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Mukesh Advani
11/01/2013

Many jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region have enacted, or are in the process of enacting, comprehensive data privacy legislation. Learn how this may impact your business.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, North Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, United States
… or data privacy laws of those jurisdictions, and provide for the imposition of civil and even criminal penalties for … one lawyer in Europe was thrown in jail. The question is not about “if “but “when” the same will happen in … within its ambit. Many jurisdictions in Asia-Pacific are com- mon law jurisdictions, and others are civil code …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
07/09/2022
56 pages

In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.

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Region: United Kingdom, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Jordan, Middle East, Europe, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Singapore, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Brazil, United States
in touch with the contact/s for each jurisdiction. This is a free resource provided to our clients and the wider … 0686 M: +44 790 968 4372 paulworth@eversheds-sutherland.com Rocco Testani Co-Head of Global Litigation Eversheds … more This resource was originally published in 2021 on the website of  Eversheds Sutherland .   … Eversheds Sutherland … …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/03/2019
As these new laws are debated, passed, and enforced, employers have an important decision to make. Do they wait for the passage of regulations in countries where they operate before they make changes? Or, do they address the issue of pay equity now to ensure that all their employees are fairly paid, regardless of what the law requires?
… employers have an important decision to make. Do they wait for the passage of regulations in countries where they … earns, according to the World Economic Forum . The pay gap is much smaller in the United States, and has narrowed in … question of your candidates, and reviewing any print or online forms that job seekers might fill out. But that’s not …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2016
This article surveys the different generations that make up today’s workforce and provides ideas about the solutions employers can take to harness the collective wisdom and strengths of those generations.
… Allow flexible work. Allowing employees to work remotely is a good start. Be transparent. Polls find time and again … management. Invest in orientation and training. Not just for younger employees either — older workers are interested … that are effective in the open communication loop are online or in-person forums such as informal “brown bags” with …
Articles
10/15/2013

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).

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
… and challenges Keeping it simple Why plain English in law is difficult to master The official journal of Sponsored by … and English from the University of Virginia. moynihan@acc.com JUNE 2013 | 21acla.com.au tr u e l e A d e r s use of … on the ACLA/CLANZ In-house Counsel Report visit the ACLA website acla.com.au “WE PrEfEr ThAT MoNIkEr [VALuE- bASED …
Articles
Practical Law Company
03/30/2015
6 pages

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

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … or any of its lawyers, unless so stated. This InfoPAKSM is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject but … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/ or see the “About the …
Articles
Practical Law Company
12/01/2014
30 pages

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.

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … or any of its lawyers, unless so stated. This InfoPAKSM is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject but … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/ or see the “About the …
Articles
Whitnie Wiley
10/01/2015

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

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Source: ACC Docket
… on this article? Visit ACC’s blog at www.inhouseaccess.com/ acc-docket. Whitnie Wiley LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA WATER AGENCIES (SACRAMENTO, … I like them, believing they are better whether that is true or not. But what I don’t do anymore is buy things …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/25/2017

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

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Employee Certification to Company May 25, 2017 This is a sample employee certification to company regarding code … I, certify that, within the scope of my responsibility for [Company], with respect to the fiscal quarter ending on [Date]: 1. I performed my duties in a competent manner and in compliance with [Company]’s …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
ACC
10/01/2004

