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Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/21/2016
"People hear the word ‘boards’ and they make many assumptions. Many of them are simply false,” says Aileen Casanave, deputy general counsel at Jiff, Inc.
… health and financial wellbeing benefits platform for enterprise customers. Casanave is a bold woman with a presence that is larger than life. Her … concern.” Lawyers also assume that they must always act in a legal capacity. Consequently, many attorneys have …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/16/2024
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro summarizes her favorite books and podcasts she finds useful as a legal professional. #ACCDocket #inhouse
… Docket Article Positively Legal: Best Books and Podcasts for Legal Operations Professionals Caterina Cavallaro … Docket … Banner artwork by Thomas Bethge / Shutterstock.com Legal operations, as a discipline and as a practice area, is growing worldwide. There is growing pressure on legal …
Articles
Yaroslav Teklyuk and Valeriia Tryfonova, Vasil Kisil & Partners
11/05/2014

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Ukraine
… Vasil Kisil & Partners November 5, 2014 What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What … Rachel Nurse subscriptions@gettingthedealthrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … The auction announcement is published on the official website of the state body on bankruptcy issues and the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/21/2021
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, KnowBe4 General Counsel Alicia Dietzen urges corporate counsel to take the lead in protecting their company.
… Cyberspace Alicia Dietzen Publication Date: 10/21/2021 For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, KnowBe4 General Counsel … Privacy, and eCommerce Source: ACC Docket … October is not just a time to enjoy cooler weather and seasonal … Awareness Month is to bring attention to the importance of online security to our nation. This year’s theme, selected by …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/05/2022
Bookmark Invocon GC Maryrose Delahunty's reading recommendations if you’re looking for inspiration, information, and new knowledge. #ACCDocket
… Docket Article Small Law: Food for Thought Maryrose Delahunty Publication Date: 01/05/2022 … book. As a book person, I haven’t been able to resist one online forum for book lovers: Goodreads .  Goodreads allows … before we’ve really made an effort to understand what is being said. With colorful anecdotes and settings, …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/24/2017
Poor or careless communications can affect the company’s reputation and compromise competitiveness. They can expose the company and individuals to civil or criminal liability, and negatively impact the company’s position in lawsuits and investigations.
… Docket Article Did We Say That? Taming Communications for Litigation Spiwe L. Jefferson Publication Date: … litigation resulting from an office party, the team is back to tackle runaway communications that have created … training and reminders should be ongoing. Creating online modules that automatically prompt employees in the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/03/2023
Learn multiple ways technology-enabled legal-systems can be innovative for legal departments to add economic value and readiness within companies. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel
… ways technology-enabled legal-systems can be innovative for legal departments to add economic value and readiness … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Stokkete / shutterstock.com Still facing uncertainty after years of upheaval, company … on the promise of state-of-the-art legal practices.   This is especially true when technology opens a plethora of …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2018
How do we overcome this onset of boredom, this lack of enthusiasm? How do we change our rut into a groove? I think the answer is to change our life’s soundtrack. We can do that by trying something new.
… How do we change our rut into a groove? I think the answer is to change our life’s soundtrack. We can do that by trying … with excitement. I recall attending the birthday party for a friend’s one-year-old daughter many years ago. The … whose TED Talk on body language was one of the most viewed online talks of all time. And that was my first introduction …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2017
I think it is important for board directors and corporate leaders to face reality. Either acknowledge that their CCO is merely heading another corporate function with narrow responsibilities, or (and I prefer this option) empower them to also provide oversight for all corporate functions that manage legal and ethical risks.
… Jim Nortz Publication Date: 09/01/2017 I think it is important for board directors and corporate leaders to face reality. … investigations of employee misconduct; and, Providing online and live compliance and ethics training programs on …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/07/2021
Use these tips to stay on top of vendor relationships so you can protect your company’s future.
… ACC Docket … Keeping supply chains running smoothly is vital for most organizations, but it can made difficult with all … decision-making processes.   Look for software that offers online discussion boards and built-in collaboration tools. …

"I Depend on Legal Operations for My Career Success": True Confessions of a Tenured GC

"I Depend on Legal Operations for My Career Success": True Confessions of a Tenured GC Mark Vitek (not verified)
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Join this session as we discuss the interdependent relationship between a General Counsel and their Legal Operations leader, while exploring six themes:

  1. The shift towards strategic business enablement for General Counsel and Legal Operations.
  2. The modern role of a Legal Ops professional and how GCs can take their rightful place at the executive table.
  3. The soft skills needed to help become efficient strategic business enablers.
  4. How enterprise initiatives like contract management enable professionals to go beyond their legal department remit to support the business to achieve higher revenue, lower risk, and increase efficiency.
  5. What will the next two years look like for GCs and Legal Ops and how can they continue to leverage this interdependence for mutual gain and benefit for their organizations?
  6. Guidance for Legal Op leaders who want to cultivate this relationship dynamic with their GCs.
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… Events "I Depend on Legal Operations for My Career Success": True Confessions of a Tenured GC … themes: The shift towards strategic business enablement for General Counsel and Legal Operations. The modern role of … remit to support the business to achieve higher revenue, lower risk, and increase efficiency. What will the next two …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/27/2023
56 pages

