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Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/28/2023
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.
… Banner artwork by Felink - Creative Studio / Shutterstock.com This is a common adage in corporate America. And with the best of … many in-house legal departments ask their law firms for demographic data on the lawyers assigned to do their …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/06/2024
In this article, the DEI ESQ columnists offer several useful tips to ensure inclusiveness for remote and global employees. #ACCDocket #remotework
… offer several useful tips to ensure inclusiveness for remote and global employees. #ACCDocket #remotework … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Tasha Art / Shutterstock.com While the last few years have shown that the world is constantly changing, according to a recent Gallup survey , …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/14/2020
COVID-19 is not the first disease outbreak to generate tort litigation. Lessons from past cases may well prove to be the best guide as we try to judge risk and exposure of personal injury lawsuits arising from coronavirus infections.
… Shapiro Jordan Lipp Publication Date: 12/14/2020 COVID-19 is not the first disease outbreak to generate tort … Docket … As companies and their insurers brace themselves for a likely onslaught of personal injury lawsuits claiming … wife had worked, alleging she contracted influenza in the hospital, causing her death. Summary judgment was …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/25/2021
More in-house lawyers should consider working for a startup, writes Anne Graue, who experienced the pace of business in Berlin’s startup scene.
… Docket Article 5 Lessons from Working In-house at a Startup Anne Graue Publication Date: 01/25/2021 More in-house lawyers should consider working for a startup, writes Anne Graue, who experienced the pace of … counsel at TIER Mobility GmbH. The company's mission is to change mobility for good by offering a shared …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/26/2021
Words of wisdom from Fendi GC on becoming a corporate board member while working for a separate company.
… GC on becoming a corporate board member while working for a separate company. Resource Details Interest Area: … Source: ACC Docket … I have always been interested in company law and practical aspects of corporate governance. … with the rules of the game. Being on a board of directors is something I would naturally be interested in, and now the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/26/2020
EI is all about understanding what makes you and those around you tick. It’s about understanding and being able to control your emotional response and the impact you have on those around you.
… Docket Article The Importance of Emotional Intelligence for Lawyers in the Workplace Amy Jacobson Publication Date: 05/26/2020 EI is all about understanding what makes you and those around …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/05/2019
In this conversation with Pearson general counsel and chief legal officer Bjarne P. Tellmann, the award-winning general counsel, author, and former ACC Docket Career Path columnist discusses the best “partnering” approach, updated legal vendor processes, and the future of legal supply chain management.
… Krystal N. Studavent Publication Date: 03/05/2019 In this conversation with Pearson general counsel and chief … and secretary of NetApp states, “As more of our legal work is provided by an increasingly diverse array of outside … that system that enable them to interact and create value for each other. Sometimes those interactions are going to be …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/02/2021
Jennifer Barry, senior legal counsel and acting board secretary at Box Hill Institute, explains how ACC’s In-house Counsel Certification Program emphasizes the ethical role of in-house counsel.
… Docket Article Q&A with Jennifer Barry on the ACC In-house Counsel Certification Program Association of … made it stand out? Continuing professional development for lawyers generally focuses on substantive areas of law … back immediately was the statement: “The in-house counsel is the conscience of the company.” It really reinforces the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/06/2019
A day in the life of Niv Polani, chief risk officer at Bank Hapoalim B.M. in Tel Aviv, Israel.
… what other CLOs are talking about, please visit www.acc.com/clo . 6:45 The alarm on my iPhone goes off and signals … are always subject to change, but today the main issue is a major IPO of our credit card company and risk … home and am greeted by Pablo. I snack on something light for dinner before taking him for a long (and deserved) walk …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/02/2019
A day in the life of Katerina Galanopoulou, legal and compliance counsel for Greece, Cyprus, and Malta at SAP Hellas in Athens, Greece.
… Docket Article Day in the Life: Katerina Galanopoulou Association of Corporate … of Katerina Galanopoulou, legal and compliance counsel for Greece, Cyprus, and Malta at SAP Hellas in Athens, … pm Urgent call from the sales director. A big contract is currently being negotiated and the customer has some …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2017
Recent court decisions — such as the Sixth Circuit’s Shane Group opinion — and legal publications have a placed a renewed emphasis on the topic of filing under seal. This article continues that discussion by compiling the practical lessons of Shane Group and offering concrete guidance for corporate litigants who handle confidential or sensitive documents.
… lessons of Shane Group and offering concrete guidance for corporate litigants who handle confidential or sensitive … to seal court records, on the other.” Because “secrecy is fine” during discovery, Rule 26 protective orders are … class action challenging the legality of the defendant’s “buy-one-get-one” promotions, the defendant filed a summary …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2016
A day in the life of Jeremy Barton, General Counsel at KPMG in London, UK.
… Docket Article Day in the Life: Jeremy Barton Association of Corporate Counsel … the quiet. Tiptoe downstairs to get porridge on the stove for my eldest child who has early lacrosse training at … a quick chat with me if needed  (especially since my desk is on a separate floor with the rest of the ExCo — all in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/10/2021
Following submissions made by ACC, a Dutch appeals court has ruled that lawyers who benefit from in-house legal privilege in their home jurisdiction can rely on that privilege before the Dutch courts and investigators, explains Paul Gilbert of Cleary Gottlieb in a recent interview with the ACC Docket.
… Privileged Conversations: Netherlands Court Affirms In-house Privilege Veronica Pastor Publication Date: … Docket … The ACC Docket series "Privileged Conversations” is a collection of interviews and discussions on in-house … intervened to ask the Court to recognize legal privilege for in-house lawyers whose work was protected in their home …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/01/2015
When we don’t give people the opportunity to fail, we prevent them from needing to think.
… We are a society that does not like pain. When we are in the midst of it we are looking for every opportunity to get through it as quickly as … liberty and the pursuit of happiness” to mean that there is some sort of birthright to happiness. What we forget is
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/15/2021
Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are too often reduced to signing symbolic statements of commitment. Loop Capital’s Managing Director and General Counsel Adrienne Pitts says it is now time to move past symbols and act. She describes how in-house counsel can be more assertive in demanding change.
… Director and General Counsel Adrienne Pitts says it is now time to move past symbols and act. She describes how in-house counsel can be more assertive in demanding change. … firms and the legal profession in general.  For many in-house lawyers, diversity, equity, and inclusion …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/01/2015
In this article, we draw from hundreds of due diligence processes in intellectual property that have been undertaken in both multi-hundred-million dollar transactions and day-today operations. Through this experience, it is easy to conclude that, while intellectual property is a specialized subject matter giving rise to unique issues, it is essentially the same as any other asset being examined for acquisition.
… Sean Collin Conrad C. Pitts Publication Date: 03/01/2015 In this article, we draw from hundreds of due diligence … and day-today operations. Through this experience, it is easy to conclude that, while intellectual property is a … is essentially the same as any other asset being examined for acquisition. Resource Details Interest Area: Intellectual …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2015
In its first ruling on the Competition Act’s merger-review provisions in more than 20 years, the SCC allowed Tervita’s appeal and overturned the earlier decisions.
… Docket Article Supreme Court Clarifies Test for Merger Review in Canada Kevin Ackhurst Bradley K. Schneider Publication … order can be made in respect of a merger where the merger is likely to result in efficiency gains that will be greater …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/13/2021
Spending time in nature can restore our ability to focus and concentrate.
… Cavallaro Publication Date: 05/13/2021 Spending time in nature can restore our ability to focus and concentrate. … . The ability to focus on a task that requires effort is known as directed or voluntary attention . We exert mental … kind of effortless and sustainable attention was ideal for hunting and gathering. Contemporary lifestyles relying on …
Articles
11/17/2015

