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… an ingrained legacy of more than 20 years, was well suited for taking the department into the future. These … a number of business partner roles, whose responsibility is to maintain very close working relationships with the key … from clients. To realize that goal, the team designed an online tool, Engage Legal, a smart web form that guides users …
Articles
Meritas
01/16/2013

This publication has been prepared by the lawyers of Meritas firms to provide an overview to foreign investors and business people who have an interest in conducting business in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay
… and the Caribbean. The material in this publication is intended to provide general information only and not legal … LAC 1/3/13 6:41 PM Page iv A ARGENTINA www.negri.com.ar | Buenos Aires | NEGRI, BUSSO & FARIÑA 1 Bordering the … must first be authorized by said Bureau through its website. That website only allows the purchase of foreign …
Articles
07/03/2015

This top ten shows how companies that design, manufacture, distribute, or sell consumer products are increasingly vulnerable to consumer fraud class action litigation.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… necessary to determine and track which particular language is being used in connection with any given product at any … and Social Media FDA and FTC assert jurisdiction over website content. Review website content for archived pages … Elizabeth M. Chiarello , Partner echiarello@sidley.com +1.312.853.0640 Alycia A. Degen , Partner …
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Frank Palmay P.Eng., McMillan LLP
02/22/2013
17 pages

This paper examines recent and developing fines and settlements resulting from the seven corporate sins of corruption and bribery, money-laundering, sanctions-breaking, conspiracy, tax evasion, sharp practice, and mistreatment of customers.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: Liechtenstein, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
… strains on governments. Governments everywhere are looking for new sources of revenues without raising taxes. … Trends sponsored by the Insurance Institute of Canada in Toronto on January 17, 2013. Page 2 McMillan LLP  … source of government revenue. Siemens AG Siemens AG is Europe's largest engineering conglomerate. The DOJ and SEC …
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Luiz Navarro
Veirano Advogados
12/11/2014

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.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Brazil
… 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 …
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Peter Yuen and Doris Yeung, Fangda Partners (in association with Peter Yuen & Associates)
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.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong
… & Associates) 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
03/31/2001

Hand this article to your human resources department and to the nonlegal managers in your company to help them figure out the best way to handle performance appraisals for workers who can’t seem to cut it so that the managers can get what they want and still protect the company.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Evaluating the Poor Performer: Guidelines for the Nonlegal Manager March 31, 2001 Hand this article to … You detest this time of year, and your first thought is to call your financial planner and ask him whether you can … but also his attendance is off, and you recently received com­ plaints from three managers in supporting departments …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2024
How do you create an AI governance program amidst constant regulatory changes? Selective Insurance's VP & AGC Adam Shedd and Mark Diamond, CEO of Contoural, shares strategies for legal and ethical compliance. #LegalTech #AIGovernance #OpenAI #ChatGPT
… and Mark Diamond, CEO of Contoural, shares strategies for legal and ethical compliance. #LegalTech #AIGovernance … advantage (or at least not fall behind competitors) is steadily rising. In 2024, companies will push their IT, … or unsafe information. Recently an eating disorder website added a chatbot to answer questions, only to find …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/06/2019
Asia’s data protection policies differ from GDPR in a few key areas. A business that fails to account for these differences may fully comply with GDPR and still run afoul of Asia’s laws, subjecting itself to the possibility of fines, penalties, or other legal actions.
… Docket Article Is GDPR Compliance Enough for Entities Operating in Asia? David Chen Hannah Ji … be certified as CBPR-compliant and identified on the CBPR website. As of March 4, 2019, there were 26 organizations …
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Jeremy Chan, Senior Counsel, Methanex Corporation
11/25/2014
9 pages

This memorandum analyzes key trends regarding diversity in corporations' boards of directors.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia, Canada, France, Iceland, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
… This memorandum analyzes key trends regarding diversity in corporations' boards of directors. Resource Details …  of  the  Corporate  Governance  Committee  in  2014  is  to  monitor  the  various  consultation  processes …  of  the  directors.     The  issue  of  term  limits  for  directors  is  also  being  brought  into  the  board …
Advocacy Filings
ACCA European Chapter
06/19/2003

GCCA-Europe filed comments in 2003 with the European Competition Law Commission regarding the Commission?s inquiry into the regulation of the"liberal professions? in the EU, and whether, in specific, lawyer regulation in each of the member states was in some way impinging on the free flow of commerce

