“Double extortion” attacks—which combine a traditional ransomware attack encrypting data with a threat to disclose the encrypted data publicly—are now increasingly common. Insurers in the U.S., UK and EU insurance markets are responding to the unprecedented increase in global ransomware attacks by scaling back coverage. This resource describes market developments and provides guidance to policyholders on managing the ransomware risk.
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) published Information Sheet 272 (INFO 272) and Report 728 (REP 728) on the eve of the corporate collective investment vehicle’s (CCIV) commencement. With the commencement of the CCIVs on 1 July 2022, ASIC released 7 regulatory guides on 23 June 2022, relating to the registration and licensing requirements for CCIVs. INFO 272 provides much needed clarity on how both the CCIV itself and its initial sub-funds are to be registered.
This due diligence search list is a checklist of areas and sources for a buyer to check in order to understand potential issues with respect to a business that is being purchased in Canada.
Based on the General Plan and the supplementary measures, this article sets out a summary of the key policy initiatives for the FTZ.
General counsels operate best where business and legal intersect. With new technologies and regulations developing everyday, counsel needs to be aware and reactive to the ever-changing landscape. In this article, learn how to deal with new advances in technology that will keep you and your department ahead of any issues.
In the 2017 Trends Survey we wanted to gain a better understanding of the interplay between the personal and working life of in-house counsel. We found that work-life balance is perceived to be easier to achieve through working in-house as opposed to private practice due to access to flexible working arrangements, regardless of how readily they are accessed.
This document is a sample law department policy statement for the employment of outside counsel.
Both the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) have clarified their respective positions on civil judicial cooperation in the event of no-deal scenario. With this flowchart, you and your legal department can navigate the permutation of enforcing judgments post-Brexit.
This resource is an overview on cartel regulations in Austria.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) gives a succinct overview of arbitration, recent trends, arbitration agreements, legislative framework, and procedure in the United States.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses whether"indemnify" has the same legal implication as "defend and pay" in EULA negotiations with software providers. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Intellectual Property Committee and the IT, Privacy & eCommerce Committee ACC Networks.
The following are ten findings, pulled from two surveys, reveal both surprising and not-so-surprising insights for General Counsels and their Compliance officers pertaining to Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance issues in the United States.
This articles discusses navigating international business transactions in Greece. It discusses the Greek judicial system, the enforcement of decision, and arbitration and mediation laws.
Learn about key US securities laws, SEC forms and disclosure requirements.
Hydrogen power is likely to play a significant role in international commitments to achieving carbon emissions and net zero goals by 2050. This is why governments all over the world, as well as the private sector, are investing heavily in this technology. The growth and success of the hydrogen economy will largely be driven by advancements and innovations in both the core and applications technologies. It is therefore important for investors in, and developers of, new hydrogen power technologies to implement a dedicated procedure and IP strategy to allow innovations to be properly captured, protected and exploited. This article considers some of the key IP considerations that are relevant.
This article discusses the Delaware Court of Chancery's May 2022 decision in Totta v. CCSB Financial, which held that corporations and their boards cannot use their charter to alter the judicial standard of review or waive the duty of loyalty, and that action taken to interfere with stockholder voting rights will continue to be reviewed under the more onerous enhanced scrutiny standard.
On May 4, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on digital assets largely echoing the positive sentiments of President Biden’s February executive order. The order looks to create transparent regulation around digital assets and drive innovation into the state. By directing state agencies to engage in a cooperative discussion with stakeholders and developers in web3, California sought to create an informed supplement to the federal report on digital assets, that were due in September 2022.
In April 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE” Act (HB 7) into law. The Act has drawn national attention and debate, as it creates legal restrictions and prohibitions on what public and private employers can say or promote in workplace trainings tied to race, color, sex, and/or national origin. The Act could have potentially significant implications for employers wishing to cover topics like structural racism, white/male privilege and unconscious bias in workplace anti-discrimination and diversity and inclusion trainings.
Discusses a modular approach to drafting contracts, listing and describing a set of modules or individual elements determined by analyzing different contracts and breaking them down into their component parts.
Table defining roles and responsibilities by data category.
Stress-free productivity is a concern for all legal departments, regardless of size. Nowhere does it hit closer to home, however, than in a small law department. This article talks about basic steps to improving department productivity utilizing principles from Getting Things Done (GTD) and enhanced ACC research with the GettingLegalDone button found on QuickCounsel and Top Ten articles.
This guide presents jurisdictional overviews on public procurement contracts in jurisdictions around the globe.
Based on responses from nearly 1,100 in-house counsel in 42 countries, the ACC Chief Legal Officers 2017 Survey offers legal departments, law firms, and other legal industry partners insights on the practices, trends, and changes in the CLO role. The 2017 report examines how CLOs source work in-house, to law firms, and to legal service providers. In addition, the report highlights plans and historical trends in hiring, staffing, and budgeting.
This guide provides a detailed summary about the different pre-merger notification procedures in each jurisdiction.
Breaches of patient privacy/security are considered the number one risk for liability in the healthcare industry today. Control over patient information in today’s society is becoming ever increasingly difficult with the expanding use of electronic health records, personal health records and social media, plus the advent of Health Information Exchanges. Outsourcing of healthcare operations provides additional risk, especially the enforceability of patient privacy/security law when patient information is sent outside the US. Unfavorable media, government enforcement, class action litigation and identity theft all pose a constant concern to in-house counsel, and vendors themselves are now at greater risk of liability with penalties now imposed on business associates. This panel will provide an overview of the principal federal laws & regulations concerning privacy/security (HIPAA/HITECH/Red Flags), their interaction with select state laws, international laws (EU Data Protection), and practical ways to minimize risk and keep patient information private and secure.
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