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These tables are for quick reference only. They are not intended to provide exhaustive procedural guidelines, nor to be treated as a substitute for specific advice. The information in each table has been supplied by the authors of the relevant chapter.

This session is designed to benefit every corporate attorney from the entry level associate G.C. to the experienced G.C. as it argues for a radically different perspective of the Legal Department within the modern corporate structure.

The purpose of this paper is to provide a high-level overview of the history and current state of Third Party Litigation Funding “TPLF” in Canada in its many forms and to highlight areas of future development.

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.

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.

This guide is the 2013 edition from Austria-based law firm Wolf Theiss. This guide is meant as a practical guide to renewable energy legislation throughout Europe.

This intermediate-level program will examine the major issues that companies must address when doing business in Brazil, including the following: (1) corporate issues; (2) overview of stock purchases (both majority and minority interests) and asset purchases in both public and private companies: (3) issues upon sale or liquidation of interests; (4) distribution and agency arrangements; (5) major planning issues; (6) employment/labor issues at start-up, day-to-day and at termination; and (7) executive compensation.

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.

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.

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.

Marilyn Heffley, assistant general counsel and chief litigation counsel at Sunoco, Inc., discusses the legal issues facing the Petroleum industry, including toxic tort cases and ediscovery protocols.

This is a sample company code of conduct policy.

This is a case law where the Plaintiff sought damages from defendant for not having given sufficient efforts in executing an exclusive distribution contract entered into between the parties.

This publication has been prepared by the lawyers of Meritas firms to provide an overview to foreign investors and business people who have an interest in conducting business in Latin America and the Caribbean.

A Preparation Workbook: a typical checklist to help condition stakeholders to the change while managing expectations and making change happen (and stick!).

Learn how to develop a powerful, scalable, flexible, feature-rich policy management system enables organizations to manage policies throughout all of the stages of the policy life cycle.

These guidelines are designed to communicate with investee companies regarding the objectives of engagement activities and to facilitate a better understanding of preferred terms of engagement.

Following the United States Supreme Court's recent opinion in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., recognize that certain closely-held, for-profit stock corporations can hold religious beliefs.