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A letter from ACC to the Massachusetts House and Senate advocating overriding Gov. Romney's veto of judicial pay raises.

A brief addressing the advancement of attorneys' fees for in-house counsel.

This is a list of select Morrison & Foerster publications on cases from the Supreme Court's 2014 term in the United States.

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May's Lead the Way is part I of a two-part series on managing change.

The author discusses how her yoga practice informs her perspective throughout the day.

The author shares her thoughts on embracing change and outlines a few tips for becoming more adaptable.

ACC Docket's Lead the Way columnist reveals the importance of having a strong team to clinching a victory in the July/August 2016 issue.

In this article, columnist Kenneth Cutshaw discusses possible positive effects on lawyers in other countries that have the opportunity to undertake challenging global legal work as a result of the recession, describing the differences between these outsourced individuals and in-house counsel.

Whitnie Whiley's December column focuses on the moments when we have to step back and follow others.

Learn how the author handled saying goodbye to a dear colleague on the day of his promotion.

This is a sample form of promissory note.

Whitnie Wiley's Jan/Feb column recognized the two-way street that constitutes the employee evaluation process.

Though seemingly counterintuitive, Lead the Way Columnist Whitnie Wiley argues that living by structure gives us more freedom with our time.

This is a state by state medical testing background checklist.

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The need to defensibly dispose of information is clear. Why is it so difficult for companies to proceed with confidence? There are several common roadblocks.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses whether or not a company may require employees without work e-mails to provide their personal e-mail address. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor and Small Law Department ACC Networks.

In the Netherlands, business owners have to request the advice of the Works Council (OR) well in advance of a merger of takeover decision. If the business owner fails to make the request for advice timely, the Enterprise Chamber may require him or her to withdraw the decision. Therefore, it is crucial to follow the advisory path correctly and consult the works council well in advance. But what does "well in advance" mean?

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

How do you keep track of intellectual property (IP) assets, decide what to educate staff on IP matters regarding infringement, and choose when to seek protections regarding copyright, trademark or patent protection? What can the non-specialist do in-house, and when do you need to go to outside counsel? How do you budget for IP matters? This program will focus on the operational IP legal function — not on the basics of what is a copyright or trademark. Attend this panel to discuss different models of IP management for small law departments and nonprofits, including managing international IP and enforcement of IP against members and volunteers.

The September 2017 amendments to the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations introduced a new scheme for pharmaceutical patent linkage litigation in Canada. That scheme is now much closer to the United States' (US) Hatch-Waxman scheme, but with remaining key differences that are explained in this chart.

The design and operational failures of the federal insurance exchange and comparable failures of a number of state exchanges will generate contract disputes and litigations. Read on for more information.