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Articles
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
11/11/2016

This article aims to provide the fintech industry in Hong Kong with a comprehensive study of the key features, benefits, risks and potential of Distributed Ledger Technology (blockchain).

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Collection: Blockchain
Region: Hong Kong
… Ledger Technology 3 1. Foreword To many, “fintech” is a term simply associated with the trendy banking or … 2 See “Command line options” at https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Command-Line-Options 3 See … at https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf 7 See “Corporate website of Ethereum Foundation” at https://www.ethereum.org/ …
Articles
01/06/2015
40 pages

This article deals with doing business in the Asia Pacific Region.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Asia
… telephone | 1.800.968.2211 toll free | www.primerus.com Doing Business In Asia Pacific Region Australia . . . . . … solutions and give you practical advice. Carroll & O’Dea is a full service Australian law firm with offices in Sydney, … Harrison hharrison@codea.com.au Telephone: +61 2 9291 7100 Website: www.codea.com.au Austra l ia 3 Carroll & O’Dea 1. …
Articles
Ronald F. Pol
07/17/2007

ACC Docket July/August 2007: Ins & Outs: RFPs and Tenders, Should We, Really? Before you request an RFP, here are some tips to determine whether there might be a better alternative.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Audience: Legal Operations
… 24 July/August 2007 Y ou’ve decided to issue a ten- der for legal services, com- monly known as a request for proposals (RFP). You dust … hire a consultant to pull it all together. The consultant is quick to agree with the need to go out to tender: “Let’s …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2017
What do law and bread baking have in common? Absolutely nothing. Isn’t it wonderful?
… I have a habit of frequenting, I stumbled across a recipe for “No Knead Dutch Oven Bread.” My interest was piqued. I … biscuit. After reading multiple versions of the recipe online, the reviews indicated that anyone could produce this … planning, drafting, and fire-fighting. Everything we do is part of a continuum. It is unheard of to have any project …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/30/2020
However, now more than ever, demands on our time are increasing as work hours seep into personal time. How do you find the time to exercise every day? Let’s approach it like any other matter we are confronted with as legal professionals.
… priorities and boundaries; and  Know it’s OK to ask for help.  That article was written only a few months before … power of making daily incremental changes — something that is within our control — is perhaps even more helpful as the … what you like to do.   Find a short HIIT or Tabata workout online and start doing burpees, running in place, doing short …
Program Materials
Atiba Adams, Marc Gold, Smeeta Ramarathnam, Luis A. Aguilar, Carol Ward
10/29/2014

The session will cover important recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) developments since the ACC 2013 Annual Meeting and will also include highlights from the 2014 proxy season. The program will review significant enforcement actions and trends as well as recent SEC developments related to proxy advisory firms, cybersecurity, conflict minerals, social media, whistleblowing and disclosure reform. The SEC Update session will be a fast-moving program; come equipped with a working knowledge of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Trends Voting highlights • 92% average voting support “for” say-on-pay • ISS impact o 11% of issuers received a … disclosures, tables and charts o Explain how executive pay is aligned with performance o Explain the compensation … channels • Regulation FD considerations o Is the company website a recognized channel of distribution? oWide …
Articles
Mansoor Parker, Executive, Tax, and James Brand, Senior Associate, Natural Resources and Environment, ENSafrica
04/14/2022
3 pages

In February 2022, the European Commission adopted a proposal allowing the European Union (EU) to indirectly regulate the affairs of non-EU companies that do business in the EU up to specified thresholds. This resource is an overview of why South African companies that export into the EU should take urgent note of the developments.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Environmental
Region: South Africa, European Union
in the EU up to specified thresholds. This resource is an overview of why South African companies that export … UK offices. More than 100 clauses published on the TCLP website have been viewed and downloaded in over 100 … and Environment | Senior Associate jbrand@ENSafrica.com Mansoor Parker Tax | Executive mparker@ENSafrica.com
Articles
Ricardo Ciconelo, Lucas Kurtz, and Daniel Takaki, Manhães Moreira Advogados Associados
10/30/2013
6 pages

A review of Brazilian corporate taxes at the federal, state, and municipal level.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services
Source: Resource Library
Region: Brazil
… tax Tax reform Introduction The Brazilian tax system is one of the most complex tax systems in the world. Brazil … 9555) or email (ricardo.ciconelo@mmaalaw.com, lucas.kurtz@mmaalaw.com or daniel.takaki@mmaalaw.com). … pricing rules will apply. The materials contained on this website are for general information purposes only and are …
Articles
Archana Shanker and Gitika Suri, Anand and Anand
11/04/2014

Patent enforcement proceedings in India

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: India
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
Advocacy Filings
04/12/2006

