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Suresh Sharma shares the three key steps to making the United States the next global sourcing center for the 21st century.

As artificial intelligence (AI) improves, lawyers can expect to see more of it integrated in their daily work.

Discusses a general counsel's "Maxims of Corporate Success" including developing and demonstrating a bias for action, conquering unmet expectations and learning to balance reaction with reflection.

This article is part two of a series on how to achieve corporate success from the perspective of Michael Shpizner, Vice President and General Counsel of Fujitsu America, Inc. In this article, he focuses on managing relationships through encouragement, accountability, and communication.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the IT, Privacy, and eCommerce Forum, addresses whether the transfer of business contact "personal" data is subject to data privacy protections under European Union (EU) Law.

Purchase Agreement (Finland)

Motion of Association of Corporate Counsel to appear as amicus curiae in support of Citco Bank Nederland N.V. Dublin Branch's petition for a writ of mandamus.

This article discusses four actions that nominating and governance committee chairs can take to support more active board engagement in strategy development in the United States.

ACC Comment Letter on DC Rule 49 c9

This program identifies key considerations for providing legal advice to business clients in nonprofit organizations. It is important for business clients to understand that a not-for-profit designation does not mean that the organization should behave differently than a for-profit company. Additionally, when counseling business clients, in-house attorneys may need to assist them in seeing the "little" picture. Areas covered will include: risks associated with receipt of donated goods, services and real estate; conducting due diligence analysis of vendors/suppliers; brand/intellectual property protection; and costs and risks associated with new ventures or risky activities.

This resource is an article on how to manage highly disruptive technologies.

In-house counsel face a constant struggle of demonstrating value to their employers. In response, this column argues that corporate attorneys deserve more than the question: What have you done for me lately?

James Wong discusses the importance of humor when building business relationships, and the differences between Chinese and Americans when it comes to cracking jokes.

Todd Silberman compares learning martial arts to functioning as a small law department practitioner.

Life may seem empty after suffering a loss or experiencing a tragedy; however, all wounds are healed in time. This columnist discusses her own loss and how she found the strength to move on.

A growing number of companies recognize the need to operate their legal function on a global basis, consistent with changes in their overall businesses. Still, the global law department remains an evolving concept in even the most advanced companies. The following materials provide guidance on the issues facing emerging global law departments and also are intended to assist a multinational corporation navigate the process of establishing a more effective global legal group.

Discuss the various roles in-house counsel tend to play and how they are affected by attorney-client privilege rules.

This Leading Practices Profile examines the law department management role of general counsel and in-house counsel that work for companies in Europe. General counsel and in-house counsel in European legal departments contend with restrictive bar admission rules, cultural and linguistic differences, and legal issues that arise in transnational practice. In this Profile, in-house counsel from 13 companies reveal how their in-house legal departments are structured and operate, and how they manage the various functions of their law departments, including
compliance, contract management, guarding privilege, retention of outside counsel and providing
value to the corporations they serve.