What happens when there is a conflict between different protected rights? Recently, a high-profile UK case gave employers some guidance.
This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2005 Leading Practices Profile, Leading Practices in Law Departments Adding Value and Moving Beyond the Cost Center Model, features law department leading practices for generating and demonstrating value to the organization, as well as best practices for improving the bottom line and optimizing collaboration with business units. In the wake of the economic downturn and increased pressure to “do more with less,” 10 participating corporations share their best value-generating and value-sustaining practices in law department staffing, targeted practice areas, outside counsel management, strategic planning and the use of metrics to measure and track value practices.
This resource provides in-depth analysis regarding the US Department of Labor final rule regarding ERISA fiduciary investment advice, including amended exemptions for conflicted investment advice.
One thing that strikes me about ACC is that it is so much more than an organization that provides in-house counsel with industry information. Instead, I find ACC to be a community that connects me to the people and resources that help me professionally
and enrich me personally.
Despite populist rhetoric and international trade wars, the social-capitalism of the day is the dominant species in our modern global economic environment. And those who adapt will survive.
ACC Board Chair Bill Mordan galvanizes readers to excel for their clients in the throes of battle — both inside and outside the courtroom.
This is a sample real estate purchase and sale agreement regarding a Tennessee LLC.
903 - Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Structuring Outsourcing Agreements in India & Asia-Pacific
What do clients really think about the legal department? Get the scoop on what clients like and don’t like about working with lawyers, their view of in-house counsel as budget managers, and their perceived value of in-house counsel crossing over to the business side.
This article uses the experience of one law department to show how integration with the business teams--an active philosophy of being closer to the business--can replace the dreaded corporate staff moniker with status as an integral part of the operating business.
SEC Amicus brief Pacific v. Mayer (PIMCO v REFCO) filed 8/6/09
The 2013 ACC Value Champions share how they achieve strong alignment between business clients, inside and outside counsel through leading management practices including pricing, collaboration and continuous improvement. This will be an interactive session, so bring your own questions and concerns.
This presentation will discuss why successful project management is essential for innovative organizations, help you understand the primary characteristics of projects and the criteria for success, and focus on how the environment, stakeholders, schedule, cost and quality requirements impact the definition of deliverables.
This article addresses the reality that whether you outsource mostly in-house activities or activities that are going to move from a law firm to a different kind of provider, eventually what gets unbundled has to be re-integrated.
As a manager, you’re expected to deal with a difficult employee proactively and effectively. If you’re unable to manage a difficult employee adequately, you may be viewed as part of the problem or an ineffective manager – labels that can be hard to escape and can have lasting impact on your career. Prepared by WeComply Inc, this ACC guide (InfoPAK) examines in part, strategies and suggestions for dealing with difficult employees.
This InfoPAK seeks to guide the first general counsel through the process of establishing a legal department, addressing the range of topics he/she will encounter, from understanding company expectations to how to communicate with the new client to establishing budgets and processes. In addition, this InfoPAK includes firsthand experiences shared by five in-house counsel who served as their organizations’ first general counsel, ranging in experience, industry/company size, and perspective.
Ethique et confits d’intérêts en droit européen de la concurrence
In 2016, employers should expect to see US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines that are as much as 80 percent higher than in the past as a result of a budget provision signed into law by President Obama that will significantly increase OSHA fines for the first time since 1990. Fines will place greater emphasis on getting OSHA compliance right. In this program, OSHA experts will address the agency’s new penalties and provide a checklist for specific compliance steps that employers can use to better insulate their companies from those penalties. Presenters will address OSHA’s increased focus on new recordkeeping and reporting responsibilities; temporary works; Voluntary Safety and Health Program management guidelines; workplace violence; and joint employer responsibility.
ACC Board Chair Bill Mordan discusses the one word describes that best in-house lawyers: credibility.
When hiring in-house counsel, make sure to share the "3 C's" with candidates during the interview process: compensation, culture, and career development.
Outsourcing labor and services has become more commonplace than ever — and general counsel are not immune to the bandwagon effect — which is not necessarily a bad thing. Unbundling and assigning different services to separate entities may result in work being done more efficiently and with less expense. Learn the “dos” and “don’ts” of engaging in legal process outsourcing.
In January 2009, Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act (ADAAA), allowing the definition of disability to be interpreted more broadly. As a result, the ADA now protects millions more Americans than it did prior to January 2009. For employers, the most important ADA requirement is providing reasonable accommodations to qualified employees. Learn more about what these accommodations are and, overall, what to expect should one of your employees be protected under the ADA.
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.
Drafting and negotiating purchasing agreements can be a daunting endeavor. Hopefully, you’re usually involved in the process from the beginning, but that may be wishful thinking. You need to make sure you’re up-to-date on the commercial and legal implications of common terms and conditions. Ask the right questions early on to avoid asking for an aspirin later.
Chinese M&A has become an increasingly important part of the global deal-making narrative. While appetites among Chinese acquirers for foreign assets were tepid as late as the mid-2000s, they have grown voraciously thanks to factors including weakened currencies in developed markets, attractive asset valuations overseas and China’s vast stable of cash-rich buyers positioned for overseas consolidation.
Welcome to the first of regular Squire Sanders Global M&A Briefings, produced in association with Mergermarket. In this series, Squire Sanders associates look at specific sectors and regions around the world, to bring you the latest on M&A trends, deal drivers and the outlook for the market. With up-to-the-minute transactional data and topical comment from their M&A experts on the ground, the Global M&A Briefings provide an essential insight to high-level deal making.
Five trends that may affect your career in 2013.
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