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… KB) Download Save to My Resources … Email gccaeurope@acca.com Tel +44 (0)20 8892 3735 Fax +44 (0)20 607 9934 4 Tring … advocacy on behalf of the in-house profession. GCCA-Europe is the European chapter of the American Corporate Counsel … we have the most to contribute, based on our experience. For this reason, rather than answer the questions …
Articles
Jackson Lewis P.C.
01/31/2022
37 pages

In this resource, in-house counsel can learn more about legislation, litigation, regulations and trends in the United States employment landscape for 2022.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, New to In-House, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… Articles 2022: The Year Ahead for Employers Author Jackson Lewis P.C. January 31, 2022 37 … FOR EMPLOYERS COVID-19 Key Points threshold issue of what is an undue hardship on the employer in a religious … Orlando • (407) 246-8440 • Tasos.Paindiris@jacksonlewis.com Melanie L. Paul Principal Atlanta • (404) 586-1869 • …
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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: …
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Karen Boudreau
Michael Cammarota
Nick Holland
Sarah Sederstrom
10/30/2013

This program will feature interactive discussion with the audience to include such questions as: Does my license cover use on servers? How does virtualization affect everything? What do you do with source code? Are source code escrows helpful? What about escrows for software as a service (SaaS)? What is the effect of the trend limiting liability of vendors for intellectual property infringement? What is the effect of open-source software incorporated into a commercial product? What effect is the American Law Institute's Principles of the Law of Software Contracts having? What else do I need to worry about?

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… What about escrows for software as a service (SaaS)? What is the effect of the trend limiting liability of vendors for … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com Wednesday, October 30 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 907: Advanced … Exhibit B and available at http://.......... or such other website address as may be notified to the Customer from time …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/28/2017

This is a sample company employee handbook.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Employee Handbook (United States) May 28, 2017 This is a sample company employee handbook. Resource Details … The US Division Human Resources Department is responsible for the administration of this policy. If you have any … expenses through the Concur Travel/Expense Portal website no later than the 5th day each of month. Reports …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/07/2013

This case law is about five Native Americans who wanted the Redskins trademarks cancelled, consisting in whole or in part of the term REDSKINS for professional football-related services on the ground that the registrations were obtained contrary to Section 2(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), which prohibits registration of marks that may disparage persons or bring them into contempt or disrepute.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Tsotigh v. Pro-Football, Inc. March 7, 2013 This case law is about five Native Americans who wanted the Redskins … that contains the proceeding file, available on the USPTO website, www.USPTO.gov. The number represents the prosecution … homepage Copy Editor Home Page, https://www.copyeditor.com (accessed Sept. 2, 1997) 109, p. 173 N/A Note Gross Dep. …
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Nick Holland, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP; Adelaide Deleplanque, Vice President and Group Privacy Officer, Liberty Global Inc.; and Demetrios Eleftheriou, Senior Counsel - Privacy and Data Security, EMC Corp.
06/26/2013

A broad overview of EU data protection regulation, impact on business, application to cloud computing, and related contractual provisions.

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Source: Meetings
Region: European Union
… the World 4 Source: Nymity Inc. December 2012 www.nymity.com 5 Data Privacy – A Significant Concern Globally • US – … orgs or those with <250 employees – warnings for first offence, where non-deliberate contravention • 250K … • Hypo – Customer in the EU – Cloud Provider in the US – Is Encrypted Data Personal Data? – Default Key vs …
Articles
Jacquelyn Papish, Scott Hulsey, John Kelly, and Marissa Higgins, of Barnes & Thornburg LLP; and Amy Chai, of the Association of Corporate Counsel
07/21/2023
7 pages

Learn tips for in-house counsel on preserving attorney-client privilege in "dual purpose" communications that involve business and legal advice.

… of Corporate Counsel July 21, 2023 7 pages Learn tips for in-house counsel on preserving attorney-client privilege … communications are protected where the significant purpose is to obtain or provide legal advice. The significant purpose … privilege. Banner artwork: Overearth / iStockphoto.com How In-House Counsel Approach Privilege and the Impact of …
Benchmarking and Research Data
ACC
11/01/2018
2 pages

A sampling of surveys tailored to the in-house community.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Global
… 1, 2018 2 pages A sampling of surveys tailored to the in-house community. Resource Details Interest Area: Law … their law departments have a talent management program for career development/training, recruitment, retention, and … see this 10 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL WWW.ACC.COM/SURVEYS w w w . o g letree.c o m L ABOR AND EMPLOYMENT …
Event
Start Date: 01/11/2025 | 8:56 AM
… Get inspired and learn firsthand the journey of a CLO who is now based in Australia but has worked throughout the APAC region as well as Europe, Africa and the Middle East and now North America. … …
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ACC
04/01/2017

A sampling of surveys our in-house research team has tabulated.

