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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 …
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.

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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 …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Venable, LLP
09/16/2014

A chart that outlines Organizational Options for Specific/Isolated Events and the advantages and disadvantages to consider.

… Forms, Policies, and Contracts Preliminary Considerations for a Nonprofit’s Potential Activities Abroad Author Venable, … Need to ensure that no “permanent establishment” is developed. Organizational Options for Ongoing Presence … please contact Jeff Tenenbaum at jstenenbaum@venable.com or via telephone at 202-344-8138. Page � PAGE �8� … A …
Articles
Cheryl Pearson
08/15/2014

The article provides a general overview of what victims cans' expect when filing a civil action claim for sexual abuse, compensation, litigation process, types of damages, and liability. Additionally, this article focuses on some of the advantages and disadvantages of pursing a civil claim for sexual misconduct.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… Articles Civil Claims for Sexual Abuse Author Cheryl Pearson August 15, 2014 The … | Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 3L3 | 1-855-483-7529 | www.tdslaw.com By Cheryl Pearson Civil claims for Sexual Abuse Page 2 of … the primary purpose of a civil action for damages is to attempt as much as possible to place the victim in the …
Advocacy Filings
Shawn Neylan, Stikeman Elliott LLP
10/26/2007

The Competition Act ("CA") is federal legislation of general
application related to all aspects of competition law in Canada, including merger review. The CA sets out the relevant monetary and (where applicable) shareholding thresholds that trigger a pre-
merger notification requirement. The CA also allows the Commissioner of Competition (the "Commissioner") to challenge a transaction if she believes it raises substantive competition issues, whether or not there is a pre-merger notification
requirement.

… Elliott LLP October 25, 2007 The Competition Act ("CA") is federal legislation of general application related to all … CALGARY VANCOUVER NEW YORK LONDON SYDNEY www.stikeman.com C O M P E TI TI O N – IN V E ST M E N T R E V IE W … (sneylan@stikeman.com) STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP OCTOBER 2007 For any information concerning this article, please contact …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/03/2017

This is a sample corporate services agreement where Subsidiary desires to obtain administrative and other services from Parent and Parent is willing to furnish or make such services available to Subsidiary.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Sample Corporate Services Agreement February 3, 2017 This is a sample corporate services agreement where Subsidiary … Parent and Subsidiary desire to set forth the basis for Parent's providing services of the type referred to … of corporate records, assistance, if and when necessary, in preparation of Securities and Exchange Commission filings, …
Checklists
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/18/2016
1 pages

This sample lists the steps to building a successful and defensible records management program.

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Source: Resource Library
… Lawrence Group 2016 CONTACT: services@jordanlawrence.com 636.821.2222 JordanLawrence.com DEVELOP A RECORDS … and a trigger event that starts the retention clock for each record type. ADOPT A RECORDS MANAGEMENT POLICY THAT … AND TRAIN EMPLOYEES. Companies must ensure the policy is formally communicated to all employees, audited for policy …
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.

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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 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/27/2023
Kahlil Mitchell, senior counsel at Moderna, reflects on the development and rollout of the COVID vaccine. #ACCDocket #COVID #Staysafe
… Docket … Banner artwork by StanislavSukhin / Shutterstock.com Professor Cynthia Dahl is a Practice Professor of Law and the Director of the Detkin … as our legal team grew there were other things happening, for sure. But that was the part of the process that I was …
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 …
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.

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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
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.

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Region: Canada, European Union
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … 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 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/22/2020
Today, as with any business function in an increasingly data-driven and accessible world, the legal task of reviewing your enterprise’s contracts can be more systematic, objective, and effective, provided that legal department leaders can understand, assess, and strategize about their contracts on a macro-level — and adapt accordingly.
… to marriage to the break-up. Platform. Develop strategies for a contract platform that considers contract automation, … Corporate counsel’s measuring stick for success is not how many hours they can bill for their services, but … supra note 5, at 186. Steven L. Schwarcz, To Make or to Buy: In-House Lawyering and Value Creation, 33 IOWA J. CORP. …
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 …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Patricia E. Farrell, Esq., Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP
04/14/2014

The following agreement is applicable for a small company doing business with a larger company.

