This sample code of ethics, conduct and values comes from the MITRE Corporation.

ACC Chief Legal Officer (CLO) 2016 Survey - Executive Summary

Read Bob Feldman’s take on the Missouri Supreme Court’s debate about the existence of nothing.

For some of us, litigation management is a necessary evil; for others, it's work we love. Either way, it's no surprise that technology can dramatically improve litigation management. Here's an overview on how to make your work easier.

This resource is a supplement to the materials used in Session 102 in the 2011 ACC Annual Meeting. It covers trademark portfolio management, and core trademark services.

This is a form master software agreement prepared from the perspective of a licensor looking to license an enterprise customer to install and use its software system.

This is a sample consulting agreement between a company and consultant.

If your company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or joint venture, and one of the businesses involved has activities in Europe, be careful. The European Union (EU) recently put into effect new and tougher rules governing mergers. We guide you through the maze of an EU competition review with this article.

Suzanne Hawkins has seen legal operations from every angle, as a practicing attorney, legal operations head, consultant, and law firm leader. An Trotter, Senior Director of Operations, Office of the General Counsel, Hearst, had the good fortune to speak with Suzanne about her career and get her insights on the emergence and evolution of legal operations. Click here to read the full article.

The most critical issues facing companies today are legal issues. It's no longer just a good idea for CLOs to be at the executive table, in the boardroom, and reporting to the CEO - it's essential. Learn more about how 1,300 peers view their role in the boardroom and with the CEO. Find out what is trending in department costs, law firm turnover, spend, work allocation, and more.

In this presentation, in-house counsel will see how outsourcing impacts their business models along with risks and solutions.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) discusses the pros and cons of implementing a flat rate travel expenses policy as opposed to a reimbursement system, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.*

With the explosion of high technology, communication is getting faster, but not necessarily better. All employees who use company computers, telephones and stationery should be trained to think defensively about the legal consequences of what they write or say. Formulating an effective document and e-mail management policy can reduce the risk of costly litigation.

This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the Hong Kong market.

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.

This article describes how labor courts in general started to declare null and void mass dismissals made without a prior negotiation with the union, trying to reach a settlement in court.

Hewlett-Packard's sample checklist for a new attorney onbaording, education and development program.

Another process server. Someone else is suing your company. How tiresome. Let's see the complaint. Wait -isn't that our counsel who appears to be the plaintiff's counsel? Is that possible? Is it ethical? Here comes the head of litigation trotting in with their retainer letter-containing an advance waiver. Now you remember. The law firm did discuss this with you. But the question remains: Is it enforceable?

ACC's comments to the Standing Committee examining changes to the Federal Rules of Evidence regarding proposed amendments to Rule 502 on limited waiver.

This article delves into the use of trade secrets to protect Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the unique challenges to trade secret protection presented by AI in general.

So your CEO has finally recognized that the company needs a compliance program, and naturally turns to you, the lawyer. Where do you start? How do you determine that you've identified the compliance risks, complied with all the applicable laws and regulations, and adequately addressed the risks? This session will describe the essentials of a compliance program including risk assessments, policy development, communications, training, establishment of controls and monitoring and testing of controls. Presenters will offer firsthand experiences (some positive) and best practices, incorporating MRCP 3, A-C privilege, MRCP 1.16 and MRCP 1.13 for ethics.

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While the world is undoubtedly complex, any cross-border scenario can be properly managed with acute attention from the legal department.

Before you can win an international dispute, you have to prove that the rules you abide by count. Learn the provisions and procedural rules that govern Mexican Law, and how to show the meaning, scope and applicability of your own law in a Mexican Court.

Punctuality is very important in the Dutch business culture. People have busy and full schedules, and appreciate timeliness. Read on to learn more about the Netherlands.

This article highlights ten of the most frequent wage and hour traps.

This is a sample client contract policy.