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.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 30, 2004 General terms and conditions, particularly used for the sale of steel building components. These terms … drawings. Permissible Variations and Inspection. Material is to be furnished subject to manufacturing and commercial … the posting of the required notice to Buyer’s employees. Buy American Requirements. Buyer must clearly and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/24/2019
Instead, when we feel overworked and exhausted, our first instinct is to drop everything, go to happy hour, and try to forget about it. Some take the quieter approach, heading home and distracting themselves from all the noise until the next day. These strategies are temporary solutions. Following the advice below can keep you on track longer than a night out or a night in.
… when we feel overworked and exhausted, our first instinct is to drop everything, go to happy hour, and try to forget … Although we talk about burnout behind closed doors and in online articles like this, we rarely talk about it at work, … new language but can’t find anyone else to practice with). For all three kinds of interests, there is always a way to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/09/2023
From algorithm insights to IP challenges — columnist Olga V. Mack shares four pillars of AI training that every corporate lawyer needs for a tech-integrated future. #OpenAI #LargeLanguageModel #Generative AI
… Docket Article Legal Tech: 4 Key AI Training Areas for Corporate Lawyers Olga V. Mack Publication Date: … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by good render / Shutterstock.com Picture yourself as an orchestra conductor directing a … interdisciplinary collaboration, and adaptability. But it is a skillset you can learn. Your expertise in supervising …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/18/2021
It’s no secret that lawyers aren’t beloved by society. Perhaps we can help change that?
… at large have faced a negative public perception for centuries. One doesn’t have to look far to find jokes … poking fun at lawyers. Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield … have the opportunity to change this image. When we show up online as our true, authentic selves, your followers can get …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/06/2021
Knowing your chronotype — early bird or night owl — can help you plan your day and boost your productivity.
… clock, or chronotype (our sleep and waking preferences), is determined by age and genetics , with the timing of the … activities later in the day, tend to have an aptitude for creative thinking, and are more neurotic and more open to … psychologist Dr Michael Breus developed a more recent online chronotype quiz that may suit you better. Similar to …
Articles
Practical Law Company
02/09/2017
52 pages

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.

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … tool at http://uk.practicallaw.com/3-520-1761. This Q&A is part of the global guide to corporate crime, fraud and … according to the information available on the official website of the Department of Judicial Assistance and Foreign …
Articles
Practical Law Company
12/03/2014
36 pages

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.

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Interest Area: Financial Services
Region: United States
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; risk areas for lenders; structuring … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/ or see the “About the …
Articles
CMS
10/10/2022
219 pages

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

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Region: Europe, Asia, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Italy, Montenegro, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine
… flow requirements from time to time. The master account is usually held by the parent company or by a “treasury … they are allowed to enter into a relationship with the com-pany only if all information on the con-dition and type … such notification should be published on the official website of the company within 72 hours, despite other …
Articles
08/01/2012

Meet our 2012 Value Champions, an inaugural group that has not only sought value but demonstrated it, in ways that other in-house
counsel and their external law firm partners can emulate.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… A fair return or equivalent in goods, services or money for something exchanged; relative worth in utility or … Value Challenge program. “Four years in, the change curve is well along; this is the way the world is moving. this year … auction “Sourcing Room,” which encourages aggressive fee com- petition among the qualified law firms. A scorecard is
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2016
This article addresses recent developments in patent law that provide patent litigation defendants with powerful new defenses against patent infringement lawsuits.
… sky-high monetary demands and extraordinarily large awards for patent infringement have become more common. Fortunately … or device, the plaintiff has to prove infringement — that is, the plaintiff must prove that the product contains each … patent cases), only one case — DDR Holdings, LLC v. Hotels.com — has upheld a patent under Section 101 among over 30 …
Advocacy Filings
Susan Hackett - senior vice president and general counsel, Association of Corporate Counsel; Robin S. Conrad and Amar D. Sarwal - National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc.; W. Stephen Cannon, Todd Anderson and Jean Kim - Constantine Cannon P.C.
03/20/2006

A brief discussing the importance of the attorney-client privilege in the corporate context.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Advocacy Filings Brief for Amici Curiae the Association of Corporate Counsel, et al. … II. A NEWLY ESTABLISHED "CULTURE OF WAIVER" IS A REALITY WI TH WHICH CORPORATIONS MUST CONTEND … Privilege Under Attack? (2005) http://www.acca.com/Survey s/attyclient .pdf … 1,200 in-house and outside corporate counsel, is available online at http://www.acca.com/Surveys/attyclient2. pdf. The …
Articles
Practical Law
06/15/2017
30 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of restraints of trade, monopolies and abuses of market power in Australia.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … EU law, joint ventures and proposals for reform. This Q&A is part of the global guide to competition and cartel … Notification Prescribed forms are available on the ACCC's website
Articles
Practical Law Company
09/24/2012
32 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview on private acquisitions law and practice in Brazil.

