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Day in the Life: Cynthia Bar
Publication Date: 10/01/2018
A day in the life of Cynthia Bar, Managing Counsel — Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay at Coca-Cola in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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… Docket Article Day in the Life: Cynthia Bar Association of Corporate Counsel … 6:30 am Wake up and prepare yoghurt, toast, and some fruit for my daughters —  a good breakfast to start the day with a … we are facing prior to our weekly meeting.  This meeting is when we analyze the results of the week (e.g., profit, …
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Day in the Life: Varsha Gupta
Publication Date: 09/01/2018
A day in the life of Varsha Gupta, Regional Legal & Compliance Counsel, Middle East and Iran, Health at RB in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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… Docket Article Day in the Life: Varsha Gupta Association of Corporate Counsel … EMIRATES 6:00 am My alarm clock rings, and I hit snooze for another 10 minutes. Finally, I wake up to check my … offer my morning prayers, and set off to the office, which is a 15-minute drive, while listening to world news on the …
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Meet Your Ethical AI Obligations with a Smile
Publication Date: 02/23/2021
There’s no reason to frown when it comes to implementing AI solutions to your legal department’s workflow.
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics, Law Department Management, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… AI, most agree that with the significant advancements made in recent years, AI will (1) automate many time-consuming … within Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software, which is similar to how it works with other legal technologies. In … apply with the use of AI? Several ethical duties may apply for technology use. Here is a quick look at three of them. …
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e-Sign Rising
Publication Date: 09/01/2017
Momentum is building in favor of electronic signatures, and many in-house counsel are seeing a tipping point on the horizon. However, as in any era of rapid change, keeping up with developments is challenging. In order to use electronic signatures with confidence, legal professionals should understand the recent legislative progress.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Dan Puterbaugh Publication Date: 09/01/2017 Momentum is building in favor of electronic signatures, and many in-house counsel … (Regulation (EU) N°910/2014) in 2016 to meet the need for a single e-signature law across its member states. The …
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Federal Courts Bring Renewed Scrutiny to Requests to Seal Documents
Publication Date: 05/01/2017
Recent court decisions — such as the Sixth Circuit’s Shane Group opinion — and legal publications have a placed a renewed emphasis on the topic of filing under seal. This article continues that discussion by compiling the practical lessons of Shane Group and offering concrete guidance for corporate litigants who handle confidential or sensitive documents.
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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: ACC Docket
… lessons of Shane Group and offering concrete guidance for corporate litigants who handle confidential or sensitive … to seal court records, on the other.” Because “secrecy is fine” during discovery, Rule 26 protective orders are … class action challenging the legality of the defendant’s “buy-one-get-one” promotions, the defendant filed a summary …
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Process, Process, Process: Advising the Target Board or Special Committee in Canada
Publication Date: 09/16/2016
Our September Canadian Briefings supplement delves into the challenges and responsibilities a director of a Canadian public company must face.
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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… Process: Advising the Target Board or Special Committee in Canada Kent Kufeldt Paul A.D. Mingay Fred R. Pletcher … on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has just called and is anticipating an unrelated third party takeover bid. The … is increasingly challenging. It is therefore crucial for corporate counsel to work with outside counsel and the …
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10 Things to Read from Women in Law
Publication Date: 03/08/2021
In honor of Women’s History Month, ACC collected ten powerful moments from recent profiles on and articles written by women in-house counsel.
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… Docket Article 10 Things to Read from Women in Law Association of Corporate Counsel Publication Date: … by women in-house counsel. 1. “Why does it take a pandemic for us to step back and honestly ask one another such a … now starts every meeting by asking how everyone is doing and has encouraged a strong habit of work-life …
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NASCAR’s Legal Dream Team: Working Together, Winning Together
Publication Date: 03/08/2021
ACC interviewed the women-lead NASCAR Legal Dream Team on honing collaboration skills and adapting work processes during the pandemic.
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Interest Area: Sports and Entertainment
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … With drivers racing on long stretches of asphalt in cramped in cars made for one, NASCAR seems like a solitary sport. But a driver is nothing without their crew. These teammates work in …
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Day in the Life: Jeremy Barton
Publication Date: 05/01/2016
A day in the life of Jeremy Barton, General Counsel at KPMG in London, UK.
