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A look at alternative billing as the concept is applied to an everyday transaction.

A big part of your new job as an in-house attorney will be advising the business people of legal risks. Some of these business people will be good teammates, some bad, and some well...let's just say that your job will be much easier if you can identify potentially troublesome personalities and effectively deal with them. Learn some of the common problematic personality profiles to help you identify teammates who might require tailored attention.

Learn how results can be multiplied when you put together any combination of in-sourcing, unbundling, alternative legal service providers, process improvement, value-based fees and technology. Whether you're looking for solutions to improve client satisfaction and cost control in litigation, M&A or patent management, these Value Champions will share proven tactics you can use.

This is a sample sales contract where Seller shall transfer to Buyer the objects stated in the schedule on the date specified. Buyer shall be liable for any and all expenses for the transfer.

A company's employment policy on conflicts of interest. Every employee should be free from the influence of personal considerations when representing the company in transactions with others, when making recommendations relating to such transactions, or when making decisions about such transactions.

Kenneth A. Cutshaw analyzes the roles and responsibilities of the CLO in the digital world.

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.

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.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This ACC Guide addresses creating a data retention policy that also complies with privacy requirements, and how to synchronize this policy with other compliance requirements.

Understand the global legal and regulatory landscape of data privacy, specifically how it relates to the transfer of data across borders; discuss the role of the in-house attorney as a privacy professional; learn the valuable role the information security officer plays in developing and maintaining data privacy, and the importance of creating a cooperative relationship; understand which components of the data protection umbrella are the domain of the info security team (tech) and which are the domain of the data privacy team (legal); and Learn to assess the risks of your current data privacy protocols.

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).

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

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.

A review of merger controls under Portuguese law. Includes discussion of relevant authorities, qualifying transactions, remedies, and enforcement procedures.

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.

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.  

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.