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Articles
Rachel Stoermer
03/01/2015

There are numerous electronic signature tools available that enable your executives to sign from their laptop or mobile device, from anywhere they can connect to the Internet. Learn how to best instruct clients on taking advantage of this technology.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… VP signature and initials from the CFO and neither of them is in the office today.  Most of us have been in a situation … include: ■■ Clicking “I Agree” (or something similar) on a website in order to receive services or access content (these … There is no longer any doubt that contracts can be com- pleted electronically, and the electronic records will …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/08/2020
The modern general counsel continues to evolve into a true generalist and should play a central role in driving cross-functional corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives.
… social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. What is different is the fast-rising prominence of the “E” and “S” … goals. Consider  that sustainability reports, corporate website postings, and presentations could expose the company … MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT  WWW.ACC.COM , WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR RESOURCES BY PRACTICE AREA OR …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2015
Lawyers who are asked to advise on cannabis-related endeavors need to have knowledge of a broad range of somewhat unusual practice areas including federal law, regulatory work and commercial transactions.
… ACC Docket … CHEAT SHEET A sleeping giant. The market for marijuana products in the United States is estimated at $50 billion, although this revenue remains …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
12/22/2015

This sample provides some basic but important guidelines to help you as you deal with the changing world of gathering and reporting news, and to provide additional guidance on specific issues.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… and Twitter have become an integral part of everyday life for millions of people around the world. As [COMPANY] grows … to serve the audience well beyond the radio, social media is becoming an increasingly important aspect of our … world as much as a radio story or story for [COMPANY WEBSITE] does. As in all of your reporting, the [COMPANY] …
Articles
Holding Redlich workplace relations & safety partner Charles Power
09/08/2015

This QuickCounsel is a comprehensive guide that clearly defines what constitutes workplace bullying - and outlines how employers should respond to it.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… partner Charles Power September 8, 2015 This QuickCounsel is a comprehensive guide that clearly defines what … physical workspace. Bullying can also occur out of hours. For example, a worker might be bullied through social media. … bullying issues cane be found at the Safe Work Australia website here... How can a victim of bullying make a claim in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2019
A day in the life of Simona Camilleri, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer of Cubits, Malta.
… what other CLOs are talking about, please visit  www.acc.com/clo . 5:00 The “alarm” these days goes off approximately … boy,  weighing in 3.4 kilos, or about 7.5 pounds. He is growing quickly: adding one to two centimeters and 200 … ways of working together, creating more value and choice for customers, and discussing regulatory restrictions and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2017
Bérubé serves as general counsel of Chemviron S.A., the European head office and subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based active carbon purifying company Calgon Carbon. It’s a fast-paced role, and she feels fortunate to be able to support the company’s European interests as it expands into new markets worldwide.
… Docket Article Curiosity is Key: How Chemviron GC Geneviève Bérubé Transitioned to … … In 2007, Geneviève Bérubé was working as legal counsel for AkzoNobel (a Dutch multinational), when she was given a … purification carafe in the fridge. The filter that you buy contains a bed of active carbon particles with pores that …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/04/2019
Here are five questions that you should ask (and be able to answer) to help prepare your company against a potential breach and protect its interests.
… Privacy, and eCommerce Source: ACC Docket … Who is responsible for managing a company’s cyber risks? Many companies still … plant faces risks of physical intrusion that a purely online business won’t. Developing an assessment that is
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/10/2022
Organizations across the globe must now consider new and emerging threats to their traveling employees’ health and safety, including extreme weather events, rising geopolitical unrest, and growing cybercrime. #ACCDocket #employment #travel
… rising geopolitical unrest, and growing cybercrime. Is your company ready to manage the risks associated with … in place. To that end, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) created a guide to assist employers … and consider incorporating digital technologies, such as online survey tools, to measure and track audience …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
09/12/2019
9 pages
Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Region: United States
… of certain confidential information. This Policy is divided into three parts: Part I provides a layman’s … as much as it is about using the Company’s information for your own profit. More specifically, insider trading … the press or analysts, with customers or suppliers, or online (including social media) could create substantial …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/01/2016
There is no clearer example of “bet your company” litigation than a restructuring or liquidation under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code.
… X. Zahralddin-Aravena Publication Date: 03/01/2016 There is no clearer example of “bet your company” litigation than a … The United States Bankruptcy Code makes provision for the payment of professionals servicing the bankruptcy … counsel of FMC in 2009, as saying, “I don’t want to buy hours, I want to buy results.” 3 ACC characterizes its …
Program Materials
Steven Alan Bennett<br />Executive Vice President & General Counsel<br />USAA<br /><br />Kevin Blodgett<br />Managing Director <br />Huron Legal<br /><br />Michele Coleman Mayes <br />Senior Vice President & General Counsel <br />Allstate Insurance Company<br /><br />Eileen Kett<br />Senior VP, General Counsel <br />Club Med<br /><br />Brian Miller<br />General Counsel <br />AES<br />
10/26/2011

