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Smart companies plan, measure results and demonstrate success. The legal department within those companies needs to follow suit. Demonstrating to your client that you add value is critical. This program will teach the in’s and out’s of strategic planning and effective metrics development that will help you demonstrate your department’s successes and show your boss how you add value to the company’s bottom line.

This interactive session will explore the intersection of global corporate citizenship and engagement within a legal department, paying particular attention to how global pro bono can be used as a tool to stimulate and engage experienced and knowledgeable legal staff.

This is a sample information governance communications plan.

Pro Bono, as we know, refers to work undertaken voluntarily and without
payment, as a public service. As in-house lawyers, we are ideally suited to leverage our skills to provide services to those who are unable to afford them; to have a direct impact on those in need.

Among lawyers in Argentina, it is especially common to use the term “doctor” to refer to other colleagues. It is also common for clients to address their lawyers as doctor. Read this article to learn more about in-house life in Argentina.

This is a sample internet use and social networking policy.

This article is a big data in employment case study for discussion.

A graphic to promote the value of and generate interest in a department’s Knowledge Management program.

A summary of executive compensation principles to include: Reasonable Executive Compensation, Consequences of Excess Benefits Transactions, and Avoiding Tax Penalties for Excess Benefits to Disqualified Persons.

An easy reference guide to employee non-compete agreements across borders. It sets out the key considerations to take into account when drafting, updating and enforcing non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants in different jurisdictions in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

This is a sample services agreement regarding vehicle parts development and supply between a supplier and a client company.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been gaining traction during the past 18 months, although more recently they have come under the spotlight for more negative reasons. Following high-profile litigation associated with certain de-SPAC deals and statements from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), many investors are now starting to question SPACs as an investment vehicle of choice.

What compensation do your in-house peers get? Check out the 2023 Law Department Compensation benchmarking survey results. 

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in the United Kingdom.

One thing that strikes me about ACC is that it is so much more than an organization that provides in-house counsel with industry information. Instead, I find ACC to be a community that connects me to the people and resources that help me professionally
and enrich me personally.

This program material analyzes the evolving role of non-lawyers in legal departments.

ACC Board Chair Bill Mordan galvanizes readers to excel for their clients in the throes of battle — both inside and outside the courtroom.

This is a sample real estate purchase and sale agreement regarding a Tennessee LLC.

In response to Russia invasion of Ukraine, the United States and dozens of its allies and partners around the globe have imposed what the White House has called, "the most impactful, coordinated, and wide-ranging economic restrictions in history." This article (1) provides an overview of OFAC sanctions jurisdiction and circumvention prohibitions, (2) summarizes recent Russia sanctions, (3) provides a synopsis re sanctions evasion through cryptocurrency, (4) highlights existing US regulatory guidance regarding sanctions evasion through cryptocurrencies, and (5) recommends measures that persons and companies may wish to consider to mitigate the risk of sanctions violations.

The US Supreme Court has long been skeptical of novel proposals by federal agencies to address issues of vast economic and political significance. In West Virginia v. EPA, the Court made clear that its past cases reviewing novel applications and interpretations of agency powers do constitute an identifiable “doctrine” for application by courts going forward. When an administrative agency makes a “major policy decision,” it must have “clear congressional authorization” to do so. This case may represent one of the Supreme Court’s most significant administrative law decisions since Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council in 1984.

Ethique et confits d’intérêts en droit européen de la concurrence

Prior to deployment, travellers should be briefed on the current threat and the necessary level of awareness, as well as the range of possible targets, in order to adjust their plans accordingly.

This Quick Overview addresses the role of E-Discovery in developing information governance policies in the United States. Although many organizations are developing information governance practices to extract business value from their existing data, they are not simultaneously addressing the potential risks and costs associated with that data, particularly when the data is electronically stored.