In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about investment in Chinese businesses and commercial relationships. This resource was published by Meritas in February 2018.
This article discusses the gig economy, that is, workers developing niche areas of specialist expertise, but having careers characterized by a series of interactions with various organizations.
Here are some great tips for increasing productivity and growth even during tough economic circumstances.
International shipping rates are at all-time highs, and continuing parts shortages (e.g., semiconductors) could lead to disruptions lasting until 2023, meaning companies in the sector will need to tighten up the management of their supply chains.
Best practices for attorneys who are new to the in-house community.
This resource covers how to create and enforce effective document retention policies, especially for organizations in the health-care industry.
Learn about issues that repeatedly come up in Occupational Health and Safety-related (OHS) criminal matters, and the importance of early engagement during the investigation.
This article discusses the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel's memorandum explaining that noncompete agreements in employment contracts and severance agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) except in limited circumstances.
Learn about and read takeaways from the United States' NLRB ruling in February 2023 that broad confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions, or provisions that require employees to waive rights under the National Labor Relations Act, may not be included in severance agreements.
Key European institutions agreed to formalize GDPR after nearly two years of debate, leaving many unanswered questions regarding the diligence of new sanctioning powers.
Counterfeiting can compromise more than brand authenticity and product quality. It not only can threatens your company's bottom line, but also the health and safety of the consumers of your company's products. Read this article and learn how you can keep your company safe.
Does the latest information that confirms anti-corporate bias automatically translate into big payouts for plaintiffs in this post-Enron era? Not necessarily. Read this article to learn how Enron and related scandals might affect your client in the courtroom and what to do about it.
Loan covenants, mergers and acquisitions, and raising capital for health care providers and other entities may be impacted by new restrictions as a result of the US Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. This checklist can help you determine the impact of those potential restrictions.
Poland's Ministry of Family and Social Policy published a new draft of the Whistleblowers Act on 12 April 2022. Learn about the key changes, including a new definition of whistleblower, anonymous submissions, internal notifications, data protection, criminal penalties, and more.
Canada's Bill C-27 updates Canada's federal private sector privacy law (PIPEDA), and re-works the Digital Charter Implementation Act (C-11). This article summarizes details of the new bill and highlights and compares certain provisions with C-11.
Following the recent Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization companies have considered giving assistance in accessing abortion services. This resource highlights some legal considerations for employers as they decide whether and how to provide these benefits.
Learn about the United Arab Emirates' Federal Decree Law No. 33 of 2021 on Regulation of Labour Relations, which introduced changes regarding unlimited term contracts, leave entitlements, end of service gratuity, restrictive covenants, and notice provisions.
This article provides tips on Legal Process Outsourcing and the future of contracting.
This article provides 4 tips to follow when dealing with LPO and the future of contracting.
Best practices and guideline review and development template
From Ontario to Dallas, ACC highlights the recent events from chapters across the globe.
This CLO Perspective highlights some of the technology, tools and practices Christopher Barnard, General Counsel for Coca-Cola Europe, implements within his virtual legal team to help them stay connected, and provides insights on how the team uses technology to provide productive and efficient legal services for their corporate client.
Representing 1,104 CLOs and general counsel from 36 countries, the ACC Chief Legal Officers 2013 Survey provides an unbiased and in-depth analysis of the highest ranking lawyers in corporate legal departments—reviewing their top concerns for the past 12 months, today, and into the future, and a prioritization of their business issues.
This material discusses attorney-client privilege rules from around the world and how they apply in the compliance context. It also includes the pros and cons of non-lawyers assuming compliance roles.
This issue covers corporate subsidiary governance, litigation privilege, and partial pension wind-ups.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high level overview of the lending mark, forms of security over assets, special purpose vehicles in secured lending, quasi-security, negative pledge, guarantees and loan agreements in Scotland.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the United States market.
A brief overview of organizations' obligations to protect personal data in whistleblowing processes, after the European Directive 2019/1937 (Whistleblowing Directive) came into force on December 17, 2021.
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