Despite your best efforts, there is always a possibility that an inspection from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration will arrive on your company's doorstep. Don't be intimidated by the prospect. By having a pre-established understanding of OSHA and how its investigations impact company operations, legal departments can take preventative measures to mitigate the risk of a citation or subsequent litigation.
Since 2011, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has received over 18,000 whistleblower tips, with 4,200 occurring in 2016 alone. The evidence is undeniable: Agency whistleblower and bounty programs are here to stay, and legal departments should invest in effective internal compliance programs to keep reports within the company and out of the newspapers.
The recently published report from the survey conducted by Polish law firm Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr Sp.k. (WKB) in cooperation with the Polish Association of General Counsel (the “Report”) provides useful insight into key compliance trends in Poland. In this Quick Overview, learn more about how compliance programs are viewed and internalized in Poland.
This multi-jurisdictional guide provides insight into the realities of international arbitration, highlighting market trends and legal developments as well as policy and strategic issues.
Topics covered include arbitration agreements, interim relief, arbitration awards, investment arbitration and decisions in 24 jurisdictions.
This checklists provides a rolling action item list for the implementation of a global anti-corruption program. It was part of ACC's 2012 Compliance and Ethics Training Program.
In most business transactions, lawyers are not involved in determining the ultimate price. However, in some situations, this amount can raise a red flag as it might subject the parties to sanctions. Due consideration must be given in particular to tax (I) and contract (II) law in the European Union.
Discusses a modular approach to drafting contracts, listing and describing a set of modules or individual elements determined by analyzing different contracts and breaking them down into their component parts.
This list has 10 considerations for employers to keep in mind from the perspectives of employment law, employee safety and health, and labor-management relations when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccines.
Top ten tips to generate cost savings that is sustainable while maintaining a top-notch law department.
In July 2022, the sponsors of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) approved wide-ranging amendments to the UCC (“2022 UCC Amendments”) to provide workable rules for emerging technologies, such as distributed ledger technology and virtual currency. If adopted by individual state legislatures, these amendments should provide greater certainty regarding the rules governing security interests, competing claims, custodial risks, and other issues associated with digital assets. This article provides a high level summary of selected aspects of the 2022 UCC Amendments that may be of particular interest to financial market participants.
In Hong Kong, investors may carry on businesses through various types of business<br />vehicles, such as sole proprietors, partnerships or companies.
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, has created profound uncertainty for individuals and entities attempting to navigate a web of inconsistent and often conflicting federal and state laws. One key question is the impact of individual state laws on the provision of health-related services or benefits across state lines, particularly where state laws provide for criminal liability.
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.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses how companies should handle Non-Disclosure Agreements regarding improvements to their products, including whether there are alternatives to forfeiting ownership, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Intellectual Property and Small Law Department ACC Networks.*
Before meeting with outside counsel to develop principles on certain conflicts of interest issues, review the basic legal and ethical principles on: (1) former client conflicts, (2) corporate family conflicts, (3) waivers of future conflicts, and (4) accommodation clients.
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.
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