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Program Materials
Cyndi Baily, Corey Harris, Sarah Sederstrom, Mark Thibodeaux
04/28/2015

Gain a more fluent knowledge of global privacy issues and data sharing challenges through an experiential learning session. Learn more about where technology is leading the law on privacy issues. Understand how in-house counsel can better anticipate and plan for shifts and developments in the area of data privacy. Learn by participation and peer interaction. Participants will represent the many countries involved in the operations of a hypothetical global company that wants to gather and share employee data internally. As company representatives within their jurisdiction, they will negotiate with the regulators (faculty) on proposed cross-border solutions for data sharing.

… learning session. Learn more about where technology is leading the law on privacy issues. Understand how in-house counsel can better anticipate and plan for shifts and developments in the area of data privacy. …  over   compe?tors  tracking  users’   ac?vi?es  online,  off  line  user   loca?on,  behavior  on  line,   …
Program Materials
Compliance & Ethics,Litigation,Employment & Labor
10/19/2015

Long thought to be predominantly a US concern, human rights laws around the world are bringing equal opportunity issues to the forefront throughout the multinational operation. From gender requirements on corporate boards in Europe, to a sweeping sexual harassment law in India, to new family-leave recognitions in Japan, to a recent Employment Equity Amendment Bill in South Africa, global developments in human rights law command the attention of headquarters and regional in-house counsel like never before. A panel of current and former in-house counsel will discuss what these developments mean for the management of global employment law issues for the multinational employer.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Program Materials Global Trends in Discrimination, Harassment and Equal Opportunity Laws … in-house counsel will discuss what these developments mean for the management of global employment law issues for the … 7 Distinctions in US and Ex-US Approaches • Discrimination is far more common claim in the US • Damages far greater and …
Articles
Todd H. Silberman
03/01/2013

Members respond to question of how to deal with an RFP requesting contract exceptions, particularly when dealing with a large corporation.

… Articles Wisdom of the Crowd—How to Respond to Requests for Contract Exceptions Author Todd H. Silberman March 1, … for MESillA vAllEy TrAnSPorTATion todd.silberman@m-v-t.com ACC’s Assistant General Counsel Sabrina Bosse collated … gorilla corporation? ■■■ The appropriate response is usually situation- specific depending on the size and type …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/07/2020
I recently celebrated my 10th year as NetApp’s general counsel. Of all the things I could have imagined when I started at NetApp in 2010, leading an organization during a global pandemic certainly was not one of them. As we navigate this massive dislocation, I wonder: What advice would I give to my 2010 fresh-faced, eager self?
… the things I could have imagined when I started at NetApp in 2010, leading an organization during a global pandemic … you make tough choices like that, you will not get credit for it at the time. In hindsight, however, people will come … speak for themselves. 2. Passive, not active, resistance is the real problem Any leader taking over a new team or …
Checklists
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Foley & Lardner LLP
05/01/2021
3 pages

This checklist contains a sample list of questions that can be used as a starting point for conducting due diligence from a privacy and security standpoint.

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Region: United States
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… list of questions that can be used as a starting point for conducting due diligence from a privacy and security … FOLEY & LARDNER LLP DRAFTER’S NOTE: The following document is provided as a template and is not legal advice. The … card and other financial account numbers; information online from children under the age of 13) or Personal Health …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
01/06/2023
2 pages

Learn corporate governance trends for public companies in the United Kingdom, following the publication of the annual review from the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in light of the UK Corporate Governance (UKCG) Code.

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Region: United Kingdom
… Region: United Kingdom File eversheds-sutherland.com-FRC publish annual review of corporate governance … and how they will monitor this to ensure that it is effective. In terms of supplier engagement, … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
10/21/2022
3 pages

Learn about data subject access requests (SARs) and global data privacy legislation and considerations for HR Strategists.

