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ACC Australia 2018 In-house Trends Survey Report
Association of Corporate Counsel Australia
01/10/2018
11 pages

The ACC Australia Trends Survey examines the practices, trends and changes in the in-house legal profession. ACC Australia has developed this report with the support of our Corporate Alliance Partners.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Region: Australia
Audience: Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
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… completion of the In-house Trends Survey, we thank you for your time and willingness to share your experiences, … © The copyright in the 2018 In-house Trends Report is owned by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) … Unsure 5% 33% 54% 8% 1. See ABC report: https://www.abc2c.com.au/australia-comes-second-in-being-litigious 8 | ACC …
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In-House Counsel and the Attorney Client Privilege: A Lex Mundi Multi-jursidictional Survey
Lex Mundi
02/01/2009

Presents a country-by-country overview of the availability of protection from disclosure of communications between in-house counsel and the officers, directors or employees of the companies they serve.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
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… No summary can be complete, and the following is not intended to constitute legal advice as to any specific … of our multi-jurisdictional surveys can be found on our website at www.lexmundi.com. © Copyright Lex Mundi, Ltd. 2009 3 ANGUILLA, BRITISH …
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The General (Communications) Counsel
Publication Date: 10/11/2021
Roel Staes, general counsel for FedEx Express Europe, offers his eight golden rules for effective communication as a legal leader.
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Interest Area: Law Department Management, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Publication Date: 10/11/2021 Roel Staes, general counsel for FedEx Express Europe, offers his eight golden rules for … Development Source: ACC Docket … Cheat Sheet Communication is key. It is an essential part of any in-house counsel job, particularly for those in executive …
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7 Strategies for Succeeding In-house
Publication Date: 11/23/2021
These seven strategies will help you to build a long and sustainable in-house legal career.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article 7 Strategies for Succeeding In-house Johann Hardarson David Armsworth-Maw Tony Frost … Develop new abilities The core principle for this strategy is to develop new abilities and approaches, which complement …
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7 Strategies to a Multidistrict Litigation Victory
Publication Date: 04/13/2020
Companies faced with an MDL can employ these seven strategies to mitigate exposure and exit the case at the earliest opportunity.
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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: ACC Docket
… Resolution Source: ACC Docket … Volume 38, Number 4 In July 2019, a Minnesota federal court dismissed with … numerous cases with similar allegations in one proceeding is not unique to the United States. For example, China promulgated its first national code on …
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Be Careful with Personal Data
Publication Date: 09/19/2022
Rodolfo Ibarra, legal counsel and Rafael Juárez, junior counsel, both of Syngenta, highlight the importance of personal data and surprising places you may find it in your organization.
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… of personal data and surprising places you may find it in your organization. Resource Details Interest Area: … only they can decide whether their data can be used and for what purpose. The owner has ARCO rights (Access, … Opposition to the publication of PD).  In many cases, it is enough to adapt and implement a privacy notice that …
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Positively Legal: Using Travel and Nature to Avoid Burnout
Publication Date: 08/26/2022
Positively Legal Columnist Caterina Cavallaro spoke with GCs Freya Smith, Catriona McGregor, Teresa Cleary, Kate Jones, Chad Aboud, and Michelle Bryant about the daily rituals and positive practices that set them up for success at work and in life, including the importance of exercise, maintaining a fun disposition, and practicing gratitude and meditation. #ACCDocket #wellness
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… the daily rituals and positive practices that set them up for success at work and in life, including the importance of … Source: ACC Docket … Pakorn Khantiyaporn / Shutterstock.com For this month’s column, we continued our discussion with … exercise, and social connection. If you find your schedule is too tight, she suggests considering “exactly how you are …
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Your Counterparty Filed Chapter 11 — Make Sure to Check These 10 Boxes
Publication Date: 09/14/2022
The bankruptcy of your counterparty — can agitate and disrupt your business but you have more power than you might realize to mitigate potential losses and improve recoveries. Learn 10 strategies to be a step ahead. #ACCDocket #businesslitigation #businessbankruptcy #bankruptcy #contracts