This is a sample employee handbook.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Employee Handbook February 27, 2023 56 pages This is a sample employee handbook. Resource Details Interest … From Us � 6Equal Employment Opportunity Policy � 6Requests for Accommodation � 6Policy Against Unlawful Harassment and … policy governs employee use of social media, including any online tools used to share content and profiles, such as …
Articles
Felicia J. Boyd, Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
10/29/2014
17 pages

This article focuses on core types of intellectual property frequently used on a global basis.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… These difficulties stem from differing legal requirements in different regions and countries as well as a failure to … the availability generally of patents and trademarks for certain ideas and brands, those some companies will … and Africa – regional intellectual property protection is available, in most cases protection must be achieved on a …
Articles
James Williams, Stephanie Evans, and Alyce Chen
06/01/2017

Although each international M&A is unique, in-house counsel can successfully handle any global transaction by thoughtfully developing a cross-border acquisition strategy.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Brazil, China, European Union, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
… Alyce Chen June 1, 2017 Although each international M&A is unique, in-house counsel can successfully handle any … telecommunications manufacturer. james.williams5599@gmail.com Stephanie Evans is a partner in WilmerHale’s corporate … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
Articles
Theodore "Taysen" Van Itallie, Stephen Ogden, and Chandan Sarkar
10/01/2009

Hate it or love it, employ it or avoid it, the billable hour has been the primary expensing tool used in the industry. In often variable and unpredictable litigation matters, it seems to be the only practical option to recoup charges - or is it?

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… to be the only practical option to recoup charges - or is it? Resource Details Source: ACC Docket Region: United … Tyler in new york City. he can be contacted at tvanita@mac.com. sTePhen ogden is a former director of sourcing at … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com, where you can browse our …
Articles
Thomas L. Sager, James L. Michalowicz
01/01/2008

While in-house legal departments pride themselves on not being like law firms, there are things that corporate counsel can learn from them, especially those representing the plaintiff. Find out how DuPont's legal team's defense strategies could work at your company.

… has launched an initiative to increase its recoveries and is now more frequently on the plain- tiff side of cases. … 1990s, the Du- Pont Model, a closer alliance between the com- pany and its law firms, was created as a means to … Costs, and Recoveries ACC Docket 73 January/February 2008 website on topics ranging from “Oxycontin,” to “Heart De- …
Articles
Shawn Cheadle and Philip J. Favro
05/01/2013
12 pages

How much oversight in-house counsel should exercise in connection with document preservation and collection in ediscovery is a delicate balance of push and pull. Should you allow executives and employees to decide what is relevant and have them push the data for production? Or should your team pull the data and then review for relevancy? This article considers leading court cases in order to provide some suggestions for how you can best supervise the ediscovery process.

… Articles How Much Oversight Is Required of In-house Counsel in eDiscovery Author Shawn … member, frequent speaker and author. shawn.cheadle@lmco.com Philip J. Favro is discovery counsel, Symantec … aCC haS MORE MaTERIaL ON ThIS SUBJECT ON OUR wEBSITE. vISIT www.ACC.CoM, whERE yOU CaN BROwSE OUR …
Articles
Jonathan Cullen
12/01/2016

By understanding the 10 practical steps to take before, during, and after your next calamity, in-house counsel can be better prepared to seize the moment and overcome any scenario.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… legal departments often set parameters for when failure is acceptable, breaking out of these restrictions during a … biopharmaceutical companies. jonathan.cullen@pfizer.com 56 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL SEIZE THE HIDDEN … ACC HAS MORE MATERIAL ON THIS SUBJECT ON OUR WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.ACC.COM, WHERE YOU CAN BROWSE OUR …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/01/2017
Once the company is public, it steps into the limelight with the bright lights of consumers, regulators, and investors firmly set on its business and reputation. This article gives you a few tips to prepare for this new reality.
… Axel Viaene Publication Date: 03/01/2017 Once the company is public, it steps into the limelight with the bright lights … reputation. This article gives you a few tips to prepare for this new reality. Resource Details Interest Area: Skills … shareholder meeting. The company needs to upgrade its website and set up an investor relations department. The …
Articles
Butler Snow LLP, a Lex Mundi member firm
10/15/2016
52 pages

This resource is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series which provides general information about legal and business infrastructures in jurisdictions around the world. In this edition, Lex Mundi explores business entities, trade regulations, tax laws, labor & employment laws, and the Mississippi court system.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Mundi member firm October 15, 2016 52 pages This resource is part of the Lex Mundi Guides to Doing Business series … an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … www.lexmundi.com Mississippi Prepared by Lex Mundi member firm, Butler … For more information on Butler Snow, please visit our website at www.butlersnow.com. Table of Contents Page I. …
Program Materials
MINTZ, LEVIN, COHN, FERRIS, GLOVSKY AND POPEO, P.C.
11/16/2011