… and eCommerce Region: Global File eversheds-sutherland.com-The global HR strategist chapter seven data privacy and … jurisdiction but will often include personal data that is subject to legal privilege, third-party personal data, … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. This information is for guidance purposes only and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2019
Two high-profile patent cases were decided in quick succession by the US Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that affect the patent rights of every company. For every in-house lawyer with patent applications considered or pending, these new cases highlight some of the important strategies you need to protect your intellectual property.
… 09/01/2019 Two high-profile patent cases were decided in quick succession by the US Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that affect the patent rights of … Recordkeeping can help in experimental testing, and it is recommended that documentation reflects the purpose of the …
Articles
Eversheds Sutherland
08/14/2024
68 pages

This resource provides in-depth analysis regarding the US Department of Labor final rule regarding ERISA fiduciary investment advice, including amended exemptions for conflicted investment advice.

… interactions with retirement investors. – Rollover advice is explicitly included in the regulation as a form of … compliance required on September 23, 2025. https://docsend.com/view/dpcyfg2kberiuncd/d/yctafi9nc8rw6qgd … “individually tailored” to the plan. DOL also argued that website disclosure that the platform provider is not …
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … jeopardize its future. Effective management of the crisis is essential to minimizing disruptions to a company’s ongoing … For more information about Skadden, please visit their website at http://www.skadden.com or see the “About the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2018
We need to continue to educate while also providing creative solutions to protect users without impeding the rollout of new technology. The convenience and immediate access that a new generation demands — and that technology is increasingly able to provide — is a tempting treat many are willing to readily accept, especially if they haven’t thought through the potential tricks that may result.
… access that a new generation demands — and that technology is increasingly able to provide — is a tempting treat many … computing devices and sensors have been popping up in unexpected places this year. Last summer, there was … and employees could choose to use external devices for the same purposes. But the idea of a sensor becoming one …
Program Materials
Steve Douse - King & Ballow
08/13/2004

Review of antitrust risk related to competitor collaboration.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… and other costs.” – FTC/DOJ Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors (2000) i i i ll i i i i … i i l i i i i li ll i i 3Many Legitimate Purposes • R&D • Buying • Production • Marketing • Distribution • … effects, violates rule of reason • Even if joint venture is not inherently anticompetitive, some of its terms or …
Program Materials
Wendy Li, Howard Lindenberg, Marco Santori
10/19/2015

Virtual currency is growing in use and recognition. Major entities, such as Microsoft, are beginning to recognize and accept Bitcoin payments, but most in-house counsel have little familiarity with virtual currency. Learn what it is, how it functions, how it may impact your clients and what domestic and international regulatory and enforcement regimes and issues – including enforcement actions and criminal prosecutions – have arisen from the evolving world of virtual currency. We will explain and explore the answers to these questions and demonstrate a Bitcoin transaction.

… Marco Santori October 19, 2015 Virtual currency is growing in use and recognition. Major entities, such as … 3. Cryptographically protected 4. Trustless 5. Endless for possibilities for implementation beyond currency (think: … of Singapore] does not intervene.” (https://www.techinasia.com/singapore-government-decides-interfere- bitcoin/) Virtual …
Articles
Program Materials
10/19/2009
5 pages

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.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 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 … process. Part of the 2009 Annual Meeting Program Materials for Session 408. Resource Details Interest Area: Commercial … or just what the service entails. For example, you can buy software, buy a server, hire an administrator to load the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2017
A day in the life of Debbie Hoffman, Chief legal officer at Digital Risk, LLC.
… Docket Article Day in the Life: Debbie Hoffman Association of Corporate Counsel … from India and peruse the  Wall Street Journal. 7:00 am Go for a  morning run with my husband  — a three-mile loop … while I comb through my “to- do” list to determine what is still outstanding. 8:00 pm Drive home and call my mom and …
Articles
Jesse M. Molina and Gary L. Benton
05/01/2016

The substantial increase in international trade disputes, constraints on US courts, and the limited reach of US court judgments create a demand for an innovative way to handle international technology disputes.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… CORPORATE COUNSEL CHEAT SHEET ■■ A costly mess. Litigation is expensive, interrupts innovation, and should be a last … technology practice group. jmolina@focusvision.com Gary L. Benton is the chairman of the Silicon Valley … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
Program Materials
Alfredo X. Jarrin - associate general counsel, DIRECTV International; Sally J. March - head of legal, BBC Technology Holdings Ltd.; Richard C. Mosher - director and legal counsel, Absolute Business, Inc.; and Randy S. Segal - senior vice president and general counsel, Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP
04/20/2004