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Source: ACC Docket
… markets as a result of geopolitical events this year. This is especially true in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and … least one law firm or outside counsel relationship in 2016 for underperforming. Looking ahead, 46 percent report that … a data breach. 10 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL www.ACC.COM/SURvEyS see this … A sampling of surveys our in-house …
ACC
10/01/2019
2 pages

Chief legal officers’ concerns about vendor risks, new employees, and more statistics from ACC’s benchmarking reports.

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Audience: CLO / GC
… that growth (in revenue, customers, new markets, etc.) is the biggest focus for CEOs. Contract demand… According to the 2019 CLO Survey, … 2018. see this 10 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL WWW.ACC.COM/SURVEYS w w w . o g letree.c o m Visit us at Bo oth 515 . …
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Start Date: 01/11/2025 | 8:56 AM
… Events Everybody's Doing It: What to Consider in Using AI Available On-Demand - Publication Date: … technologies across the globe, from proposed regulations in the United States, Europe, and China to current regulatory guidance like that …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2017
We released a report that explored a range of metrics that in-house teams may wish to consider using as a performance measurement and improvement tool. Here we summarise these KPIs, which can provide in-house lawyers with a helping hand in getting used to talking about performance in numerical, or at least data-driven and measurable terms.
… Docket Article Measure Your Impact: 8 KPIs for In-house Teams Lawyers on Demand Publication Date: … ACC Docket … Lawyers live in a world where performance is paramount. Clients and business colleagues demand quality … they should nevertheless be taken into account. As well as buying goodwill by putting themselves out there, in-house …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/23/2020
With indirect language, we undercut ourselves at work. This month’s career column tackles the words and phrases we use that subtly undermine us.
… with you in case you like it” or “I’m sorry if reading it is a waste of your time,” how would you feel about me as the … filler words is one of the most important habits to break for at least two reasons: First, filler words are distracting … time you talk negatively about yourself. Use the money to buy a self-help book or some other self-improvement item. Or, …
… Establishing Your Workplace Values: Ensuring Your Employer is the Right Fit Start Date: 01/11/2025 | 8:56 AM Resource … - spoken to current and former employees, read their website, asked good questions in the interview- sometimes the … identify your core workplace values and how to stand up for them when the ship feels off course. … Express Learning …
Program Materials
Rocio Fernández-Bujarrabal
06/01/2015

This presentation discusses knowing your business & trends, ensuring your business knows you, brand mkt clearance, correct use of trademarks, global trademark monitoring, trademark filings.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Source: Meetings
… Program Materials Tips for Your Trademarks Author Rocio Fernández-Bujarrabal June 1, … Not an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … FOR YOUR TRADEMARKS Rocio Fernández-Bujarrabal Europe IP Counsel June 1st, 2015 TIPS FOR YOUR TRADEMARKS …
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Daniel Schenck
05/20/2014

Cybercrime continues to increase and is targeting citizens, businesses and governments throughout the world, introducing unprecedented levels of vulnerability. The increasing trend of outsourcing data to third parties represents a present and imminent risk to security and data protection.<br />As cybercriminals continue to advance their techniques, their focus has shifted to theft of financial information, business espionage and accessing government information, thus threatening the ability of the law enforcement authorities to respond.

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Source: Meetings
… Schenck May 20, 2014 Cybercrime continues to increase and is targeting citizens, businesses and governments throughout … membership . … Cybersecurity – Plan and Respond 2014 ACC Europe Annual Conference London Daniel W. Schenck • Threats … Lessons Learned … Cybercrime continues to increase and is targeting citizens, businesses and governments throughout …
Articles
06/01/2018

How big is the gender gap for chief legal officers? What technology is the most important to legal departments? Find out from this sample of ACC's in-depth surveys.

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Source: ACC Docket
… Articles June 2018: See This June 1, 2018 How big is the gender gap for chief legal officers? What technology is the most … see this 10 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL WWW.ACC.COM/SURVEYS w w w . o g letree.c o m L ABOR AND EMPLOYMENT L …
Articles
09/01/2015

This month's stats: data breaches, compliance, and GCs underrating themselves.

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Source: ACC Docket
… themselves… According to the ACC and Georgetown Law Skills for the 21st Century General Counsel survey and report, only … their contributions to the board. The healthcare industry is especially susceptible… According to the ACC Chief Legal … see this 10 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL WWW.ACC.COM/SURVEYS … This month's stats: data breaches, compliance, …
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