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We can compound our suffering by allowing daily stresses to cause excessive anxiety or, instead, we can strive to learn to respond to corporate life calmly and with level-headed composure.

Technology and collaboration tools are always changing. In-house counsel need to make it as easy as possible for business people to understand what it means to comply.

In an effort to protect personal data, Turkey has instituted sanctions that set out general principles to protect data and punish those who violate the law.

This article provides insight into amendments made to the Work Health & Safety Act 2011 (Qld), which was amended previously to provide for the offense of industrial manslaughter. It was later amended in 2020 to cover the resources sector including coal. The piece also provides analysis and key issues for the 2020 amendment of the law.

Fantasy Sports has been in the headlines lately as states and the federal government grapple with the legality of this $2 billion industry. This panel will examine the legal framework around this industry that boasts approximately 60 million participants in the US and Canada alone.

This resource presents a series of visuals on the state of legal operations and perspective of individuals currently in a legal operations role based on ACC surveys published throughout 2023.

Discusses practical issues that relate to the relationship between litigation and arbitration to enable you to select the proper dispute resolution mechanism.

An overview of software copyrighting.

ACC's annual survey of global chief legal officers and general counsel

The business of transporting hazardous materials is extremely regulated in the United States, as well as internationally. Familiarity with the regulations set by the Department of Transportation (DOT) concerning this activity is of great concern to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and compliance attorneys; however, all attorneys, especially those in-house, should have some basic knowledge of the DOT regulatory structure. Here, the author provides a summary of DOT and hazmat rules, the scope of materials covered and key issues for the compliance and enforcement of these rules.

Armed with new tools to police environmental regulation, officials from around the world are beginning to exercise new strategies to ensure company compliance with climate risk disclosure. How can in-house counsel combat this trend and avoid the possibility of becoming a target?

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.

The plaintiffs in this action are three hospitals affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The hospitals have entered into contracts with a health maintenance organization, UPMC Health Plan, to provide medical services and supplies to individuals enrolled in its coverage program.

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.

Because of their disposition, background and training, lawyers are often most comfortable expressing themselves through the spoken or written word. The reports that legal departments give to their boards of directors (BOD) are often in the form of narratives of major events (litigation, claims, etc.) that are considered sufficient material for the board’s review. However, BODs continue to increase their expectations of the quality and depth of information they receive from all members of the senior management team. Legal departments can use readily available data and software to create statistics-driven analyses to enhance their understanding of trends in their areas of responsibility, and increase the value of their reports. Come to this session to learn how lawyers without formal business administration training can use common software tools to create analytics (that do not require extensive statistical or modeling expertise or additional expense), and convey this information to their boards.

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.