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Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2017
Today, many Tunisian lawyers are very active in the field of human rights and are influential in the country. Others are pure business lawyers who practice either privately or in in-house legal departments.
… “2016 Corruption Perceptions Index,” Tunisia is the 75th “cleanest” (i.e., least corrupt) country out of … members) restricts exports, according to the Organisation for Co-operation and Development. Additional resources … legal documentation and ling documents drafted in French. Online resources (request forms, procedures, laws, etc.) with …
Articles
Phillip J. Gordon
01/01/2003

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… violently and fall off in mid-air. Everyone on board is killed. The bolts turn out to be counterfeit. One hundred … Although counterfeiting has been a profitable trade for centuries, today's counterfeiters have exploited … hold your company legally responsible. To protect your com­ pany from such liability and other economic injury …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/01/2015
Each year over 100 in-house counsel from around Australia participate in the ACC Australia Mentoring Program. Past participants Chaman Sidhu and Alexandra Smith share their experience and provide insights on how to successful build a mentoring relationship.
… build a mentoring relationship. Chaman Sidhu Sidhu is legal director and company secretary at Envato Pty Ltd. … From Melbourne headquarters, Envato runs global websites for the creative professional community, such as e-commerce … marketplaces for digital items and freelance services, and online learning courses. Sidhu was previously general counsel …
Articles
Marsha L. Montgomery, Karen Ohnemus Lisko, Ann E. Gendaszek
05/01/2003

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.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… bias automatically translate into big payouts for plaintiffs in this post-Enron era? Not necessarily. Read … 21, no. 5 (May 2003): 78-91. 7 8 ACCA Docket May 2005 What is this "desensitizing effect" and where does it origi­ nate? … that an oral contract was breached in addition to written com­ mitments, many jurors criticize the complainant for
Articles
Lucy Bassli and Mark Ross
10/18/2016
2 pages

This article provides tips on Legal Process Outsourcing and the future of contracting.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Not an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … For many corporations the traditional staffing model for procurement contract drafting, review and negotiation is based on a method that is both labor-intensive and … Contracting: 4 Tips Mark Ross and Lucy Bassli corpcounsel.com | May 12, 2015 From the Experts &iStock.com/CTRd the …
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Mark Ross and Lucy Bassli
05/12/2015

This article provides 4 tips to follow when dealing with LPO and the future of contracting.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Not an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … For many corporations the traditional staffing model for procurement contract drafting, review and negotiation is based on a method that is both labor-intensive and … Contracting: 4 Tips Mark Ross and Lucy Bassli corpcounsel.com | May 12, 2015 From the Experts &iStock.com/CTRd the …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
11/06/2018
3 pages

Best practices and guideline review and development template

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: Global
Audience: Legal Operations
… Policy Engagement of Outside Counsel The Legal Department is involved in all decisions related to the selectionand … Company Relationship Manager , who is responsible for managing and coordinating services across all … part of overhead, not paid unless special circumstances Online Research No charges paid for online research …
Articles
09/01/2017

From Ontario to Dallas, ACC highlights the recent events from chapters across the globe.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Canada, United States
… members and sponsors from all over the state to thank them for a great year of programming and networking. This year, … emerging artists to world-renowned super groups, there is something for everyone. It is the live equivalent of the … Save $100 each for eight or more. Register today. www.acc.com/am2017 Register by September 13 and save $100! …
05/27/2010

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.

… tools and practices Christopher Barnard, General Counsel for Coca-Cola Europe, implements within his virtual legal … to stay connected include: ? E-mail: the legal team is connected to a common email system. ? ‘Same-Time’: allows … on the team to put standard form agreements/templates online for business clients to download and ‘create’ standard …
Articles
Dentons
04/04/2022
3 pages

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.

Resource Details
Collection: GDPR
Region: European Union, Poland
… of information disclosed during the whistleblowing process is an important part of intra- organizational compliance … procedure contact our team: privacy.warsaw@dentons.com. Karol Laskowski Partner, Warsaw D +48 22 242 51 27 … Directive). This article was originally published on the website of Dentons on March 3, 2022. … Dentons … 6401 … A …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/18/2016

This is supplemental bibliography for the session.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
… Contracts “Cultural I”: Emotional and Ethical Intelligence in International Negotiations - Supplemental Bibliography October 18, 2016 This is supplemental bibliography for the session. Resource Details Interest Area: Commercial …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/01/2016
The most effective way to combat unauthorized importation of products sold abroad remains making the foreign version of the product different from the domestic version.
… of businesses to use copyright to discriminate prices for identical products in different regions. A patently … one country to flow to another country where the product is higher priced. Not only does this market segmentation … differential and asked friends and family in Thailand to buy copies of foreign edition English language textbooks at …
Articles
Terence S. Dobbin, Pierre R. Dagenais, Renee Dankner, Christine Carron, Andres C. Garin, J. David Vincent, James Padwick and Carolyn Boyle
02/01/2007

This issue covers corporate subsidiary governance, litigation privilege, and partial pension wind-ups.

