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Learn about board responsibility and oversight on ESG issues under Hong Kong's enhanced ESG Reporting Guide issued in July 2020.

Learn about the implications of the sanctions against Russia, regarding contract performance international arbitration.

The law and technology - a panel interview with four in-house counsel including Chaman Sidhu, David Bushby, Vered Keisar and Luke O’Sullivan.

How to Gain Traction: Bootcamp for Leaders of Early Stage Legal Operation Functions

Increasingly EU law (in particular EU consumer law) is being driven by a school of thought known as 'behavioural economics', which takes into account the behaviours of individuals when they are exercising choice. Regulators recognise that behavioural economics could have a profound impact on many of the most serious challenges facing policy makers today and increasingly see an opportunity for behavioural economics to support more specific issues like complexity, consumer inertia, marketing and the impact of communications to consumers. This session provides an overview of how behavioural economics is quickly becoming a "game changer" for the shape of regulation for time to come.

A survey of a company's use of the Altria Code of Conduct.

Deutsches Institut für Compliance (DICO) guidelines provide the reader with practical and actionable recommendations on Compliance issues.

More and more, boards of directors in the financial sector are required to assume responsibility for the organization’s risk management, a responsibility edging ever closer to actual managerial responsibility. This interactive session will provide in-house counsel with the tools they will need to educate and prepare the board to take on this responsibility. Discuss increased responsibility of the board in the financial sector in the areas of risk management — edging closer to a managerial responsibility. Learn how to handle risk management within the organization (i.e., responsibilities of parties, reporting lines, etc.) and identify new risks on the horizon. Understand what boards wish to hear: what information to and not to share with your board, and the risks associated with doing so. Learn how the new SEC and FINRA reporting requirements should impact your board advice regarding cyber threats. Discuss the Board's role in managing operations in emerging markets.

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

Provides helpful tips on: measuring outside counsel's performance; taking charge of the inside counsel/outside counsel relationship; strengthening your control over how outside counsel handles your work; improving the quality of outside counsel's work; and reducing the cost of outside counsel. Also provides a list of additional resources for outside counsel relations.

From ACC's 2008 Annual Meeting Benchmarking the Performance of Outside Counsel Session

Once plagued by corruption and instability, Sub-Saharan Africa is now considered a new frontier for major financial investment. With a large supply of natural resources and a growing middle class, the benefits balance, if not outweigh, the risks of investing in the region. It is essential, however, for businesses to study the laws, cultures and political climates of the different countries. Get an overview on lending in Sub-Saharan Africa.

This article provides a roadmap for how to assess the performance of your outside counsel. It also offers some tips on how you can apply this information to both cut your outside legal bills and improve the quality of services you receive.

This is a same voluntary code of conduct for mobile app short notices developed through the Multi-Stakeholder Process on Application Transparency convened by the United States Department of Commerce.

Given the current level of uncertainty in the legal profession, it would be prudent to proactively consider potential future career paths. Whether you would like to remain in-house, move to an outside firm or even open your own practice, you should weigh the pros and cons of each before choosing a path you may regret later.

Publically Available Provisions" with source, that the Session team may use as beginning points in their discussion of contractual language.

Let’s face it: legal disputes take longer than they should — leading many to turn to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) strategies to ease the process. But do ADR practices (e.g., arbitration and mediation) present a viable solution to inefficiency?

A powerpoint presentation of the Corporate Counsel University session 201- Tech Solutions for Your Law Department.

This is a sample bill of sale regarding used equipment.

This is a sample code of conduct and conflicts of interest policy.

The "STARR" framework involves coordination between client and law firm to achieve better value in complex litigation. This Value Practice resource gives details.

The Home Office (United Kingdom) has updated its sponsor guidance to incorporate recent changes to immigration rules as well as some other changes to the guidance. In this article, learn about these employment changes to ensure compliance.

No matter how severe the injury, willful misconduct is a designation used to encompass behaviors that, if engaged by an employee, can bar a workers’ compensation claim — leading to missed benefits and/or medical treatment. As a result, much of the onus falls on the employer to draft clear policies that establish discerning hiring practices and include regular training. Here’s how to protect your employee, and your company in the process.

This article explains and demystifies cybersecurity for senior management and directors by identifying the steps global companies must take to address, mitigate, and respond to the risks associated with data security.

Strict liability will be imposed by the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions starting June 15, 2022, on individuals or companies for violations of the UK’s sanction measures, regardless of whether the individuals or companies knew or should have known they were violating the sanction measures. In this article, learn about the new strict liability offenses and what can be done to manage them.