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… Docket Article Day in the Life: Jeremy Barton Association of Corporate Counsel … the quiet. Tiptoe downstairs to get porridge on the stove for my eldest child who has early lacrosse training at … a quick chat with me if needed  (especially since my desk is on a separate floor with the rest of the ExCo — all in …
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GC of Boston Consulting Group, Ulrike Schwarz-Runer, on the Challenge of Tomorrow
Publication Date: 03/18/2021
If there is one thing Ulrike Schwarz-Runer is, it’s a general counsel. But if there are two things Ulrike is, it’s a general counsel and a forward-looking optimist.
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… Rachel G. Leman Publication Date: 03/18/2021 If there is one thing Ulrike Schwarz-Runer is, it’s a general counsel. … crises including the fall of the USSR, the dot-com bubble, 9/11, the global financial crisis, and … have as a firm — in the world, for clients, and for our people” Ulrike says, recognizing …
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Privileged Conversations: Netherlands Court Affirms In-house Privilege
Publication Date: 03/10/2021
Following submissions made by ACC, a Dutch appeals court has ruled that lawyers who benefit from in-house legal privilege in their home jurisdiction can rely on that privilege before the Dutch courts and investigators, explains Paul Gilbert of Cleary Gottlieb in a recent interview with the ACC Docket.
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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Compliance and Ethics, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Source: ACC Docket
… Privileged Conversations: Netherlands Court Affirms In-house Privilege Veronica Pastor Publication Date: … Docket … The ACC Docket series "Privileged Conversations” is a collection of interviews and discussions on in-house … intervened to ask the Court to recognize legal privilege for in-house lawyers whose work was protected in their home …
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The Academic's Journey from Israel to India
Publication Date: 02/01/2016
While in law school, Saltz discovered that archaeology actually had a few things in common with bankruptcy, an area that soon became her focus.
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… to India Laurie Adamson Publication Date: 02/01/2016 While in law school, Saltz discovered that archaeology actually had … OGC INDIA FORD INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CHENNAI, INDIA For Daniella Saltz, law school was always a certainty. “What … are well developed and exhaustively researched, there is no sense of closure or finality. “With law, there’s an …
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50th Anniversary of Data Protection: What's Next? 
Publication Date: 03/17/2021
As data protection celebrates its 50th anniversary, we look ahead to the challenges of the coming years.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… on a true success story.  The Hessian Data Protection Act in Germany (October 1970) was the first of its kind … Seidel, co-author of this article, laid the foundation for how we currently understand data protection. … later, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now considered the gold standard for data protection by …
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The Wizard Behind the Curtain: How to Leverage Key Strategies to Fuel Your Path to In-House Leadership
Publication Date: 08/01/2016
This article seeks to demystify the “how” part of the path to in-house leadership, sharing eight key strategies for in-house lawyers aspiring to lead.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… How to Leverage Key Strategies to Fuel Your Path to In-House Leadership Megan Belcher Sonya Olds Som Publication … path to in-house leadership, sharing eight key strategies for in-house lawyers aspiring to lead. Resource Details … requires concerted and prolonged effort, but the payoff is worth it. Unlocking the path to in-house leadership can be …
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Committee Spotlight: Chris Nowack, New to In-House Committee
Publication Date: 08/12/2016
Having a voice inside ACC that specifically focuses on those of us who are new to in-house work helps ensure that programming throughout ACC doesn’t skip over new folks, especially since most leaders in the other parts of ACC are not new.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Committee Spotlight: Chris Nowack, New to In-House Committee Association of Corporate Counsel … Since graduating, I’ve lived in Washington, DC, and worked for GEICO, first as a law clerk and then as an attorney in … karaoke machine with over 3,000-song in its library. GEICO is the second largest private passenger auto insurer in the …
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What Does an Ethical Culture of Compliance Look Like?
Publication Date: 03/23/2021
Compliance should be reflected in a company’s culture and core values and should address ethical principles as well as legal imperatives.
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
… Date: 03/23/2021 Compliance should be reflected in a company’s culture and core values and should address … ethical behavior by living it.  Given the high stakes for corporations developing, implementing, and … monitoring their own effective compliance programs, it is essential that corporate leadership understand the extent …
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Committee Spotlight: Sara Hall
Publication Date: 12/01/2016
I’ve been chief legal officer and general counsel of ALSAC since 2010. ALSAC exists solely to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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… COUNSEL ALSAC, THE FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS ORGANIZATION FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, MEMPHIS, TN, USA … University of North Carolina Order of Coif with Honors in 1995 on a full-academic scholarship and began my career at … The equity, purity, and compassion of ALSAC’s mission is especially compelling to me. I am incredibly grateful to …
