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In September 2021, the United Kingdom ("UK") Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport ("DCMS") published their proposed reforms to the UK’s data protection regime. The proposals set out in the DCMS Consultation would significantly alter the UK’s data protection framework and compliance requirements for businesses operating in the UK. This resource is an overview of the Consultation's five key areas.

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.

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.

The General Electrics of the world do it, and so do smaller real estate holding companies. Outsourcing legal services to India can be a low-cost option, but is it really a solution, or just creating a new batch of problems? Read the story of a company that has used legal services from India, and find out what projects are good candidates for such offshoring, which are not, and whether it's worth the political risk to take the plunge in the offshoring ocean.

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.

Employer use of background checks for employment purposes is facing serious restrictions from both the federal and state level. Employers must demonstrate that consideration of such information is job-related and consistent with business necessity.

This article lays out the steps you need to develop, maintain, and enforce a records management program and helps get your corporate house in order.

The Covid-19 pandemic is not only a major public health crisis, but the kick-start of an irreversible change in the global economic order. In this article, learn how other in-house counsel, executives, and business people rethink responsible investment and implement consistent policies for good environmental, social, and corporate governance practices (known by the acronym ESG - Environmental, Social, and Governance) have been showing great competitive advantage over others.

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

Contracting with the US government is subject to a complex set of laws and regulations. This session will address rules and regulations governing intellectual property rights in federal government contracting. A panel of experts will discuss the laws and regulations applicable to funding, licensing, and commercial transactions with the US government. The panel will review myths and misconceptions and provide practical guidance for addressing ownership and control of IP rights under government contractual arrangements.

From board discussions to business decisions, see what’s keeping CLOs awake at night.

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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2007
Re: INTRODUCTION IN U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE PROTECTION ACT OF 2007

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This report spotlights top legal and business concerns weighing on CLOs in Canadian legal departments. CLOs from the region identified emerging trends, business priorities, budget, staffing changes, and more. Nonmembers have the exclusive opportunity to receive the report for free by joining ACC today.

The US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has presented many issues for sponsors of group health plans to contemplate as they decide whether and how to proceed with the offering and administration of abortion services. While each group health plan sponsor will need to consider its own objectives, plan populations and tolerance for risk,
this article provides a list which identifies factors that sponsors should address before taking any definitive action.

In October 2022, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on Enhancing Safeguards For United States Signals Intelligence Activities” (“EO”), directing steps the US will take to implement commitments agreed to under the European Union-US Data Privacy Framework in March 2022. The EO details key steps to strengthen privacy and civil liberties safeguards for US signals intelligence activities and creates mechanisms for individuals to seek redress for the collection of personal information through intelligence activities in violation of applicable US law.