Despite populist rhetoric and international trade wars, the social-capitalism of the day is the dominant species in our modern global economic environment. And those who adapt will survive.
ACC Board Chair Bill Mordan galvanizes readers to excel for their clients in the throes of battle — both inside and outside the courtroom.
The panel will discuss effective crisis management and exit strategies and will provide practical advice on how to successfully deal with crises such as political instability, international terrorism and pandemics in the countries where your company operates.
SEC Amicus brief Pacific v. Mayer (PIMCO v REFCO) filed 8/6/09
This presentation will discuss why successful project management is essential for innovative organizations, help you understand the primary characteristics of projects and the criteria for success, and focus on how the environment, stakeholders, schedule, cost and quality requirements impact the definition of deliverables.
Three members of 2012 ACC Value Champions share their value initiatives, including program goals, results, lessons learned, collateral benefits and some of their key tools to manage outside counsel.
This top ten shows how companies that design, manufacture, distribute, or sell consumer products are increasingly vulnerable to consumer fraud class action litigation.
As we all navigate the new ‘normal’ in the post-COVID-19 world, one major adjustment has been the ‘new’ workplace, aka our homes. This article profiles four in-house counsel and shares their experiences of working from home and their tips for getting through this challenging time.
In 2016, employers should expect to see US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fines that are as much as 80 percent higher than in the past as a result of a budget provision signed into law by President Obama that will significantly increase OSHA fines for the first time since 1990. Fines will place greater emphasis on getting OSHA compliance right. In this program, OSHA experts will address the agency’s new penalties and provide a checklist for specific compliance steps that employers can use to better insulate their companies from those penalties. Presenters will address OSHA’s increased focus on new recordkeeping and reporting responsibilities; temporary works; Voluntary Safety and Health Program management guidelines; workplace violence; and joint employer responsibility.
In this briefing, you will find short, easy-to-follow guides to the main regulations which are changing the route to issuance and beyond. We hope you find it useful.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Employment & Labor Law Forum, addresses companies that permit advanced vacation and retrieving negative vacation balances from employees that leave the company.
While these findings specifically relate to the private sector, our experience suggests that they are also relevant to the public sector and non-governmental organizations, both of which encounter many of the same fraud and corruption issues.
ACC Board Chair Bill Mordan discusses the one word describes that best in-house lawyers: credibility.
This material contains a link to the Marsh & McLennan Companies Code of Conduct (in multiple languages).
This article deals with recommendations of India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs to suggest measures for monitoring the implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility policies.
Brazil recently passed the Clean Companies Act into law, signaling the country’s new and aggressive approach to stamping out bribery and corruption. As they can now be held liable for violations, companies should now take the opportunity to either review or establish anti-bribery and corruption programs, to ensure compliance with the Act.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Chair Gary Gensler has signaled his desire to have the SEC propose rules in April 2022 to increase its scrutiny of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and private companies that go public through de-SPAC transactions.
Five trends that may affect your career in 2013.
Does the general counsel fit in your CEO's group of trusted companions?
It is only when we don’t have anything to prove that we stop pretending to be something we are not.
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