The Coalition to Preserve the Attorney-Client Privilege's letter to the US Sentencing Commission regarding the waiver of attorney-client privilege.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Coalition to Preserve the Attorney-Client Privilege, which is composed of the undersigned organizations,1 is pleased to … New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington, DC 20037 www.BlankRome.com Before the adoption of the privilege waiver amendment, … on the ABA Task Force on Attorney-Client Privilege website at http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/attorneyclient/. 6 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/01/2019
This article offers a roadmap for legal departments that want to learn how recent ACC Value Champions implemented cost-saving legal operations by dedicating resources to the transformation, securing the backing of the chief legal officer, and leveraging the skills and knowledge of company employees.
… Publication Date: 03/01/2019 This article offers a roadmap for legal departments that want to learn how recent ACC Value … One answer to the demands from clients and shareholders is the rise of legal operations. Forty-seven percent of the … Maturity Model Toolkit and Webcast series (www.acc.com/maturity), providing guidance and resources to use in
Program Materials
10/25/2011

2011 ACC Annual Meeting Session 104 materials which details current status and practices of legal outsourcing.

… 2011 Annual Meeting October 23-26, Denver !! This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2011 various authors … at ACC: +1 202.293.4103, x338; legalresources@acc.com ! Tuesday, October 25 9:00am-10:30am 104 – Lessons … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Program Materials
Tim Cummins
President
IACCM

Betsy Griswold
Attorney
United Parcel Service of America,Inc.

Stephen Kaplan
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Connextions, Inc.

Thaddeus Stephens III
Vice President & General Counsel
CPP
10/24/2011

This panel-driven session will discuss understanding your baseline contract management needs and the available alternatives, as well as how to successfully manage a full portfolio of non-disclosure agreements and whether document assembly is ‘worth it.’

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Program Materials Contract Management: What is Realistic for My Department? Author Tim Cummins President IACCM Betsy … a service provider? • Contracts with your vendors – Do you buy goods or services from others? What Contracts are MOST …
Articles
Tony Johnson and Henry Winter, Johnson Winter & Slattery
12/12/2014

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: Australia
… & Slattery December 12, 2014 Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and … Partners Von Wobeser y Sierra SC www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 contents Arbitration 2014 contributing editors: Gerhard …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Association of Corporate Counsel
10/03/2012

A sample list of questions designed to better define the value and scope of work for outside counsel.

… designed to better define the value and scope of work for outside counsel. Resource Details Interest Area: Law … . … For more ACC InfoPAKs, please visit http://www.acc.com/infopaks 51 E. Appendix: Value & Scoping Questions … ! Defining Value o What are the desired results? What is a reasonable definition of success on this matter, based …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/15/2021
Small players must build an artificial intelligence (AI) trained model that can withstand robust levels of scrutiny and explain system outputs if they are to secure the IP protection necessary to take on the big names in data.
… Docket Article IP Challenges in the Data-fueled AI World Afzana Anwer Publication Date: … eCommerce Source: ACC Docket … Cheat Sheet Urgency. There is an urgent need to enhance IP protection beyond contractual … to the demands of Big Tech and their algorithmic rent for the entire scope of data sets. IP rights may exist in the …
Articles
Susie Lees, Meridith Aiello,
Rachael Luthy and Lucy Butterworth
10/01/2013

Reactive law departments respond ad hoc to requests and handle emergencies as they crop up. Proactive departments have processes, tools and cultural behaviors in place to deal with incoming requests efficiently, and thus are better able to strategically manage risk. Learn more about what how legal departments can stop constantly putting out fires and become proactive business partners.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… shift from a reactive law department to a proactive one is ensuring that senior department leaders have an in-depth … workshops for executives. maiello@huronconsultinggroup.com Rachael Luthy, a manager at Huron Legal, has experience … ACC hAS MORE MATERIAL ON ThIS SUBJECT ON OUR wEBSITE. vISIT WWW.ACC.COM, whERE yOU CAN BROwSE OUR …
Articles
Christopher Reilly, Raymond W. Bertrand and Brit K. Seifert
04/01/2011

What’s the difference between an employee and an independent contractor? Answer incorrectly and prepare for the consequences — from tax evasion to wage violations, or even incarceration. Learn the 10 steps to avoid misclassifying your employees as contractors, and vice versa.

… and b rit k. SeiFert the independent contractor work model is under attack. if your organization has relied on services … He can be contacted at christopher.hrlegal.reilly@pb.com. RAyMOND W. BERTRAND is a partner in the Paul Hastings … should be responsible for deciding what tools or equip- Website resources containing more detailed dis- cussion of …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/20/2015

These are several sample contest rules templates.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… residing and located in a jurisdiction where the contest is lawful are eligible to enter. The Contest is void where … a [enter fundraising mechanism/platforrm] at [enter website] and obtaining donations from donors through … Lafleur Henderson LLP) Email: daniel.cole@gowlings.com Phone: (416) 814-5666 OVERVIEW: This document is intended …
Event
Start Date: 01/31/2025 | 12:30 PM
… TO JANUARY 10TH | PURCHASE YOUR TICKET TODAY!   ACC is proud to present a day of invaluable programs for San Diego's general counsel community. High-caliber and … ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Session 5 1:00 - 2:00 PM Buying, Leasing or Developing in a Mixed Use Project: What …
Checklists
LexMundi
06/24/2014

