Use this material to convince your CEO that you need to implement an effective compliance program or revamp your current one.
Litigation — everyone’s doing it. But a patent infringement suit has a specific set of consequences, some of them looming gloomy and dark over the future of your company if you find yourself engulfed in a case. Are there any other options for resolution aside from this pensive and painstaking process? Read on to explore the alternate road.
A list of additional resources and articles to supplement ACC's 2014 Annual Meeting session 104 - SEC Update.
A handbook regarding multinational business acquisition and integration. Key topics such as tax, corporate law, employment and compliance are considered and regional comparison tables summarize the main tax, employment and corporate aspects of integrations in more than 40 countries.
Provides a practical approach and process as well as proven tools and techniques for developing a technology plan that will support the Legal function
This guideline assists in the identification of physical security measures that can be applied at facilities to safeguard or protect an organization's assets- people, property, and information. It is not aimed at a specific occupancy, but facilities and buildings in general.
Overview of some of the issues related to the use of social media by employees. Includes a review of instances where employees misuse social media, the consequences of employer reaction, and the development of social media policies.
These guidelines can help you identify issues related to open source software and what to do if you decide to use open source code at Company.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the IT, Privacy and eCommerce Forum, addresses under what conditions consequential damages in non-disclosure agreements should be disclaimed.
Sample Outside Counsel Billing Guidelines Contributed by ACC Legal Operations Members
Practice Resources- Tools and Solutions for Doing Your Job Better
Review recent global legal and public policy developments in the technology realm; Identify reasons many corporate counsel are unprepared to conduct adequate cybersecurity risk assessments; and Learn best practices in cybersecurity risk management and data breach crisis response.
When doing business in a foreign country, choosing a law firm and an individual lawyer is one of the more important decisions. Using the example of the German legal market, this article demonstrates that simple referrals and law firm directories do not provide sufficient determinative guidelines. Learn more about how to develop best practices for your corporation so that selecting a law firm in a foreign jurisdiction is as painless as it is important.
These are sample social computing guidelines regarding blogs, wikis, social networks, virtual worlds and social media.
In 2015, the European Union (EU) is strengthening its data privacy rules, threatening to fine violators as much as €5M (US$6.8 million) or 5 percent of a company’s annual revenue. While full enforcement is still a year away, now is the time for organizations to start preparing. Speakers will review key elements of what you need to know in the legislation, how they apply to non-European-based companies, what differs from existing privacy requirements and what you must do to prepare. Topics include data residency, data security classification, privacy mapping strategies, assessing key risks, data remediation strategies, often-overlooked repositories that hold privacy information, tactics for implementing the “right to be forgotten” requirement and how to keep your privacy data identified, secure and controlled on an ongoing basis. Start preparing now for these far-reaching new rules.
Risk assessment can be a daunting task, particularly for new in-house counsel or counsel who recently changed industries. In preparation for this program, faculty from small law departments will survey similarly situated attorneys over multiple industries. The program will consist of these faculty presenting the results of the survey in the form of the American game show Family Feud-style presentation, inviting attendees to take a 360-degree view of identifying not only company risk (their own as well as others in other industries) but also personal risk. "Contestants" will be asked questions about various risk areas and will attempt to identify the top areas across all industries. Once identified, risk mitigation tactics and protections will be discussed.
Lisa Seilheimer, who, at the time of this interview, was senior counsel - litigation at Kaplan, Inc., discusses dealing with litigation in-house, as well as the importance of leadership.
In an exclusive interview, the National Association of Corporate Directors’ general counsel and special advisor on cybersecurity discuss the in-house counsel’s role in helping companies effectively prepare against cyber risks.
The survey reports Chief Legal Officers focused on performance and effectiveness in an increasingly demanding corporate environment. Includes hiring patterns, relationships with outside counsel, company revenues, and other information about surveyed companies.
Provides an overview of trademark and copyright issues that will empower you to maximize your company's brand assets and avoid liability.
Working with your Marketing Team - presentation held in Perth 9 March 2017.
This Real Estate Purchase Contract form was tailored to the buyer’s expectations in acquiring additional property to expand his business. It marries the buyer’s request for a simplified document with the need to protect the buyer’s rights. The property was residential, but being acquired for subsequent commercial use.
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