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Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/25/2022
Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity. Learn why and what can be done in the meantime to hasten the pace in Caterina Cavallaro’s latest Positively Legal column with insights by GC Rachel Launders. #WellnessWednesday #womeninleadership #generalcounsel
… 05/25/2022 Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity. Learn why and what can be done in the … and industry associations, commercial work (including buying properties for The Block ), technology arrangements, … Rugby League to the end of 2027. As a leader, Launders is “pretty good at focusing on the important issues and …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2018
Costa Rica is famous for its beaches and rainforests and, if you’re lucky enough to visit for work, you should surely see those in person while you’re in the country. But before it’s time for fun, it’s time for business.
… Rica Daniel Perez Publication Date: 04/01/2018 Costa Rica is famous for its beaches and rainforests and, if you’re lucky enough … products or services? Costa Rica’s official tourism website Costa Rica is famous for its beaches and rainforests …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2015
Although it’s more likely you’ll find yourself in Greece for summer vacation than to close a business deal, it still is good to know a few things about business and other customs in the country.
… Although it’s more likely you’ll find yourself in Greece for summer vacation than to close a business deal, it still is good to know a few things about business and other customs … and Development. Additional Resources The official website of Greek tourism Latest news from Greece in English …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/16/2017

This is a sample marketing services agreement.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Contracts Marketing Services Agreement March 16, 2017 This is a sample marketing services agreement. Resource Details … Act of 1996, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, the American Recovery … indirectly in any manner, including but not limited to any website, advertising, or list of representative clients, …
Articles
Luciana Gemelli Eick, Associate Editor in Legis Pesquisa Jurídica
04/17/2015

This Quick Counsel addresses The Right of Regret in the Brazilian Consumer Code which provides the Consumer the prerogative to withdraw from the purchase of a product or hiring a service that has not been held in a physical store.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Brazil
… compatible with the actual item that was purchased. It is important to make clear that The Right of Regret in the … does not have any kind of defect there is no legal support for replacement or refund. If it is the case of exchange or … São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2008. Procon Paraná website
Articles
Robert W. Bell, Martin B. Halpern, and Edward O'Keefe
07/01/2016

Knowledge management is more than efficient organization information sharing. It requires permanent KM personnel, implantation of collaborative technology, buy-in from management, and the integration of KM processes into the daily organizational life. The more prosaic and "in the flow" KM initiatives are, the ore likely they are to succeed.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… and Edward O'Keefe July 1, 2016 Knowledge management is more than efficient organization information sharing. It … and professional development programs. robert.w.bell@rbc.com Martin B. Halpern is senior counsel, RBC General Counsel … to our business partners, were limited to a traditional website. We were using a static tool that had little traction …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/07/2022
Why it's important for companies not to ignore India's anti-corruption and related laws. 2022 has seen major corporate scandals unfold in India. This article by India-based law firm Majmudar & Partners (an ACC Global Resource Provider) reviews key features of India's anti-corruption laws, and a series of cases in which international groups have faced enforcement actions. #ACCDocket #India
… Merchant Publication Date: 10/07/2022 Why it's important for companies not to ignore India's anti-corruption and … Source: ACC Docket … Andrii Yalanskyi / Shutterstock.com Highlights: 2022 has seen major corporate scandals unfold … legislation In India, the primary anti-graft legislation is the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act), 1988 (amended …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/30/2023
Pay attention to what you accept in your performance. It may be too late for airlines, but it’s not too late for us in managing our careers. #ACCDocket #Mondaymotivation
… to what you accept in your performance. It may be too late for airlines, but it’s not too late for us in managing our … ACC Docket … Banner image by AJR_photo / Shutterstock.com Well, that didn’t take long. No sooner are we back to business travel than the airlines remind us why flying is so maddening. To illustrate, let’s assume your boss has …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2019
“The most exciting thing about working for Infosys is its global footprint,” exclaims Inderpreet Sawhney, the company’s group general counsel and chief compliance officer. Infosys, which provides IT services and solutions, is based in Bangalore and has over 200,000 employees in 46 countries, nearly 20,000 of whom work on its main campus.
… Date: 11/01/2019 “The most exciting thing about working for Infosys is its global footprint,” exclaims Inderpreet Sawhney, the … hand. The relocation meant she experienced the first dot-com boom. “There was this buzz around,” she remembers, “and I …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/30/2020
An ineffectual legal contract management process makes obstacles for legal departments tough to overcome. Here’s how to leverage seven legal contract management software tools to streamline the legal contract lifecycle, reduce risk, and minimize contract lifecycle bottlenecks and delays.
… Docket Article 7 Essential Legal Contract Management Tools for 2021 Sean Heck Publication Date: 09/30/2020 An … request approval easily. Data entry for request records is significantly simplified. Communication bottlenecks are … to spreadsheets to save locally and distribute.  With an online report designer, general counsel and legal teams can …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/13/2019
This article discusses strategies to help legal ops build a more complete mapping of their companies’ litigation portfolio, along with methods to leverage their portfolio to derive added benefits and more effective costs-savings initiatives. This article will also review the importance of legal ops expanding beyond their own immediate purview to examine the litigation portfolios of similarly situated companies to uncover trends impacting their industry and incorporate peer strategies for managing litigation.
… Knowing Your Profile: Why Litigation Portfolios Matter for Legal Ops Jeff Cox Publication Date: 05/13/2019 This … ACC Docket … Reviewing your overall litigation portfolio is critical for legal ops to control legal spend and … legal data, such as court data made publicly available online, is an unrealistic proposition for most legal …
Articles
United Nations Global Compact, and Linklaters LLP
10/09/2015
45 pages

