This summary of the 2024 ACC Law Department Compensation Survey provides high-level results of key in-house compensation metrics and employment trends in the in-house legal profession.

Typically, all potentially responsible parties (PRP) are held jointly and severally liable for the costs of environmental cleanup at hazardous waste sites. The bankruptcy of a PRP can further complicate the already burdensome task of allocating those cleanup costs. This article proposes a reevaluation of strategies when allocating costs, filing claims and litigating issues related to environmental remediation.

This article encourages Boards and CEOs to raise awareness about how businesses can support the rule of law, and promote collective action in engaging governments to advance the rule of law.

Due to a recent privacy update in Massachusetts, corporate counsel should review corporate data and collection policies related to the collection of ZIP codes in their states. Your policies may not be doing enough to keep you and customer information safe.

Despite their possible shortcomings, performance metrics — including profit and loss — are vital to helping businesses track and report results to shareholders.

Working with outside counsel can be a frustrating and tiresome process. In this article, learn seven methods in-house counsel can implement to lessen the tension.

In his first Career Path Column, NetApp General Counsel Matt Fawcett talks about his leap from the traditional law firm career trajectory to an industry that’s more fulfilling.

This article describes the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, in Hong Kong, such as Bitcoin, but also goes into the risks that investors could face. Additionally, it provides a list of legal recourses available to investors so they are able to prevent substantial losses.

2015 07 14 b

In this resource, Beveridge & Diamond covers the recent proposed rules on climate-related disclosures voted on by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A white paper addressing whistleblower protection and the emerging law of retaliatory discharge of in-house counsel.

Cyber extortion has increased in recent years, as the technologies and methods used by cybercriminals have become more and more complex. This article discusses what to factor in from a compliance and criminal law viewpoint when considering making a ransom payment in a cyber extortion situation.

This guide covers common issues in corporate tax laws and regulations - including capital gain, overseas profits, real estate, anti-avoidance, and the digital economy – in 20 jurisdictions.

Many California health care providers, including hospitals and physician groups, will soon be required to sign on to California’s first-ever statewide data sharing agreement governing the exchange of health and social services information. Learn more here.

Patent claims by non-practicing entities (NPE's) have been at the center of debate among federal and state legislators for the past few years. The articles discusses the emerging role State AGs have begun to play in prohibiting bad-faith patent infringement claims.

This resource presents important tips for how to an in-house job, including networking, creativity, and getting published.

This short article provides an overview of International Commercial Terms (Incoterms). Incoterms aim at providing rules for international sales contracts by allocating tasks, costs and risks between sellers and buyers. The article provides a global perspective, with a focus on French court decisions, and a brief comparison with the US Uniform Commercial Code and with Combiterms.

This is a sample real estate purchase agreement.

This material provides an overview of the various factors that a foreign investor should consider when establishing a business in Ireland.

The honorees for the 2019 Top 10 30-Somethings exemplify the best traits of ACC membership. They are all pioneers in their own unique ways – going above and beyond in their organization, assisting others in the in-house industry, and devoting themselves to their own individual communities.

Read this 2009 Communicator Award-winning article! <br/>Discusses how legal doctrines shape the corporate social responsibility (CSR) debate, enables in-house counsel to recognize CSR for what it is and why it is important and suggests ways to deal with it in your role as corporate attorney.