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This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the Employment & Labor and Compliance & Ethics Network Forums addresses concerns about internal investigation policies and authorization of an employee's computer and electronic records in the US.

This Top Ten focuses on protections needed in a ground lease in order for a leasehold mortgagee to consider the ground lease financeable.

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.

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.

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

Of course you’ve written a resume before, but what about a resume for a general counsel job? For a multinational position? For expert tips on how to fine-tune your resume, read more here.

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

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.

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.)

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.

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 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.)

Practice Resources- Tools and Solutions for Doing Your Job Better

Working with your Marketing Team - presentation held in Perth 9 March 2017.

This article provides a fresh perspective on how to navigate a legal career. From head of the Marketing and Intellectual Property group at McDonald’s to strategy officer of the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Kathryn Mlsna reflects on her journey.

Women and minorities are not frequently appointed in ADR and the lack of diversity is palpable. While diversity mandates in hiring outside law firms are commonplace, corporations often leave the choice and selection of neutrals to outside counsel without considering or imposing diversity requirements. This article makes a case for why it is time to focus on this oversight and correct it.

This is a sample company code of conduct policy.