A product recall needs not be a catastrophe: when a product recall or corrective action is properly managed, brand reputation and customer loyalty will not be affected long term. Learn about best practice in this area.
Foley & Lardner’s Top Trends for 2024 publication unpacks key developments in an uncertain regulatory landscape.
Learn about the implications of the sanctions against Russia, regarding contract performance international arbitration.
A link to the US Securities Exchange Commission's EDGAR database, which includes filings of agreements and plans of mergers.
A recent article published by Corporate Counsel Insight discussing the inherent risk in expanding business abroad with contracts governed by U.S. law.
This article provides guidance for managing outside counsel fees based on the hourly rate structure.
This guide presents key items to keep in mind when doing business in Manitoba.
Planning for disaster can be a time-consuming process. However, the pros of protection undoubtedly outweigh the consequences of feeling unprepared.
As corporate culture continues to expand on a global scale, professionals in almost every industry no longer find themselves restricted by borderlines and jurisdictions. This trend includes everyone — it would seem — except attorneys. These limitations are inconvenient and detrimental to the corporate attorney attempting to provide effective counsel. Change, however, is in the works. Explore the different reforms that might bring the in-house profession into the 21st century.
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) has decided to issue this final rule for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act which ‘‘protect[ ] the exercise by workers of full freedom of association, selforganization, and designation of representatives of their own choosing, for the purpose of negotiating the terms and conditions of their employment or other mutual aid or protection."
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses which department within a company handles US immigration work. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.
This articles addresses pharmaceutical antitrust in Switzerland.
General counsel are expected to operate dynamically within organisations and innovate their function from a cost burden to a source of value. In this article, creative and innovative ways to show your value are discussed.
In a Post-Roe world health care provider entities must consider the impact of the decision on their ability to provide pregnancy and abortion-related services. Use this checklist to review the impact of the restrictions.
Learn about the January 2023 draft guidance by Canada's Competition Bureau on wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements and how it would affect enforcements as criminal offenses beginning June 23, 2023.
This on-demand program offers CLE in over 50 jurisdictions for members of ACC. Please see the bottom of the program description for additional details:
In this module, you'll uncover the key IP rights and risks you should be mindful of, including how to examine the necessary steps to protect valuable corporate assets on a national and global scale, and how not to infringe on the intellectual property rights of others. Plus, you will:
This panel will feature the following three speakers:
Grace Lee Director of Legal Ariat International, Inc |
Todd Dishman Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Argo AI |
Rachel Smith Shareholder Brooks Kushman LLP |
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A diverse workforce is critical for companies to thrive. To retain and groom that talent, leadership must be ready to mentor.
ACC Docket's Small Law columnist Maryrose Delahunty relates her unexpected experience at a personal development course.
Stuck in a rut? Small Law Columnist Maryrose Delahunty how to overcome the doldrums of office life.
Board directors must empower chief compliance officers (CCO) to ensure that they are effectively managing all of the company’s ethical and legal issues.
Regardless of whether your company has expressly adopted one or more of the Core Moral Values, it is vital that you and your leaders strive to create a work environment that is fair, respectful, compassionate, honest, and responsible.
305 A View from the Top: CEOs Forecast Their Vision & Plans for In-house Counsel
A presentation on leadership skills for new general counsel and managing attorneys.
In-house counsel is under increasing pressure to perform at the highest level in the least amount of time. And, save the company money. An effective management method?- Six Sigma-"offers attorneys a way to do their job more effectively.
An overview of contract review and negotiation policies as well as a sample contract review policy and procedure. Includes provisions regarding the contract review policy, considerations of prior contractual relationships, standard contracts, non-standard contracts and RFP's, and specific issues requiring review and approval.
General Counsel Letter to Congress on LSC FY2019 Funding
This memorandum provides an overview of the legal and strategic issues that should be considered by a Company before it engages in an open market common stock repurchase program.
Discusses how in-house attorneys control litigation with outside counsel and avoid falling victim to surprise expenses while managing legal spending.
This article focuses on the three stages of crisis management: the immediate stage, when you manage short-term effects; the intermediate stage, when you manage litigation and other collateral consequences and the final stage, when you evaluate long-term effects and put the crisis behind you.
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