A presentation focusing on how cultural differences can make international business a challenge.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
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 303:Traps, Tricks, Karaoke, & Other Potential … and litigation. His experience includes responsibility for matters in North and South America, Europe, China, Japan, …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/08/2017

This is a sample group and event letter of intent.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Group and Event Letter of Intent February 8, 2017 This is a sample group and event letter of intent. Resource … will provide, and Group agrees that it will be responsible for utilizing, [NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS] room nights in the … the first list is uploaded and/or Hotel will publish a website for attendees to access to manage their modifications …
Articles
Richard D. Lutkus
03/17/2020
4 pages

Relying on the status quo to understand large-scale unstructured data is risky. It’s also potentially time-consuming and expensive. Today, AI can completely and reliably automate the low value work of PI identification in document review and reduce risk. It lets cybersecurity practitioners like me provide more accurate, less costly, and less risk-laden results to clients.

Resource Details
Region: Global
Audience: New to In-House, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… the status quo to understand large-scale unstructured data is risky. It’s also potentially time-consuming and expensive. … reliably automate the low value work of PI identification in document review and reduce risk. It lets cybersecurity … intelligence can power the evaluation of implicated data for PII to determine notice requirements in the various …
Articles
Julie S. Congdon -- head of the employment law unit, The Vanguard Group, and Patricia M. Hamill -- partner, Conrad O'Brien Gellmen & Rohn, P.C.
04/01/2003

This article identifies the complexities and potential pitfalls of the relationship between in-house and outside counsel in litigation and suggests strategies that in-house counsel can use to manage the in-house/outside counsel relationship effectively and accomplish the corporation's goal of successful dispute resolution. This article also includes a handy checklist.

… 40-57. 4 0 ACCA Docket April 2003 ou became legal counsel for Daily Machines Company, a small equipment manufacturing company, several months ago. This job is your first in-house position, and it has primarily … Insurance Co. She is available at Julie congdon@vanguard.com. Patricia M. Hamill is a partner with Conrad O'Brien …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/25/2017

This is a sample code of business conduct of company and its subsidiaries.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Conduct of Company and Its Subsidiaries May 25, 2017 This is a sample code of business conduct of company and its … To set forth and establish compliance with guidelines for ethical business conduct, including conducting business … can access the web page at: [INDEPENDENT REPORTING COMPANY WEBSITE HYPERLINK] Approvals and Waivers The Code sets out …
Articles
CMS
01/06/2023
138 pages

In this multi-country guide, learn about the rules on approaching investors in different jurisdictions, in relation to an offer or issue of shares.

Resource Details
Region: Global, Europe, Middle East, Asia, South America, North America, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
… are asked across CMS in our Equity Capital Market practice is what are the rules about approaching a limited number of … large institutions or funds to conducting a mini-roadshow for a number of such investors. Alternatively, it can be for … Exchange (BSE) or on another MTF, it must publish on its website a document prepared in compliance with the rules of …
Benchmarking and Research Data
ACC & Laurence Simons
05/14/2013

The ACC & Laurence Simons EMEA Legal Department Survey 2013 builds on previous research, confirming established trends and revealing new ones. As the economic downturn continues to bite across Europe and company executives, including general counsel and heads of legal, look to respond accordingly. This is having a clear impact on the way legal departments are managing their workloads, budgets and are being staffed. In particular, company executives, are on the whole looking to respond to increasing pressures of cost containment — to continue to do more with less.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
… and heads of legal, look to respond accordingly. This is having a clear impact on the way legal departments are … are very interested to hear your feedback and suggestions for future editions. 17 18 Challenges Team-building & … and India. For more information, visit www.laurencesimons.com The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is a global …
Program Materials
Marilyn McClure-Demers, Jessica Pulliam, Jayne Rothman, Jeffrey Tao
05/18/2015

