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Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/18/2020
With the evolution of technology, documents have proliferated, moving from the file cabinet to the clouds. When litigation occurs, searching these vast troves of data can be overwhelming.
… Docket Article How to Leverage the In-Situ eDiscovery Model to Win Proportionality Arguments … Arguing your case.  In order to prove that the discovery is not proportional to the case, you must undertake the … case. Indeed, without proportionality, the door is opened for litigants to use discovery as a weapon to increase costs …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/21/2020
Many companies consider trade secrets the “crown jewels” of the organization. Without trade secrets, the fundamentals of their business can be compromised, as recent headlines have confirmed. But what if companies could stop trade secret theft before it happens?
… trade secrets and the inevitability that he may use them in his new position with a competitor can be grounds for threatened misappropriation. What’s the secret?  An injunction is more likely when the trade secrets in dispute are …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/05/2023
Companies with 50 to 249 employees have less than a year to establish confidential reporting channels. #ACCDocket #legaloperations #compliance #whistleblower #ACCEurope
… Source: ACC Docket … Cheat Sheet There’s a new deadline for compliance. Entities with 50 to 249 workers must … to confidentially report misbehavior. Consistency is important. Organizations with entities in multiple EU states should harmonize compliance processes …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/29/2024
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro touches on the varying traits and qualities found in both heart- and head-based style leadership. #ACCDocket #inhouse #leadership
… Docket … Banner artwork by Naumova Marina / Shutterstock.com More than ever we are being asked to manage increasingly … – Leading with curiosity means having a “genuine thirst for filling in gaps in your knowledge” by acknowledging and … more creatively. Curiosity allows us to wonder why someone is disagreeing with us in an open way, show less confirmation …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/26/2018
Having worked with law students in a similar program in an in-house position at Sunoco, Laura Grossi-Tyson understands firsthand how much students — and the organization — can gain through the implementation of such a program. Here she discusses the program and offers advice for others who may be interested in starting something similar at their organization.
… Docket Article Straight to In-house: Laura Grossi-Tyson on Creating a Successful … program. Here she discusses the program and offers advice for others who may be interested in starting something … dealing with issues. Working in the HR department, my role is more strategic in nature, and it's also working to benefit …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/03/2019
This article provides practical guidance to employers and in-house counsel on how best to avoid liability when outsourcing globally.
… Docket Article Employment Law Issues in a Global “Gig” Economy C. Whitfield Caughman Brett T. Lane … The line between independent contractor and employee is often determined by the (1) employer’s control over the worker, (2) the worker’s opportunity for profit or loss, (3) investment in facilities, (4) …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/03/2019
Rising to the need, in-house counsel are partnering with information technology, compliance, privacy, and business units to reduce risks and costs, as well as to enable better employee productivity and business decision-making. Smart in-house counsel are leading, but not owning, these efforts by organizing key stakeholders to launch information governance programs.
… More than 95 percent of the information a company receives is in electronic format, leading to compliance gaps when … committee, where each stakeholder remains responsible for its area of expertise but tasks are accomplished through … Thus, paper records disposition often requires much less “buy-in” from the employees and business units. Data placement …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/02/2019
This article describes practical strategies for law departments to move beyond Diversity 101 with their law firms and to leverage their company’s commitment to have more meaningful discussions with outside counsel about the advancement of women and diverse talent.
… Docket Article Strategies for leveraging diversity and inclusion to develop meaningful … on diversity and inclusion (D&I) at law firms. That focus is beginning to have a positive impact on the law firm talent … now make up 25% of law firm associates and 13% of counsel. In addition, minority lawyer representation at the firm …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/01/2019
In the Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business Organizations (DOJ Principles) set forth in the US Attorneys’ Manual, which incorporates periodic guidance memoranda from the various deputy attorneys general, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) sends clear messages about how it investigates and prosecutes corporations. Corporate counsel should be listening.
… Docket Article Listen to What the DOJ is Telling You: Principles of Federal Prosecution of Business … DOJ. Alternatives to prosecution. The DOJ Principles allow for the consideration of alternatives to criminal prosecution … New York University Law School (Oct. 6, 2017). Teslarati.com; Tesla (TSLA) stock falls on report of alleged Department …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/05/2021
Before setting up a cryptocurrency wallet for your business, learn its legal and compliance intricacies.
… Date: 10/05/2021 Before setting up a cryptocurrency wallet for your business, learn its legal and compliance … bank-permissible functions. Your CEO has also mentioned in passing that one of your biggest customers, a worldwide … 101 — What are they? The current financial system is built on trust and trusted intermediaries — trust in banks …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/18/2021
Blue Yonder CLO Martin Felli reflects on the state of supply chains and the role corporate counsel can play in protecting their companies from risk.
… of supply chains and the role corporate counsel can play in protecting their companies from risk. Resource Details … … with manufacturers, retailers, and distributors to prepare for the next global upheaval.    Its Luminate TM cloud-based platform is designed to manage supply chain planning, execution, and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/07/2022
Data privacy law isn’t just for privacy practitioners anymore. Merz Aesthetics’ Deb Horowitz and Parke Poe’s Will Cannon and Tiffany Burba explain the top updates to privacy law that in-house counsel should know. #ACCDocket
… Docket Article 5 Important Privacy Updates You Can’t Ignore in 2022 Deb Horwitz Will Cannon Tiffany Burba Publication Date: 03/07/2022 Data privacy law isn’t just for privacy practitioners anymore. Merz Aesthetics’ Deb … the SCCs, along with the UK-SCC addendum to the EU SCCs, is currently pending before the UK Parliament and are …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2017
This article will explore both why software audits happen, at all; why many software vendors are becoming much more aggressive in initiating and conducting detailed, distracting, often contentious software “compliance audits”; and the contracting, intellectual property, compliance, and business continuity risks associated with such audits. It will then discuss the significant issues and options associated with reviewing, drafting, and negotiating audit clauses in software licenses and practical, effective steps to mitigate the varied audit-associated risks.
… property. Some customers, however, believe that it is easier for vendors to increase their revenue and margins by auditing … components) often “reside” only or primarily on a vendor’s website. Often, such terms can be unilaterally or …
Articles
Nick Beckett and Jeremy Morton, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
11/04/2014
15 pages

