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Articles
Barbara Wahl, Litigation Partner, Arent Fox
03/04/2015

This QuickCounsel shows how to rethink boilerplate provisions in contracts.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Articles Rethinking Boilerplate Provisions in Contracts Author Barbara Wahl, Litigation Partner, Arent … essential deal terms. Wikipedia describes it as "text that is or can be reused in new contexts or applications without … should not be automatically included in an agreement. For some types of transactions, identification of the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2016
Here are some suggestions for ensuring better data security.
… Publication Date: 09/01/2016 Here are some suggestions for ensuring better data security. Resource Details Interest … Don’t forget physical access — Now that the internet is the preferred attack vector, we sometimes forget that … attacks. An invisible layer of code over a legitimate website steals your log-in information or redirects you to a …
Program Materials
Melissa M. Allain - Vice President, Law, AutoNation, Inc.; Jeffrey M. Kaplan - Partner, Stier Anderson, LLC; Rebecca S. Walker - Partner, Walker Compliance P.C.; Angela F. Williams - Officer, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
10/01/2004

710 Conflicts of Interest in the Corporate Environment

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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 710:Conflicts of Interest in the Corporate Environment … speaker on ethics and compliance issues, including for the Practicing Law Institute, the American Law Institute, …
Checklists
Martin T. Biegelman
04/30/2004

Lists the five essential elements of an effective internal controls/fraud prevention program outlined by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO). If adopted by a company, these elements would aid in 1) efficient and effective operations, 2) accurate financial reporting, and 3) compliance with laws and regulations.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… CFE, ACFE Fellow There may not be a more opportune time for a fraud examiner to press for a full-fledged fraud … or a time-honored proverb but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Robust not Wimpy Robust is defined … from the report found on the ACFE Web site at: www.CFEnet.com/services/FrdPrevCheckUp.asp. (Also check out the Fraud …
… Events Strategies for Successful Contract Drafting and Negotiating for End of … Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit. This Webcast is designed … the essential strategies and techniques needed to excel in contract drafting, negotiating, and closing the year …
… Events Strategies for Successful Contract Drafting and Negotiating for End of … Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit. This Webcast is designed … the essential strategies and techniques needed to excel in contract drafting, negotiating, and closing the year …
Articles
ASIS
01/01/2009

A comprehensive management systems approach for security, preparedness, response, mitigation, business/operational continuity, and recovery for disruptive incidents resulting in an emergency, crisis, or disaster.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Continuity Management Systems- Requirements with Guidance for Use Author ASIS January 1, 2009 A comprehensive … developed. Consensus does not necessarily mean that there is unanimous agreement among every person participating in … Cohen, CPA, CITP, CIPP, AICPA Leah A. Core, MBCP, Godaddy.com Hugues Costes, ArcelorMittal FCE Robert J. Coullahan, …
Articles
Global Legal Group
06/26/2023
130 pages

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding derivatives across a range of jurisdictions.

Some topics discussed include smart contracts in the derivatives space and more.

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Region: Global, Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, United States
… Gilmour Travers Smith LLP Disclaimer This publication is for general information purposes only. It does not purport … Kingdom +44 207 367 0720 info@glgroup.co.uk www.iclg.com Strategic Partners Printed by Ashford Colour Press Ltd. … of close-out netting in India published on the ISDA website. The key considerations at the time of a close-out …
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… CLOs ACC CLO Club: A global network for the highest-ranking legal officer 2024 ACC CLO Survey As a CLO — the most senior legal executive for your organization — you are invited to be part of the … Direct access to ACC staff who support CLOs and your goals For you: ACC Chief Legal Officer Global Summit For your team: …
Multimedia and Infographics
Emanuela Nespoli and Ines Reis, lus Laboris
08/01/2010

