This article argues that in-house counsel are integral decision-makers within a corporation and must contribute to the growth of the business and add to its commercial and economic value.
ACC Legal Operations offer this as a reference model. Legal Department leaders are encouraged to use it as a tool to benchmark maturity in any given area(s), bearing in mind that based on department size, staffing and budgets, priorities and aspirational targets will vary.
Areas of focus are: change management, compliance, contracts, records, external & internal resources, financial, IP, knowledge, project & process management, as well as litigation support, metrics & analysis, strategic planning and technology.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted onthe Compliance and Ethics and Small Law Departments eGroups, addresses issues involving agreements and requests to adhere to contracting parties' codes of conduct. The issues discussed include third-party adherence to your code of conduct, conflicting codes of conduct, and code of ethics v. supplier code of ethics.
FCA policy statement PS22/8 “Protecting investors in authorised funds following the Russian invasion of Ukraine” sets out emergency measures to deal with the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on authorised funds and retail investors, and came into force on 11 July 2022.
This articles describes the evolution of the roles of general counsel (GC) in Germany. Because of the need for German companies to respond to different challenges and business needs, GCs now serve more multi-faceted roles in contrast to their United States counterparts. In addition to providing legal insight as lawyers, GCs in German companies also have more executive roles, even acting as business managers.
This article first describes mobile financial services for consumers and the types of companies participating in the provision of those services.
This handbook provides an overview of US state and federal laws and stock exchange rules relating to annual meetings of shareholders. It is intended to assist companies in preparing for their annual meetings.
This primer considers in detail the use of English law in Belt & Road transactions.
Three Party Master Depositor Escrow Service Agreement for Canada
An important function of every in-house legal department is to provide compliance and ethics training to its non-legal clients – that is, the organization's employees. Effective training on pertinent laws and regulations can help prevent and detect legal problems, and can also limit or mitigate the organization's exposure if violations occur. This program will provide practical guidance for (i) developing training content that conveys the essential information to the employees who need it, (ii) delivering that information in a comprehensible and engaging manner, (iii) ensuring that all employees who should be trained actually receive their training, and (iv) tracking these activities in order to prove up each employee's training participation if/as needed. Attendees will leave this program with ACC resources that will jump-start your training and save you time and money.
For more compliance and ethics training resources, visit ACC's new Compliance Training Portal at <a href=http://www.acc.com/compliance>www.acc.com/compliance</a>.<br/>
This booklet sets forth business conduct guidelines that specify the legally correct and ethical conduct expected of employees in a variety of identified business situations.
Read more to see Joe's tips on litigation management for in-house counsel.
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Three Party Escrow Service Agreement for Canada
This article highlights what firms need to consider during their journey of digital transformation and investments in data opportunities, more specifically in the context of corporate transactions and reorganizations.
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.
On 19 July 2022, the UK Government issued legislation which changed the definition of a “relevant firm” to now include crypto-asset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers (“Crypto Firms”). As such Crypto Firms will now have reporting obligations under UK sanctions legislation.
In this updated guide, learn about the changes to right to work checks effective April 6, 2022, including details of the new digital identity verification tool for checks carried out on British and Irish nationals.
The General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, No. 22 of 2022 places new obligations on Companies and other persons to register prescribed information regarding beneficial ownership following South Africa’s grey listing and recommendations made by the Financial Action Task Force.
Representing 1,104 CLOs and general counsel from 36 countries, the ACC Chief Legal Officers 2013 Survey provides an unbiased and in-depth analysis of the highest ranking lawyers in corporate legal departments—reviewing their top concerns for the past 12 months, today, and into the future, and a prioritization of their business issues.
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.
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.
This Checklist applies to private companies and addresses federal law, but highlights areas where state and local issues commonly arise.
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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