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Intellectual property is one of a public company’s most valuable, yet potentially most volatile assets. In one of the Docket's September features, we expand on the new rules and regulations by which companies must abide to secure their IP.

An article which looks at the impact of the Jackson reforms which came into affect on the 1st of April 2013.

Ten helpful lessons you can learn from the recent data breach incident Target fell victim to.

Demonstrate your individual commitment to diversity and inclusion by completing at least five action items on this checklist during the year. To the extent possible, we ask them to select at least one action item in each of the three categories.

This sample deals with practices and guidelines to follow with regard to political activity and campaign intervention.

Every year ACC conducts a CLO survey in conjunction with its Annual Meeting. The 2006 Chief Legal Officer Survey showed some interesting trends and underscored what we already know—that our jobs are
becoming more complicated. In addition to CLO resources, ACC also has gathered
information and advice for new to in-house lawyers, legal specialists, and law department managers. ACC is committed to focusing on the evolving needs of lawyers at all stages of their career.

This Checklist outlines a few key items that independent contractors can provide the company to show the that relationship is classified correctly and avoid misclassification of workers, which may result in significant liability to the employer.

In this increasingly connected world, an international cyberattack is no longer a possibility but an inevitability. The difference between success and catastrophe in defending against international cyberattacks comes down to not just preventing them, but responding quickly and appropriately when one does occur. In-house counsel must be prepared to work with internal clients to anticipate potential consequences of an international cyberattack, mitigate the risks of an attack, and implement an agreed strategy that effectively deals with the business and legal risks. This session will give in-house counsel the tools to have constructive conversations with their company's business leaders and technical teams to ensure that their program for dealing with international cyberattacks fits the needs of the company and the customers it serves and addresses the company's legal obligations relating to the attack.

Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) received Royal Assent in December 2010, and it is just a matter of time before it comes into force. CASL is designed to be one of the most stringent anti-spam regimes in the world and is intended to address the problem of spam, unauthorized interception of electronic messages and installation of software on a user’s computer without consent. Accordingly, all businesses that regularly communicate with Canadian customers and suppliers electronically will be significantly impacted. This extends from electronic messages, text messages, instant messages and social media through to software installation, automatic updates, software support and maintenance services. Businesses that do not comply with CASL’s requirements may be subject to both administrative monetary penalties and private law suits. This session is intended to help business prepare in advance by providing highlights of CASL, particularly areas that directly impact businesses, and address issues that corporate counsel should be aware of to ensure compliance.

Read Laura Stein's first Chair's Message in ACC Docket on mentoring, grooming, and fostering good relationships in your in-house legal department.

This article is a report on a survey on corporate responsibility.

This note provides a very brief description of user-friendly guidance provided by US federal agencies on compliance with data privacy laws.

This article discusses a survey on corporate responsibility.

This article discusses protecting you and your business in Puerto Rico when sales taxes are owed.

ACC is actively listening to the thoughts and concerns of the membership. What is in-house counsel dealing with this year? Read Richard White's perspective on how ACC can help you do your job better.

This article discusses the EU Council and Parliament September 2023 announcement that they have provisionally agreed to new rules to specifically prohibit certain types of misleading green claims.

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.