Diversity initiatives continue to grow and change with corporate business models: taking on a different complexion when applied in companies with significant global presence and offering new challenges in an era defined by bottom-line attention to corporate compliance and social responsibility. Read ACC's newest leading practice profile and find out how the legal departments of 10 different companies have developed diversity initiatives that are making a difference.

The following is a series of tips gathered from General Counsel running legal departments within international and multinational businesses.

This QuickCounsel presents how a company's reaction to a third-party patent licensing demand carries significant risks for the future and can also make a favorable outcome more or less likely.

This guide addresses key labor and employment laws in a number of global jurisdictions. Items addressed include family/medical leave of absence, employee drug testing, equal employment opportunity/nondiscrimination, and legal obligations in regard to employee termination.

This resource is an overview on cartel regulations in Spain.

Rulings on attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine occur daily in the federal and state courts. New law is continually being made on the scope of these protections for companies and their counsel in areas like internal investigations, the legal vs. business advice distinction, the crime-fraud and fiduciary exceptions, subject-matter and at issue waiver, the common interest and joint client exceptions, global privilege issues and intra-law firm privilege. In a Jeopardy! format, this interactive presentation will examine the latest developments in privilege law as well as the professional ethics rules governing confidentiality (i.e., ABA Model Rules 1.6 and 1.13) — including cases in which ACC has weighed in as amicus — and recommend best practices to preserve the attorney-client privilege and the confidentiality of work product.

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

An article reviewing issues in the workplace in Europe. Includes a review of workplace smoking, leave, working time update, opt-out agreements, EU enlargement and employment issues, practical workplace issues, and relevant court decisions.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, complied from responses posted on the New to In-house and Small Law Department eGroups, addresses issues of the liability and various restrictions on running a contest or sweepstakes. The issues discussed include elements of a sweepstakes, operating a contest open to the general public vs. business partners, and operating an office bracket pool.

This is a sample land purchase agreement.

An update from the 2015 Guide for General Counsel, this resource seeks to support the General Counsel (GC) community by examining five areas of corporate sustainability. This guide provides practical tips and advice for implementing and executing your sustainability plans.

This resource provides an overview of patent regulations in Switzerland, with a focus on enforcement proceedings, licensing, and ownership.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

Patent enforcement proceedings in Canada

Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of Arbitration, a<br />volume in our series of annual reports,<br />which provide international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and<br />business people.

Patent enforcement proceedings in Greece.

Patent enforcement proceedings in Japan.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This article provides an overview of patent enforcement proceedings in Colombia.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This guide provides an overview of patent enforcement proceedings in Mexico.

In this article key questions are answered by leading practitioners regarding franchise.