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In this multi-country guide, learn about the laws regarding discrimination and equality in a wide range of jurisdictions.

This course is intended to help you avoid contention, conflict and dissatisfaction among your employees. If left unchecked, employee discontent can lead to high turnover, low morale and efforts to unionize. (Licensed for use in classroom settings only and not for distribution in any form.)

The European Court of Justice issued a ruling on time-keeping requirements that will affect all employers in the European Union. Learn how your company can adjust its time-keeping strategies and overcome any associated challenges.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in Australia.

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.

Decades of research point to the superior financial performance of corporations that sustain strong ethical cultures. But what exactly does doing the “right” thing entail? Learn the essential elements of an ethical business decision.

Contract management can mean a number of things to a number of people. In many cases they are looking at one stage in the contract life cycle. There is money to be saved at each stage of the life cycle if you have the resources to manage your contracts rather than responding to each. Every point identified in this article will not apply to every contract, but it will give you an idea of the things to consider at each stage of the process.

Part of the 2009 Annual Meeting Program Materials for Session 408.

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.

This article is intended to provide a general guide to the matter of green bonds.

This ACC Foundation report explores the current landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within legal departments.

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.

This article aims to provide a general overview of the European Union's new regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector, known as the Digital Operational Resilience Act ("DORA").

As digital transformation initiatives continue to drive the business world, legal departments are often woefully unprepared. However, there are measures that can be taken to lessen the blow.

In the employer–employee relationship, the most advantageous position for an employer in terms of determining duties and obligations occurs when an employee first comes on board and when an employee leaves. Employers should think of initial negotiations as a prenuptial agreement with a new hire, and explain that amendments may occur as technology develops. This article considers what this agreement should look like and examines the legal department’s ongoing challenge of determining which laws govern advances in technology.

No one can anticipate every bump in the road. If you take each crisis in stride, however, you can use the experience to prepare for the future. For instance, a career resilience plan can shorten recovery time and aid in transferring skill sets from one career path to another. Learn seven key components of any career resilience plan.

This is an excerpt from a corporate annual meeting.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in France.

What leading companies are doing with global law department design.

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

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

John P. Frantz, vice president and associate general counsel at Verizon, discusses how his role as chair of the company’s pro bono program is one of the most rewarding aspects of his job.

This article outlines under which conditions a purchase agreement can be dissolved under Dutch law.

This article outlines GE's view on corporate social responsibility and its approach to creating and adopting new corporate governance standards in response to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the proposed New York Stock Exchange listing requirements. It explains how GE intends for these new standards to be a positive model for the corporate community to review and debate.

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.)

This article is designed to provide insights into notable data breaches that took place in Q2 2014 and identify trends with the objective of answering principal questions.