This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).
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.
This country-specific question & answer formatted paper provide an overview of blockchain laws and regulations applicable in Hong Kong. This resource was published in 2019.
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.
This article shows how jurisdictions compare internationally as a destination for inward investment.
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.’
A sample list of questions designed to better define the value and scope of work for outside counsel.
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.
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.
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.
These are several sample contest rules templates.
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.
Learn the ins and outs of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department’s successes and show your boss how you add value to the company’s bottom line.
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.
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.
This article, developed by Latham & Watkins LLP, reviews how the SEC proposals track EU requirements in certain respects, but differences in content and scope could leave advisory firms with increasingly complex compliance challenges. Learn more about the ESG Disclosure Requirements proposed in this article.
This is the AIPLA report of the economic survey 2015, prepared under the direction of Law Practice Management Committee.
Litigation isn't cheap. But you don't want your company's multimillion-dollar lawsuit handled by Bob's Shoeshine and Legal Services. Your company needs the best legal representation it can afford. In the finale of his Lawyerland trilogy, the author explains the basic techniques of project management he now uses after experimenting with two cases and details how and when these techniques can fruitfully be applied to manage your company's litigation.
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