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This checklist provides an outline of steps employers need to take when complying with the mandates under the Affordable Care Act.

Members debate the question: How are bonuses structured for GCs and legal departments, and what metrics are currently being used? Responses indicate that there is no real consistency regarding how bonuses are structured.

The author reflects on the reasons in-house counsel have to be thankful.

ACC members respond to the question: How are bonuses structured for GCs and legal departments, and what metrics are currently being used today? Responses indicate that there is no real consistency regarding how bonuses are structured.

This session discusses how to handle a project, give guidance on how to identify and focus on strategic or key topics, and provide you with the ten golden rules for in-house lawyers when it comes to project management.

This is a sample of how to set up board minutes for the establishment of a board committee.

On August 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—in a bipartisan, 5-0 vote—issued a policy paper detailing its concerns with Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs). Check out this article by Foley & Lardner article detailing the policy paper and the future of the FTC and COPAs.

From July 1, 2016, every Dutch company with a minimum of 50 employees is required to have a whistleblowers regulation - a procedure on how to deal with internal reporting of suspicions of wrongdoing within a company. This article outlines what the regulations must contain.

This articles describes the criteria for a transfer of undertaking when planning a merger, acquisition or division of a business in the Netherlands.

This article outlines the powers of the Works Council in The Netherlands on the grounds of the Works Councils Act (WOR) if the company is obliged to introduce the (reduced) two-tier regime.

A brief review of a chairman's obligations under UK law in poll and proxy voting scenarios.

This issue includes articles about the European Patent Convention, patenting software in the UK, and Belgium intellectual property rights.

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

This "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide reviews M&A legislation and procedures in China.

It was customary for the employer to terminate the employment contract after two years of illness.

This article points out the disadvantage of terminating a contract by electronic means in the Netherlands.

Learn more about the distinction of being a tenured residential and retail tenant and one without an agreement.

Faced with looming sanctions and hefty fines, in-house counsel should carefully review the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) provisions in order to maintain a commitment to compliance.

This whitepaper developed by Exterro focuses on the responsibilities and requirements of basic principles of data privacy and how they can differ significantly across various jurisdictions as more and more states pass laws, and more and more regulations go into effect.

A discussion of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act's (FATCA) reach beyond US borders, with specific focus on how Brazilian banks comply with the law.

Bob Feldman takes a look at ConFold Pacific, Inc v. Polaris Industries, Inc. and the subject matter of non-disclosure agreements.

Most large organizations use email disclaimers: wording carefully crafted by lawyers, automatically inserted at the end of every email. This article discusses what the disclaimers actually do.

A new column for ACC Docket, Outsource Resource, covers and discusses the challenges in-house counsel face with limited budget and staff.

Discusses how a cultural inventory can help identify opportunities to improve working relationships, internally and with key providers.

All organizations, nonprofit or for-profit, need to be clear about what they stand for. And this is where intellectual property law plays a key role.

In this article, learn the consequences employers face when employees work in a high noise environment.

Article 20 of the new Loi de Programmation Militaire has been described as the “French Patriot Act.” It gives the French administration new surveillance powers, allowing it to request content, data and metadata, including geo-location data. This article provides an overview of the key provisions of this new law.

This article shows how choosing a company name is not that simple from a legal perspective in Germany.

This presentation reviewed some of the latest case studies and heard from both in-house and external counsel how best to implement value-based billing and alternative fee arrangements at a Pan-European level.

Counterparty risk is an inevitable component of any financial transaction. Organizations faced with a financially distressed debtor are wise to have defenses in place before issues arise. With proper protection in place, those organizations also have the opportunity to capitalize on the distress of the debtor. Arm yourself with the weapons that your organization will need to protect itself when dealing with an insolvent or bankrupt corporate group, as well as deal protection measures to consider when managing distressed merger and acquisition transactions in an international context.