As cost centers, law departments and their leaders frequently struggle to tangibly articulate their value to the business. This panel discussion will address the necessary information to clearly define and articulate your value and your department’s overall framework and operations to decision-makers including the CEO, CFO and board. The session will include: the benchmark information you need to clearly articulate value; how to present the case for hiring new resources, including how to optimize structure, align the department with the business goals, and assess optimal sourcing and staffing work within the department; and how to quantify the law department cost drivers that are impacted by decisions related to law department structure and staffing.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… need to clearly articulate value; how to present the case for hiring new resources, including how to optimize … size “Doing the right work” and “Doing the work right” Why is it important to be able to define and articulate your … your daily operations and decision making? – “Make vs. buy” (resources) – Litigation and regulatory strategy – …
Program Materials
Elisa Garcia <br />EVP and General Counsel <br />Office Depot, Inc. <br />Fred Paulmann <br />Principal <br />The Counsel Management Group, LLC <br />
10/25/2010

Ready to move from the billable hour to value-based fee structures for at least some of your outside counsel spend? Not sure how to decide which fee structures are most appropriate for which matter types or stages of matters? Come to this session to learn how to put together your own decision tree. We’ll walk through the considerations you need to weigh when deciding fee structures – with a focus on two increasingly popular approaches: risk collars and fixed fees. We recommend that you combine this with session 401, to expand your toolkit of options.

… move from the billable hour to value-based fee structures for at least some of your outside counsel spend? Not sure how … … ACC’s 2010 Annual Meeting Be the Solution. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2010 various authors … at ACC: +1 202.293.4103, x338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 25 2:30pm-4:00pm 301 - Outside Counsel …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/20/2015

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

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Impacting Healthcare Industry October 20, 2015 This is a chart depicting 2015 Supreme Court opinions impacting … care] benefits”; that such benefits would be provided “for the duration of [the] Agreement”; and that the agreement … tax credits. Such an interpretation would make the cost of buying insurance more than 8 percent of petitioners’ income, …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/20/2017

This is a sample company volume license agreement.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Company Volume License Agreement March 20, 2017 This is a sample company volume license agreement. Resource … code copies that may be made pursuant to this License for each Software title identified in this section is … [STREET ADDRESS] [CITY, STATE, ZIP] Fax: [FAX NUMBER] @ [WEBSITE ADDRESS] 4. Telephone Support: [COMPANY] provides …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/20/2015

This is a form promotional license agreement prepared from the perspective of a licensor looking to promote its brand by granting a license to a licensee to use the brand on its own products and “premiums” (e.g., give-aways) in connection with the promotion thereof.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
… Promotional License Agreement October 20, 2015 This is a form promotional license agreement prepared from the … thereof herein may not be acceptable to or appropriate for one or both parties in an actual licensing transaction. … due thirty (30) days after submission of any final media buy reports required to be submitted by you. (b) You agree to …
Checklists
Association of Corporate Counsel
01/19/2023
1 pages

This check card is a printable resource with practical tips on what not to do with competitors.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Corporate Counsel January 19, 2023 1 pages This check card is a printable resource with practical tips on what not to do … without objective reasons.��✓DO NOT force a customer to buy Product B in order to get Product A ("tying"). What Not To Do with …
Multimedia and Infographics
05/22/2013

Printable wallet sized cards with practical advise about antitrust.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
… without objective reasons.��✓DO NOT force a customer to buy Product B in order to get Product A ("tying"). What Not To Do with … without objective reasons.��✓DO NOT force a customer to buy Product B in order to get Product A ("tying"). What Not …
Articles
Martine A. Petetin and Willard K. Tom
06/01/2002

This article describes the problems that the European Commission's approach to the attorney-client privilege creates and what counsel should do to ameliorate those problems.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
… employees may have been fixing prices with competitors. It is possible that employees in Europe, Asia, and the United … the general counsel, and key executives. As a result, the com­ pany is in a position to make intelligent decisions … topic. \ ONLINE: • American Corporate Counsel Association website, ACCA Online^ '^ at www.acca.com. • Case T-610/97 R, …
Articles
09/21/2007

Tools & solutions for doing your job better

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… most current updates on all aCC has to offer at www.acc. com/php/cms/index.php?id=54. Take Your Career to the Next … should be aCC’s In-house JoblineSM, the premier career website for the in- house community. Here are some of the … preferences, and renew your membership. all you have to do is visit the “My Membership” section of the aCC website to …
Articles
Marian Exall and John D. "Jack" Capers Junior
07/01/2003