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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Insurance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
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… and Governance Source: ACC Docket … ADragan / Shutterstock.com Cheat Sheet Improve recoveries. Although your counterparty is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy , you might have an opportunity to …
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Career Path: The Day You Became Smarter
Publication Date: 12/26/2022
Five tips from ACC Docket Career Path columnist James Bellerjeau in his series, Master Skills to be Effective In-house Counsel. #ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MondayMotivation #meetings
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
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… Docket … Banner artwork by igor kisselev / Shutterstock.com I wasted a decade or more sharpening my skills as a … Although this advice applies to any manager, it is particularly helpful for lawyers. Why is that? Because our non-lawyer colleagues …
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Positively Legal: Befriending Stress
Publication Date: 10/19/2022
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro speaks with Professor Selena Bartlett, an Australian neuroscientist, and GCs Freya Smith, Catriona McGregor, Teresa Cleary, Kate Jones, and Chad Aboud about their personal techniques to manage stress. #ACCDocket #WellnessWednesday
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Source: ACC Docket … Buravleva stock / Shutterstock.com You get to work, look at an overflowing inbox, attend … first day you took control of your stress and made it work for you.  In the final article in our series on how to … wine becomes two, are signals that you may be stressed. It is the brain’s way of handling stress. We are not handling …
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How to Draft Software-based Patent Claims to Avoid Divided Infringement
Publication Date: 11/12/2024
State Farm Counsel Phelan Simpkins and Ryan N. Phelan, IP partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP, offer best practices to protect company IP by enhancing enforceability and reducing the risk when filing a patent claim.
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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Diki Prayogo / Shutterstock.com In the intellectual property realm, divided infringement, … claim, but no single party performs every step. This issue is most common in method or process patents and particularly … systems where different entities may be responsible for distinct aspects of an invention. For patent owners, …
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The White Space in the Legal Marketplace for AI in M&A
Publication Date: 12/04/2024
Using a white space analysis to identify the gaps between the current state of the legal industry and its AI-powered potential, this article explores the opportunities for AI in M&A while also addressing the pros and cons for in-house counsel and outlining considerations for maintaining attorney-client privilege.
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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Compliance and Ethics, Information Governance, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket Article The White Space in the Legal Marketplace for AI in M&A Jennifer F. Nelson Publication Date: 12/04/2024 … Banner artwork and icons by inspiring.team / Shutterstock.com Cheat Sheet White space. There are opportunities for use … tools become more prevalent. Protect your privilege. It is important to thoroughly vet AI usage, platforms, and …
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Wisdom of the Crowd: Geopolitical Risk
Publication Date: 07/08/2024
ACC assembled a group of in-house counsel to discuss today's geopolitical landscape and how in-house counsel should monitor it to protect the business.
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Interest Area: Government
Source: ACC Docket
… Publication Date: 07/08/2024 ACC assembled a group of in-house counsel to discuss today's geopolitical landscape … Predictability – the ability to anticipate what’s coming – is what makes businesses successful. Legal departments tend … . The relationship between US and China is the basis for many issues that in-house will be dealing with (such as …
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Why and How to Conduct an Effective Legal Risk Assessment
Publication Date: 02/14/2022
Legal risk assessments are essential to a successful legal department. ACC Credentialing Institute leaders James Merklinger and Carole Basri lay out what in-house should know to conduct an effective assessment. #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
… leaders James Merklinger and Carole Basri lay out what in-house should know to conduct an effective assessment. … to the company. An effective legal risk assessment is essential to the integrity of the entire company, … determined. The legal risk assessment is a vital tool for the legal department to implement and execute a legal …
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Positively Legal: Cultivating an Internal Locus of Control to Face Challenges and Live with Meaning
Publication Date: 04/27/2022
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro spoke with Winc Group GC Troy Swan about the importance of believing our actions have an impact — in our professional and personal lives. #ACCDocket #WellnessWednesday