In Canada? By Terence S. Dobbin (tdobbin@ogilvyrenault.com) and Pierre R. Dagenais (pdagenais@ogilvyrenault.com), … of directors facing a bid, creates an environment that is biased toward facilitating shareholder choice and limits … topics can be accessed at the International Law Office website by inputting the five-digit reference number at …
Articles
Practical Law Company
12/03/2014
32 pages

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services
Region: United Kingdom, Scotland
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … for security interests; problem assets over which security is difficult to grant; risk areas for lenders; structuring … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/ or see the “About the …
Program Materials
Hans-Peter Duerr, Virgina Lombardo, Francesco Portolano
06/01/2015

In this presentation panelists guide you through the major pitfalls you need to avoid when dealing with a breach of contract dispute in selected countries.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Meetings
Region: France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom
… Duerr, Virgina Lombardo, Francesco Portolano June 1, 2015 In this presentation panelists guide you through the major … Duerr – ABB, Switzerland Virginia Lombardo – TE, Belgium Francesco Portolano – Portolano Cavallo, Italy … France, Germany Switzerland. •  the endless question: what is really the best dispute resolution mechanism? •  there is
Articles
Practical Law Company
02/06/2017
41 pages

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.

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … Tool at http://us.practicallaw.com/7-500-9935. This Q&A is part of the global guide to private equity. For a full … the official information of the US government. The website is kept up-to-date.    For more ACC InfoPAKs, please …
Articles
the Working Group to Draft Model Contract Clauses to Protect Human Rights in International Supply Chains, American Bar Association Section of Business Law - David V. Snyder, chair, Susan A. Maslow, vice chair. Principled Purchasing Project led by Sarah Dadush.
05/10/2022

An introduction to the Model Contract Clauses developed by the members of the Working Group to Draft Model Contract Clauses to Protect Human Rights in International Supply Chains, American Bar Association Section of Business Law.

Resource Details
Collection: Sustainability
Region: Global, United States
… on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct.  MCCs 2.0 reflect both … supply chain.  While the most prominent shift in MCCs 2.0 is that buyers share contractual responsibility … Clauses These resources were initially published on the website of the American Bar Association. ACC note: You may …
Checklists
Melinda Levitt and Alex Maulden (Foley & Lardner LLP)
10/23/2024

This resource covers how to create and enforce effective document retention policies, especially for organizations in the health-care industry.

… Checklists You Have to Save Them - The Documents, That Is. But How? Author Melinda Levitt and Alex Maulden (Foley & … enforce effective document retention policies, especially for organizations in the health-care industry. Resource … may have posted guidelines or informal guidance on its website. Additionally, if an entity or employee does not …
Articles
ACC
06/18/2012

A growing number of companies recognize the need to operate their legal function on a global basis, consistent with changes in their overall businesses. Still, the global law department remains an evolving concept in even the most advanced companies. The following materials provide guidance on the issues facing emerging global law departments and also are intended to assist a multinational corporation navigate the process of establishing a more effective global legal group.

For more ACC InfoPAKs, please visit http://www.acc.com/infopaks   2   Global Law Department   Updated  June …  202.293.4107   www.acc.com     ‘Globalization’  –  it  is  a  term  we  hear  with  ever  increasing  frequency  and …   include  the  International  Bar  Association  website  (www.ibanet.org)  and  the  International  Trade   …
Articles
02/27/2017

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Employment & Labor Forum, addresses the implications of allowing an employee from a U.S. company to telecommute from Spain.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States, Europe
… of the Crowd resource.)   Question: One of our employees is requesting to work remotely (telecommute) from Spain, for a 6-month period, beginning in December 2016. The … either on the employee's laptop or via collaboration online. Exemptions should provide some help depending on the …
Articles
ACC Employment & Labor Law eGroup
03/27/2017

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the ACC Employment & Labor Law eGroup, addresses the feasibility of legal departments creating an internal library of information to advise and counsel clients.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… to avoid pitfalls, we routinely get the same request for information over and over again. Wondering if anyone has … a shared folder within our shared network drive that is accessible only by the Legal Department and called it … from outside counsel, helpful articles I come across online, and advice I send to internal clients on various …
Articles
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
10/30/2014
3 pages