Written in the wake of the Enron situation, this article examines the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as a means of reiterating the importance of honest accounting as a means of averting potential compliance crises before they have the chance to develop.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… terrible price paid by Enron shareholders and employees is well known. Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of … company manage­ ment—^with establishing procedures for the receipt and treatment of complaints regarding … tips from employees. Responsibility for handling employee com­ plaints is new to audit committees. Most companies …
Benchmarking and Research Data
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
08/01/2011

This fourth edition of Deloitte's 'Look Before You Leap' survey focused on the use of background/integrity checks when considering a business relationship, investment, or acquisition outside the United States.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Mexico. About Forbes Insights Forbes Insights (www.forbes.com/forbesinsights) is the strategic research practice of Forbes Media, publisher … in regions often previously unknown has raised the stakes for corporate strategists and compliance officers. While most …
Program Materials
Laura Duncan, Timothy Ernst, Meagan Given, and Jennifer Morris
10/28/2013

Many businesses in local, national and international markets are starting to see the value of embracing green and sustainable values. This program will explore current U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) green guides, the expanding scope of eco-labels, litigation on environmental marketing claims at the state level and recent FTC enforcement. Faculty will address key updates to prior green guides, new types of green claims, revisions to environmental benefit claims, guidance on the use of certifications and seals, areas where advertisers will have to change their current practices, and practical tips for compliance.

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Interest Area: Environmental
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting October 27-30, Los Angeles, CA This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2013 various authors … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 28 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM 311: Green … nment.''For'details'on'which'acributes'we'evaluated,'go'to'[website].”' Examples' •  …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2018
A day in the life of Cheryl Yuan, Deputy General Counsel – M&A and Partnerships at Veon in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
… Docket Article Day in the Life: Cheryl Yuan Association of Corporate Counsel … get our six-year-old daughter dressed, fed, and ready for school. At the same time,  we're keeping an eye on our … myself ready (including checking for food stains). Today is a non-travel day, so I walk the five minutes to work.  I'm …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/07/2020
Organizations must pay close attention to operational security gaps in new work environments and reevaluate security processes and procedures. Because employers have fewer controls and physical safeguards over home networks and personal devices, remote work environments create increased opportunities for accidental or criminal security breaches.
… song to the hit TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside …  (Nov. 2019). ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT  WWW.ACC.COM , WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR RESOURCES BY PRACTICE AREA OR …
Program Materials
Robert Richards, Samuel Schlessinger
10/18/2016

This is a supplemental presentation for this session.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Robert Richards, Samuel Schlessinger October 18, 2016 This is a supplemental presentation for this session. Resource Details Interest Area: Corporate, … Dentons US LLPT 1-312-876-2827samuel.schlessinger@dentons.com Robert RichardsPartner Dentons US LLPT …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
08/15/2022
2 pages

The UK Government has published its Response Statement following the White Paper published in March 2021 on audit and corporate governance reform.

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Region: United Kingdom
… Region: United Kingdom File eversheds-sutherland.com-Restoring trust in audit and corporate governance Summary … which have been in the pipeline for a long time, is a positive development. However, the FRC is not alone in … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/08/2017

This is a sample group and event letter of intent.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Group and Event Letter of Intent February 8, 2017 This is a sample group and event letter of intent. Resource … will provide, and Group agrees that it will be responsible for utilizing, [NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS] room nights in the … the first list is uploaded and/or Hotel will publish a website for attendees to access to manage their modifications …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/28/2022
James Bellerjeau’s latest Career Path column addresses how to secure a strong future for your business, despite regulations, and forge a greater positive impact on society in doing so. #ACCDocket #mindfulmonday #mondaymotivation
… Career Path column addresses how to secure a strong future for your business, despite regulations, and forge a greater … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by fran_kie / Shutterstock.com Effective in-house counsel help their companies address … many risks facing their businesses. Today, a key risk is societal doubt about the benefits of corporations …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/01/2019
How do legal departments navigate this reality? What are the best ways for in-house counsel to stay abreast of shifting policies, diagnose potential risks, and help their organizations set a course through murky waters? These are questions that not only multinational corporations are struggling with, but also smaller businesses and nonprofits. Everyone is turning to their lawyers to help make sense of the changing landscape.
… departments navigate this reality? What are the best ways for in-house counsel to stay abreast of shifting policies, … with, but also smaller businesses and nonprofits. Everyone is turning to their lawyers to help make sense of the … the customer needs to adjust his strategy on what he’s buying from you.” Because of that complexity, this is an area …
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