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This article discusses how to handle workplace safety investigations by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

A review of updates to Swiss accounting laws, shareholder rights, and the Minder-Initiative.

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

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding derivatives across a range of jurisdictions.

Some topics discussed include smart contracts in the derivatives space and more.

A run/walk/bike ride/bull-riding contest sounds like a great fundraising idea. But what should in-house counsel be thinking about when they are planning for an active event or negotiating contracts with vendors? Learn from the voices of experience.

This handbook provides an overview of US state and federal laws and stock exchange rules relating to annual meetings of shareholders. It is intended to assist companies in preparing for their annual meetings.

Discusses the general ways costs associated with ediscovery can be minimized including a records retention policy, a data map and establishing partnerships.

Competition authorities in Africa can be a significant factor in the decisions and plans of companies that depend on overseas markets for revenue growth and business expansion. Changing legal frameworks and the emergence of regional institutions are creating unprecedented layers of complexity and uncertainty for corporate decision makers, resulting in unforeseen hurdles, delayed plans and risks that directly impact the corporate strategy. Hear from a group of experts in the field how these changes can affect the ways you conduct business in Africa.

The good, the bad and the strategy - IP in changing times - presentation held in Melbourne 22 February 2017.

The good, the bad and the strategy - IP in changing times - presentation held in Adelaide 28 February 2017.

The Good, the Bad and the Strategy - IP in Changing Times - presentation held in Brisbane 23 March 2017.

Drone Laws - presentation held in Sydney 30 March 2017.

This must-read article outlines liability issues that may arise for corporate counsel should their companies operate overseas, urges that companies assess their risk for such situations, provides guidance as to how to best minimize this risk, and more.

This toolkit provides a guide to some of the basics of financial accounting terms and concepts that are key to in-house lawyers for understanding the company's financial statements as well as a guide to establishing a law department from scratch.

As of 26 March 2013, trademark owners can register their trademarks with the Trademark Clearinghouse. The Trademark Clearinghouse is a central repository of trademark rights set up by ICANN to protect trademark holders' rights on the introduction of the new gTLDs. This publication sets out the whys and hows of registering a trademark with the Trademark Clearinghouse.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides an overview of key issues to address, the content of each of these document, intellectual property issues, and employment issues on an international joint venture. In addition, this document provides an analysis of the various legal structures that are commonly used as vehicles for international joint ventures control and minority protection at board and shareholder level, key competition issues, and deadlock and termination provisions in the context of an international corporate joint venture.

Use this material to convince your CEO that you need to implement an effective compliance program or revamp your current one.

These are supplemental materials and notes on public disclosures with a focus on 990.

An exploration of corporate employee wellness programs, highlighting the benefits and challenges employees face when developing such programs. It examines both mandatory and voluntary employee wellness programs, and discusses how to successfully design each type.

This course is intended to help you avoid contention, conflict and dissatisfaction among your employees. If left unchecked, employee discontent can lead to high turnover, low morale and efforts to unionize. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)

This policy provides general guidance and references to other applicable policies regarding the practice for employee creation and use of web-based and multi-media communications tools for internal or external use, whether internally or externally hosted applications.

In-house counsel need look no further than the headlines for validation that it is not a matter of whether they will confront a cyber incident; instead, it is simply a matter of when. This program will explore the ways that digital risk affects all aspects of an in-house legal practice. From M&A to employment to litigation, managing cyber risks is no longer the exclusive domain of IT. This program will provide practical guidance on how all members of the in-house legal team can better prepare for and respond to cyber incidents to reduce their company’s financial, legal and reputational exposure.

James Lipscomb discusses his views on successful career building, giving back to the global community, and the importance of fostering an inclusive and empowering legal department.

This is a two-party master escrow service agreement where the company provides flexible, comprehensive escrow services that generate the type of agreement that gives our customers the right level of protection in each unique situation.