This pamphlet answers questions often asked by people who think that they have suffered discrimination in employment under US law. It describes what the law covers, how to file a complaint, and typical examples of employment discrimination.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… by people who think that they have suffered discrimination in employment under US law. It describes what the law covers, … tKe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Goes 7 Ke EEOC is a IeGeral aJenFy responsiEle Ior enIorFinJ laZ s … of employment discrimination. View the pamphlet on the website of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity …
Articles
Rebecca Ford, Partner, Middle East & Africa Employment, Clyde & Co (Dubai)
03/11/2022
3 pages

Putting in place an effective whistleblowing mechanism is an important component of good corporate governance. This article discusses ten of the most common traps that companies can fall into when investigating whistleblowing allegations.

… Putting in place an effective whistleblowing mechanism is an important component of good corporate governance. This … corporate governance systems. – https://www.clydeco.com/en Investigations Well managed companies recognise the … & Co (Dubai) This article was originally published on the website of Clyde & Co on October 14, 2021. … Rebecca Ford, …
Articles
Tenda Msinjili, Partner, Maria Kitambi, Associate, and Oscar Mashaguri, Associate, Clyde & Co (Africa) 
03/11/2022
3 pages

This article analyzes how a copyright infringement may occur in Tanzania, the remedies available for copyright infringement and the legal penalties incurred if the Copyright Act is violated.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Region: Africa
… and the legal penalties incurred if the Copyright Act is violated. Resource Details Interest Area: Intellectual … performance of the artistic work https://www.clydeco.com/en Available remedies for copyright infringement The … Co (Africa)  This article was originally published on the website of Clyde & Co on October 31, 2021. … Tenda Msinjili, …
Articles
Kirk J. Nahra, Partner, Matthew F. Ferraro, Counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 
03/04/2022
2 pages

Learn five steps to reduce cyber risks during the crisis resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Resource Details
Region: United States
… Ferraro Russia’s full-scale military invasion of Ukraine is raising cybersecurity risks for American businesses. … Security Agency (CISA) https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/kirk-nahra … of Ukraine. This article was originally published on the website of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP on …
Articles
Lee Keane, Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
03/29/2022
4 pages

Many foreign companies wish to conduct business in Qatar without establishing a presence of their own in the country. This article is a quick overview on what to be aware of when entering the Qatar market via a commercial agent.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: Middle East, Qatar
… a presence of their own in the country. This article is a quick overview on what to be aware of when entering the … a trial membership . … • • • mailto:lee.keane@clydeco.com … Many foreign companies wish to conduct business in … & Co LLP This article was originally published on the website of Clyde & Co LLP on February 9, 2022. … Lee Keane, …
Articles
Latham & Watkins LLP
03/07/2024
7 pages

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2024 adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports.

This high-level summary from Latham & Watkins outlines the disclosures required by the final rules, the key differences from the proposed rules, and new compliance dates.

… to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports. This …
Articles
Brian V. Alcala and Kamau A. Coar, Nixon Peabody
08/25/2022
2 pages

This article summarizes the requirements of the ordinance the Chicago City Council passed in May 2022, that imposes new anti-sexual harassment requirements for employers located in Chicago. The new requirements went into effect on July 1, 2022.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: United States
… ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … This newsletter is intended as an information source for the clients and … or: Brian V. Alcala 312.977.4366 bvalcala@nixonpeabody.com Kamau A. Coar 312.977.4422 kcoar@nixonpeabody.com … This … Peabody LLP This article was originally published on the website of Nixon Peabody LLP  on June 29, 2022. … Brian V. …
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CMS
11/09/2022
5 pages

Learn about the United Kingdom’s National Security and Investment Act 2021, which allows the UK government to screen a wide variety of transactions for national security purposes.

… to pose a potential risk to national security. Now that it is time for transacting parties to start to focus on the … mailto:brian.sher@cms-cmno.com?subject=CMS%20Law-Now%20subscriber%20enquiry … in practice. This resource was originally published on the website of  CMS  on 4 January 2022. … CMS … Learn about the …
Articles
Natacha Menotti, Associate, International Mobility Department, and Matthieu Chapin, Associate, International Mobility Department, Fidal
09/20/2022
4 pages

Learn the consequences and obligations for both the French company and the foreign company and its employees when performance of certain services is subcontracted to a foreign company under a subcontracting agreement.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: France, Europe, Global
… 20, 2022 4 pages Learn the consequences and obligations for both the French company and the foreign company and its employees when performance of certain services is subcontracted to a foreign company under a subcontracting … Fidal This article was originally published on the website of Fidal on September 7, 2021. … Natacha Menotti, …
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