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Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/19/2023
Gartner’s Director of Legal & Compliance Yosr Hamza urges you to focus on small habits in the new year. #ACCDocket #inhousecounsel #newyear #goals
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Chinnaput / Shutterstock.com This is a super powerful concept I learned during 2022. “You don’t … world, I thought I would have to give up many goals I had for myself, and that life as I know it is over for good. But …
Articles
Charlie Beasley, Consultant (London), Hugo Nanninga, Consultant (London), Dede Orraca-Cecil, Consultant (Boston), Angela Pêgas, Consultant (São Paulo), Simone Stebler, Consultant (Zürich), Egon Zehnder
02/10/2022

Today, an organization needs far more than legal advice from its legal function. In this article, learn what business leaders really want and need from their General Counsel/Chief Legal Officers and their teams.

Resource Details
Collection: Leadership Skills
Region: Global
… needs far more than legal advice from its legal function. In this article, learn what business leaders really want and … Skills Region: Global … Key Takeaways: In-house counsel is a strategic voice in the business and must step up to the … based on how society will judge these decisions tomorrow. For many General Counsel and legal teams, this means …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2015
This article will address the OFAC and BIS prohibitions against evasion and facilitation, will provide examples of what can go wrong, and will conclude with best practices for preventing violations.
… Control Evasion and Facilitation Prohibitions — A Trap for Unwary In-house Counsel Robert J. Ward, Jr. Jan Farley … of Industry and Security (BIS [Department of Commerce]) is trending sharply upward . For example, in June 2014, BNP … “. . . sell, transfer, export, re-export, finance, order, buy, remove, conceal, store, use, loan, dispose of, …
Program Materials
Keji Ayorinde, Nora Naylor, Leonard Sherer, Ruthie White
05/19/2015

Briefly cover the main employment issues and regulations you need to keep in mind; Discuss the basics of addressing employment issues such as ADA and accommodation, overtime pay, FLSA classification compliance and leave, and training staff on key employment issues; and Cover emerging issues such as social media, diversity programs, genetic information discrimination, class action waivers and more.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Meetings
…  -­‐  Houston,  Jackson  Lewis  P.C.   So,  What  Is  Going  On?  A  Lot!   Emerging  Trends:   •  NLRB  Back …     13   CPA  (cont.)     §  Examples  (from  the  NLRB  website)   •  Two  or  more  employees  discussing  pay  or …  company  that  provides  warehouse  workers  to   Amazon.com   –  The  workers  "retrieved  products  from  the …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
05/12/2014

This is a sample HIPAA policy and procedure document for organizations to give to employees.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP May 12, 2014 This is a sample HIPAA policy and procedure document for organizations to give to employees. Resource Details … preceding calendar year in the manner specified on the HHS website. If a law enforcement official states to the Plan …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/02/2023
DEI, Esq. columnists describe steps organizations can take to create effective and successful inclusive leaders. #ACCDocket #inhouse #DEI
… Docket … Banner artwork by Michael D Brown / Shutterstock.com Traditionally, leaders have been measured by how effective they are at decision-making, strategizing for the future, or stepping up to the plate in tough situations. The focus is often on execution alone — what a leader and their team …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/13/2021
Consider incorporating these five approaches into your legal practices to create and manage valuable business relationships.
… a company’s ability to build healthy relationships. For example, some lawyers still write contracts as if they’re … and manage beneficial, harmonious business relationships in which all parties find more ways to create value.   … during times of rapid and unpredictable change is becoming an increasingly important source of competitive …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/28/2024
Meet Abigail Genevieve Tan: 2024 ACC Top 10 30-Something honoree, ACC Singapore board member, and animal welfare champion. #ACCDocket #ACCSingapore #Top30s
… Details … The  ACC Top 10 30-Somethings  awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, approach to challenges, well-rounded … ensuring that all rights and obligations are fulfilled is also critical.   Elastic works with major companies — …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/03/2020
As an in-house lawyer based in Silicon Valley, one of the most popular agreements is the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) or confidentiality agreement. The latest trend for corporate offices is to mandate that all visitors, including the pizza delivery person, sign an NDA on a tablet computer before taking a step beyond the lobby.
… Sink IPs Neil Peretz Publication Date: 03/03/2020 As an in-house lawyer based in Silicon Valley, one of the most popular agreements is the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) or confidentiality agreement. The latest trend for corporate offices is to mandate that all visitors, …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
07/29/2017

This is a sample active power software license agreement.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Active Power Software License Agreement July 28, 2017 This is a sample active power software license agreement. Resource … UNOPENED SOFTWARE PACKAGE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION FOR A FULL REFUND OF YOUR LICENSE FEE PAID. THIS IS A LEGAL … THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE SOFTWARE CONTAINED IN THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE BETWEEN YOU AND [COMPANY], AND …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/30/2014

Selected cases and materials related to limitations on discovery.

