Learn about sanctions taken against Russia by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and Switzerland.
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.
If you want a diverse legal department, you must start at the source. Learn how to reach out to the children of your community, and give them a dream they can use to help themselves and strengthen society.
This 25-minute course explains the attorney-client privilege as it applies to our organization, as well as how to recognize and protect privileged materials and communications. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)
This comprehensive guide provides an overview of key legal and regulatory aspects of doing business in Germany. This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world.
Today’s in-house counsel are constantly pressured to do more with less. Enter the T-shaped lawyer — a legal professional with deep-seated experience in one discipline, and basic knowledge in a wide-range of other disciplines.
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.
Boost your career and develop important legal and business skills with this ACC toolkit. Find practical tips and information on building essential skills, getting noticed, developing business acumen and executive presence, taking the next step in your career, transitioning to a new role, and growing into a general counsel position.
While union membership continues to decline, there is no shortage of new legal issues. This panel will provide an in-depth analysis into new legislation and National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions related to unfair labor practices, union elections, protected concerted activity in non-union environments and more. Discover the effect of the NLRB decisions on use of email and social media in the workplace for union and non-unionized work locations. Geared for the in-house attorney with responsibility for labor law, yet broad enough for all attorneys with employment responsibilities.
This article takes you through each stage of the comprehensive outside counsel selection process. It identifies issues and recommends certain courses of action that legal departments should include in their planning for each stage of the selection process.
This Top Ten presents practical tips for preparing and managing a software audit in the United States.
Learn about January 2022 developments relating to the marketing of cryptocurrencies in the United Kingdom.
This guide presents a global overview of the availability of protection from disclosure of communications between in-house counsel and the officers, directors or employees of the companies they serve.
Does your legal department have an ad hoc or crisis management approach to trademark issues? Don't use insufficient resources to protect your company's marks. Read this article and learn how to develop and implement a trademark management program.
This article sheds new light on an oft-discussed issue: What to do about employee use of personal electronic devices?
This Quick Overview focuses on the way Colombian regulators have included the principle of accountability in the late regulation on data protection and the way such principle should be applied.
A review of United Arab Emirates law related to corporate governance, investment, incorporation, intellectual property, data privacy, real estate, and transferring shares.
The first in-person meeting of the member countries of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) at the White House resulted in the announcement of several initiatives in the Indo-Pacific region.
Learn 11 legal issues UK contractors should pay attention to in 2022.
This program material covers the current and future states of law firms, lawyers and technology, and how to build a new relationship between law departments and law firms.
This roundtable discussions of women in-house attorneys, representing a diverse range of seniority levels, industries and subject matter expertise, will discuss issues unique to women working in large corporations. Their insights will be of interest to a variety of ACC members, including women in-house attorneys seeking to climb the corporate ladder, in-house attorneys of both genders seeking to mentor women in their legal departments, women practitioners seeking to develop business with corporate clients, and male practitioners seeking to strengthen their relationships with the increasing number of female corporate executives.
The straight line may result in the shortest distance, but it is not always the best path. Your company wants to sell its products in Nicaragua, but learns it is less expensive and burdensome to import its products through Guatemala. How about setting up an insurance underwriter in the European Union? Most people think London would be the best location, but setting up the underwriter in Malta, with less cost and regulation, can get your company started and running more quickly. A panel of experts will discuss different approaches on how to enter international markets by using international treaties and agreements.
This is a guide to help private sector (i.e. non-governmental) employees determine whether a discharge may be in violation of New York law and where to seek further assistance and information.
In this brief overview, learn key employment law issues businesses should consider before using the metaverse.
The COVID-19 pandemic forever changed employer-employee relations and rendered conventional perspectives on where, when, and how work is performed antiquated. As the COVID-19 pandemic turns into an endemic, the workplace issues and operational initiatives that have consumed the corporate world’s attention are likewise shifting. This article discusses what has changed and key lessons learned along the way.
This presentation discusses regulation and the State, data privacy and security, drivers of change, economic and social, and ethical compliance.
A multijurisdictional overview of how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) trends influence pensions.
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