Patent enforcement proceedings in the UK.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United Kingdom
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … fore these should be as detailed as possible. The UK IPO website provides some guidance on what to include in an …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/04/2019
Just where the current popular esport titles will be in 2019 is unknown. In-house counsel should monitor this emerging industry, with its inherent unknown risk, to see how businesses and regulations will respond to an area of law that isn’t fully formed.
… where the current popular esport titles will be in 2019 is unknown. In-house counsel should monitor this emerging … Pong , then you were playing esports! The “e” stands for electronic and “sports” is a proxy for competition — … to reach 250 million in 2021, according to  statista.com .  NFL audience members  for 2017. The largest prize pool …
Articles
10/26/2017

Currell on Convergence - Part 1 on Convergence: Why Practice Falls Short of Theory

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Audience: Legal Operations
… your decision to consolidate means that you are no longer buying the same product. Legal Evolution PBC Legal Evolution … on Convergence two viable providers, at different Ɠrms, for every economically signiƓcant and legally distinct area … on Convergence Structured Communication: Law Ɠrms and in-house counsel alike Legal Evolution PBC Legal Evolution | …
Articles
11/21/2017

AdvanceLaw, a network of buyers and suppliers of legal work that seek to drive value by sharing quality metrics and creating data-driven best practices, recently uncovered surprising results on the value of converging law firms. This resource combines 3 blog posts from Managing Director Dan Currell on preferred provider networks: 1) theory vs. practice; 2) how to build a law firm panel that can deliver value; and 3) the necessity of active client management.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Audience: Legal Operations
… your decision to consolidate means that you are no longer buying the same product. Legal Evolution PBC Legal Evolution … on Convergence two viable providers, at different Ɠrms, for every economically signiƓcant and legally distinct area … on Convergence Structured Communication: Law Ɠrms and in-house counsel alike Legal Evolution PBC Legal Evolution | …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/30/2014

This is a checklist of some best practices for implementing a diversity and inclusion program.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Policies, and Contracts Checklist of Some Best Practices for Implementing a Diversity and Inclusion Program October 30, 2014 This is a checklist of some best practices for implementing a … � Pay attention to corporate D&I reputation. o Do you have buy in from key business leaders? o Identify executive …
Program Materials
Sabine A. Chalmers - Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Diageo North America, Inc.; Yvonne M. Sweeney - Director of Human Resources, Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Megan P. Willis - Manager of Legal Administration, McDonald's Corporation
12/01/2004

910 Hiring & Motivating Your Legal Team

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… MEETING THE NEW FACE OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2004 various authors … Merklinger at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 326; merklinger@acca.com 910:Hiring & Motivating Your Legal Team Sabine A. … your success in locating candidates: o Make your company’s website candidate-friendly. Are job opportunities at your …
Program Materials
Geoffrey Brow, Paul Cotton, Maryrose Delahunty, Allen Peters
10/19/2016

Do you find yourself with both an ethical and business dilemma when forced to negotiate with your customers’ buyers, supply chain managers, procurement analysts, or other non-lawyers? Are you frustrated because people in such roles have limited authority to make changes but refuse to put you in touch with their law department? Do you have a product that is unique, yet the customer — who is always right! — rejects your carefully tailored terms and insists on using its own standard template that requires a major overhaul for your particular product or services? You are not alone! This session will be facilitated by both big- and small-company lawyers who share their tips and best practices for situations like these. Learn how to navigate your customers’ supply chain roadblocks ethically and effectively while using your sales and business team to facilitate the effort.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… with their law department? Do you have a product that is unique, yet the customer — who is always right! — rejects … its own standard template that requires a major overhaul for your particular product or services? You are not alone! … and authority helps with negotiations and timelines Is the buying organization centralized, or part of the business unit …
Articles
David Felicissimo
07/01/2017