This is a brief booklet describing the main characteristics of various legal entities throughout Europe.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom
… Guide to Corporations in Europe November 17, 2015 This is a brief booklet describing the main characteristics of … corporations registered in England). The Companies House website contains accessible documents and guidance, see … activities in Germany. Business activities other than com-mercial or industrial operations can be performed …
Articles
Ashurst
04/01/2014

In this briefing, you will find short, easy-to-follow guides to the main regulations which are changing the route to issuance and beyond. We hope you find it useful.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: European Union
… and Arrangers As the CLO market shows signs of what is hopefully a sustained recovery on both sides of the … and information for performing stress tests on a website established by ESMA (although as yet there is no such … DC 20006 T: +1 202 912 8000 F: +1 202 912 8050 www.ashurst.com. Attorney advertising; prior results do not guarantee a …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2015
Things can move very quickly in a business operation. It is important to periodically review the basics of professional responsibility to be able to adapt and apply them to your in-house practice.
… Docket Article Mind Your Ethics: Professional Conduct for the In-house Lawyer Nicole B. Guerin John M. “Jack” Tanner … Things can move very quickly in a business operation. It is important to periodically review the basics of …
Articles
Jennifer G. Betts, Tobias E. Schlueter, Thomas M. Stanek, Christine Bestor Townsend, Zachary V. Zagger (Ogletree Deakins)
06/23/2023
3 pages