An overview of risk management from the in-house counsel perspective. Includes tips on prioritizing enterprise risk, advising the board on risk, and the role of in-house counsel in risk mitigation.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Dell (Healthcare & Life Sciences Business Unit) What is “Enterprise Risk Management”? Gap Analysis and … for In House Counsel 38 www.privacyandsecuritymatters.com – Matrix is updated quarterly Federal Laws • Federal … PR efforts – prepare employees – Call center? – FAQs on Website? – Identity monitoring and restoration protection 46 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/06/2019
This article will present proactive approaches to promoting diversity and inclusion that in-house legal departments and the legal community can adopt and adapt to individual circumstances. Specifically, this article will examine the importance of messaging from leadership, meaningful mentorship/sponsorship relationships, limiting implicit bias in hiring and promotions, building strategic relationships with bar associations, and working with law firms to increase diversity.
… approaches to promoting diversity and inclusion that in-house legal departments and the legal community can adopt … leaders should align themselves to three basic tenets for contributing to diversity and inclusion: visibility, … Removing bias from hiring and promotion decisions is key to recruiting and retaining diverse talent The legal …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2017
Law department leaders at large data holding organizations might lack awareness of the real cost and expense incurred when responding to third party discovery requests.
… Article Third Party Subpoenas: Reversing a Cost Center in the Law Department Elizabeth E. Atlee Farrah Pepper … 45(d) (1) states that “[a] party or attorney responsible for issuing and serving a subpoena must take reasonable steps … cost-shifting procedure. Receiving a third party subpoena is like being caught in the crossfire of someone else’s …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Earp Cohn P.C., a Primerus member
02/16/2017
27 pages

This is a sample agreement of sale with attached lease to purchaser.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts Contract for Sale of Real Estate Author Earp Cohn P.C., a Primerus member February 16, 2017 27 pages This is a sample agreement of sale with attached lease to … agreed that Seller is selling the Property and Buyer is buying the Property “As-Is, Where-Is and With All Faults,” …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/25/2017

This is a sample code of business conduct and ethics policy.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… of Business Conduct and Ethics Sample May 25, 2017 This is a sample code of business conduct and ethics policy. … follow our code. Our code provides important guidelines for interacting with customers, industry partners, and our … on the company’s intranet site at http://i.acti v epowe r .com/hr/ P ages/default.as p x . You should refer all calls or …
Articles
Norton Rose Fulbright
05/20/2014
100 pages

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of international and national anti-corruption regimes within an Asia Pacific context. It highlights how corporations should best approach anti-corruption compliance, transactional and third party due diligence and corruption investigations. It also examines related issues from anti-money laundering and whistleblowing regimes.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam
… Fulbright May 20, 2014 100 pages The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of international and national … Reitz Inc), and their respective affiliates. nortonrose.com Preface We are pleased to present Anti-corruption laws in … M&A law in Asia Pacific, Joint ventures: protections for minority shareholders in Asia Pacific, Doing business in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2015
This article will address the OFAC and BIS prohibitions against evasion and facilitation, will provide examples of what can go wrong, and will conclude with best practices for preventing violations.
… Control Evasion and Facilitation Prohibitions — A Trap for Unwary In-house Counsel Robert J. Ward, Jr. Jan Farley … of Industry and Security (BIS [Department of Commerce]) is trending sharply upward . For example, in June 2014, BNP … “. . . sell, transfer, export, re-export, finance, order, buy, remove, conceal, store, use, loan, dispose of, …
Articles
Catherine Ballantyne, Senior Associate, Madgwicks Lawyers
02/19/2016

In this quick overview (QuickCounsel) are five upfront tactics to help you to proactively manage the litigation process right from the start and effectively minimise your overall costs.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… the 'Budget Blowout' Conversation: Minimising Legal Costs in Dispute Resolution and Litigation (Australia) Author … cases, despite best intentions on both sides, litigation is often associated with budget 'blowout'. Here are five … the start and effectively minimise your overall costs. For any in house counsel, litigation can be an expensive and …
Program Materials
Mark K. Beesly - general counsel, Back to Basics Products, Inc.; Jordan A. LaVine - counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Joan M. Lebow - general counsel and corporate secretary, ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc.; Thomas R. Wilcox - vice president, legal and human resources, Strategic Management Group, Inc.
10/01/2004

Various types of intellectual property and how you can maximize its protection and enforceability.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… MEETING THE NEW FACE OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2004 various authors … Merklinger at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 326; merklinger@acca.com 102:Circling the Wagons: How Small Law Departments Can … housewares company developing innovative products for the kitchen and home such as smoothie makers and …
Program Materials
Kasey T. Ingram, Robert Jett, LaKeisha Marsh
06/02/2014

Understand what comprises an effective compliance program and learn to implement and maintain effective monitoring mechanisms and audit plans, which pose ongoing challenges for in-house counsel whose compliance role is often just one of many.

… mechanisms and audit plans, which pose ongoing challenges for in-house counsel whose compliance role is often just one of many. Resource Details Interest Area: …  and  preview  with  senior  management  provides   buy-­‐in  and  reinforces  “tone  at  the  top”   •  Risk …
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