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Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/28/2021
Stop making Lady Justice act like a snob. Follow these five steps to design more useful and understandable contracts.
… , Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce Source: ACC Docket … For lawyers, the field of law is first and foremost about serving others. But when lawyers … they are meant to serve. Too often, employees, customers, website visitors, and business partners can do little more …
Articles
Lex Mundi Tax Group
01/30/2017
464 pages

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore key issues in tax formats regarding the types of taxes imposed, allowed deductions, tax rates and withholdings, residency rules, tax compliance and tax treaties across a range of jurisdictions.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Venezuela
… an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … www.lexmundi.com Tax Desk Book A Global Practice Guide prepared by the Lex Mundi Tax Group Global Practice Guide This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Global Practice Guide Series which … Zimbabwe NIL 10 10 10 Source: The Inland Revenue Board’s website at http://www.hasil.org.my Contact Information: Chen …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/16/2022
Legal leaders can adapt, survive, and thrive only by rethinking the traditional legal paradigm for resourcing. Learn how to adopt an agile approach. #ACCDocket #legalops #legaloperations #ACCLegalOps
… thrive only by rethinking the traditional legal paradigm for resourcing. Learn how to adopt an agile approach. … Source: ACC Docket … Billion Photos / Shutterstock.com Cheat Sheet The environment. In-house counsel are up … The traditional legal paradigm of “staff up or send out” is no longer adequate with budget constraints and the need …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/16/2023
Are you using influencer marketing to grow your brand? Learn what to include in the first installment of the “Contracts Corner” column. Stay on top of your contract game with insights on drafting, negotiating, and implementing contracts. #ContractsCorner #ACC #ACCDocket
… Docket Article Contracts Corner: 4 Key Aspects for Social Media Influencer Agreements Amy Keroes Billie … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by my.ordinarty / Shutterstock.com In this first installment of her Contracts Corner … York Supreme Court asserted that “social media influencer” is now recognized as a profession, described as “individuals …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/17/2023
India continues to be an increasingly attractive destination for foreign companies. Here are some key considerations for such global initiatives. #IndiaGC #ACC #ACCDocket
… Docket Article India Bound M&A: A Checklist of Key Issues for General Counsel in Acquisitions Involving Indian Entities … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Urbanscape / Shutterstock.com Key highlights: Companies planning an acquisition … for foreign investors (as opposed to an Indian resident) is to pay at least fair market value at the time of …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/02/2019
As executive vice president and general counsel for Minnesota-based CHS, a Fortune 100 company with a unique farmer-owned cooperative structure, Jim Zappa's approach has proved effective as he helps America’s rural farmers run their farms and businesses.
… 03/02/2019 As executive vice president and general counsel for Minnesota-based CHS, a Fortune 100 company with a unique … the art of communication. He even has a master’s degree in it (USC ’89). Yet he prides himself on his informal … only work if the top-level leadership buys in — and Zappa is a proponent (although he admits he doesn’t always get it …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/21/2021
What are stalking horse bids and why should in-house counsel care? Here's how to make this method work in your favor, whether you’re selling or bidding on assets.
… Docket Article The Operational GC: When Hunting for a Bargain, Don’t Forget Your Horse Neil Peretz … expect a wave of bankruptcies, which can result in a great buying opportunity for other companies seeking to expand. If you plan on purchasing assets is such a setting, it’s time to dig out those lucky …
Program Materials
Darren G. Gardner - partner, Minter Ellison; Pamela Hass - general counsel and director, Curtin University of Technology; and Ronald F. Pol - director/general counsel, Team Factors Limited/Simultext Ltd.
04/20/2004

A presentation on how to properly manage a legal team to harness their core strengths.

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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 205:Help Them Push Their Own Buttons-How to Harness your … in Perth, Western Australia, where she is responsible for provision of all legal services to the University, an …
01/12/2017

2016 Advocacy Summary

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Region: United States
…  international  bar  association  comprised  solely  of  in-­‐house  attorneys,  ACC  provides  a  unique  and …  February  with  the  Office  of  National  Coordinator  for  Health  Information  Technology  (ONC),  continuing  a …  Director  of  Advocacy  and  Public  Policy  m.blatch@acc.com  (202)  677-­‐4775    J.D.  White  Associate  Director …
Articles
Patricia Rodrigues, Raul César Ferreira (Herd) SA
11/04/2014

Patent enforcement proceedings in Angola.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: Angola
… & 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
Jeffrey D. Paquin -- Chief Operations Counsel, Abbott
05/13/2008