Discuss key steps your peers take when faced with a new lawsuit; Discuss why, when and how your peers establish and manage a litigation hold; Learn the importance of your focus as in-house counsel – it’s not just on getting those pleadings filed, but also implementing litigation holds, managing outside counsel, conducting investigations, analyzing your position, determining strategy and much more; Understand how your peers assess the financial impact a particular piece of litigation may have on your organization, and how they provide management with the tools and knowledge that management needs to make decisions about risk; Learn to take steps and create programs to prevent litigation and, when disputes occur, how to resolve them as early as appropriate for your business; discuss cost benefit analysis and risk assessment to determine whether to get in, stay in or get out; and Discuss how to conduct a thorough post mortem of each case in order to develop a list of “lessons learned” that will direct you in the future.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
… a litigation hold; Learn the importance of your focus as in-house counsel – it’s not just on getting those pleadings … occur, how to resolve them as early as appropriate for your business; discuss cost benefit analysis and risk …  and  IP  li?ga?on  and  discovery  teams,  Marilyn  is  responsible  for  managing  and   direc?ng  strategy  as …
Program Materials
Thomas Becket
Michael Ferrier
Jason Gordon
Rodolfo Rivera
10/29/2013

Real estate transactions in Mexico are complicated. Foreigners are prohibited from purchasing real estate in certain areas, while in other areas agrarian rights can affect the purchasers title to real estate. This program will discuss in detail the how legal transactions are processed in Mexico.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Real Estate
Source: Meetings
Region: Mexico
… Meeting October 27-30, Los Angeles, CA This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2013 various authors … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 29 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM 805: Advanced … Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2004-2013; selected for inclusion in America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Real …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/27/2023
Wisdom is your gold chip to a solid career as well as deep personal satisfaction shares James Bellerjeau in this Career Path column.
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… Life James Bellerjeau Publication Date: 03/27/2023 Wisdom is your gold chip to a solid career as well as deep personal … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by eamesBot / Shutterstock.com You might greatly improve your quality of life by … people don't appreciate these simple rules: When demand for goods and services remains constant but supplies are …
Articles
Anne Dill and Angelique Lyons
05/01/2011

One word: statistics. Wait. Don’t run. Understanding statistics might reduce your company’s chances of facing a class action lawsuit. Identify high-risk areas in your employment activity records by analyzing the same data courts use to prove discrimination. Read this article to improve your chances with class action statistics.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… relied upon by plaintiffs to prove common- ality, which is one of the elements that must be established to proceed as … Bryan Cave LLP. She can be contacted at anne.dill@seaworld.com. ANGELIQUE LYONS is a partner at Constangy, Brooks & … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/02/2024
In her latest column, Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro revisits her list of goals from earlier in the year and realizes that she needs to break the cycle of procrastination. With tips on goal-setting and time-blocking, she explains the science behind the habit and how to overcome it.
… Docket … Banner artwork by Studio Romantic / Shutterstock.com Tips for overcoming procrastination  As we come to the end of the … stagnation.”    Hendriksen continues that procrastination is not being lazy, it is rooted in “perfectionism, anxiety, …
Articles
Philippe Bärtsch, Christopher Boog and Benjamin Moss, Schellenberg Wittmer
12/12/2014
5 pages

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a volume in our series of annual reports, which provide international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Switzerland
… Wittmer December 12, 2014 5 pages Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a … Partners Von Wobeser y Sierra SC www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 contents Arbitration 2014 contributing editors: Gerhard … Further information on the Rules is provided on the website of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2018
Could people’s identities be verified by a unique biometric? And would all transactions be recorded on blockchain? Tech Toolbox Columnist Gregory Stern hypothesizes what the not-too-distant future might hold.
… but also because of their legal implications. Biometrics is “the measurement and analysis of unique physical or … problems in this digital age is identity verification. For more than 50 years, we have been using a combination of … but all that changed once SSNs became accessible online. It’s clear that we need some new way to verify our …
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