903 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Structuring Outsourcing Agreements in India & Asia-Pacific
You have made it to the top. Whether you are a new chief legal officer or one who has years of experience, managing the department effectively is your goal. With budget cuts, being directed to do more with less and the goal to retain good talent, managing a law department has never been more challenging. Panelists will provide you with tips to successfully manage your legal department. Whether you are managing a department of one or one hundred, these tips will make you a better manager.
The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 ("the Bill") was recently published and is making its way through the Irish legislative process. The Bill has been introduced to transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive. This resource is an overview of some of the key provisions of the Bill and their implications for employers, including a requirement for private sector employers with 50 or more employees to establish formal channels and procedures for the making of protected disclosures.
Regulatory compliance continues to be a key issue for US energy companies. With an ever-changing regulatory landscape and stepped-up enforcement in some areas, it is more important than ever for in-house counsel to ensure proactive compliance with the various regulations governing the energy industry. This panel will provide timely updates, best practices, and advice from the experts on North American Electric Reliability Corporation, US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission compliance.
This presentation covers boilerplate pitfalls and other common contracting challenges; also learn how a legal department can become a better facilitator in the contracting process within your organization.
This InfoPAK is designed to provide corporate counsel with a general overview of compliance training and e-learning programs and to suggest useful practices for the handling of such training in the corporate setting.
You miss the Socratic method of teaching that you endured during law school so much that you replicate it when teaching your clients (your organization’s employees). That could be a big mistake! Before you hop on this familiar bandwagon, let us explore some other teaching techniques that may serve your clients better.
Workplace bullying can negatively affect your organization in a variety of ways — from the health and productivity of the victim, lost profits, your company’s reputation and even litigation. Learn how to spot the symptoms of this “silent epidemic,” and protect your employees and your company from abusive behavior.
Learn about how multinational companies and foreign banks should refine compliance under China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL).
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of merger control, regulatory framework and regulatory authorities in Hong Kong.
Michael McCoy works for the global technology distributor Avnet, Inc. He currently serves as vice president and corporate secretary, providing oversight for corporate governance, financing, securities regulation, subsidiary maintenance, employee benefit plans, insider trading policies and stock repurchases. Read this article to learn why McCoy was honored with a “Rising Star of Corporate Governance” award from the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.
This resource is a comprehensive guide of anti-corruption conventions, regulations, and practices in Cameroon.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed climate disclosure rule, approved by a 3–1 vote on March 21, 2022, is the agency’s most significant regulatory undertaking in more than a decade. In this resource, learn more about how the decision can impact all domestic registrants and foreign private issuers.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to a Q&A that gives an overview of the legal system; foreign investment, including restrictions, currency regulations and incentives; and business vehicles and their relevant restrictions and liabilities in India.
In-house lawyers contribute substantially to the development of the enterprise-wide risk management plan, but successful lawyers often go beyond this function, bringing more to the table than just legal expertise. Lawyers can best position themselves as executive leaders if they use a risk management template to develop an individual professional effectiveness plan.
This session will address alternative resolutions and provisions from a seller and buyer’s prospective in negotiating a contract of sale for an office building or other commercial real estate. Issues may include payment of closing costs, title, representations and survival provisions, remedies for default, adjustments and closing deliveries. They may also include estoppel certificates, due diligence, casualty provisions, mortgage assumption provisions and interim leasing issues and buyer’s approval rights during the contract period. The material will be presented in a simulated cross-fire challenge, and panelists will be assigned to advocate for either the buyer or seller.
Legal Operations can transform the practice of law, but only if everyone embraces It.
Newly elected chair of ACC's Board of Directors, Anneliese Reinhold, shares her commitment to ACC's global expansion and Seat at the Table initiative.
Learn about the implications of the US Supreme Court's decision of June 30, 2002, in the case West Virginia v. EPA.
The Supreme Court’s newly created affirmative defense and a strategy for conducting investigations of sexual harassment claims in light of Burlington and Faragher and other recent court decisions.
Read this 2009 Communicator Award-winning column!<br/>The Streisand Effect encapsulates a phenomenon that derives from a case that involved Barbra herself; by attempting to squelch information you can inadvertently make it wildly popular. In-house attorneys have been dealing with the Streisand Effect for years, and the introduction of the internet changed the venue.
Are you leading a global team or is your team just global? As leaders make the leap from national or regional status to establishing a global presence, their challenge is to maintain their companies’ core identity and culture while supporting the inevitable mix of growth and talent.
Learn about the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 allowing the UK government to scrutinize and intervene in acquisitions and investments in order to protect national security.
This Top Ten article contains some predictions about corporate governance, regulatory risks, boundaries of the employer-employee relationship and other issues that professionals in the corporate legal department may be working on this year.
The Legal Operations Maturity Model is being provided in an excel format for our members convenience.
In this multi-country guide, learn about class actions in a wide range of jurisdictions in Europe.
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