On its surface, the transition from lawyer to CEO may seem like a natural progression. To showcase this unique trajectory, Chris Sacca, founder of Lowercase Capital, Mitch Garber, CEO of Caesars Acquisition Company, and Anna Santeramo, co-founder of Stylebee.com, provide insight for the next lawyer-turned-entrepreneur.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… Company, and Anna Santeramo, co-founder of Stylebee.com, provide insight for the next lawyer-turned-entrepreneur. … perception from “no” to “yes,” even if the next question is “how?” ■■ Wearing two hats. For lawyers in business roles, … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
Articles
Mark Diamond, CEO & Founder, Contoural, Inc.
08/08/2017

This brief resource (QuickCounsel) speaks about employee behavior change management programs for Information Governance in the United States.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Articles Employee Behavior Change Management Programs for Information Governance Author Mark Diamond, CEO & … effective Employee Behavior Change Management.   What Is Employee Behavior Change Management? Employee Behavior … Committee. More information is available at www.contoural.com … Mark Diamond, CEO & Founder, Contoural, Inc. … This …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2016
From aspirations that included translating for the UN, to working in IP and trademarks, to in-house practice in the consumer products industry — Claire’s career has definitely required flexibility and adaptability.
… 09/01/2016 From aspirations that included translating for the UN, to working in IP and trademarks, to in-house … enjoy the law if I found a bit that I liked, which is exactly what happened. ACC:  What happened next, and how … agenda. Continuing education & leadership ACC:  I read online about a program you termed a “mini university” …
Articles
C4I: Coalition for Integrity
05/19/2021
100 pages

This resource is a report published by the Coalition for Integrity, which summarizes how machine learning can be utilized in anti-bribery case and corruption compliance programs. It provides analyses of the advantages of the challenges of machine learning in these cases and makes subsequent recommendations for companies to consider as well.

Resource Details
Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC
for Integrity May 19, 2021 100 pages This resource is a report published by the Coalition for Integrity, which … Oxford Insights, July 27, 2018, https://www.oxfordinsights.com/insights/aiforanticorruption. 11 See, e.g., one hUnDreD … anti-corruption policy, and created a “compliance channel” website to facilitate pre-approvals by compliance and to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/22/2018
In this Q&A, Karen shares a little about her path to Walmart, the importance of embracing the opportunities presented by change, and how using technology can help manage those changes (and the legal department), the work the company is doing to promote diversity and inclusion in the profession, and more.
… Change Tiffani R. Alexander Publication Date: 01/22/2018 In this Q&A, Karen shares a little about her path to Walmart, … changes (and the legal department), the work the company is doing to promote diversity and inclusion in the … about what lawyers do, and it wasn’t until I began to work for Walmart that I really understood what an in-house career …
Docket Article
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.
… 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 …
Articles
Demetrios Eleftheriou and Anjli Garg
05/01/2014

Data flow is endless, branching out to vendors, 
 affiliates and the personal mobile device of employees. 
 Organizations must manage this data in a legally
 compliant manner — which is where in-house counsel 
come in. Corporate attorneys wear multiple hats: 
the investigator that understands the flow of data
 and potential threats to its controls; the analyzer that
 knows legal and contractual obligations; and the 
advisor that offers reasonable and practical advice.

… Demetrios Eleftheriou and Anjli Garg May 1, 2014 Data flow is endless, branching out to vendors, 
 affiliates and the … require- ments. For example, PD collected through a website would be subject to the website’s online privacy … at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. demetrios.eleftheriou@emc.com Anjli Garg is SVP and assistant general counsel at …
Articles
CMS
08/21/2023
143 pages

This guide, initially published in 2020, reflects on the remote adjustments of working environments within the COVID-19 pandemic and looks forward at the ever evolving laws and regulations surrounding remote work. The push for employers to embrace remote work remains strong, but there are many factors to consider in this shift.

Resource Details
Region: Global, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
… explore key questions related to remote work, including: Is there legislation relating to work from home in your … feel free to reach out to us at employment@cmslegal.com. 3 | CMS Expert Guide to remote working … This resource was originally published and updated on the website of  CMS  on August 11, 2023. … CMS … This guide, …
Articles
Art Fisher
09/01/2016

The cloud should be about more than making your legal department run smoothly. Today’s technology can bring acceptable levels of risk if the solution promotes business transparency and collaboration with global suppliers.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… vendors and sellers of a client. ■■ Mitigating risk. It is a top priority of in-house counsel to ensure that … Christel House de Mexico in Mexico City. afisher@determine.com 106 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL TIME FOR LEGAL TO … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECTON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM,WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR RESOURCES …
Articles
Ashley A. Miller
03/01/2012
10 pages

As legal departments cut down on external spending, hiring freshman attorneys has become a popular, cost-saving alternative. Those freshman attorneys, however, may find that rushing into the corporate arena with little “real- world” experience can be quite overwhelming. Before taking that first step, heed the advice of someone who has walked that path.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… trial membership . … ACC Docket 73 March 2012 So, here it is — a perfectly minted law degree. And a new job — a new job … Miller can be contacted at ashley_miller@ quakerchem.com. Austin | Dallas | Houston | Los Angeles | Marshall | New … resources. ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
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