In this guide, explore what corporate sustainability means, and practical guidance on how General Counsel and support and lead corporate sustainability efforts.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Collection: Sustainability
Audience: CLO / GC
… Articles Guide for General Counsel on Corporate Sustainability Author United … the un Global CompaCt the united Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to voluntarily align their … One Silk Street, London EC2Y 8HQ or on www.linklaters.com and such persons are either solicitors, registered …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
01/19/2017

This is a sample power purchase agreement where the Company is the lessee or owner of the property and desires to make a portion of such property available to Provider for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar powered electric generating project, and to purchase from Provider the electric energy produced by the project.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Contracts Power Purchase Agreement January 19, 2017 This is a sample power purchase agreement where the Company is the … to make a portion of such property available to Provider for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar … COMPANY] shall sell to [COMPANY 1] and [COMPANY 1] shall buy from [PROVIDER COMPANY] all electric energy produced by …
Articles
Nancy P. Pei, Partner, Smart & Biggar LLP, and Daniel Wise, Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
09/19/2023
4 pages

Amendments to the Canadian Patent Act and enactment of the Certificate of Supplementary Protection Regulations flowing from the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement introduced a new framework in Canada for the issuance of Certificates of Supplementary Protection (CSPs).

This chart compare key aspects of the two regimes, Canada's and the EU's.

Resource Details
Region: Canada, European Union
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… (156.4 KB) Download Save to My Resources … Visit our website: smartbiggar.ca Published Apr 2018, revised Oct 2020, … https://www.carpmaels.com/people/daniel-wise … months possible. Reduction in term Possible if NOC holder is also patentee, and failure to act resulted in unjustified …
ONC Lawyers
11/01/2020
3 pages

This article provides a brief overview of the case Airport Authority v Persons Unlawfully and Willfully Obstructing or Interfering with the Proper Use of the Hong Kong International Airport [2020] HKCFI 2743. This case is noteworthy because the Judge employed new technologies in order to effect substitute service during the proceedings, making room for the use of other technologies in civil litigation in the future.

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Region: Hong Kong
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House
… Kong International Airport [2020] HKCFI 2743. This case is noteworthy because the Judge employed new technologies in … substitute service during the proceedings, making room for the use of other technologies in civil litigation in the … in the Airport; 2. posting on the Airport Authority’s website; and 3. publishing in one English newspaper and one …
Articles
Lauri Peltola and Timo Lehtimäki,
Waselius & Wist
11/05/2014

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Finland
… Waselius & Wist November 5, 2014 What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What … Rachel Nurse subscriptions@gettingthedealthrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … The publishers and authors accept no responsibility for any acts or omissions contained herein. Although the …
Articles
10/05/2015

This article provides an overview of legal requirements of interest to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Switzerland
… 3 (published in March 2015 – editor Richard Kingham). For further information please email Nick.Barette@lbresearch.com The Life Sciences Law Review Third Edition Editor Richard … do not apply. The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation, nor …
Articles
10/08/2015

This article details how international arbitration proceedings are governed in Switzerland.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Switzerland
… Resolution Second Edition 237 www.globallegalinsights.com © Published and reproduced with kind permission by Global … & Julian Schwaller Homburger Introduction Switzerland is a civil law country with a long tradition as one of the major global venues for international commercial arbitration and commercial …
Articles
10/07/2015

This article presents the views and observations of leading anti-corruption practitioners in jurisdictions spanning every region of the globe.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Switzerland
… 3 (published in November 2014 – editor Mark F Mendelsohn). For further information please email Nick.Barette@lbresearch.com The Anti‑Bribery and Anti‑Corruption Review Third Edition … do not apply. The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation, nor …
Program Materials
Scott Fulton
Rich Kassel
Terry Thiele
10/28/2013

