation funding.

This Leading Practices Profile, a supplement to ACC’s 2006 Leading Practices Profile, Contract Management for Small Law Departments, features law department leading contract management practices of seven entities. These entities provided background on databases and repository systems, as well as contract review, approval and archiving policies. In addition, participants shared key practices for successful program implementation and best contract administration practices. This supplement expands the scope of the 2006 Profile to include entities with medium and large law departments.

Companies of all sizes are tweeting, texting and posting. Consumers are targets of social media advertising, as well as participants in its creation and distribution. Learn the new methods of compliance with advertising law and consumer protection principles that are emerging alongside burgeoning platforms for making connections and sharing content.

This report provides an overview of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

Who is the lead risk manager at your company? Should it be you? Companies today are demanding that senior staff develop and implement strategic risk management methodology that identifies and addresses risks, while ensuring that everyone is working together to protect against it.

This is a sample of what board of director meeting minutes should contain.

This is a sample layout for minutes of a board of directors meeting.

This sample three-party escrow agreement where the company provides flexible, comprehensive escrow services that generate the type of agreement that gives our customers the right level of protection in each unique situation.

This is an article on lawyers and leadership from the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Standing Committee on Professionalism
2010 Volume 20 No. 3.

This report presents results on a subset of respondents from the Association of Corporate Counsel Chief Legal Officer (CLO) 2014 Survey, published in January 2014. More than 1,200 individuals in 41 countries who serve as the organization's chief legal officer or general counsel (referred to as CLO in this report) participated in this survey to provide a global outlook of CLOs worldwide. This report provides results and analysis of respondents from Canada, as well as demographic information, such as staffing, budget changes and revenue, while also exploring intangibles, such as CLOs' top legal and business concerns for the past 12 months and their anticipations for the future.

Last year, the Internal Revenue Service published Ordinance 1,793/2013, which lays out new criteria for monitoring high-value corporate taxpayers. The goal is to increase tax compliance and tax revenue. This article views which taxes are covered by the corporate tax monitoring programme.

What are the jurisdictional risks associated with global business? Is a parent company at risk of being sued based on the activities of a subsidiary company? Read this article to find answers to these pressing questions, among others.

There are multiple approaches to driving more value in legal spending – from converging to a preferred provider network on value-based fees to improving project, process and knowledge management – or developing an innovative approach to add value to the bottom line. Learn from value leaders who have overhauled legal management practices about their initiatives and lessons learned on the road to better value.