… Unkovic & Scott LLP April 14, 2014 The following agreement is applicable for a small company doing business with a … E. Farrell, Esq. Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP pef@muslaw.com SAMPLE DOCUMENT Presentation to the Western Pennsylvania … for Corporate Counsel Page 3 (h) The domain name, website content, e-mail addresses and any operating software …
Program Materials
Rony P Gerrits
05/20/2014

Anti-cartel enforcement has evolved substantially in Europe in recent years and the EU Commission has consistently reaffirmed its position by punishing hard-core cartels and imposing record-level fines. Companies can manage cartel investigations by setting preventive internal checks and establishing an effective antitrust compliance policy and specific guidelines for employees. Are you ready for an unannounced dawn-raid inspection visit?

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Meetings
Region: European Union
… 20, 2014 Anti-cartel enforcement has evolved substantially in Europe in recent years and the EU Commission has … antitrust compliance policy and specific guidelines for employees. Are you ready for an unannounced dawn-raid … services. • Facts: AMS surcharge - US freight forwarder is invited to attend trade association meeting as a guest. …
Articles
12/01/2013

Did you know that in Quebec students are not required to earn an undergraduate degree before applying to law school? Read on to learn more about Quebec.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Canada
… Canadian prov- inces use common law.   In Montreal, it is more likely than not that a festival is going on. Being a … to be lower than elsewhere because there is no requirement for a Quebec student to complete undergraduate school before … Canada’s Top 100 Employers (www.canadastop100.com) 14 ASSOCIATION OF CORPORATE COUNSEL LEARN YOUR WORLD …
Checklists
Jacqueline Bozzuto, Co-Chair Hospitality and Leisure, Lowndes Law, Meritas
06/01/2022
2 pages

Review these event contract considerations and checklists for: Identifying the Location, Contract Review

… Review these event contract considerations and checklists for: Identifying the Location, Contract Review Resource … HOSPITALITY AND LEISURE jackie.bozzuto@lowndes-law.com 215 North Eola Drive, Orlando, Florida 32801-2028 T: … close to the event as possible. 48 hours before check-in is preferred. 3. Request lower room rates. 4. If utilizing a …
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.

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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 …
Program Materials
Richard B. Belzer, Phd - president, Regulatory Checkbook; James W. Conrad, Jr. - assistant general counsel, American Chemistry Council; Leslie J. Huska, Phd - policy and rulemaking issue advisor, ExxonMobil Corporation; and Jessica R. Nacheman - counsel, ExxonMobil Corporation
04/20/2004

A presentation on incorporating sound science in environmental policy and rulemaking.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… 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 207:Incorporating Sound Science in Environmental Policy & … CIA Office of Public Affairs, 703–482–0623. No Website available. Federal Financial Institutions …
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 …
Program Materials
Ronald Hendrikx
06/01/2015

This presentation reviewed some of the latest case studies and heard from both in-house and external counsel how best to implement value-based billing and alternative fee arrangements at a Pan-European level.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
… some of the latest case studies and heard from both in-house and external counsel how best to implement … Coming to a definition of 'value' Understanding what is important to in-house counsel Page 3 Mandates & … NISUS / Bird & Bird questions 2014 What does value for money mean for you and your business? Page 4 …
Checklists
Stephany Olsen-LeGrand, Associate, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
12/18/2014
1 pages

The table depicts whether: (1) a party can be indemnified for its own gross negligence; (2) a party can be indemnified for civil fines and penalties; (3) a party can insure for damages assessed because of gross negligence; and (4) a party can insure for civil fines and penalties assessed against it.

This table is not per se specific to any type of liability (e.g., personal injury, death, environmental liability, etc.); however, as noted below, the ability to indemnify or insure for certain liabilities may be limited by statute, public policy, or otherwise in a given jurisdiction. Accordingly, the specific terms of the contractual provision and / or policy, operative facts, and applicable law(s) should be examined in reaching a conclusion regarding enforceability.

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Region: United Kingdom, United States
… The table depicts whether: (1) a party can be indemnified for its own gross negligence; (2) a party can be indemnified … civil fines and penalties assessed against it. This table is not per se specific to any type of liability (e.g., … Stephany Olsen-LeGrand: stephany.olsen-legrand@sutherland.com Jurisdictional Overview of Indemnity & Insurability …
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