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … tool at http://uk.practicallaw.com/5-540-1660. This Q&A is part of the multi-jurisdictional guide to private … 30 B. Website of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission …
Program Materials
William Potter, Frederick Stein
06/02/2014

Learn the ins and outs of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department’s successes and show your boss how you add value to the company’s bottom line.

… general counsel, Redbox Automated Retail, LLC. Fred Stein is a member of the executive management team at Redbox, which …  statements,  press  releases,  etc.     •  Review  the  website,  every  word.  Review  any  intranet.       ACC 2014 …        b.    Ad  Hoc  Approach  to  Meas.      Consistent  Com.                                    of  Mul?-­‐Dim.       …
Articles
J. Christopher Erb -- principal, Erb Law Firm, PC, and Jean Dorton -- attorney, B. Braun Medical, Inc.
07/01/2001

How to navigate the new H-1B visa requirements so that you can bring (and keep) the best and brightest nonimmigrant specialists on board.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… increases the number of H-IB J. ChristopKer Erb is the principal of tlie Erb Law Firm, PC, in Pbiladelphia, … this topic. ONLINE • American Immigration Law Association website at www.aila.org. • American Immigration Resources on … Materials on Immigration, March 2000, at www. acca. com/pro tected/legres/employment/ immigration.html. • Cynthia …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/16/2020
So, how should a board respond to climate change — arguably the greatest and most immediate threat to the world and human existence? How can boards gain an understanding of how risks occasioned by changes in the climate and natural environment will impact operations and provide the appropriate level of support and guidance to management?
… Docket Article The Climate is Changing: What Every Board Member Needs to Know Brian M. … (Oct. 2016). ACC HAS MORE 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: 09/01/2018
There's a growing feeling that technology is dramatically altering the traditional practice of law. But what can you do about it? Here's a crash course on how to approach this field and available solutions.
… Date: 09/01/2018 There's a growing feeling that technology is dramatically altering the traditional practice of law. But … mentioned here. Have a look at ACC’s own Legal Ops section website to discover new technology-based solutions. This … approvals, etc. Generic tools include www.mitratecth.com/teamconnect, www.thinksmart.com (acquired at the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/03/2019
I have gone through this transition several times, and have some tips to share. Your team members watch you very carefully. They notice with whom you have coffee, lunch, dinner, and drinks, and who has a chance to interact with you. You need to act differently, and allocate your time fairly.
… Unfortunately, the day the promotion takes effect is the day you need to move from being a friend to being … to share expenses. But it creates a different perception for the other team members — and one’s perception is his or … I have to force myself to do this. One method I employ is buying a large coffee and not returning to my office until it …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2018
An entity’s culture over time reflects the collective values of the leadership. And any communications on culture need to be totally aligned with those values or you lose credibility, which will have a negative impact on the organization.
… Securities, and Governance Source: ACC Docket … There is a lot of talk in leadership materials and in corporate … America on the criticality of having the right culture for your business. This is true because to be successful, … must result in termination. During the days of the dot-com explosion, many of those companies with silly.com type …
Articles
Gregory R. Watchman and Paul DeCamp
04/01/2012

Recently, there has been a surge of lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). From claims of misclassification to improper overtime pay calculations, collective FLSA actions are just as profitable as discrimination class actions. However, If an employer understands the issues being targeted, these cases are largely preventable. This article presents 12 tips on how to remain compliant in regard to wage and hour issues in 2012.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… she collapses to the floor, muttering the question: “is it judg- ment, or is it knowl- edge? is it judgment, or is … shows up on your doorstep, or you are served with a com- plaint. it is important for employers to take the … case law, the DOl Field Operations Handbook, DOl’s website (www. dol.gov), state law, and state regulations and …
Articles
José Rosell and María Beatriz Burghetto, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
12/12/2014
11 pages

This report provides an overview of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Global
… Partners Von Wobeser y Sierra SC www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 contents Arbitration 2014 contributing editors: Gerhard … and stephan Wilske Gleiss Lutz Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a … official languages) and in other languages, on the ICC website (www. …
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