In an interview with Jeffrey Paquin, he explores the nature of law department management. Using his experience, Paquin reflects on what the purpose of management is and highlights its practical aspects.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Paquin reflects on what the purpose of management is and highlights its practical aspects. Resource Details … be done is never an easy situation. this is a tall order for any leader, but for one charged with working with … ADR Section. He can be contacted at jeffrey.paquin@abbott.com. The views expressed in this interview are Paquin’s own, …
Articles
John K. Villa
11/01/2008

Discusses ACC's response to and position on the FAS 5 Exposure Draft, and what proposed amendments to the FAS 5 ACC has put forth.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… loss contin- gencies. Evaluating litigation risk for public disclosure can risk waiver of the attorney-client … of the ACC’s comments on the proposed amendment, which is reprinted below. August 8, 2008 Mr. Robert H. Herz … would not warrant the harm that they would inflict on com- panies and their shareholders. ACC is a bar association …
Articles
Jeffrey Paquin
05/01/2008

Provides a chief operations counsel's top ten law department leadership principles.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… personalities and ideas about how things should be done is never an easy situation. this is a tall order for any leader, but for one charged with working with … ADR Section. He can be contacted at jeffrey.paquin@abbott.com. The views expressed in this interview are Paquin’s own, …
Articles
ONC Lawyers
07/01/2020
12 pages

This article summarizes the new Hong Kong National Security Law, so corporations may understand it better and comply with the provisions of the legislation. It also compares the provisions of this law with equivalent legislation in the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, and Singapore, and also provides additional recommendations and considerations for corporate compliance.

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Interest Area: Government
Region: Hong Kong, China, United States, Australia, Singapore
Audience: Deputy GC, CLO / GC
… provides additional recommendations and considerations for corporate compliance. Resource Details Interest Area: … of life imprisonment. Secession Under Article 20, it is an offence to (i) separate the Hong Kong Special … confidence in the government (Section 7, Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019) It appears that …
Program Materials
06/23/2016

Innovation in Outside Counsel Management

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Meetings
Audience: Legal Operations
…  Glaxo-­‐Smith  Kline         Agenda     Carla  –  Tool  for  driving  the  right  engagement     Bob  –  Future  of …  model   • Time  worked  =  ?med  billed   • Best  bet  is  discount  based  on  spend   Alterna?ve  Fee … counsel; ensures matter assumptions are uniform; runs online sourcing room event VP & Assoc. GC (with Procurement) …
Articles
Fieldfisher
10/30/2014

The greatest pleasure, and the greatest challenge, of being a privacy lawyer is the need to be both an ethicist ‰Š,,and a pragmatist. Oftentimes we find ourselves advising companies not just on what is the legal thing to do, but what is the right thing to do (and, no, the two aren’t always one and the same); while, on other occasions, our impediments presented by the law.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand, United States, Venezuela
… and the greatest challenge, of being a privacy lawyer is the need to be both an ethicist ‰Š,,and a pragmatist. … hopefully paints a picture of the key things to consider in cloud deals and how to address them: 1. t … move on. 2. What about Germany? Germany is a huge market for �ůŽƵĚ�ĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƟŶŐ͕�ďƵƚ�ŝƚƐ�ĚĂƚĂ�Ɖƌŝǀ ĂĐLJ�ůĂǁ …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
11/15/2013

Sample form representative of an immigration P-1 support letter for a professional golfer. This resource is to be viewed together with the <a href="http://www.acc.com/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1354336">"Sample P-1 forms for Golfer."</a>

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… form representative of an immigration P-1 support letter for a professional golfer. This resource is to be viewed together with the <a href="http://www.acc.com/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1354336">"Sample P-1 …
Articles
Kathryn Weaver, Partner and Catherine Leung, Partner, Lewis Silkin
08/03/2020
4 pages

This overview discusses Hong Kong’s less regulated employment laws compared to China and other jurisdictions.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: Hong Kong, Global
… and English, Chinese or both are most often used. There is no restriction on the use of probationary periods and they … must have been employed continuously by the same employer for at least four consecutive weeks, working at least 18 … Please let us know by email (info@lewissilkin.com) if you would prefer not to receive this type of …
Articles
Stephen Woodbury, Caroline Carter, George Cooper, and Sumin Ahn; Ashurst
11/01/2013
6 pages

This article discusses key developments in the regulation of business function outsourcing and labor dispatch in five Asian countries: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Asia
… have been prevalent across various Asian countries for some time, often providing a flexible and efficient way … of outsourcing developments ... http://www.ashurst.com/publication-item.aspx?id_Content=9800 1 of 6 5/13/14 7:26 … Although some media outlets maintain that labour dispatch is now effectively limited to the five services, Regulation …
Articles
ACC
01/14/2013

