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Labor 
Day is not the only September holiday relevant to in-house counsel. That other national holiday is Grandparents Day, which falls on the first Sunday after Labor Day. The author shares his thoughts on why this is pertinent to work as corporate counsel.

Frank Fletcher discusses how implementing a wiki can benefit some legal departments.

This checklist provides a means to determine if your business is affected by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). If your business falls under this category, this checklist also covers building action items that move the organization toward compliance.

This article looks at how in-house counsel might leverage the capabilities of their in-house Sourcing & Procurement organization by working closely with them.

This is a report from the General Counsel concerning recent employer rule cases.

During oral arguments in the 2006 Supreme Court case eBay Inc. v. MercExchange, LLC, Justice Anthony Kennedy asked, “Is the [patent] troll the scary thing under the bridge?” For many, the answer is yes. Fear no more: This article discusses legislation designed to rein in troll behavior.

This article discusses why negotiating software licensing agreements can be difficult and outlines how to maximize your chances for successfully negotiating some critical deal points.

This is a sample manufacturing services agreement between a manufacturer and customer.

This article summarizes the legislative framework for the protection of personally identifiable information (PII).

This article contains some considerations that lawyers representing both sellers and buyers should keep in mind during any acquisition, merger, or spin-off of a business with a focus on US law.

In this Quick Overview, in-house counsel can learn about the top ten most pressing issues for cyber insurance and security in the United States.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in Australia.

This InfoPAK (now known as an ACC Guide) provides a "question & answer" guide to corporate crime, fraud and investigations in Brazil. This guide gives a high level overview of matters relating to corporate fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing and market abuse. In addition, it summarizes money laundering and terrorist financing, financial record keeping, due diligence, corporate liability, immunity and leniency, and whistleblowing.

Driven by recessionary cost pressures and tech-savvy employees, some companies now ask or allow employees to use their own electronic devices to interact with company systems. However, this trend also brings with it an increase in related security and privacy issues. Learn which issues must be addressed to mitigate the risks of employee-owned devices.

A study of in-house counsel performance conducted by the Australian and New Zealand corporate lawyers associations teases out the specific management practices that distinguish leading organisations from the rest. This article analyses three key areas that assist to drive efficiency and effectiveness in top performing law departments – strong staff support, project management, and outside counsel management. Published in the June 2013 issue of the journal of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA).

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview of privacy rules and principles in France.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high level overview of matters relating to practical issues concerning oil and gas and power including, the domestic oil and gas and electricity sectors, rights to oil and gas, electricity generation and renewable energy, oil and gas health and safety and the environment, and electricity transmission, distribution and supply in Brazil.

Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) are an essential mechanism for employers to use when informing employees and participants of benefits offered under their plans. SPDs tell employees and plan participants what the plan documents say, including what their benefits are, what they need to do in order to get a benefit, and how those benefits are going to be paid to them. Therefore, it is important that SPDs are correct and accurate and sent to everybody who needs to get them. 

This article discusses some of the key do’s and don’ts with respect to SPDs.  

This article focuses on Boards and company leaders who are focused on the strategic growth of their enterprises have a responsibility to create and foster innovation, engagement, and profitability.

October's Lead the Way comes from Whitnie Wiley, who discusses our own personal labels.

This is a sample employee certification to company regarding code of conduct.

General terms and conditions, particularly used for the sale of steel building components. These terms generally accompany a purchase order. Includes provisions regarding quality, permissible variations and inspection, warranties, delivery, and other general considerations.

Learn the rules regarding corporate groups' cash pooling, with this multi-country guide.

This InfoPAK (now known as an ACC Guide) provides a "question & answer" guide to corporate crime, fraud and investigations in China. This guide gives a high level overview of matters relating to corporate fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing and market abuse. In addition, it summarizes money laundering and terrorist financing, financial record keeping, due diligence, corporate liability, immunity and leniency, and whistleblowing.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high level overview of the lending mark, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, negative pledge, guarantees and loan agreements in the United States.