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When Darren Zeidel completed law school at McGill University in Quebec, he knew he had a passion to participate in some of the most significant opportunities the corporate legal profession could offer. Fast forward to July 2019, when he stepped into his current position at Aon plc following several other impressive roles, and it would appear his younger self steered him well.

As we enter month seven of the pandemic (with the risk of a looming “second wave” this season), our ability to connect with people is still hampered by social distancing restrictions and fear of catching the virus. We must analyze how to find a remedy to improve our situation while staying safe.

ASC 606 governs how revenue from your litigation settlement contracts will be accounted for and reported. By learning the ins and outs of ASC 606, you can understand how a settlement agreement will be accounted for and whether it will support your company’s revenue goals.

Since few things are worse than showing up to a deposition unprepared, this article delves into the basic and less familiar aspects of the 30(b)(6) deposition to prepare you for a successful day in court.

Did you know that in Canada, an application for your trademark can be blocked by a form of trademark that automatically covers all classes, never expires, and cannot be cancelled based on non-use?

In this article are five questions every advertising lawyer gets — and the answers that their marketing colleagues need in order to execute their campaign.

A day in the life of Debbie Hoffman, Chief legal officer at Digital Risk, LLC.

A day in the life of Yen Lee Sim, senior legal counsel at Schneider Electric.

In her latest Columnist Q&A piece, Alexander talks to Maryrose Delahunty about the evolution of in-house practice and tips for the aspiring general counsel of a small companies.

Our fictitious legal team look for ways to stay competitive in the face of significant requirements related to conflict minerals, with no authority to add headcount.

A day in the life of Justin Coss, Group legal counsel and company secretary at
 AUB Group Ltd. in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

A day in the life of Fermeen Fazal, Vice President, Chief Counsel, and Director of Compliance at UniversalPegasus International in Houston, Texas.

To get more insight on lawyers who transitioned into sports operations with major league teams, I spoke to Julien Brisebois, assistant general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Kevin Gilmore, former EVP of the Montreal Canadiens. Both began their careers as lawyers and transitioned into an operational role.

While many lawyers may be interested in joining a board of directors of a for-profit public or private company, reaching this goal can entail a degree of complexity that even the Byzantine Emperors would have envied. Consequently many lawyers are puzzled by the process and give up well before they even begin. Likewise, companies and many current board members do not often project a lot of enthusiasm when it comes to adding lawyers to the board.

Jenny Kiss, general counsel of Public Transport Authority of West Australia, talks about how attending the course helped benchmark herself and prepare for an upcoming legal risk assessment.

In 2008, I had the pleasure of interviewing Hoffman while he was visiting Rochester, New York. I asked him about the early days of the business ethics movement and his assessment of the impact that the compliance and ethics profession has had on the business community. After learning of his passing, I retrieved my notes from that interview, which are partially reproduced in this article.

In the cross-border context, a company’s business and legal risks can be influenced not just by local laws and procedures, but by political, social, and cultural factors as well. Effective management of cross-border disputes must, therefore, account for many variables.

As counsel, your job is to ensure that your company and its employees know how to guard the company against sanctions risks. This article sets forth general approaches for managing some of the trickiest sanctions issues confronting multinational companies in the global economy.

I have found that mutual respect is the best course of action for general counsel. To confirm my theory, I spoke with three people whose life experiences can be useful when going into an M&A negotiation: venture capitalist Chris Sacca, journalist Cal Fussman, and an American football executive David Cohen.

Companies that fail to position their general counsel properly do so at their peril — exposing themselves to the dangers of corruption, scandals, and lawsuits.

The aim of this article is to provide a brief overview of the Uber litigation, which is perhaps the largest or at least the most publicized litigation regarding this issue currently, as well as a brief overview of leading authorities at play.

We need to continue to educate while also providing creative solutions to protect users without impeding the rollout of new technology. The convenience and immediate access that a new generation demands — and that technology is increasingly able to provide — is a tempting treat many are willing to readily accept, especially if they haven’t thought through the potential tricks that may result.

While the world changes all around us, some things stay constant — like the need to keep entities in good standing and your entity compliance data readily accessible.

A day in the life of Edo Bar-Gil, General Counsel at Appsflyer in Herzliya, Israel.

A day in the life of Roger O'Sullivan, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Privacy Officer at Cogstate in New York City, New York.

In-house counsel can integrate an enhanced client intake process into a broader risk management program, while making minimal changes to procedures likely already occurring in the firm. In fact, not doing so amounts to a missed opportunity for legal departments to notch an easy win. Whatever the state of the client intake process, firms will benefit from identifying any gaps in controls as early as possible — and thereby help address risks and avoid crises.

A day in the life of Felipe Ziegler Zugno, General Counsel at Stihl Ferramentas Motorizadas Ltda in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

A day in the life of David Felicissimo, general counsel at Valnet Inc. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

A day in the life of Eliud Ogutu Head of Legal at Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited in Nairobi, Kenya.

Interview with Justin Martin from the ACC Legal Department Management Network.