This article discusses the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel's memorandum explaining that noncompete agreements in employment contracts and severance agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) except in limited circumstances.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: United States
… that the use of noncompete provisions in employment is an unfair labor practice except in limited circumstances. … restrictive covenant because of the general protection for employee mobili� under “U.S. law.” �e GC also noted that … This resource was originally published on the website of  Ogletree Deakins  on May 31, 2023 … Jennifer G. …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/13/2016

This is a sample employment agreement between the company and its employee related to the state of Delaware.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Employment Agreement - Delaware February 13, 2016 This is a sample employment agreement between the company and its … Company s Board of Directors (the Board ) believes it is in the best interest of Company to continue to avail itself … retroactively on [RETROACTIVE DATE] and shall continue for a [NUMBER OF YEARS] ([NUMBER OF YEARS NUM]) year period …
Articles
Beth Anne Stanford and Julian A. Fortuna
06/01/2018

The Tax Laws and Jobs Act is the most comprehensive tax reform in 30 years. As such, reviewing existing international structures is critical for businesses to anticipate the impact of the Act on their global effective book and cash tax rates. Though legislative technical corrections and regulatory guidance might affect the Act, legal departments should not wait for such guidance before taking action.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… International Tax Provisions Are Already in Effect. Is Your Company Ready? Author Beth Anne Stanford and Julian … state tax planning and controversy. bethanne.stanford@ihg.com Julian A. Fortuna is a partner in the tax practice group … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
Articles
Simone Stebler, Consultant, and Jill Ader, Chairwoman, Egon Zehnder 
01/11/2021

In this Top Ten, find tips to unleash leadership potential and transform yourself and others into an inspirational legal leader.

Resource Details
Collection: Leadership Skills
Region: Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House
… and Jill Ader, Chairwoman, Egon Zehnder  January 11, 2021 In this Top Ten, find tips to unleash leadership potential … … The challenges of the past decade have been brutal for leaders. And the legal world hasn’t escaped the turmoil, … toll on corporate legal departments. This new world order is sharpening the requirement for legal experts to become …
Articles
Dentons
07/15/2022
2 pages

A Superior Court judge in California finds that the state's law mandating diversity on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Read the details in this article.

… the state's law mandating diversity on corporate boards is unconstitutional. Read the details in this article. … much-publicized California law which had been noteworthy for being the first such law in the country to mandate … resource was originally published April 14, 2022 on the website of Dentons . … Dentons … A Superior Court judge in
Articles
Practical Law Company
01/28/2016
44 pages

This ACC guide provides a Q&A that gives a high level overview of board composition, the comply or explain approach, management rules and authority, directors' duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, company meetings, internal controls, accounts and audit, institutional investors and reform proposals in India.

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … at http://crossborder.practicallaw.com/4-501-7404. The Q&A is part of the global guide to corporate governance law. For … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/. The information in
Program Materials
Jacqueline Davis, Laurence Houlbert, David Klein, Suchitra Narayen
10/17/2016

This session will enable in-house counsel to effectively respond to the need for a large-scale contracts remediation effort. This need may arise as a result of a regulatory enforcement action, such as after a US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation has occurred, or after a change in regulation, such as when the EU declared the Safe Harbor framework to be invalid. While these efforts tend to be reactive in nature, panelists will pinpoint best practices for proactively identifying all business relationships and collecting and warehousing the associated documentation so that the company will be prepared to respond if needed. Panelists will present case studies of remediation projects, whether undertaken expeditiously under the watchful gaze of a monitor or over time in response to a change in regulation, or after the merger or divestiture of a key supplier.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Meetings
… Program Materials Advanced Case Studies in Large-scale Contract Remediation Author Jacqueline Davis, … enable in-house counsel to effectively respond to the need for a large-scale contracts remediation effort. This need may … Case Studies in Large-scale Contract Remediation What is contract remediation? Company has a problem involving a …
Articles
Frank Fletcher
10/01/2011

Frank Fletcher discusses his time spent as a shipping attorney in Tokyo.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Japan, United States
… . … ACC Docket 16 October 2011 HeArSAY Frank Fletcher is general counsel for nero aG headquartered in karlsbad, Germany with … can be found. Fletcher can be contacted at ffletcher@nero.com, or on twitter @LegallyFrank. F rom 1993 through 1997, I …
Articles
Peter Nahmias
03/01/2015

Some countries have either banned or are proposing to ban the use of certain ingredients and flavours on the basis that they make risky products more appealing. Learn how this could affect your company’s brand.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union, United States
… One of the most important roles of in-house counsel is to closely watch regulatory trends that may affect their … and is currently based in London. peter.nahmias@gmail.com 36 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL TASTES AS GOOD AS IT … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
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