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View checklists on building a law department, in the materials from this presentation by in-house counsel.

This is a list of supplemental resources for the session.

The article provides a brief overview of open finance, a practice that allows third party service providers access to consumers’ financial data from banks and financial institutions using secure application programming interfaces (APIs).

Read Chairman White's final Chair's Message as he gets set to turn over the reigns to the new Chair at ACC's Annual Meeting.

This article explains what happens when employers fail to maintain worker’s compensation insurance.

This article lists the four situations that guarantors and creditors can find themselves in the event that the primary debtor goes into liquidation.

This is a brief Legal Quick Hit Overview

This article covers the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidance on employee monitoring.

This is a sample agreement where a corporation agrees to hire a consulting company for an event.

This is a sample of what to look for when conducting background and bankruptcy checks on a plaintiff.

A sample letter confirming an employment offer.

This sample policy establishes guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence tools.

In the Netherlands, before the takeover of a company the board of the buyer usually commissions due diligence investigations (also known as audits) of the company they intend to take over. This sample will answer some questions about this type of investigation.

This article describes arbitration in the UAE, specifically, terms of reference, enforcing arbitration awards, and challenging an arbitration.

This is a sample HIPAA security assessment.

Introduction and key findings from the ACC Foundation: the State of Cybersecurity Report.

The in-house journey rarely follows a straight path. Regardless of what lies ahead, remember that a career transition is simply an opportunity to bring visibility to your strengths, and an essential step on the pathway to leadership.

In the wake of the US Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage and recent legislation surrounding transgender rights, in-house counsel must tune out the controversy and ensure that their company remains compliant with changing state and federal regulations.

Two years after amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure became part of the discovery process, in-house counsel have adjusted. There are, however, some lingering questions relevant to your company's legal hold process that should be addressed. Read the answers and applicable best practices to these questions!

In the modern age of data security, in-house counsel can no longer assume that all data is created equal. By prioritizing key target areas, in-house counsel can tailor cybersecurity measures to ensure the protection of the company’s most valuable data. In the pursuit of efficiency and security, it is essential to create a cybersecurity protocol that allocates the appropriate protections and upholds the ethics of the company.

Resolving trademark registration disputes through the US Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) can be a painstaking process. Although counsel have been slow to adopt them, better, more efficient methods exist. Read this article to learn about other options, including the Accelerated Case Resolution (ACR) procedure.

This presentation involves a wide ranging discussion of topics encountered in the purchase and sale of goods internationally including: an examination of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the United Nations Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods; a survey of the major similarities and differences between the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and the Uniform Commercial Code (e.g. how contract formation and the “battle of the forms” are handled under each); an update on Incoterm 2010 recently issued by the International Chamber of Commerce; a survey of commonly used arbitration rules/conventions; relevant import/export issues; and other issues impacting the international purchase and sale of goods.

This is a sample sales agreement between a hotel and group.

This blog article shows that worker classification affects how you pay your federal income tax, social security and Medicare taxes, and how you file your tax return.

This article addresses do's and don'ts for employers in Hong Kong who require employees to enter into a non-disclosure agreement.

This article addresses how companies doing business in Australia either directly or via subsidiaries, it is important to stay abreast of the law and to ask whether your business has become an Australian resident for taxation purposes.

This article looks at a variety of approaches that organizations are adopting to
address current trends for attracting, developing and retaining a talented, diverse workforce.