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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.

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.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on various ACC Committee eGroups, addresses the "Dos and Don'ts" for a company's first general counsel.

If your life is a whirlwind of business lunches, late hours, and airplane food, try letting a little calm into the storm. Consistent exercise will give you better health, and the focus you need.

While there are some that may argue that the essence of being a lawyer has changed little over the past century, there is no doubt that the traditional system and way of delivering legal services is being challenged.

Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, it is fundamental that a party may seek documents that are in the opposing party’s “possession, custody or control.” The same or similar standards are reflected in most state civil procedure rules. The corollary to these rules is that to avoid claims of spoliation and the severe sanctions that may follow, a party is obligated to ensure such records are preserved when litigation is reasonably anticipated.

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

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

Top ten tips for creating an effective pro bono program for your non-profit organization, which will offer tremendous support by augmenting your existing legal resources while easing budget constraints.

“Risk management” has just been added to your job description. Surprised? In today’s corporate environment, understanding how to identify, analyze and mitigate risk is essential for any in-house counsel. Learn the basics and check out the example using compliance with the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA").

Rebecca Arvizu, senior counsel of Legal and Business Affairs for DTS, Inc. explains the most critical components in IP licensing based on her career experience.

The information contained in this Executive Summary and the Key Findings, along with the survey’s full report, provides useful data for corporate legal departments, law firms, and industry partners such as recruiters and litigation support providers. Issues covered in the survey included demographics, staffing, managing expenses, the changing role of the CLO, expectations for the coming year, and managing outside counsel.

This article outlines red flags that brand owners and licensees should look for, consider, and address if they find such flags in a brand license agreement.

This InfoPAK is designed to provide corporate counsel with a general overview of employee benefits. The InfoPAK will focus on how ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code apply to health and welfare and retirement benefits provided by employers to their employees in the United States.

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.

Receiving a letter from the US government stating that a qui tam action has been filed against your company can be a nightmare for the in-house attorney ordered to stay quiet about the case. With shareholder litigation on the rise, companies subject to the False Claims Acts need to consider all options. In-house counsel need to prepare themselves for a tug of war between the laws, penalties that exist for violating a seal, and those that require the disclosure of information to publicly traded companies.

This presentation details how you can profit from your company's intellectual property assets.

Discusses things that you can do to better your chances of getting that coveted seat on the board of directors.

The "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals.

Companies known as “non-practicing entities” (NPEs), patent assertion entities (PAEs) or, more colorfully, patent trolls do not produce patented products or services, but instead are created specifically to own patents and seek licensing fees. Lawsuits brought by NPEs are increasingly pervasive and costly. This article provides a roadmap that will allow corporate counsel to analyze and address the demands of a patent troll.

The attorney hiring practice of limiting applicant pools based on law school ranking is an outdated method. This article supports a merit-based system for advancement in the legal profession, arguing against using standardized test scores and top-tier ranking as indicators of an attorney’s potential.

A sample form of preliminary legal due diligence requests in connection with the purchase and sale of capital stock, but could be readily modified for an asset purchase transaction. Focuses on legal due diligence and assumes the acquiring company and/or its accountants will separately make business and financial due diligence requests.

In-house counsel advising businesses that operate in France (or working in French businesses that operate in other countries) should be aware of the French mechanisms for deferred prosecution agreements and plea bargaining. This article gives an overview of what in-house corporate counsel should consider in this respect when their company faces criminal proceedings in France.

Here are the top ten considerations for a whistleblower to consider before acting in cases involving the United States Dodd Frank Act.

This Top Ten provides key explanations about risk prevention associated with the processing of personal information from candidates and employees in Mexico.