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

Provides an overview of trademark and copyright issues that will empower you to maximize your company's brand assets and avoid liability.

What leading companies are doing with global law department design.

There are multiple approaches to driving more value in legal spending – from converging to a preferred provider network on value-based fees to improving project, process and knowledge management – or developing an innovative approach to add value to the bottom line. Learn from value leaders who have overhauled legal management practices about their initiatives and lessons learned on the road to better value.

As companies continue to expand into international markets, counsel must understand the international arena of labor rules, regulations and organizing practices. This article offers a primer on the effects, both foreign and domestic, of international labor concerns.

While in-house attorneys in the United States may be used to including mediation as a standard part of the dispute resolution process, other parts of the world may not be so familiar, or interested, in it––especially when dealing with alternative dispute resolution (ADR). International dispute resolution is crucial as companies expand across borders and this article provides tips to consider.

This course is intended to provide an overview of U.S. export controls and to help you recognize "red flags" — situations presenting a risk of legal violations — and deal with them properly.

This training course will help you recognize situations that raise ADA issues and assist you in dealing with these issues effectively. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)

The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level overview of the history and current state of Third Party Litigation Funding “TPLF” in Canada in its many forms and to highlight areas of future development.

This is a sample group and hotel sales agreement.

In February 2017, ride-sharing service Uber entered into a compliance crisis after a female engineer authored a viral blog post alleging harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. In response, the company implemented a rigorous compliance investigation and shared a report of those findings with the public. Here are the key takeaways.

Your company is in crisis mode - the possibility of a distressed acquisition is looming. While it's natural to panic, this may be an opportunity. Learn how to help reshape the business with a well structured acquisition of it and restructured relationships with key stakeholders.

This article offers an overview of state and federal laws that address data privacy and security issues to help you stay compliant with changing regulation and your customers’ needs. It will prepare you to address the legal, procedural and public relations aspects of a data security breach.

Recent privacy laws stand to offer new protections for consumers and more headaches for those adhering to the compliance requirements. Learn key strategies and tools you can use to better implement the new privacy mandates.

This ACC Docket article is meant to spur dialogue and highlight possible changes to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)’s current model, including one that leverages new forms of corporate structure to create a distinct ethical framework for college athletics.

A list of additional resources and articles to supplement ACC's 2014 Annual Meeting session 104 - SEC Update.

This intermediate-level program will examine the major issues that companies must address when doing business in Brazil, including the following: (1) corporate issues; (2) overview of stock purchases (both majority and minority interests) and asset purchases in both public and private companies: (3) issues upon sale or liquidation of interests; (4) distribution and agency arrangements; (5) major planning issues; (6) employment/labor issues at start-up, day-to-day and at termination; and (7) executive compensation.

Our 2014 update explores objectives, content and coordination of board education and training programs, as well as the process of on-boarding new directors. This Leading Practices Profile also identifies the role of the legal department, corporate secretary and board committees in coordinating content and managing logistics.

Building and maintaining a healthy professional network is crucial for advancing your career — even if you're not the best of friends with everyone in it.

Many legal departments may not have access to contract drafting software or seek reasonably priced alternatives. Learn about specific tools to improve contract drafting and negotiation (beyond form contracts) available from the Internet, ACC and other sources that are free or low-cost.

This guide focuses on Brazil, and is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world.

This Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) training course will help you recognize "red flags" — situations presenting a risk of FCPA violations — and deal with them appropriately. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)

An article discussing the use of social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter by employees, and what employers need to consider when employees use these outlets on or off of the clock.

Practice Resources- Tools and Solutions for Doing Your Job Better