This guide provides an overview of legal issues, rules, and developments regarding employment and labor across a range of jurisdictions.
This study looks at the fundamentally different experiences of law students when it comes to racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and provides information about how these differences may impact their professional opportunities.
For questions about the report, please contact centerforwomeninlaw@law.utexas.edu or info@nalpfoundation.org.
Guidance on Ontario's extra-provincial registration, the license needed to do business in Ontario if a company is incorporated outside the province.
This article deals with recent dubious marks versus the prohibition of scandalous trade marks under the Trade Marks Act.
United States
Looking for one important document can sometimes feel like sifting through a million granules of sand for one tiny diamond. For many organizations, the ever-increasing availability of information sometimes makes it difficult to find a specific item. One of the most underused assets in a legal organization is information for which there is no practical access. This article provides an overview of an approach to organize data that does not involve investing in costly document management systems.
The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued extensive new guidance to financial institutions about the use of third parties to perform functions for the institution or company, or to provide products or services to their customers. If your company has a relationship with third-party service providers, then this article is a must-read.
A panel of global experts will address the main legal issues to consider when undertaking a recall campaign of products sold in more than one jurisdiction. As information sharing among consumer protection agencies has become more common, in-house counsel should be aware of the various types of regulations in connection with product liability and recall campaigns. Learn the different types of recall campaign regulations around the world (hazardousness, defectiveness, etc.), practical tips to launch a recall campaign in several jurisdictions without violating local rules, initial and subsequent reporting obligations triggered by recall campaign rules and indemnifications arising from a recall campaign.
Over the past four years, a stream of news reports has described SEC enforcement actions and criminal prosecutions of inside corporate lawyers. Many in the corporate bar have asked whether the news coverage is exaggerating the frequency of these actions, and if the frequency is real, whether any common factors prompted these proceedings. If the answer to these critical questions is "yes," then inside lawyers can take steps to reduce their risks.
In this multi-jurisdictional article, in-house counsel will learn the laws and regulations of product safety and liability for regions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Meritas produced this resource in 2018.
China has seen dramatic economic growth and accompanying legal reforms in recent years, and many companies are now seeking patent protection for their products and technologies in the country. This article provides a basic comparative overview of patent litigation in the United States and China, highlighting their most significant differences.
Though the advent of technology assisted review is a blessing to many time-pressed attorneys, some remain hesitant to accept automated methods of reviewing documents.
This is a sample standard lease agreement.
Article discussing issues related to attorney-client privilege, especially circumstances resulting in waiver of the privilege.
This is a sample employee video recording and photo release form.
In this sampling of surveys, read about why ACC Docket is honored and what Canadian lawyers have pinpointed as the most pressing law issues.
The following Statement of Principles was endorsed by the National Center for State Courts General Counsel Committee and is commended to businesses and courts throughout the United States as a means of promoting jury service.
This is a sample interview authorization form.
This is a crisis management simulation hypothetical from the 2012 ACC Annual Meeting Session 803.
A brief summary of Fannie Mae's remote telecommuting policy.
Because in-house counsel are often legal generalists, the need for someone with specialized experience may often arise in the law department. James R. Buckley has had to venture into the outside counsel world to find talent to assist Lockheed Martin in a few legal matters. Here are some tips and insights into working with outside counsel and cultivating relationships with outside counsel.
These micro-blogging guidelines are intended to complement the general guidance and address issues more specific to micro-blogging and third party micro-blogging services.
If your company has ever had to release employees, you have most likely been faced with the question of whether or not to use statistical measurements, or adverse impact analyses, to determine whether employees of protected groups have been disproportionately selected for termination. This article looks at how common termination-related claims actually are, and identifies the most effective ways to use an adverse impact analysis as a tool to reduce litigation risks associated with reductions in force.
Don't pay big bucks to outside counsel for a corporate code of conduct. Use one of the many available in ACC's Virtual LibrarySM, like this one.
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