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Articles
Bill Mordan
03/01/2013

The author discusses how the power human beings have to influence others through language is unprecedented in this historical moment. With the ability to have our words easily disseminated and live on forever, comes risk, so use the power with caution, advises the author.

… human beings have to influence others through language is unprecedented in this historical moment. With the ability … on this article? Visit ACC’s blog at www.inhouseaccess.com/ acc-docket. Bill Mordan SEnior viCE PrESidEnT And … or brilliant — live on forever. Whether it is in a cached website file, backup system, cloud or computer, phone or …
Articles
D. Casey Flaherty
12/01/2014

Most lawyers do not appreciate the affinities between their own methods and the underpinnings of the world’s favorite search engine (Google). Indeed, much of today’s and tomorrow’s technology is built on concepts familiar to lawyers.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
… Articles Google Is Elementary, My Dear Watson Author D. Casey Flaherty … a trial membership . … D. Casey Flaherty CORPORATE COUNSEL FOR KIA MOTORS AMERICA cflaherty@kiausa.com Lawyers invented Google. This is patently untrue. Still, …
Articles
Todd H. Silberman
10/01/2012

This article seeks to answer the question: What is the most essential “thing” to an in-house small law department practitioner. Taking a cue from Olympic athletes, the author cites working on weaknesses, setting goals, and preparing for competition as important practices.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… 1, 2012 This article seeks to answer the question: What is the most essential “thing” to an in-house small law … of ACC. He can be contacted at todd.silberman@m-v-t.com. I t seems just yesterday that the 2012 olympics — two … whether it is a mentor, colleague, your favorite website or technological tool. Stay mentally strong. one …
Articles
Bill Mordan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
05/01/2012
1 pages

In this column, the author discusses how the ACC Value Challenge can help save your company money, and in turn, help you get promoted.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Request a trial membership . … CareerPath BILL MORDAN is senior vice president and general counsel for Reckitt … Practice Award. he can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. I t won’t be your awesome intellect. your inspiring … If you visit the aCC Value Challenge section of aCC’s website, you will find a wide array of tips and techniques …
Articles
Bob Feldman
01/01/2007

Read this 2008 Magnum Opus Award-winning column!
Bob Feldman discusses the "seller's bluebirds" found in Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code and seller's damages.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… of telling a made-up story. In business-speak, a bluebird is something that is both good and unanticipated. For sellers … by sellers, changing the longstand- ing rule. However, the website of the National Conference of Commission- ers on … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. A District Court Finds a Seller’s Bluebird in Winter By …
Articles
05/13/2008

May 2008: Tools Solutions for Doing Your Job Better

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… and the unique in-house counsel offerings at www.acc.com/alliance. Bridgeway eCounsel from Bridgeway is a mat- ter management solution designed specifically for … to do is visit the “My Membership” sec- tion of the aCC website to make the changes you want. If you need your …
Articles
Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
07/15/2010

Salary, benefits and stability are top of mind for individuals from all generations today — baby boomers (born from 1946-1964), Generation X (born from 1965-1978) and Generation Y (born from 1979-1999). Read this article to find out what the recession is doing to your employees.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… 15, 2010 Salary, benefits and stability are top of mind for individuals from all generations today — baby boomers … Read this article to find out what the recession is doing to your employees. Resource Details Interest Area: … Counsel, ©2009, Washington, DC, 202-293-4103, www.acc.com Robert Half Legal, 2884 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA …
Articles
Kari McCormick, Phil Spyropoulos, Christopher Shelton, and Sarah Turner (Eversheds Sutherland)
08/10/2023
2 pages

This article provides an overview of the International Sustainability Standards Board's inaugural sustainability disclosure standards. The standards are a significant step towards the development of a global baseline of corporate reporting standards on sustainability and climate change, integrated with financial reporting standards.

… Region: United Kingdom File eversheds-sutherland.com-International Sustainability Standards Board issues first … of those disclosures so that the information disclosed is useful to stakeholders in making investment decisions in … Please refer to the full terms and conditions on our website. Kari McCormick Partner +44 20 7919 0898 +44 20 7919 …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
04/10/2017

This is a sample anti-discrimination and harassment policy.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… and Harassment Policy April 10, 2017 This is a sample anti-discrimination and harassment policy. … The Company’s policy is to maintain a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and … but the complaint procedures outlined below may be used for all complaints of harassment or discrimination. Sexual …
Articles
Lauren Gregory Leipold
05/16/2023
2 pages

The Copyright Office recently declared that it will not grant protection over AI-generated works, upholding its longstanding rule that non-human authors cannot own copyright. At the same time, the Office is well aware that AI technology is changing everything. This Resource from Seyfarth explores some of the recent developments in AI generated art.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Region: Global
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… authors cannot own copyright. At the same time, the Office is well aware that AI technology is changing everything. This … Eastern today. A session on audiovisual works is scheduled for May 17, and another for music and sound recordings on May … of the public can access Zoom links through the Office’s website. As it stands, under U.S. law there must be “some …
Checklists
Exterro
08/23/2023
2 pages

This checklist can help organizations determine if the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) applies to them. It will also help organizations learn how to update their privacy policies to comply with CPA.

