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The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently issued its long-anticipated rules on auditor independence issues and the relationship with the company's independent auditor. The authors give tips on how you can keep your audit committee up-to-date and on the straight and narrow.

Wage-hour lawsuits are growing, and lawyers are jumping on claims that can result in multi-million dollar judgments and settlements. It is important for employers to understand the federal and state regulations and laws to avoid facing lawsuits. This article is a guide on some of these laws and regulations, shedding light on the need for employers to fully grasp them.

This is a sample mutual non-disclosure agreement where the parties are contemplating business and technical discussions concerning a possible business combination.

Looking back on his own journey through the Cumberland Gap, the author draws a unique parallel between the trials of the early pioneers and a case involving DAD'S Root Beer.

As legal process outsourcing becomes more commonplace, India has become the solid base of the LPO industry.

This article deals with the case Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital: Discovery and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

An agreement in which the contractor, a leading developer and supplier of occupant restraint systems, has obtained an order from a customer in which contractor desires to sub-contract the assembly of the product to the sub-contractor. Sub-contractor is a leading supplier of seat belts and seat belt components. Agreement is governed by the laws of Sweden, and all disputes arising between the parties in relation to the agreement, must be settled by arbitration.

Inclusion allows for superior decision-making by bringing balance and equilibrium to any team or group and to the environment in which the team operates. And a diverse group will develop different strategies, approaches, solutions, and ideas.

The more you share your knowledge and experience, the more you learn. In this article, in-house counsel can learn about the benefits of mentoring and how their expertise is elevated by connecting with newer members of the legal community.

Take a few lessons learned on the golf course and use them to promote a strong ethical corporate culture.

Social media has continued to grow in its use and accessibility at tremendous speeds. It's important that in-house counsel and their legal department understand social media and implement policies that protect the companies and employees from any issues.

This article highlights the implications of the new mandatory reporting legislation, to be introduced in 2018. In-house counsel should be aware of cybersecurity standards for their company and how it impacts their work.

This article takes a look at how herd mentality can influence ethical decisions, and how to leverage the power of the group to make effective decisions.

Finding a new job is always important — but so is your exit from your current role.

Tips on how formal training for in-house counsel will benefit the company in the long run.

This checklist provides an overview of the U.S. E-Sign Act and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) and lists practice points for using electronic records and signatures.

There are a variety of reasons why companies move their data to the Cloud. In this article, issues with software asset management, use of external electronic data storage, and IT teams capabilities are discussed for Hong Kong-based companies. This resource was produced in December 2019.

If you have been wondering how to make big leaps to meet demand for legal services in you department, learn how these 2014 ACC Value Champions cut cycle time for contracts and other legal services by using technology, smart staffing and training risk-calibrated work allocation, and by addressing root causes that drive demand.

As in-house counsel, you provide your outside counsel with some of your company's most highly sensitive information. Your company may have robust procedures for evaluating other third-party vendors with access to company data, but often with respect to law firms, the procurement process is left solely to in-house counsel. Do you know what your law firms are doing to protect that information from cyber attacks and other disclosures? Even if you consider your company to be at low risk for cyber incidents, can the same be said of your law firms? This discussion will explore the issue of law firm data security - how to address the issue when retaining a new firm or raise the issue with an existing firm. The panel will also discuss what policies and processes should be applied inside the legal department to meet in-house counsel's ethical obligations under Rule 1.6 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

This paper gives valuable insight, based on a depth of experience and keen observation, into the representative business models prevalent in the labour and employment field in Australia.

601 - Trade Secrets & Restrictive Covenants - Competing Considerations in a Mobile Marketplace

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

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

AI poses uncharted problems in the areas of compliance, liability, intellectual property, product development, and antitrust. Increasingly General Counsel are called upon to guide boards, C-suites, co-workers, and the public through new ethical and legal complications about targeting customer sets, diligence on supply chain partners, personnel decisions, and risk. AI, and the politics around it, adds new layers of complexity to the very challenging role of the General Counsel.

ACC’s “2015 Top 10 30-Somethings” are passionate change-makers; always seeking opportunities to positively impact their companies, industries and communities. They face challenges like increased regulation and advancing technology with a calculated, patient stamina that many of them learned as athletes. Whether fighting corruption or advancing diversity in the profession, no goal is too far reaching for this group, especially considering the dedicated, talented teams that support them. Our winners may live and work around the globe, but they are banded together in their efforts to make it a better place.

In 2015, ACC received more nominations for its “Top 10 30-Somethings” honor than ever before. The 2015 class reflects the inspired competition and epitomizes ACC values: tireless innovation, love of practice and a genuine international perspective.

This case law seeks a reversal ofthe singular, unprecedented, split decision issued by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("TTAB" or "Board"), which ordered the cancellation ofsix federal trademark registrations containing the word "Redskins," as used in connection with the Washington, D.C. professional football team, on the ground that these trademarks "may disparage" Native Americans.

This article encourages Boards and CEOs to raise awareness about how businesses can support the rule of law, and promote collective action in engaging governments to advance the rule of law.