The purpose of this comparative overview, covering 24 countries, is to provide employers with a comprehensive overview of each jurisdiction starting with the legal sources on salary and holiday pay, and includes an analysis of how income tax and social security contributions are calculated.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
… of this comparative overview, covering 24 countries, is to provide employers with a comprehensive overview of each … 2 9225 5000 F +61 2 9322 4000 E justine.turnbull@freehills.com www.freehills.com AUSTRIA Birgit Vogt-Majarek Monica … as employers seek to reduce fixed costs. Another incentive for employees over and above salary is to offer them stock …
Program Materials
Noelle Berryman, Frank Ozment, Amar Sarwal, Mark Schamela
04/08/2014

Discuss the various roles in-house counsel tend to play, and how they are affected by attorney-client privilege rules; learn about attorney-client privilege rules from around the world and how they apply in the compliance context; discuss in depth the Professional Conduct Model Rules 1.6, 1.13 and others as appropriate; and discuss the pros and cons of non-lawyers assuming compliance roles.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Training Program April 7-8, Austin, TX This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2014 various authors … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com         Tuesday, April 8 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 500: … Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (Lex Mundi Member firm for USA, North Carolina) Faculty Biographies Noelle Berryman …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/21/2018
Since the inception of its Affirmative Recovery program, companies like CNH have recovered millions of dollars each year. So while you and your colleagues may be entrenched in the defense side of litigation and negotiating commercial transactions, don’t become passive or dismissive when it comes to pursuing affirmative recoveries. Here are considerations that your legal department should not overlook.
… year. So while you and your colleagues may be entrenched in the defense side of litigation and negotiating commercial … department if it had generated more than US$2.6 billion for the company over 10 years? That’s the amount DuPont … grown to recover an average of US$4.5 million per year and is recognized by senior management as being part of the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/18/2019
Sara L. Hall is the chief legal officer and general counsel at American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC) — the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude focuses on treating catastrophic diseases, especially leukemia and other cancers that affect children.
… Maldonado Publication Date: 04/18/2019 Sara L. Hall is the chief legal officer and general counsel at American … (ALSAC) — the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude focuses … by actor and singer Danny Thomas in 1957. As the St. Jude website tells the story: Thomas was struggling to launch his …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2016
It is advisable for any company that has operations in India to uphold compliance with the environment laws by ensuring the requisite disclosures, in the event of any accident or unforeseen occurrence that results (or could result) tin pollution or damage to the environment.
… Bhushan Sanyam Saxena Publication Date: 11/01/2016 It is advisable for any company that has operations in India to uphold … infrastructure makes good commercial sense (for example, online pollution control monitoring, now mandatory in certain …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/01/2015
This article reviews the findings and recommendations in the report. Some inspire lessons that in-house counsel should take into account for the future. Others, however, reveal misperceptions of the role and abilities of in-house counsel that must be challenged.
… lessons that in-house counsel should take into account for the future. Others, however, reveal misperceptions of the … takes no position on the accuracy of those facts and is not intended to constitute any judgment concerning GM’s … to be any legal definition of the word “vibe,” but the online Urban Dictionary defines it as a “distinctive …
Advocacy Filings
05/09/2013

ACC Amicus Brief - Iskanian v CLS Transportation

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
… ANGELES · HON. ROBERT L. HESS · NO. BC356521 APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO FILE BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE AND BRIEF AMICUS CURIAE … and their clients. The Association of Corporate Counsell is a global bar association that promotes the common … ACC Value Challenge- About, available at http://www.acc.com/valuechallenge/about/index.cfm. 2 dissuade outside …
Advocacy Filings
Irene C. Keyse- Walker - Arter & Hadden LLP
09/05/2006

