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Marketecture — a blend of marketing and architecture — frames technical complexities in terms of value, often using visual aids and a compelling narrative. Columnist Olga V. Mack explores how legal leaders can leverage marketecture principles to enhance their executive presence, foster engagement, and align their insights with organizational objectives.

The Dutch Supreme Court has confirmed the right of foreign in-house lawyers to benefit from legal professional privilege, but only if (i) they are members of an EEA or Swiss bar or are otherwise entitled to work as a lawyer with legal professional privilege in their home country, and (ii) they have an agreement with their employer guaranteeing their independence and freedom to comply with rules of professional conduct. . #attorneyclientprivilege #inhousecounsel #professionalprivilege #ACCadvocacy

Read how improv comedy benefited a skeptical in-house counsel. Assistant General Counsel J.B. Perrine of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares how improv sharpened his in-house counsel skills. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel

In workplaces where DEI is not taken seriously, consider these under-the-radar strategies to move the needle.
#ACCDocket #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI

Equity-based assets can be swapped in India — an important finance opportunity — just make sure you know the law. #ACCDocket #ACCIndia #MergersAndAcquisitions #M&A

Stay abreast of key developments in Indian competition law legislation #CompetitionLaw #M&A #ACC #ACCDocket

Amendments to Indian competition law double down on anti-competitive agreements #CompetitionLaw #AntiTrust #ACC #ACCDocket

Combining the human and technological parts of your team effectively might be challenging, but the results are worth it. Here are a few ways you can invest in technology that benefits your people and your business.

Corporate counsel have the first and best opportunity to control the destinies of their clients at the time of drafting the arbitration agreements — before disputes have arisen, when business relations are at their best, and when everyone is cooperating to “get the deal done.”

Despite the best efforts of in-house counsel, some problems are unavoidable. When a dispute is on the horizon, consider these 10 steps to avoid litigation.

A day in the life of Cynthia Bar, Managing Counsel — Argentina, Uruguay & Paraguay at Coca-Cola in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A day in the life of Varsha Gupta, Regional Legal & Compliance Counsel, Middle East and Iran, Health at RB in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

I think that keeping up with the pace of regulatory change in the asset management space is tough. Particularly because so many solutions rely on different technologies that do not always integrate as much as I would like.

Build a top-down redundancy strategy that will protect the business across the APAC region, not just one local jurisdiction at a time. Bayer's David Blanco and Littler's Isha Malhotra, Trent Sutton, and Nancy Zhang suggest five questions to get started. #ACCDocket 

Ecolab’s Thomas M. Yih and Charlie Chen share their best practices for staying connected and producing efficiencies while working remotely. #ACCDocket

The ACC 2022 CLO Survey, in partnership with Exterro, highlights broadening responsibility of CLOs, planning to hire more staff, and accelerating investments in legal operations. #ACCResearch

Communicate for your laypersons and use images to simplify and clarify — it’s not just better, it’s become mandatory in some instances and will be required more and more. #ACCDocket #communication

DEI, Esq. columnists Olesja Cormney, Jane Howard-Martin, Connie Almond, Jennifer N. Jones, and Meyling Ly Ortiz explore the benefits of using AI for DEI in the workplace and provide useful tips in-house counsel can use to ensure compliance with relevant laws. #ACCDocket #inhouse #DEI

DEI, Esq. columnists, Jane Howard-Martin, Olesja Cormney, Connie Almond, Jennifer N. Jones, and Meyling Ly Ortiz share useful advice to guide in-house legal departments on ways to advance diversity and inclusion within law firms.

Are you aware of the legal risks associated with AI chatbots? Learn how to manage the balance between risk and efficiency with our comprehensive guide.

Check out ACC's most popular webcasts of the year! #ACC #ACCDocket #onlineeducation

With rapid increases in AI capability comes ​uncertainty and fear​ around job security within the legal industry. However, ​with ​th​is​ ​uncertainty ​​comes a ​welcome opportunity to​ consider​​ ​strategic transitions ​and​ unlock greater potential in your career, share Jessica Lehman and Shema Mbyirukira #ACCDocket #career #AI

In this article, the DEI ESQ columnists offer several useful tips to ensure inclusiveness for remote and global employees. #ACCDocket #remotework

I recently celebrated my 10th year as NetApp’s general counsel. Of all the things I could have imagined when I started at NetApp in 2010, leading an organization during a global pandemic certainly was not one of them. As we navigate this massive dislocation, I wonder: What advice would I give to my 2010 fresh-faced, eager self?

Considering systemic racism and what can be done to create change may feel overwhelming. What can we do to contribute to change? What can we do to eliminate unintentional bias? This column focuses on diversity and inclusion efforts that corporate legal departments can take to become catalysts of change.

ACC spoke with Maria Rocha Barros, SVP and CLO at BOOKING.COM.

Law department leaders are continually being asked to do more with fewer resources, which often means seeking to reduce expenses, implement efficiencies, and use data analytics and technology to drive value-enhancing legal advising.

Diversity and inclusion cannot stop at the door of the legal department. As in-house lawyers, we typically control budgets, select firms, and review and approve legal bills. Here are a few concrete steps in-house lawyers can take to help effect change in law firms.

Because in-house counsel are trusted advisors, key decision-makers, and know their CEOs and chairpersons best, they are particularly positioned to advocate for board diversity in their companies. But once you have a seat at the table, what do you say? These 14 compelling arguments can be used to convince your company to pursue board diversity.

With this change of circumstance from office to home reviewing, in-house counsel rightfully still expects their outsourced providers to ensure that strict confidentiality and data security requirements are upheld. The seemingly many variables presented by at-home work mean corporate counsel need to ask their law firms and legal service providers “who is doing my document review — and where?"