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This paper, written by the presenters of Annual Meeting Session 105 - Canada's Anti-Spam Law and How It Affects Your Business, discusses in detail, how to prepare your business for Canada's Anti-Spam Law "CASL".

In the 2017 Trends Survey we wanted to gain a better understanding of the interplay between the personal and working life of in-house counsel. We found that work-life balance is perceived to be easier to achieve through working in-house as opposed to private practice due to access to flexible working arrangements, regardless of how readily they are accessed.

International mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are likely to pose special challenges for in-house counsel by adding a multi-jurisdictional dimension to the regulatory review and approval process. Discover the differing merger control regimes that must be complied with in doing M&A transactions in the European Union, Canada, China and elsewhere, including the notification thresholds, notification requirements and review processes. Then, explore the issues that arise in managing multiple regulatory compliance processes when the transaction triggers reviews in two or more jurisdictions.

The cost of living crisis is a challenge that most people are facing. The double impact of rising inflation and interest rates an be crippling for many. Not only do these challenges impact peoples’ pockets but they can also have a negative impact on work performance, morale and engagement in the workplace. In a recent YuLife survey, conducted in partnership with HR Ninjas, 91% of HR professionals said that they felt a responsibility to help. It is in this context that this article sets out how, as an employer, you can provide support to your workforce.

This article explains how to protect your company's data in a world where information is constantly being transferred through computers.

This initiative is dedicated to information exchange between competition agencies,
as part of its ongoing work on capacity building and international cooperation.

A recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that the men’s college basketball players at Dartmouth College were employees of the school, as well as other legal challenges to establish the employment status of college athletes, could upend the structure of college sports and have unintended immigration consequences for international athletes competing at U.S. schools.

A guide to managing a corporate legal department. Provides guidance on managing employees, managing outside counsel, financial matters, records retention, and the use of metrics.

This is a sample agreement for telemedicine services.

This panel discussion will focus on what falls within the scope of a conflict of interest, both legally and ethically; how conflicts should be managed generally; and the special challenges of handling them in a global environment where there may be differing views as to what constitutes a conflict of interest. The panel will also address conflicts in the context of government work including the rules and regulations applicable to government contractors and former government officials moving into private industry.

This is a checklist of state by state driving records backgrounds.

Does the latest information that confirms anti-corporate bias automatically translate into big payouts for plaintiffs in this post-Enron era? Not necessarily. Read this article to learn how Enron and related scandals might affect your client in the courtroom and what to do about it.

In this multijurisdictional guide, learn about rules of legal privilege and disclosures in several common law and civil law jurisdictions.

The number of legal ops roles was exploding. More positions were being given more responsibility and being empowered to run departments and make impactful change. Legal ops leaders were being asked to do this without tools. The ACC Legal Ops group set out to create the first of its kind maturity model, toolkit and Legal Ops 101 (the bootcamp) to really jumpstart the industry.

Based on the General Plan and the supplementary measures, this article sets out a summary of the key policy initiatives for the FTZ.

“Double extortion” attacks—which combine a traditional ransomware attack encrypting data with a threat to disclose the encrypted data publicly—are now increasingly common. Insurers in the U.S., UK and EU insurance markets are responding to the unprecedented increase in global ransomware attacks by scaling back coverage. This resource describes market developments and provides guidance to policyholders on managing the ransomware risk.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a high-level overview on private acquisitions law and practice in Singapore.

The first step in creating an effective ethics and compliance program is to evaluate and understand your organization and the specific risks faced by that organization. One size does not fit all; a compliance program should be industry and company specific. Conducting a risk assessment is essential to understanding a company’s compliance needs and priorities. This session will explore the roles, resources and fundamentals necessary to develop, implement and lead an effective risk management process. Panelists will also discuss outcomes and actions based upon the results of the risk assessment process.

The Digital Service Act (DSA) is part of a proposed European Union (EU) package which aims to overhaul the digital services market. The DSA package covers both digital services and competition law. In this article, the focus will be on the former, with a brief summary of where things stand on the digital services aspect of the DSA, and a commentary on increasing platforms’ monitoring and take down responsibilities.

This is a sample purchase agreement between a company and vendor.

For healthcare companies, the use of blockchain has the potential to revolutionize data storage practices, at a fraction of the price of traditional processes. This article provides a summary of blockchain, identifies legal issues under US law, and discusses some of the exciting possibilities and challenges to execution in the healthcare sector.

Sample forms, questionnaires, and certificate for due diligence into proposed agents and intermediaries, with a focus on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and sample exclusive agency agreement for an agent to sell a company's service in a territory.

Given the war on terrorism and other military campaigns involving U.S. forces, employers need to thoroughly understand their obligations to employees who must request leave to serve in the military. This article will tell you what you need to know so that you can advise your company as to what it should do under USERRA when the troops get called up and when they come home.

This report provides a summary of the use of technology within legal departments, based on a survey conducted in autumn 2020 at the behest of the Tools & Technology Interest Group of ACC Legal Operations.

This report provides a summary of the use of technology within legal departments, based on a survey conducted in autumn 2020 at the behest of the Tools & Technology Interest Group of ACC Legal Operations.