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… the importance of believing our actions have an impact — in our professional and personal lives. #ACCDocket … Development Source: ACC Docket … “The chief task in life is simply this : to identify and separate matters so that I … with the choices I actually control. Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but …
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Don’t Throw the Bot Out with the Bathwater: Embracing Generative AI in eDiscovery Work
Publication Date: 04/22/2024
Ropes & Gray LLP’s Head Strategic Advisor Danielle Davidson alongside AlixPartners' Associate General Counsel Jimmy Chestnut and Global Head of eDiscovery and Data Forensics Tarek Ghalayini delve into the evolution and adoption of AI in the legal industry and the complexities it may potentially cause in eDiscovery work. #ACCDocket #inhouse #AI
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Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by Dark Geometry / Shutterstock.com It is clear artificial intelligence (AI) is supplementing the … the technology must be clearly defined in order to allow for proper rules, regulations, and a general understanding of …
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Positively Legal: The Art of Slow Productivity
Publication Date: 05/20/2024
Learn how – and why – you can achieve more by doing less in this Positively Legal column by Caterina Cavallaro. #ACCDocket #inhouse #PositivelyLegal #SlowProductivity #DeepWork #Essentialism
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by fizkes / Shutterstock.com The World Health Organization called burnout an “ … unfairness, and mismatch of values) in my guest blog for Better Ipsum. These articles identified the signs of … “ the lost art of accomplishment without burnout. ” What is productivity? Productivity makes sense in an agricultural …
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ACC InConversation: Malcolm Haack of Orica
Publication Date: 06/06/2024
Take a look at some insights from influential in-house leader Malcolm Haack, group general counsel and chief compliance officer at Orica in this ACC InConversation. #ACC #InConversation #GC
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… Details … Banner artwork by SFIO CRACHO / Shutterstock.com “Everyone has their own journey. I think we can all … to do next, as he knew working in the hair industry wasn’t for him long-term. “I ran into an old friend who had just … back to in-house practice. “The in-house environment is much more suited to who I am — working hand-in-hand with …
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Under the Microscope: Readiness Against Search Warrants
Publication Date: 08/12/2024
Ever wondered what happens when law enforcement shows up unannounced with a search warrant? From training lessons to mock drills and handy checklists, learn how a proactive approach can safeguard your company’s interests and maintain compliance. #ACC #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Energy and Public Utility, Environmental, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: ACC Docket
… and Bildagentur Zoonar GmbH / Shutterstock.com In this three-part series, you will learn how to best … to additional requests outside of this scope. Preparation is key. When a search warrant is executed, your employees are … up and down the West Coast. You are primarily responsible for negotiating many of the company’s agreements, including …
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Top 10 Habits of Successful Corporate Counsel: #5 Being Curious and Avoiding Typecasting
Publication Date: 09/04/2024
By stepping out of your comfort zone and remaining curious, in-house counsel can prevent typecasting and elevate their career writes GSK’s Senior Vice President Brennan Torregrossa.
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by Sergey Nivens / Shutterstock.com Early in my GSK career, I was at lunch with my colleagues … whether I would be willing to put aside my litigation work for a year and revamp the legal and compliance framework for … higher you go, the broader you need to be. The challenge is, however, that the longer you stay in a role, the more you …
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How to Navigate the Reciprocal Enforcement Between Hong Kong and Mainland China
Publication Date: 09/05/2024
A new reciprocal enforcement arrangement entered into by Hong Kong and Mainland China in 2024 — replacing the 2008 arrangement — attempts to make judgments easier to enforce across jurisdictions. Here’s what in-house counsel need to know about the 2024 agreement. #ACCDocket #HongKong #China
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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Government, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Source: ACC Docket
… arrangement entered into by Hong Kong and Mainland China in 2024 — replacing the 2008 arrangement — attempts to make … Kong SAR and Mainland China makes it significantly easier for judgments to be enforced in the respective jurisdictions. … of the ways which jurisdictions attempt to make it easier is by entering into arrangements for reciprocal enforcement …
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Career Path: Lawmakers Need a Hippocratic Oath
Publication Date: 02/06/2023
Why do lawyers and regulators waste their energy on policies that backfire? Columnist James Bellerjeau thinks it’s time to hold them accountable.