A motion for leave to file an animus brief and an attached brief reviewing the development of Ohio law relating to the appointment of salaried attorneys to defend insured and whether that constitutes corporate unauthorized practice of law.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Walker - Arter & Hadden LLP September 4, 2006 A motion for leave to file an animus brief and an attached brief … highly-skilled, efficient and ethical trial lawyers. ACCA is a bar association for attorneys who are employed as … 722 S.W.2d 947 (en banc); New Jersey: N. J. Supreme Ct. Com. on Unauthorized Prac., Op. No. 23 (1984); New York: N.Y. …
Program Materials
S. Hossain Beladi -- patent counsel, QUALCOMM Incorporated; John Boswell -- vice president and general counsel, SAS Institute Inc.; Thomas D. Kampfer -- vice president, general counsel & secretary, Iomega Corporation
10/01/2004

901 - Responding to a Patent Attack

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
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 901:Responding to a Patent Attack S. Hossain Beladi … S. Hossain Beladi S. Hossain Beladi is a patent counsel for Qualcomm, Inc., in San Diego. His responsibilities …
Articles
01/22/2013

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… of the Crowd I. Elements of a Sweepstakes Question: What is a Sweepstakes? Wisdom of the Crowd Response #1: Check your … means of entry (i.e., anyone can write in to be entered for a chance to win the prize) to eliminate the "purchase … We would also allow people to enter the contest via our website, and actually at our booth at the team's home games. …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
07/28/2017

This is a sample land purchase agreement.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions July 28, 2017 This is a sample land purchase agreement. Resource Details … a ______________________ ("BUYER"), and for valuable consideration, SELLER and BUYER agree as … and Sale . SELLER agrees to sell and BUYER agrees to buy the Property, under the terms and conditions of this …
Articles
Daniel Müller and Rainer Schalch, E Blum & Co AG
11/04/2014
10 pages

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

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Switzerland
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
Articles
Jarosław Kruk and Aleksandra Matwiejko-Demusiak, Kruk and Partners Law Firm
12/12/2014

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Poland
… Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and … Veirano Advogados CONTENTS www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014 Contributing editor: … Jr Miller & Chevalier Chartered Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the eighth edition of Anti-Corruption …
Articles
David Reive, Miller Thomson LLP
11/04/2014
10 pages

Patent enforcement proceedings in Canada

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
Articles
André de Albuquerque Cavalcanti Abbud and Gustavo Santos Kulesza*, Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão
12/12/2014

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Brazil
… & Aragão December 12, 2014 Getting the Deal Through is delighted to<br />publish the ninth edition of … international analysis in<br />key areas of law and policy for corporate<br />counsel, cross-border legal practitioners … Partners Von Wobeser y Sierra SC www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 contents Arbitration 2014 contributing editors: Gerhard …
Articles
Alkisti-Irene Malamis, Malamis & Associates
11/04/2014

Patent enforcement proceedings in Greece.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Greece
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
Articles
Yasufumi Shiroyama and Makoto Ono, Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune
11/04/2014

Patent enforcement proceedings in Japan.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Japan
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
Articles
Kenichi Sadaka and Kei Akagawa, Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune
12/12/2014

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Japan
… Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and … Veirano Advogados CONTENTS www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014 Contributing editor: … Jr Miller & Chevalier Chartered Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the eighth edition of Anti-Corruption …
Articles
Carlos R. Olarte and Andrés Rincón, OlarteMoure
11/04/2014
10 pages

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

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Colombia
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
Articles
Kyungsun Kyle Choi and Liz Kyo-Hwa Chung, Kim & Chang
12/12/2014

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.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: North Korea
… Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and … Veirano Advogados CONTENTS www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014 Contributing editor: … Jr Miller & Chevalier Chartered Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the eighth edition of Anti-Corruption …
Articles
Getting the Deal Through (Eugenio Pérez and José Luis Ramos-Zurita, Uhthoff, Gómez Vega & Uhthoff, SC)
11/04/2014
10 pages

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

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Mexico
… & Partners Vossius & Partner www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 CONTENTS Patents 2014 Contributing editor: Frank L Bernstein Kenyon & Kenyon LLP Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the 11th edition of Patents, a volume … international analysis in key areas of law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and …
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