… validity of an arbitration clause, including whether it is subject to revocation on unconscionability grounds, is a … discuss them briefly. (See, e.g., Sokol v. Public Util. Com. (1966) 65 Cal.2d 247, 257, 53 Cal.Rptr. 673, 418 P.2d … Division home page of the Unified Court System's internet website: www.courts.state.ny.us/comdiv or in the New York Law …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/21/2022
Positively Legal columnist Caterina Cavallaro provides several techniques that in-house counsel can use to cultivate creativity and positivity through communication while ensuring Al does not supersede human efforts. #ACCDocket #WellnessWednesday
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Anna_Summer / Shutterstock.com “Artificial Intelligence (AI) is coming for your job.” We often hear this. For many jobs, it will be …
Articles
AIPLA
06/01/2015

This is the AIPLA report of the economic survey 2015, prepared under the direction of Law Practice Management Committee.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… of the Economic Survey Author AIPLA June 1, 2015 This is the AIPLA report of the economic survey 2015, prepared … 20878 TEL: (240) 268-1262  ARI@associationresearch.com Ashraf Abdul-Mohsen: ARI Rhonda Bogart: Lee & Hayes … by advertising (19.6%), event sponsorship (18.1%), and website development (15.9%).  Most firms do not give …
Articles
02/27/2017

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Employment & Labor Forum, addresses whether an employee within the United States is permitted to work from home as a medical accommodation instead of taking time off through the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… addresses whether an employee within the United States is permitted to work from home as a medical accommodation … quoted below prior to publishing their eGroup Comments in this Wisdom of the Crowd resource.)   Question:   Employee … surgery. She has asked to be permitted to work at home for the two weeks recovery period because she will not be …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/29/2018
Recent innovations in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software have paved the way for new and exciting opportunities for businesses to become more effective, efficient, and profitable in their work. Among other advances, artificial intelligence (AI) has opened the door to new methods to author, store, analyze, and manage contracts.
… Raguette Publication Date: 01/29/2018 Recent innovations in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) software have paved the way for new and exciting opportunities for businesses to become … advances are only part of the story about how CLM software is changing our relationship to legal work. Now, CLM …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
04/11/2017

This is a sample harassment in the workplace policy.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts Harassment in the Workplace Environment Policy April 11, 2017 This is a sample harassment in the workplace policy. Resource … to conduct themselves with respect and consideration for others. This Policy prohibits sexual harassment in the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/03/2019
What has been fueling this recent rise in in-sourcing? And more importantly, what can corporate legal teams that don’t perform eDiscovery in-house learn from it? Three separate forces are contributing to this trend.
… Docket Article It’s Time to Bring eDiscovery In-house Bob Rohlf Publication Date: 05/03/2019 What has been … Source: ACC Docket … Sponsored content from Exterro For several years, the largest enterprises with substantial … are contributing to this trend. In-house legal spending is increasing In 2018, the  2nd Annual Blickstein …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/28/2017

This is a sample company employment handbook specifically for Canada.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada
… Contracts MNO Company Handbook - Canada May 28, 2017 This is a sample company employment handbook specifically for Canada. Resource Details Interest Area: Law Department … Fax: +44 (0) 8888 444444 Email: client name@ABCcompany.com Confidentiality Employees are encouraged to disclose …
Articles
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Lex Mundi member firm for Portugal
12/02/2013
34 pages

Guidance on mergers and acquisitions in Portugal. Includes warnings when dealing with M&A's, recent developments, and legal analysis of the underlying law.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Portugal
… Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Lex Mundi member firm for Portugal December 2, 2013 34 pages Guidance on mergers … clients each year. This ‘Guidance and Warn- ings’ section is based on the views of clients with in-depth international … were also relevant in terms of liquidity, with acquirers com- mitting to make new funding lines available to the …
Articles
Lex Mundi Tax Group
01/30/2017
464 pages

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore key issues in tax formats regarding the types of taxes imposed, allowed deductions, tax rates and withholdings, residency rules, tax compliance and tax treaties across a range of jurisdictions.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Venezuela
… an ACC Member? Request a trial membership . … www.lexmundi.com Tax Desk Book A Global Practice Guide prepared by the Lex Mundi Tax Group Global Practice Guide This guide is part of the Lex Mundi Global Practice Guide Series which … Zimbabwe NIL 10 10 10 Source: The Inland Revenue Board’s website at http://www.hasil.org.my Contact Information: Chen …
Program Materials
10/01/2004

The policy conclusions expressed in this report address the mechanisms of public corporation governance in the United States, with particular emphasis on the role of lawyers. The aim of the report was to examine public corporation governance mechanisms to determine how they might be modified in ways that would enhance corporate responsibility.