… websites to have a privacy policy and imposing fines for failure to comply with its requirements. With substantial … policy to comply with CPA Does CPA Apply to You? As is common with modern privacy legislation, the law covers residents of Colorado—not just businesses located in the state. If you do business with Coloradans, then you …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Llona & Bustamante Abogados
11/13/2017

This policy document helps explain the step-by-step rules for business incorporation in Peru.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Peru
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Masias 370 piso 7 San Isidro, Peru Tel: +511 418 4860 Website: www.ellb.com.pe *Member of Primerus Teléfono (51 1) … Meetings: Being the supreme corporate body which is entitled to rule and regulate the life of the corporation …
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 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/20/2019
Before you can manage corporate compliance, you need to reach an agreement with other team members about what compliance means. For some organizations, the compliance team focuses solely on legal responsibilities to regulators. At others, compliance can encompass responsibilities to commercial partners and suppliers, such as a corporate lender.
… Docket … Art by F. P. Ardizzone.  fpaoloardizzone@gmail.com Which appellation do in-house lawyers dread most? … actions, which are regularly published on the  SEC website . For some industries, such as brokerage firms, you … world, much of the classic work of the enterprise is done by third parties. For example, Amazon Web Services …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/26/2020
This hasty shift may tempt companies to give up trying to maintain good information governance strategies until the chaos settles. Instead, companies need to strengthen their information governance, not only to ensure compliance, security, and risk reduction, but also to help their employees be more productive.
… Docket Article Information Governance Strategies for When Employees Have to Work from Home Mark Diamond … Beyond security, the real challenge for working from home is ensuring that information is properly protected, it’s stored in a secure repository, and can be easily accessed by the …
Articles
James A. Nortz
02/01/2008

Discusses the role a chief ethics and compliance officer should play.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Ceo or the board of direc- tors, and that their employment is decided and determined by the authority of the board of … Corporation. He is available at james.a.nortz@bausch.com. Defining the CECO’s Role By Jim Nortz As a consequence, … �. the erC Paper can be downloaded for free from erC’s website at www.ethics. org/CECO. the erC Paper was drafted by …
Articles
Karin B. Sinniger
08/01/2006

Discusses how to avoid triggering defamation claims.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… social devel- opment, and the environment. Since this is such a large project, we have had to retain an army of … or ridicule can be considered defamatory. Publish a website report that equipment was badly designed? That’s … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acca.com. ACC Docket 18 July/August 2006 Hearsay Going Global | …
Articles
ONC Lawyers, member of Primerus
02/05/2017
4 pages

This article shows how employers should keep abreast of the updates on Employment Law and take more caution when handling employees’ dismissal matters. (Hong Kong)

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Contact: Ludwig Ng Tel: 852.2810.1212 Fax: 852.2804.6311 Website: www.onc.hk *Member of Primerus 1 Employment, Privacy … an employee in case of unreasonable and unlawful dismissal is only possible with mutual agreement of both the employer …
Articles
07/13/2015
2 pages

This article discusses how trustees frequently have to consider a bankrupt’s dealings with banks and bankrupts often allege misconduct on the part of a bank.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia Tel: 61.7.3224.0222 Website: www.mullinslaw.com.au *Member of Primerus Banking … the Suprem e Co urt of Victo ria held that cert ain pro v is io ns of the Co de applie d to grant o rs . In this case, …
Articles
07/13/2015

The main objective of security of payment legislation operating in each state of Australia is to ensure continued cash flow to a contractor, even where there is an ongoing dispute about payment or a set-off claim by a principal.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Australia
… Articles Liquidators and BCIPA Adjudications: Is It Lawful? (Australia) July 13, 2015 The main objective of … Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia Tel: 61.7.3224.0222 Website: www.mullinslaw.com.au *Member of Primerus …
Articles
Paul Hammer, Esq., Estrella, LLC, a member of Primerus
08/30/2016

This brief article addresses the restructuring of commercial debt in Puerto Rico.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Puerto Rico
… Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 www.primerus.com For assistance, contact: Chad Sluss Senior Vice President … Street San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel: 787.977.5050 Website: www.estrellallc.com *Member of Primerus … Estrella, LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico Debt rest ruct uring is a proce ss that allow s a com pany facing cash flow pro …
Articles
Jonathan Lafrance
05/01/2014