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Small Law Department eGroup and the WMACCA Chapter eGroup, addresses the issues of acquiring insurance for in-house counsel, specifically covering malpractice protection, insurance prices and policies and additional resources.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… eGroup, addresses the issues of acquiring insurance for in-house counsel, specifically covering malpractice … from their corporate client and/or its shareholders? Is it necessary or advisable to obtain Employed Lawyer … activities, and moonlighting. We found a better price by buying an add-on through our existing carrier rather than a …
Articles
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Lex Mundi member firm for Portugal
12/02/2013
34 pages

Guidance on mergers and acquisitions in Portugal. Includes warnings when dealing with M&A's, recent developments, and legal analysis of the underlying law.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Portugal
… Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Lex Mundi member firm for Portugal December 2, 2013 34 pages Guidance on mergers … clients each year. This ‘Guidance and Warn- ings’ section is based on the views of clients with in-depth international … were also relevant in terms of liquidity, with acquirers com- mitting to make new funding lines available to the …
Articles
Peroni, Sosa, Tellechea, Burt & Narvaja
01/01/2004

This guide discusses the economic and financial framework, foreign investments incentives, formation of corporations, limited liability companies, branch offices, labor laws, taxes, immigration laws, distributors, dealers and agents in Paraguay.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Paraguay
… Tel.: (595 21) 663 536 Fax.:(595 21) 600 448 www.pstbn.com.py 2 This is a general guide to certain applicable laws to doing … will be accepted by the authors or publishers for any inaccuracy, omission or statement which might prove …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/12/2014

This Administrative Agreement ("Agreement") is made between the United States Environmental Protection Agency "EPA''). acting as lead federal agency, and: BP p.l.c.; BP America, Inc. ("BPA"); BP Exploration and Production Inc. (''BPXP"); BP Products North America. Inc. ("BPPNA"); BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. ("BPXA"); and other BP Group Entities.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… March 12, 2014 This Administrative Agreement ("Agreement") is made between the United States Environmental Protection … briefings; videos; and postings on the intranet and bp.com. B. BP p.l.c. ' s intranet shall contain an Ethics & … to make the documentation available on the BP public website. Any change to the "Board Governance Principles" …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/16/2016

This is a sample non-compete agreement between a buyer and seller.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Agreement Between a Buyer and a Seller March 16, 2016 This is a sample non-compete agreement between a buyer and seller. … date hereof (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), providing for, among other things, the acquisition by Buyer of all of … barring and identification, principally carried out in Europe, Asia and North America (collectively, the Market …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/30/2014

Selected cases and materials related to limitations on discovery.

… validity of an arbitration clause, including whether it is subject to revocation on unconscionability grounds, is a … discuss them briefly. (See, e.g., Sokol v. Public Util. Com. (1966) 65 Cal.2d 247, 257, 53 Cal.Rptr. 673, 418 P.2d … Division home page of the Unified Court System's internet website: www.courts.state.ny.us/comdiv or in the New York Law …
Articles
Arshad (Paku) Khan, Executive Director, Jayati Handa, Associate, and Arunima Chatterjee, Associate, Khaitan & Co LLP
05/08/2017

This Top Ten addresses what in-house counsel should know about merger control in India.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: India
… over 500 notifications received so far, indicating that it is on a progressive route something that is comforting in the … (TCIL) and TCISL under Section 43A of the Competition Act, for failing to notify and consummating certain … 1 The authors can be reached at paku.khan@khaitanco.com , jayati.handa@khaitanco.com , and …
Articles
Frederick Paulmann
11/01/2008

How do you show your law department’s value and justify that it is spending efficiently? As businesses come under increasing pressure, in-house counsel must develop optimal procurement practices, measurable process improvements, and cost-saving tactics that improve return-on-investment.

… you show your law department’s value and justify that it is spending efficiently? As businesses come under increasing … departments face as they are asked to join the rest of the com- pany in adopting: optimal procurement practices, … ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com where you can browse our resources …
Articles
Meritas Law Firms
05/21/2020
16 pages

In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about investment in Singaporean businesses and commercial relationships. This resource was published by Meritas in February 2018.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: Singapore
… and Expansion SINGAPORE Founded in 1990, Meritas is the premiere global alliance of independent law firms … the matters it handles. CONTACT: JOYCE A.TAN joyce@joylaw.com DANIEL LIM daniel@joylaw.com +65 6333 6383 www.joylaw.com … Authority of Singapore publicly endorsed, with its website post of the Guidance Paper titled “Sound Management …
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 …
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… … The answer to this and many other questions lie in store for the audience members of Andrew's entertaining … beyond recognition. To avoid this fate, the challenge is to forge relationships, seek out new experiences, and …
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