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Nissin Foods Group CLO Masahiro Homma on Building a Legal Department from Scratch in the Asia Pacific Region
Publication Date: 02/14/2018
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. Chief Legal Officer Masahiro Homma has spent nearly 20 years advocating for the position of in-house counsel in Japan.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Masahiro Homma on Building a Legal Department from Scratch in the Asia Pacific Region Matthew Sullivan Publication Date: … Masahiro Homma has spent nearly 20 years advocating for the position of in-house counsel in Japan. Resource … have been part of this transformation.” Simply put, Homma is setting a standard for in-house counsel in Japan. When he …
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Combating the "Rambo" Litigator
Publication Date: 10/01/2016
It is important to remember that you are under no obligation to respond to such provocation. You can still achieve your objectives with civility, poise, and professionalism. Herein, we will identify the Rambo litigator’s most common dirty tactics and provide you with the proper tools to disarm and defeat this difficult adversary.
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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: ACC Docket
… Rohrman Brannon J. Arnold Publication Date: 10/01/2016 It is important to remember that you are under no obligation to … that often abuses discovery and deposition practices in an attempt to win the case. Keep calm and carry on. It is … in an attempt to keep you and your client prepared for the worst. The ethics of Rambo. Under the Model Rules of …
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Yahoo’s 10K: Lessons on What Not to Do in a Breach
Publication Date: 11/27/2017
In the wake of the Equifax security breach, it’s hard to find any in-house counsel who isn’t reviewing their respective company’s data security breach management response plan.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Yahoo’s 10K: Lessons on What Not to Do in a Breach Olga V. Mack Katia Bloom Publication Date: … company could have taken so many bad turns. Yet, Equifax is far from the only company that didn’t act in line with … of numerous excellent lessons and, in many ways, speaks for itself. To set the stage, Yahoo had  three large-scale …
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Committee Spotlight: Financial Services
Publication Date: 10/01/2016
I think that keeping up with the pace of regulatory change in the asset management space is tough. Particularly because so many solutions rely on different technologies that do not always integrate as much as I would like.
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Interest Area: Financial Services
Source: ACC Docket
… I think that keeping up with the pace of regulatory change in the asset management space is tough. Particularly because so many solutions rely on … handed to me at my Miami law firm was a securities case for a NJ-based broker-dealer. Seven years later, I would join …
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Privacy Now: What in the [Privacy] World is Happening?
Publication Date: 03/31/2021
2021 is off to a hot start with privacy legislation around the world.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article Privacy Now: What in the [Privacy] World is Happening? K Royal Publication … developments already in place, as well as some to watch for in the near future.   UK GDPR   The European Commission …
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A Season of Whoa
Publication Date: 12/08/2020
In this time of COVID, everything feels protracted even as the calendar pages spin faster than a carousel. The next chapter in history appears in no great hurry to arrive and yet, how can it be one month from the end of 2020?
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… member passed away this summer. I know the timetable for grief differs for everyone. However, in this time of … to fight it The other movie shows events happening through online livestreams of meetings, weddings, graduations, and … of woe. It suddenly occurred to me that a season of woe is also a season of  whoa : a time to stop trying so hard to …
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Resilience in the Time of COVID
Publication Date: 12/10/2020
This year has been full of change and uncertainty, but also resilience. As leaders and as humans, we have faced difficult challenges due to the global pandemic COVID-19.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… or as essential workers going outside when everyone else is staying in. We have made strides personally as well, … new technologies into our organizations. Now, the need for tech to work for teams who are spread across locations … 2020) can be found in the ACC Resource Library on  ACC.com . Further, I encourage you to check out a webcast this …
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2023 ACC Top 10 30-Somethings: Sona Bedrossian
Publication Date: 06/30/2023
As FlightHub’s general counsel, Sona Bedrossian has shown resilience and innovation by keeping her company on track and on time through complex legal storms. #ACCDocket #Top30s
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… recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, approach to challenges, well-rounded … demands with constrained resources. Simultaneously, she is evaluating options to comply with rapidly evolving … empathy, and a drive for positive change.  https://vimeo.com/839145156/5ba09e3c41?share=copy Sona Bedrossian's …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
WeComply, Inc.
07/17/2013

