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Danie Strachan and André Visser, Adams & Adams
12/11/2014

This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).

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Source: Resource Library
Region: South Africa
… with: Adams & Adams Arzinger Coelho Ribeiro e Associados Com advokatbyrå Drew & Napier LLC ELIG, Attorneys-at-Law … 2051-1280 The information provided in this publication is general and may not apply in a specific situation. Legal … e-mail address, placed in a prominent posi- tion on the website of the responsible party, published in the news media …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/06/2019
This article examines current trends with respect to board diversity in the United States (US), as they contrast with developments in Europe. Overall, the movement to meaningfully implement board diversity in the US continues to grow apace.
… examines current trends with respect to board diversity in the United States (US), as they contrast with developments … in the corporate boardroom. In 2010, the Alliance for Board Diversity found that 84.3 percent of all Fortune … majority were white. In light of these statistics, it is no surprise that the focus on diverse representation on …
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Mariela Rexach-Rexach, Littler
11/03/2014

Corporations with operations in Puerto Rico are well advised to be familiar with several pieces of local legislation which can become a veritable maelstrom to the unfamiliar or uninformed employer.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: Puerto Rico
Audience: New to In-House, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… Littler November 3, 2014 Corporations with operations in Puerto Rico are well advised to be familiar with several … Departments … Introduction Puerto Rico's political status is complicated. Officially known as the Commonwealth of … OSHA, ERISA, COBRA, among others, apply to Puerto Rico. For stateside employers, that is the easy part. In order to …

A New Flightpath for Cybersecurity: How to Strengthen Your Infrastructure and Understand Your Cyber Readiness (On-Demand)

A New Flightpath for Cybersecurity: How to Strengthen Your Infrastructure and Understand Your Cyber Readiness (On-Demand) a.ouko@acc.com
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This program originally aired on February 16, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

The United States government, using its purchasing power, appears poised to usher in a new approach in cybersecurity supply chain best practices, which could become relevant to companies of all sizes and in all industries. For corporate counsel in the private sector, the burgeoning requirements can offer a sort of flight path for ways to strengthen your infrastructure and understand your own cyber readiness. Join us for this ACC Webcast to explore how to strengthen your infrastructure, better mitigate your supply chain risk and navigate incident reporting.



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… Events A New Flightpath for Cybersecurity: How to Strengthen Your Infrastructure and … Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit. The United States … using its purchasing power, appears poised to usher in a new approach in cybersecurity supply chain best …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/07/2022
Solutions to problems often fail because managers don’t account for potential impediments. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday
… to problems often fail because managers don’t account for potential impediments. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by GoodStudio / Shutterstock.com Before we consider solutions to problems, we need to … Just as with identifying problems, proposing solutions is easy. You are not the first person or the only person to …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/02/2023
Woke-washing may start from the best intentions. Without careful attention, however, those good intentions can create significant ESG risk. Learn what to avoid. #ACCDocket #ESG #woke-washing
… Docket … Banner artwork by Wright Studio / Shutterstock.com Woke-washing occurs when businesses make public … form of regulatory enforcement and consumer class actions for false or misleading advertising, lawsuits from activist … industrial digitisation, at the heart of their ESG policy is the genuinely held belief that ‘going green’ is a driver …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/24/2023
Join the world's top CLOs in tackling global issues and making cross-border connections in a private, intimate setting designed for general counsel, by general counsel. #ACC #education #ACCDocket
… connections in a private, intimate setting designed for general counsel, by general counsel. #ACC #education … ACC Docket … Banner artwork by Yasonya / Shutterstock.com A globalized economy demands business leaders with an international mindset. The general counsel of today is a business leader, and as mitigators of risk, they can …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Anonymous
03/04/2004

Sample Records Retention Plan

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… AND RETENTION MANUAL GENERAL The purpose of this manual is to give Company employees a guideline for the handling and disposition of unclassified records and … are created and handled by the Company. The procedures in this manual have been established so that Company will …
Articles
By An Trotter, Senior Director of Operations, Hearst Lab Scout
09/30/2022

Jeff Isaacs has given much thought to the evolution of legal services over his 30-plus year career in the industry, both in legal operations and as an attorney acting as both outside and in-house counsel. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with him on his career and his decision to join KPMG LLP as Director, Global Legal Managed Services. Click here to read more.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Region: United States, Global
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, Legal Operations, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
… evolution of legal services over his 30-plus year career in the industry, both in legal operations and as an attorney … as global head of third-party governance and global COO for legal at Goldman Sachs as a natural next step in his … a Global COO of Legal at two Fortune 100 companies, this is a space I am passionate about., “ Isaacs said. “I continue …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
10/24/2016

