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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) previously announced at its 2014 Examination Priorities included a focus on technology, including cybersecurity preparedness. OCIE issued this Risk Alert to provide additional information concerning its initiative to assess cybersecurity preparedness in the securities industry.

Your company has one opportunity to make a good or at least a competent first impression to promptly defuse a situation. You can use the media effectively to present balanced facts to the public following a crisis, to neutralize biased or inaccurate reporting and to improve your reputation. As in-house counsel, you should be involved on the front line from the beginning. This article shows you how to develop an effective media relations plan not only to minimize the negative, but also to accentuate the positive.

People around the world continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the most extreme public health emergency in a century. This Top Ten discusses the public health law framework in the United States and summarizes some recent developments in the law arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This multi-jurisdictional guide is designed to provide insight into the practicalities of M&A, highlighting market trends and legal developments as well as practical and strategic considerations.

After more than fifty years, Civil Law in Hungary will be completely rewritten by the New Civil Code that will come into effect this year on the 15th of March. Several areas of law that have formerly been regulated in separate acts will now be incorporated into the new Code. These areas of law include family law, company law, as well as the law regarding civic organizations. Critics say that the new law sacrifices too much for dogmatic integrity and disassembles the unity of corporate law by extending current provisions for companies to all legal entities which will result, in many cases, in incomplete, inconsequent or redundant regulation. On the other hand, the concept of the new law is to provide more freedom to contracting parties. The present article seeks to summarize the ten most important matters that will have the largest influence on businesses.

Do you want to give back to your local community by representing indigent or other needy clients? Believe it or not, some states won't allow you to do so (e.g., if you are not locally-licensed, even though the rules permit to provide legal advice to your employer). And, even if a state does allow you to practice pro bono, you still need to keep in mind a whole host of ethical and practical issues, such as confidentiality and client loyalty, avoidance of conflicts and whether or not you should purchase malpractice insurance. Composed of in-house lawyers who have faced these challenges, this panel will explore current pro bono practice and ethics rules, how and where those rules are changing and what you can do to make sure you and your law department are in compliance.

This report is an in-depth look at the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2010 piece, features law department leading practices for generating and demonstrating value through a number of value levers, as well as best practices for improving the bottom line and enhancing collation across business units. In wake of the economic downturn in the last decade and the increased pressure to “do more with less,” six participating corporations share their best value-sustaining practices in law department staffing, targeted practice areas, outside counsel management, strategic planning and the use of metrics to measure and track best practices.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses communication between an employee's existing manager and receiving manager in advance of an internal transfer, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.*

This article addresses the principle of limited liability that has been the central tenet of company law since it was adopted in the United Kingdom, and most countries in continental Europe during the latter half of the 19th century.

This report by the Economist Intelligence Unit was commissioned by CMS. The report "explores the extent to which firms identify intangible assets as trade secrets and implement protective measures to safeguard them accordingly."

This report is a summary of the Committee findings to date and an overview of the key issues identified which have implications for the health care system as a whole.

In light of UK case law, learn tips on how to enhance your ability to enforce limitations of liability in your standard terms.

This ACC Guide (InfoPAK) is a primer for in-house counsel starting, building, executing, and refining an Information Governance program.

For most legal departments, and small departments in particular, the demands of creating and maintaining an effective compliance program present a formidable challenge. Enter the intranet solution -- a readily accessible tool that shatters the barriers of time and geography.

This article describes the basics of copyright.

Indian securities law has focused on regulating, holding accountable, and penalizing “promoters” because concentrated family-owned businesses have been the prevailing business model so far in India. This Quick Overview will explain changes made to the law and different concepts put for by a recently published consultation paper.

Check out ACC's selection of curated insights, samples and events in the ACC Privacy and Cybersecurity Resource Center