This course will help you understand issues involving overtime, how "exempt" employees are classified, independent contractors, and FLSA record-keeping requirements, among other things.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics, Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
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… of ethics and compliance training since 1999. The course is also available online from any Internet-connected … appropriately. This course is designed and licensed for classroom use in parallel with WeComply's online course … use or online access, please e-mail info@wecomply.com or call 1-866-WeComply. INTRODUCTION Thank you for …
Be prepared! Don't get caught out by the New Privacy Data Traps
11/29/2016

Be prepared! Don't get caught out by the New Privacy Data Traps - session held in Melbourne 29 November 2016.

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Region: Australia
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… been developed (or not developed) by the courts; the other is a statutory creation. Confidentiality and privacy overlap … must not collect personal information unless necessary for one or more of its functions) − APP4 – Receiving … THANK YOU Questions? GORDON HUGHES GHughes@davies.com.au Cyber Security / Data Breach Incidents Prevention, …
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Ghost In The Machine: Legal Developments and Practical Advice in an Age of Electronic Discovery
Whitney Adams and Jeffery Jacobs
08/01/2004

Discusses how vital it is to implement a solid electronic information retention system and provides practice pointers for choosing an appropriate methodology to fit your company's budget.

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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Compliance and Ethics, Information Governance
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
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… and Jeffery Jacobs July 31, 2004 Discusses how vital it is to implement a solid electronic information retention … information.5 Unfortunately, you can’t simply rely on your com- pany’s normal document retention policy when there is … available (through a com- pany portal or internal website) a listing of all currently effective litigation or …
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Is Privacy Shield Doomed to Fail? And How Your Company Can Protect Itself
William Krouse
09/01/2017

Few pieces of data privacy legislation have been more hotly contested than the EU-US Privacy Shield. While the road ahead remains uncertain, in-house counsel should adopt protocol to ensure long-term solutions to data compliance.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union, United States
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… Articles Is Privacy Shield Doomed to Fail? And How Your Company Can … Department of State. If this role was created to address com- plaints levied at intelligence agencies, it would have … ing self-certification documents as well as maintaining a website that lists organizations that are certified and …
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McDonald's Legal Department Takes Law To The Street
Gloria Santona
09/01/2002

The legal department at McDonald's adds to the bottom line by investing in the community through a diversity pipeline project.

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Interest Area: Media and Publishing, Employment and Labor, Nonprofit Organizations, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
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… t McDonald's, giving back to the communities that we serve is embedded in our culture. McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc, … McDonald Houses, which provide a home-away-from-home for families of hospitalized children. Our local restaurants, … ACCA's "Priming the Pipeline to Diversity" kit (www.acca.com/diversity/ pipeline/), which was sponsored by DuPont's …
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