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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.

This articles addresses pharmaceutical antitrust in Switzerland.

Learn ten tips for those involved in corporate transactions that fall within the scope of the UK's National Security and Investment Act 2021.

Learn about the legal issues and controls that UK employers in the should understand before integrating artificial intelligence tools in their hiring practices.

A brief overview of the guidance issued by the United Kingdom and the European Union in March 2022 regarding aggregation of persons subject to sanctions, in the context of ownership and control.

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.

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.

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.

This presentation includes an overview of process improvement methodologies (including Six Sigma and Lean). Outlines framework for a process improvement project and showcases key tools to create a project charter, assess client requirements, and map a process. From ACC Value Challenge workshop, Legal Service Management, July 2010: www.acc.com/legalservicemanagement

This article looks at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s proposed auditing standards which feature major implications for ESG that could upend corporate audits.

Medical researchers and medical product developers can use this checklist to review the potential issues raised by the overturning of the right to an abortion by the Dobbs decision.

In this article, global competition and antitrust rules with respect to intellectual property license agreements and supply/distribution agreements are examined.

As the dust settles after the vote for Brexit, the fashion industry and luxury brands sectors have been assessing the likely impact of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.

This Holland & Knight alert discusses what reaching the debt ceiling would potentially mean to government contractors and key considerations they should keep in mind.

Learn about the key updates on reporting thresholds, reportable information for financial contributions, and reporting exemptions in the final version of the implementing regulation for the Foreign Subsidies Regulation EU 2022/256.

Learn about five common misperceptions regarding the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chaina and its implications for businesses.

An overview of the information security risks inherent in cloud computing and their treatment in the European Union.