As of July 2014, a new agreement between Canada and the United States will require Canadian financial institutions to implement procedures to share sensitive information about their US clients with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services
Source: Resource Library
Region: Canada, United States
… that the collection, use and exchange of information is consistent with Canadian privacy laws and the Canada-US … imposing any new taxes. Absent the IGA, FATCA would have com- pelled Canadian financial institutions to report Canada … can be found on the Depart- ment of Finance Canada website: www.fin.gc.ca/ …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
01/29/2004

A sample compliance helpline policy that establishes a confidential means for employees or other persons to communicate to management any concerns that they may have regarding compliance with laws, regulations, policies or the company code of conduct.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… helpline policy that establishes a confidential means for employees or other persons to communicate to management … The purpose of the Compliance Helpline Policy (“Policy”) is to establish a confidential means for employees of … to all employees and will be posted on the ServiceMaster website. Other methods of ongoing awareness communication …
Advocacy Filings
09/15/2005

ACCs Employment and labor Law Committee (the ELLC,) seeks delegation of authority from the Board of Directors to engage in advocacy activities as contemplated in the ACC guidelines adopted June 23, 1993. Any advocacy activities undertaken pursuant to this delegation of authority will be consistent with the requirements stated within this document.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… of authority from the Board of Directors to engage in advocacy activities as contemplated in the ACC guidelines … supports disclosure and reporting of all information which is relevant and material to the purpose for which it is required. From time to time the U.S. Equal …
Articles
Charles A. Volkert, Esq.
09/20/2011
3 pages

Five common ways legal professionals misuse their networks, and guidelines for making sure this doesn't happen to yours.

… legal professionals misuse their networks, and guidelines for making sure this doesn't happen to yours. Resource … to Network By Charles A. Volkert, Esq. Charles A. Volkert is executive director of Robert Half Legal, a leading … Counsel, ©2011, Washington, D.C., 202-293-4103, www.acc.com Robert Half Legal, 2884 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA …
Articles
Eileen A. Pluijm, Russell Advocaten B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Member of International Society of Primerus Law Firms
05/14/2020
3 pages

New security measures to protect company's information are being tested throughout the world. With General Data Protection (GDPR), employees have a right to see where privacy and security meet. In this article, new security measures are discussed within the frame of GDPR.

Resource Details
Region: Netherlands, European Union
… Firms 171 Monroe N.W., Suite 750 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Website: www.primerus.com Can You Use Fingerprint Scans of Employees? Russell … or company premises only with their fingerprints. But is that allowed? The Amsterdam District Court ruled that shoe …
Program Materials
Timothy Donovan -- vice president & general counsel, Netsmart Technologies, Inc.; Jennifer E. Fisher -- general counsel, Marchall & Swift/Boeckh; Neil J. Ginn -- corporate counsel, WEG Electric Corporation; Gerald Strachan -- managing attorney, AIG, Inc.
05/19/2009

A guide to managing a corporate legal department. Provides guidance on managing employees, managing outside counsel, financial matters, records retention, and the use of metrics.

Resource Details
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Institute & In-house Paralegal Program This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2009 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com � � � � � Tuesday, May 19 4:15-5:45pm 110 Law Department … would cont ain financial information. Also, the vendor's website (investor section) maybe another source for financial …
Articles
Lloreda Camacho & Co, Cuesta Campos Abogados, Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega, and Crowell & Moring
09/19/2012
98 pages

This ACC Guide (formerly known as an InfoPAK) provides the reader with a general overview of the economic conditions in four pertinent Latin America countries: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Brazil.

Resource Details
Region: Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Brazil
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … of their lawyers, unless so stated. Further, this InfoPAK is not intended as a definitive statement on the subject. … can easily be accessed for free at any Court of Appeal’s website — are not binding191, and all judicial decisions are …
… and materials includes information about requests for reprints-reproductions, access, and translation. Read our … Read our Terms of Use Accessibility ACC's commitment to website accessibility endeavors to maintain level AA of the … Compliance Reporting Code of Conduct Code of Conduct for all ACC events. Code of Conduct … Privacy & Policies …
Articles
10/06/2015
10 pages

This article is an overview of the current energy mix in Switzerland, and the place of different energy sources in the market

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: Switzerland
… - Switzerland October 6, 2015 10 pages This article is an overview of the current energy mix in Switzerland, and … 272 GLI - Energy Third Edition 225 www.globallegalinsights.com © Published and reproduced with kind permission by Global … for the fi rst time. According to an announcement on its website, ElCom will base its decision regarding timing on the …
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