"Going green" is a hot topic and growing trend in today’s society. However, most people are not clear on what "going green" actually means. This program will address what it means for a corporation to "go green" in several representative sectors. Faculty will use case studies to show how companies have successfully invested in sustainability, built trust through increased transparency with customers, and created a healthier work environment and surrounding community. Case studies of investments that have not paid off, and the perils of green washing, will also be discussed.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Environmental
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Program Materials What is "Green" for the Non-environmental Lawyer? Author Scott Fulton Rich … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 28 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 211: What is
Articles
Law Business Research
09/19/2014

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Japan
… 19, 2014 "the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals" Resource Details Interest Area: … Rachel Nurse Subscriptions@ GettingTheDealThrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … 1471-1230 The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation. Legal …
Articles
Law Business Research
09/19/2014

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… 19, 2014 "the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals" Resource Details Interest Area: … Rachel Nurse Subscriptions@ GettingTheDealThrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … 1471-1230 The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation. Legal …
Program Materials
Stephanie Aferiat, David Grumbine, Catherine Moynihan, Greg Perouvis, Todd Schnell
10/02/2012

If you're ready to move away from the billable hour as your default fee basis and adopt fee structures that will motivate your firms to help achieve your business objectives, this session will give you some practical guidance.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting September 30-October 3, Orlando, FL This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2012 various authors … at ACC: +1 202.293.4103, x338; legalresources@acc.com          Tuesday, October 2, 2012 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 104 … Stephanie Aferiat Stephanie Aferiat is senior counsel for The Home Depot, based in Atlanta, GA. Her practice …
Articles
Law Business Research
09/19/2014

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Ghana
… 19, 2014 "the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals" Resource Details Interest Area: … Rachel Nurse Subscriptions@ GettingTheDealThrough.com Head of editorial production Adam Myers Production … 1471-1230 The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation. Legal …
Articles
Practical Law Company
08/20/2015
53 pages

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 States.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … or any of its lawyers, unless so stated. This InfoPAKSM is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject but … by PLC. For more information about PLC, visit their website at http://www.practicallaw.com/.     Contents I. …
Peer Practice Examples
ACC
05/22/2014

In this latest Leading Practices Profile, ACC profiles the leading mediation and arbitration practices of two law departments operating in the Asia-Pacific region to learn how they approach alternative dispute resolution efforts. As part of the project, ACC also presents the views of experts and leading ADR organizations that offer alternative dispute resolution services for commercial disputes in the region.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103 fax +1 202.293.4107 www.acc.com In this latest Leading Practices Profile, ACC profiles … of the views of ACC, unless so stated. Further, this LPP is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject; … document. For more information about ACC please visit our website at www.acc.com. 3 Contents  I. Introduction …
Peer Practice Examples
Association of Corporate Counsel
04/25/2016

This Leading Practices Profile, an update to ACC’s 2011 Crisis Management and the Role of In-House Lawyers: Company Leading Practices, features the leading business continuity and crisis management plans of four entities that share plan aspects, including core components, operational strategies, and lessons learned. The Profile also addresses the law departments’ role in prevention planning, training, risk assessment, crisis management, and continuity planning.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada, United States
… Leading Practices Profiles please visit http://www.acc.com/lpp LEADING PRACTICES PROFILES SERIES Crisis Management … of views of ACC, unless so stated. Further, this LPP is not intended as a definitive statement the subject; … of Corporate Counsel. For more about ACC please visit our website at For more Leading Practices Profiles please visit …
Articles
09/29/2010

This overview providing ideas and best practices to consider when looking at Legal Process Outsourcing includes tips, comparisons, additional resources, a listing of providers, and a selection checklist.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Resource Library
Region: India, Philippines, South Africa
in a timely fashion, at significant cost savings. What is an LPO? A Legal Process Outsourcer specializes in … information, please contact us at accvaluechallenge@acc.com. Copyright ©2010 Association of Corporate Counsel 2 India … Phone: 626-833-6808 Email: tlamb@americandiscovery.com Website: http://www.americandiscovery.com Note: Onshore …
Event
Start Date: 01/30/2025 | 6:00 PM
… Events ACC Houston Women In The House Event: New Year...New You! Start Date: … Professional Development Details & Registration … Join Us for an Exclusive New Year Celebration at Tootsies Houston for our Women In The House group! 🎉✨ Kick off 2024 in style …
Articles
08/01/2014

This is an article describing employment based immigrant visas which are divided into five preference categories.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
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… Overview of U.S. Based Immigration August 1, 2014 This is an article describing employment based immigrant visas … Labor Certification and Filing a Petition To be considered for an immigrant visa under some of the employment-based … for USCIS services, see Check Filing Fees on the USCIS website. Note: Fees must be paid for each intending …
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