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Docket Article
Publication Date: 07/23/2019
In this article, we will discuss what I have identified as six trends in what legal departments are focusing on right now when looking to technology to streamline their legal operations and service delivery.
… Privacy, and eCommerce Source: ACC Docket … Technology for in-house teams is a big focus right now in corporate legal circles. In  our … external counsel. Many legal departments have turned to online portals to help them manage their relationships with …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/25/2020
Whether it’s your first time as general counsel or your fifth time, it can be hard to figure out where to focus your attention. No doubt you will be called into countless meetings about impending decisions, most of which are tactical in nature. Don’t get so overwhelmed by the day-to-day agenda created by others that you miss setting bigger picture priorities.
… Docket … Art by F. P. Ardizzone.  fpaoloardizzone@gmail.com Whether it’s your first time as general counsel or your … of the organization where you should prioritize looking for risks and opportunities for improvement.   A chain is as strong as its weakest link In today’s interdependent …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/19/2021
Niti Nadarajah found her social media voice and wants you to find yours too. She urges in-house counsel to share their thoughts to build their personal brand and create a more authentic culture for the post-pandemic world.
… their personal brand and create a more authentic culture for the post-pandemic world. Resource Details Interest Area: … day and that, in essence, every day that we live is a beautiful compilation of stories that others can relate … or law firm events. Over the past many months, I have made online connections that have led me to participate in social …
Articles
James D. Shomper and Gardner G. Courson
05/01/2000

Alternative fees is a topic on which much has been written and discussed, but the activity backing the hype has been sparse. If you haven’t been able to get past the roadblocks-either self-imposed or constructed by your outside counsel - read on for tried-and-true strategies for conquering the doubts, the fears, and the discomfort.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Audience: Legal Operations
… Articles Alternative Fees for Litigation: Improved Control and Higher Value Author … and Gardner G. Courson May 1, 2000 Alternative fees is a topic on which much has been written and discussed, but … other than the normal approach could an impact partner com pensation in many firms Herman believes that fixed fees …
Articles
Karen Black McConnell
07/01/2008

Being an in-house attorney can be one of the most demanding professions. Therefore, learning time management skills can be absolutely crucial. Spare fifteen minutes for this article and learn how you can find at least fifteen minutes of extra time in your work day.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Time When You Don’t Have Any: Strategies and Techniques for Overworked In-house Counsel Author Karen Black McConnell … manage our time but cannot find the time to do it. There is no single right way to manage your time, and what works … nc. She can be contacted at karen.b.mcconnell@ sprint.com. ACC Docket 41 July/August 2008 Distinguish Between …
Articles
Mark D. Weller, Ronald J. Shaffer
10/01/2008

When a company hires an employee away from a competitor, alarms are likely to go off for the in-house counsel. The new employee may be on the up and up, but what happens if your competitor claims that they stole confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information––transferring it all through their email––and are now subpoenaing your company’s computers? Technological advances have made the transferring of such data easy for employees who move around so frequently and in-house attorneys need to know how to respond while protecting their company’s own confidential information.

… away from a competitor, alarms are likely to go off for the in-house counsel. The new employee may be on the up … in a federal court case in which the brand-new employee is accused of stealing your competitor’s confidential, … Although the employee denies taking any information, the com- plaint and injunction papers filed by your competitor …
Program Materials
Jeana M. Littrell -- senior attorney, employment litigation, FedEx Corporation; Stephen R. Martin II -- vice president - law (litigation), Adelphia Communications Corporation; Mark N. Rogers -- corporate counsel, Insight Enterprises, Inc.
10/01/2004

605 - In-house Response to Auditors' Requests for Information: Does This System (Still) Work?