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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 Chair's Forum: Wearing More Hats Than a Hydra Has … of Periodic Report Filing Dates and Disclosure Concerning Website Access to Reports, Sep. 5, 2002, available at …
Advocacy Filings
ACC
08/19/2005

Employment and Labor Committee's Comments regarding the OFCCP's Proposed Systemic Compensation Discrimination and Self Evaluation Guidelines.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… (“Compensation Discrimination Guidelines”) and "Guidelines for Self-Evaluation of Compensation Practices for Compliance … collectively are referred to as the “Guidelines”). ACC is the only global bar association exclusively serving the … DC 20036-5425 tel 202.293.4103 fax 202.293.4701 www.ACCA.COM methodology embraced by prior administrations, in which …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/06/2019
Asia’s data protection policies differ from GDPR in a few key areas. A business that fails to account for these differences may fully comply with GDPR and still run afoul of Asia’s laws, subjecting itself to the possibility of fines, penalties, or other legal actions.
… Docket Article Is GDPR Compliance Enough for Entities Operating in Asia? David Chen Hannah Ji … be certified as CBPR-compliant and identified on the CBPR website. As of March 4, 2019, there were 26 organizations …
Articles
Tarek Nakkach, Region Legal Counsel, UKIMESA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
08/02/2021

In our capacity as in-house counsel, and regardless of our industry sector, we will be dealing with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Find out some helpful tips on how to integrate AI into your practice.

Resource Details
Region: Global
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career, CLO / GC, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… Takeaways: - New Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is being integrated into all industries. - In-house counsel need to be aware of the gaps in regulation and law for these emerging technologies. -In-house counsel need to be … bank’s intelligent automated assistant, or when we used a website and the AI bot replied to our complaints. Soon we may …
Program Materials
Thomas A. Boardman - Deputy General Counsel, 3M Company; Howard A. Eisenhardt - Chief Counsel, Charter One Bank, NA; Geneace Williams - Senior Counsel & Tort Litigation Practice Group Leader, McDonald's Corporation
10/01/2004

511 - Use of Nonlegal Managers to Perform Legal Functions

Resource Details
Interest Area: Law Department Management
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 511:Use of Nonlegal Managers to Perform Legal Functions … practice of law. See National Assn. of Legal Assistants website article on “What is a Paralegal” ACC's 2004 ANNUAL …
Articles
Luiz Navarro
Veirano Advogados
12/11/2014

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Brazil
… Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and … Veirano Advogados CONTENTS www.gettingthedealthrough.com 1 Anti-Corruption Regulation 2014 Contributing editor: … Jr Miller & Chevalier Chartered Getting the Deal Through is delighted to publish the eighth edition of Anti-Corruption …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/17/2020
Negotiating a contract is a hybrid legal and business function that is often performed by business people with no formal legal education. During contract negotiations, different rules and obligations apply to a lawyer depending on whether the party on the other side of the table is represented by counsel. Learn about these rules so as not to be caught on the wrong end of a deal.
… Seger Publication Date: 12/17/2020 Negotiating a contract is a hybrid legal and business function that is often … (April 2012). ACC has more material on this subject on our website. Visit www.acc.com , where you can browse our resources by practice area or …
Articles
Annalisa Bloodworth, Assistant General Counsel at Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Alexander Holtan and Raymond Ramirez, Associates, and Blair Paige Scott, Commodities Regulatory Analyst, at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
08/26/2014

This article discussed the key factors to consider when thinking about developing a risk management program that uses financial derivatives

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… United States … Overview The fundamental concept of risk is that there are more scenarios that can occur than will … the use of financial derivatives to manage these risks. For example, a power producer that utilizes natural gas to … take a "long position" in (in other words, agree to buy ) natural gas futures contracts in an amount equal to the …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/01/2019
Employers are continuing to examine how to properly identify, audit, and address equal pay issues within their organizations. To increase pay transparency and expand the limited “equal work” standard under federal law, US states have enacted pay equity laws that, among other things, prohibit salary history inquiries and require equal pay for “substantially similar” work.
… prohibit salary history inquiries and require equal pay for “substantially similar” work. Resource Details Interest … similar work and document the reasons for any differences in pay. If differences are determined to be due to sex, … that men and women be given equal pay for equal work. Work is “equal” if it requires “equal skill, effort, and …
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