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This resource (Quick Overview) summarizes some distinctions in laws that impact records management in different regions throughout the world.

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

This resource covers the important aspects to consider when doing business in Singapore.

The information contained in this Executive Summary of Key Findings and the full report provides useful data for corporate legal departments, law firms and legal industry partners, such as recruiters, knowledge management consultants and litigation support providers as they seek to adjust to environmental changes affecting corporate practice. Legal work continues to shift among law firms, legal service providers and in-house law departments.

After graduating from Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh, Pa., Kathleen Dohmlo was hired into the New Lawyer Development Program at Alcoa, Inc., where she was trained as a commercial attorney. Dohmlo has spent her entire career in-house. She has been with LANXESS for seven years and, prior to that, was with Bayer MaterialScience LLC for six years. In 2011, she was assigned to Singapore to establish LANXESS’ legal function for Southeast Asia. While it was no chore to settle into the landscape and layout of Singapore, cultural differences, particularly in the workplace, took more effort to overcome. Learn how she overcame those differences.

Discusses the spider web of regulations that vary across borders, subjecting multinational companies to conflicting standards and possible multiple prosecutions for the same acts.

This Leading Practices Profile features the best practices of five ACC law department members for planning and hosting successful legal retreats. In the wake of the economic downturn and increased pressure to do more with less, these participating corporations share their best planning practices to deliver retreats that inspire, teach, and fortify legal teams to continue delivering results to their organizations that will offset meeting costs.

While the focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues is not new, the importance of reporting and treating ESG as a key component of your business and governance processes has increased in recent years. This article will identify what ESG means from an in-house counsel perspective and steps for developing your company’s ESG program.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) is compiled from responses posted on the New to In-house Forum and Small Law Departments Forum addresses who has the authority to sign contracts.

This top ten list addresses certain issues when managing employee social media use in the United States.

Read this 2009 Communicator Award-winning article! <br/>Discusses how legal doctrines shape the corporate social responsibility (CSR) debate, enables in-house counsel to recognize CSR for what it is and why it is important and suggests ways to deal with it in your role as corporate attorney.

Learn about several aspects of compliance with state laws and regulations, including labor and employment aspects to setting up operations in a state, including minimum wage issues, IC v employee and "founder's syndrome;" and regulatory aspects, including sales tax exemptions, lobbying and campaign finance regulations.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses obligations to pay for unsolicited products that are sent to offices under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the New to In-house and Law Department Management ACC Networks.*

Privacy on the Go recommends a “surprise minimization” approach. This approach means supplementing the general privacy policy with enhanced measures to alert users and give them control over data practices that are not related to an app’s basic functionality or that involve sensitive information.

Planning the integration of an acquired company’s legal department into an acquiring company’s legal department can be a grueling process. Based on past M&A experiences, here are 200 practical issues that ensure a smooth transition when considered and addressed prior to the closing of the acquisition.

Everyone should have a plan for when they pass away and that includes your digital assets. Read through this guide to gain tips and know-how for your next steps.

This Global Data Breach Notification Guide is a resource for companies to benchmark the ever expanding range of global breach notification requirements.

In a world where technology is rapidly transforming every industry, legal departments face mounting pressure to keep pace. However, the journey toward integrating new technologies is fraught with challenges that can hinder progress. Legal operations professionals play a crucial role in overcoming these obstacles, guiding legal departments through the complexities of technology selection and implementation to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes. Read here for more.

In this member profile, Freya Smith discusses how to build an in-house team from the ground up.

The Court ruled the Department of Justice and the USAO deliberately or callously prevented defendants from obtaining funds for their defense that they lawfully would have had absent the government's interference. This opinion includes a discussion of the Thompson Memorandum, and holds the Thompson Memorandum and the USAO's actions caused KPMG to limit and then cut off payment of fees for defense.