#ACCDocket #MindfulMonday #MorningMotivation
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Docket … Banner artwork by OathUgis Riba / Shutterstock.com Imagine a world where your performance was measured, not … you forgetting we got sued by the EU Antitrust Commission for starting up an illegal cartel with our three biggest … by intentions, Sam?” In the business world the answer is a clear “never.” But when it comes to our politicians and …
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Authenticity Makes a Difference
Publication Date: 11/22/2022
Learn how to maneuver through the many challenges women face as leaders in the workplace in this interview with Carolyn Herzog, chief legal officer at Elastic NV. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel
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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Palto / Shutterstock.com Who is Carolyn Herzog? Carolyn Herzog, Chief Legal Officer at … with a job in the World Bank as the project administrator for health and education programs in the francophone regions …
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Refresh Your Creative Force
Publication Date: 01/20/2023
ACC Europe Keynote Speaker Butzi provides his personal approaches on revitalizing creative and innovative thinking in the workplace. #ACCDocket
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Interest Area: Employment and Labor, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by vs148 / Shutterstock.com ACC Europe’s 2023 annual conference in Brussels will … last three years of the reinvention of work.  Innovation is a big topic for companies. But what about you, behind your computer, …
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What to Request from Law Firms
Publication Date: 03/01/2023
Odeko Inc. General Counsel Stephen Mar and Mark Roellig, senior client advisor for Perkins Coie LLC, outline 8 value-adds that law firms should consider providing to their clients — free of charge. #ACCDocket #inhouse
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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion, Law Department Management, Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… Stephen Mar and Mark Roellig, senior client advisor for Perkins Coie LLC, outline 8 value-adds that law firms … Banner artwork by darenlin.art Cheat Sheet Sharing is caring. Ten GCs talked to the authors about how law firms … that can lead to future work. Ok Sotnikova / Shutterstock.com Environmental, social, and governance (ESG)  All of …
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4 Steps to Re-imagine Global IP Management
Publication Date: 04/03/2023
Beginning in 2015, BASF implemented a digital IP workflow system. Suzanne Flaton-Origenes, Lisa Schroeder, and Lynn Linkowski outline how their global IP department reinvented itself. #ACCDocket #IPmanagement
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Interest Area: Intellectual Property, Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
… … Banner artwork by Media Whale Stock / Shutterstock.com The digital disruption and operational reformation … the mindset about digital disruption and its implications for our people, service, and value. Since 2017, our IP … we did it.  BASF Corporation’s North America IP department is a regional intellectual property legal team comprised of …
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Building an Agile Legal Department
Publication Date: 04/03/2023
Ultimately, the key to navigating the future of legal work, achieving efficiencies, and delivering high-quality legal services is to find a balance between the use of technology and the importance of people and their skills. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel #remotework
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Interest Area: Law Department Management, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… efficiencies, and delivering high-quality legal services is to find a balance between the use of technology and the … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Zenzen / Shutterstock.com Remote work has become such an integral part of our daily lives that it is difficult for many people to imagine a world without it. The …
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Positively Legal: Finding Your Meditation Practice While Minding the Hype
Publication Date: 03/22/2023
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro, along with other in-house counsel and mindfulness experts, discuss meditation’s many health benefits and the hype around it. #ACCDocket #inhouse #wellness
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… … Banner artwork by Efremov Alexander / Shutterstock.com My first Positively Legal article in 2020 was about … (an oncoming bus) and perceived danger (a full inbox). For many, our stress response (which gives us the burst of … there has been new research and new techniques to try. It is a practice that continues to increase in popularity. I …
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How GCs Can Team Up with CFOs to Lead a Business through Crisis
Publication Date: 03/31/2023
Sooner or later, a crisis will hit your company. Docket columnist Olga V. Mack outlines actions GCs can take before, during, and after a crisis. #ACCDocket #SVB #Finance #Crisis
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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics, Law Department Management, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com From security breaches to health emergencies like … come in all shapes and sizes, but the business impact is often identical. Customer attrition, damaged reputation, … to make payroll, to make capital expenditures (e.g., for supplies), and to meet other cash requirements from …
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The ABCs of Work: Be Happy
Publication Date: 07/31/2023
You can be happy simply by thinking you are, and your happiness will spread into work. Career Path author James Bellerjeau tells you how in The ABCs of Work series. #ACCDocket #Stoic #Stoicism
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Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development
Source: ACC Docket
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Kitch Bain /  Shutterstock.com Today’s topic is learning how to Be Happy . Last time we talked about doing … is content with his lot, whatever it be — without wishing for what he has not. Seneca Be content with what you have, …
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