With corporations today paying greater attention to their internal processes and procedures, it is an ideal time for legal departments to create and implement a legal department business plan. This article provides models and components for developing a legal department business plan.
This article deals with board tools for oversight of cybersecurity risk.
Directors and officers need to be concerned with the terms and conditions of their company's D&O liability insurance. Company heads are demanding that in-house counsel ensure that the broadest coverage available is in place, and this article will help you review the scope of protection for your company.
This article recommends measures for you to use as you help your company address and successfully integrate cultural awareness into the policies and guidelines of U.S. multi-national corporations conducting business and operating entities in foreign countries.
How does HIPAA's privacy rule affect in-house counsel?
The technology sector is no stranger to patent litigation, especially in the smartphone and tablet industry. The current Apple-Samsung dispute involves over 50 lawsuits in nine countries. This article considers the Apple-Samsung dispute and provides an alternative universe scenario: What would this litigation battle look like in international arbitration?
Recent court decisions are causing major concerns for employers who require a general release to be signed by employees as a precondition to receiving payments under a severance plan or negotiated separation agreement. This article attempts to describe the background of employment-related waivers and explores the court decisions affecting them.
This article addresses how globally, the hedge fund industry is impacted by countless reforms; including European short selling bans, global derivatives reform and shadow-banking.
A sampling of surveys reveals what in-house counsel think about employee recognition, career development, and the path to leadership.
The latest in-house trends and updates from the ACC research department.
May's See This brings you the pick of statistics from the ACC 2016 Chief Legal Officers Survey.
This paper explores the approach taken by courts in Bermuda and other jurisdictions in connection with issues and questions regarding transfer of trusteeship.
This is a sample capital stock purchase agreement.
Purchase Agreement (United Kingdom)
Corporate Grapevine (December 2007) The Movers & Shakers
What do in-house counsel have to say about compensation and leadership training? Find out in our sampling of surveys.
What is the impact of extra-territorial laws on EMEA departments and how much do Brazilian law departments spend externally? Read this sample of survey data to find out.
Which form of dispute resolution is best for your contract? Hear from in-house counsel and experts the pros and cons of different methods of dispute resolution from their experience and help inform you as you decide which form to use in your contracts.
Small legal departments are asked to do it all: provide the same range of services as large legal departments but with more limited personnel and financial resources. How can you manage the day-to-day work while also focusing on the “big issues” and your company’s long-term legal needs? Join your fellow small department leaders in this roundtable discussion to discuss what works and what doesn’t and to learn how to better manage your department.
The business landscape is experiencing an unprecedented period of globalization. Domestic enterprises now outsource internationally on a large scale and establish partnerships in far-flung locations where business terms may be advantageous. These companies must deal with unfamiliar laws and operational standards. In tandem with this push to globalization, employers find their business operations and ethics scrutinized more closely both domestically and abroad.
Diversity initiatives continue to grow and change with corporate business models: taking on a different complexion when applied in companies with significant global presence and offering new challenges in an era defined by bottom-line attention to corporate compliance and social responsibility. Read ACC's newest leading practice profile and find out how the legal departments of 10 different companies have developed diversity initiatives that are making a difference.
In this article, we consider some key aspects of the executive employment relationship and the legal considerations which may affect the drafting of contracts of employment for executive-level employees.
Legal Technology Survey Summary Results Excel
This presentation discusses trade barriers, hot topics, and compliance in selected countries.
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