… Program Materials In-house Response to Auditors' Requests for Information: Does This System (Still) Work? Author Jeana … 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 605:In-house Response to Auditors' Requests for
Articles
Meritas Law Firms
05/21/2020
14 pages

In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about investing in businesses based in the Thailand and developing commercial relationships. This resource was published by Meritas in February 2018.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Region: Thailand
… Articles Asia-A Legal Guide for Business Investment and Expansion: Thailand Author Meritas Law Firms May 21, 2020 14 pages In this article, in-house counsel can learn more about … Investment and Expansion THAILAND Founded in 1990, Meritas is the premiere global alliance of independent law firms …
Articles
Practical Law
02/06/2017
43 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the Australian market.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… Request a trial membership . … By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association of Corporate Counsel 1025 … 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … Tool at http://us.practicallaw.com/7-500-9935. This Q&A is part of the global guide to private equity. For a full …
Articles
12/28/2020

Understand the implications of the Brexit agreement of December 24, 2020 between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

… Lewis   3. Impact on Legal Services: " Legal services in the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement: an initial … 2020, by Clifford Chance " EU-UK Trade Deal: What It Means for Post-Brexit Data Flows ", December 28, 2020, by Hunton … " What the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement means for pharma and medical device companies ", December 31, 2020, …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/01/2019
In this article, we will first provide an overview of some key concepts that apply to vendor management before discussing the regulatory landscape and the lifecycle of vendor management. We will cover the entire lifecycle: before, during, and after, along with legal requirements and special circumstances.
… strategy ready to avoid renewals or penalties, and if data is involved, confirm that the vendor does not keep it. Nearly … or products to the company. In addition, it is common for one area of the business to service another. This creates … have an exit strategy. In this operating model of frequent buying and selling, enforcement activity, and corporate …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2017
Strict adherence to high ethical standards is essential to work in the oil and gas industry. With the level of governmental scrutiny, the margin for error is thin.
… 02/01/2017 Strict adherence to high ethical standards is essential to work in the oil and gas industry. With the level of governmental scrutiny, the margin for error is thin. Resource Details Interest Area: Compliance … to the supply chain. Lastly, a company can publish on its website, social media, and in news articles that the company …
Program Materials
Keji Ayorinde, Nora Naylor, Leonard Sherer, Ruthie White
05/19/2015

Briefly cover the main employment issues and regulations you need to keep in mind; Discuss the basics of addressing employment issues such as ADA and accommodation, overtime pay, FLSA classification compliance and leave, and training staff on key employment issues; and Cover emerging issues such as social media, diversity programs, genetic information discrimination, class action waivers and more.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Meetings
…  -­‐  Houston,  Jackson  Lewis  P.C.   So,  What  Is  Going  On?  A  Lot!   Emerging  Trends:   •  NLRB  Back …     13   CPA  (cont.)     §  Examples  (from  the  NLRB  website)   •  Two  or  more  employees  discussing  pay  or …  company  that  provides  warehouse  workers  to   Amazon.com   –  The  workers  "retrieved  products  from  the …
Program Materials
George Bass
Jonathan Block
Sandra Loder
10/29/2013

Many companies lack a formal process for contract administration. Many others have a contract process which is in need of updating or improvement. This program session will review the lifecycle of contracts and highlight ways to develop and improve a company’s formalized contracting process. This session will emphasize practical tips that can be used to implement a contract management system and enforce up-to-date contracting policies, including who should be responsible for running the process, how contracts should be routed within the organization, signing authority, electronic contract management systems, monitoring contract compliance, and record retention.

… administration. Many others have a contract process which is in need of updating or improvement. This program session … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 29 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 502: The Life of a … Name: Address: Contact Person: Telephone: Email: Fax: Website: D&B #: Does this vendor have an existing …
Articles
Michael Finn, Marie Kidwell, Yves Heijmans, Emmanuael Plasschaert, Giuseppe De Palo, Luigi Cominelli, Ann Rose Stouthuysen, Mark Duesenberg, Jerry Temko, Kevin Perry, Eugenia Stefani and Dr. Roland Boemer
06/01/2006

This issue discusses alternative dispute resolution in Europe.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Belgium, Italy, United Kingdom
… UK Marie Kidwell, Hunton & Williams (Mkidwell@hunton.com) Almost without exception, companies will want the … unless a written and signed Settlement Agreement is concluded. Expert determination—can be binding depending … �006 Looking for your next in-house position? Visit the website exclusively for in-house jobs: ACC’s In-house Jobline …
Articles
Practical Law
03/23/2016
48 pages

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A that gives a high level overview of the main trends and significant deals in Canadian construction plans.