An effective anti-corruption program deters the risk of wrongdoing, positively affects corporate culture, improves the company’s relationship with regulatory authorities and provides the company with options for remedial measures should they need to be undertaken quickly. Read this article to learn how to achieve these benefits.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United Kingdom, United States
… Practices Page 1© Copyright 2014 Lex Mundi www.lexmundi.com/bestpracticesseries Best Practices in Preventing Fraud … accountability for business conduct around the world. This is true not only in developed countries but also in … language). It should be easily accessible on the company’s website, and employees should be able to ask questions and …
Articles
Peter Hennigan
07/01/2012

Volunteering your time is worthwhile. Very few argue this fact. However, it can be a struggle to find a skills-based volunteer program that is readily accessible to staff located across the country. Learn how UnitedHealth group overcame this issue
by partnering with Wills for Heroes to provide first responders with essential legal documents, free of charge.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Author Peter Hennigan July 1, 2012 Volunteering your time is worthwhile. Very few argue this fact. However, it can be a … New to In-house — Give Time, Get Time (Nov. 2011). www.acc.com/docket/ntih_nov11 • After the Storm — Tips for Charity … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/21/2020
Over the past couple of years, the mantra for corporate counsel has been to understand the business. This seems to be a late reaction to the common practice over a decade ago when the legal department was often seen as the “department of no.”
… Date: 12/21/2020 Over the past couple of years, the mantra for corporate counsel has been to understand the business. … on your to-do list. Fast track. If a request can be solved in fewer than 30 minutes, address it immediately, otherwise … are being handled by the appropriate counsel – if someone is over - or underqualified for an issue, it is a waste of …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2015
Energy encompasses a wide and varied universe of substantive areas of law such as transactions, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory, litigation and alternative dispute resolution, privacy and many more.
… Energy and Public Utility Source: ACC Docket … James Dixon is vice president for legal services at ConEdison Development and ConEdison … while attending law school at night. What interested you in in-house practice, and how did you come to be an attorney …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2016
I’ve been chief legal officer and general counsel of ALSAC since 2010. ALSAC exists solely to raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and maintain St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
… COUNSEL ALSAC, THE FUNDRAISING AND AWARENESS ORGANIZATION FOR ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, MEMPHIS, TN, USA … University of North Carolina Order of Coif with Honors in 1995 on a full-academic scholarship and began my career at … The equity, purity, and compassion of ALSAC’s mission is especially compelling to me. I am incredibly grateful to …
Articles
Robert Falk, General Counsel, Human Rights Campaign Tom Fallas, Attorney, Human Rights Campaign
07/15/2010

Top ten tips for creating an effective pro bono program for your non-profit organization, which will offer tremendous support by augmenting your existing legal resources while easing budget constraints.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… which you expect to need pro bono assistance. Although it is easier to create and maintain a relationship with a single … for such work. A list of resources can be found on PILI's website ( http://www.pili.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=164 ). Additional …
Articles
Maryrose Delahunty
10/01/2017

In this issue's Small Law column, Maryrose Delahunty expresses her gratitude for her ACC network who supported her professionally and emotionally after the loss of a family member.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Reflecting on recent events, what has stayed with me is the outpouring of support from friends, col- leagues, and … to get familiar with it — immediately. Located on the ACC website, eGroups allows members to post questions and re- … more articles like this? Visit us online at www.ACCDocket.com. Maryrose Delahunty vice presiDent anD general counsel of …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
HHG Legal Group
08/29/2018

An Australian man's case against Google for defamation is moving forward in Melbourne. The case deals with Google's search algorithm and results associate with the man's name.

… An Australian man's case against Google for defamation is moving forward in Melbourne. The case deals with Google's … Firms 171 Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Website: www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Sr. Vice President of …
Articles
Yosbel A. Ibarra
02/11/2016
2 pages

Cubans say the changes to their country’s socialist economic model will happen sin prisa, pero sin pausa – without hurry, but without pausing. That may be a good – or perhaps necessary – political strategy.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Cuba, United States
… – or perhaps necessary – political strategy. But if Cuba is going to compete for investment with the rest of the world, it must seize … the Soviet Union. Back then, it was nearly impossible to buy even bare essentials, like toilet paper or toothpaste. …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/08/2020
Each of our stakeholders is essential. We commit to deliver value to all of them, for the future success of our companies, our communities, and our country.
… Docket Article Employees Are the “Secret Sauce” for Sustained Value Creation Jim Nortz Publication Date: 12/08/2020 Each of our stakeholders is essential. We commit to deliver value to all of them, for … I walked across a parking lot to a Wegmans grocery store in Rochester, NY. I had arranged a meeting with one of the …
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