Resource Details
Region: Canada
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … tool at http://uk.practicallaw.com/4-502-1260. This Q&A is part of the global guide to construction and projects law. … Law. For more information about Practical Law, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/.           For more …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
05/12/2014

This is a sample HIPAA policy and procedure document for organizations to give to employees.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP May 12, 2014 This is a sample HIPAA policy and procedure document for organizations to give to employees. Resource Details … preceding calendar year in the manner specified on the HHS website. If a law enforcement official states to the Plan …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/01/2016
The rapid pace of change is one of the foremost reasons a succession plan, not only for replacing the general counsel, but also senior level attorneys, is essential.
… Docket Article Succession Management: What is it Good For? Whitnie Wiley Robert Hilliard Steve Robinette … in developing your legal department talent. www.kornferry.com/institute/general-counsel-senior-leader-more-just-lawyer …
Articles
Hon. David G. Campbell
05/29/2014

This Memorandum describes the proposed “package” of amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which are now pending before the Supreme Court.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… motions tolls the time to appeal. The advisory committee is considering whether and how to amend the rule to answer … and Philip Morris USA: "PM USA has maintained a public website containing documents it has produced in all products … as a per se mandate." See Arista Records LLC v. Usenet.com, Inc., 608 F.Supp.2d 409 (S.D.N.Y. 2009). The specific …
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
Patricia Rodrigues, Raul César Ferreira (Herd) SA
11/04/2014

Patent enforcement proceedings in Angola.

Resource Details
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.

Resource Details
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 Cross
12/01/2007

Many have discussed the topic of selecting and retaining quality outside counsel, especially as it relates to efficient litigation. Here, the author explores this topic, with a focus on the law firm qualities that in-house attorneys should be looking for during this process.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… firm qualities that in-house attorneys should be looking for during this process. Resource Details Interest Area: Law … become more competitive, and receive more business?” There is a lot to this subject. And it is easy for a customer to … business ethics. he can be reached at jcross@ petinsurance.com. ACC Docket 29 December 2007 What Kind of Skills Does the …
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.

Resource Details
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.

Resource Details
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.

Resource Details
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

Resource Details
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) …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/09/2023
¿Por qué es importante el privilegio legal para los abogados internos? Ivana Kriznic, directora de políticas públicas de Canadá, América Latina y mercados emergentes de Verizon, se sienta con Veronica Pastor, consejera general adjunta de ACC, dentro del marco de la serie Privileged Conversations de ACC. #ACC #ACCDocket #InHouse
… Docket … Banner artwork by 5 second Studio / Shutterstock.com Ivana Kriznic es directora de políticas públicas de … el interés público en el estado de derecho. https://vimeo.com/805987740/bdcbe7d358 Lea la versión en inglés del … el secreto profesional y cómo se desarrolla en el contexto in-house?   Pastor: El secreto profesional se refiere al …
Articles
Frederick J. Krebs and Deborah M. House
06/01/2007

More and more CLOs are being asked to take an active role in their corporation's strategic planning process. The goals of the business in general, and the internal goals to provide good and affordable legal services are the drivers in this process. ACC President, Fred Krebs, and Deborah House, vice president and deputy general counsel, asked current and former CLOs their takes on the law department strategic planning process. Read on to gain a few nuggets of wisdom and benefit from their experiences.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Leadership Training for Attorney Managers: If You Lead, Will They Follow? Author … counsel, then CLO or managing counsel. This description is, of course, a glittering generality. There are many … and in private practice. He can be reached at krebs@acc.com. deborAH M. House is Acc’s vice president and deputy …
Articles
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Latham & Watkins
03/29/2022
8 pages

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.

Resource Details
Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
… concerns about information asymmetries, the potential for misleading information and fraud, and conflicts of … practices, and “gatekeeper obligations.” https://www.lw.com/practices/WhiteCollarDefenseandInvestigations … be some time until the SEC’s proposed rules or guidance is issued, and even longer until any rules are officially …
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