This is a sample food services agreement involving an educational campus.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Contracts Food Services Agreement October 24, 2016 This is a sample food services agreement involving an educational … as the "Parties". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the has advertised for and has solicited proposals for the purpose of managing … state agency, if any. (c) In accordance with the Buy American Provisions of 7 CFR Part 250, the Company will …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/17/2021
ACC Singapore President Jasmine Karimi discusses what the chapter has to offer its members.
… a population of 5.9 million in 281 square miles, Singapore is the second most densely populated microstate. It’s a … it is truly a terrific chapter to be involved in for so many reasons: ACC Singapore Membership Individuals: … navigated away from our usual in person offerings to online webinars, fireside chats, panel discussions, and even …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 12/09/2020
But it has also demonstrated that allowing some employees to work from home may be a reasonable — or even preferable — alternative to requiring them to work on premise. There are a number of benefits in developing a distributed law department.
… clients or adversaries, like attorneys whose main job is conducting investigations or preparing witnesses. But for many lawyers, videoconferencing and other electronic … distributed one. I highly recommend creating some kind of online tool for managing those requests. I have become very …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/14/2024
Using the Product Counsel Framework, product lawyers can implement proactive measures that ensure AI solutions are built and used with responsible safeguards from the ground up.
… ACC Docket … Banner artwork by 2411682951 / Shutterstock.com As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries, the need for robust governance structures to ensure responsible … technologies like AI. The Product Counsel Framework is designed to enable product lawyers establish and implement …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
01/18/2017

This is a hotel group sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in the agreement on a tentative basis until a specified date.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Contracts Hotel Group Sales Contract January 18, 2017 This is a hotel group sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to … are net, non-commissionable. Hotel is not responsible for the payment of commissions to any entity or individual … service marks in promotional materials (whether printed, online, or otherwise), Group will provide such materials to …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
02/06/2017

This is a sample sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold the space listed in the agreement on a tentative basis.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Hotel Group Program Agreement February 6, 2017 This is a sample sales agreement where the Hotel agrees to hold … are net, non-commissionable. Hotel is not responsible for the payment of commissions to any entity or individual … service marks in promotional materials (whether printed, online, or otherwise), Group will provide such materials to …
Articles
Norton Rose Fulbright
10/18/2016
44 pages

This guide provides an introduction to blockchain technologies and sectors that may be affected.

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Source: Resource Library
Collection: Blockchain
Region: Global
… be deployed horizontally across industry sectors? 15 What is a blockchain? 17 What are the component parts of a … legal and regulatory issues? 31 What are the implications for business? 36 Glossary 37 Contacts 40 Global resources 42 … please contact julie.frizzarin@nortonrosefulbright.com. Sean Murphy Global head of blockchain and distributed …
Articles
03/31/2001

Hand this article to your human resources department and to the nonlegal managers in your company to help them figure out the best way to handle performance appraisals for workers who can’t seem to cut it so that the managers can get what they want and still protect the company.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Evaluating the Poor Performer: Guidelines for the Nonlegal Manager March 31, 2001 Hand this article to … You detest this time of year, and your first thought is to call your financial planner and ask him whether you can … but also his attendance is off, and you recently received com­ plaints from three managers in supporting departments …
Articles
Vanessa Tollis, Attorney at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
09/10/2016

This Quick Overview aims to provide company executives who are not tax professionals with a brief explanation of key tax points relevant to the transfer of patent assets in the United States.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… key tax points relevant to the transfer of patent assets in the United States. Resource Details Interest Area: … company to another, including from one country to another, is often as simple as signing a few transfer documents, particularly for an intragroup transfer. However, the simplicity is
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Ron K. Barger - senior vice president and general counsel, Archon Group, L.P.; Jane Mallor McBrade - vice president and general counsel, Optimus Legal Consulting; and Antonie Wells Whittier - founder and principal, Whittier Legal Consulting
10/01/2003

With corporations today paying greater attention to their internal processes and procedures, it is an ideal time for legal departments to create and implement a legal department business plan. This article provides models and components for developing a legal department business plan.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Tool for Our Times: How to Create a Legal Department Business Plan … attention to their internal processes and procedures, it is an ideal time for legal departments to create and … defines how the department can best function within the com- pany to provide optimal services and advance corporate …
Articles
Bill Mordan
07/01/2011

This article examines how your relationship with your doctor can influence your health.

… what if your feelings are less antagonistic? Perhaps she is cold and stoic. she may be a brilliant clinician but … another — would seem like a natural and neces- sary skill for any caregiver. We expect doctors to be empa- thetic. And … with ACC Docket. He can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. assessment of all the attorneys in our legal department, …
Articles
Bill Mordan - senior vice president and general counsel, Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
06/01/2009

Read this 2010 Clarion Award-winning column!
As lawyers, we are usually faced with complex systems of safety nets. The risk analysis is over. This article discusses how we can reduce the chance that a normal accident will occur for existing systems.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… with complex systems of safety nets. The risk analysis is over. This article discusses how we can reduce the chance that a normal accident will occur for existing systems. Resource Details Interest Area: Law … occur. And when a system has many interrelated parts, the com- bined effect of several small mistakes can lead to …
Articles
Bill Mordan
10/01/2012
1 pages

This article notes the difference between speaking and communicating and offers advice on how practitioners can become better communicators.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States, Global
… . … CareerPath ACC Docket 128 October 2012 BILL mORDAn is senior vice president and general counsel for Reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a global consumer products … Practice Award. He can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. I thought I was a good communicator. As a student, I …
Articles
Bill Mordan
06/01/2011

Read this 2012 Communicator Award-winning column!
Although good news seems to be a rare commodity these days, this author suggests that we are living the best life ever. Learn why everyone — including notoriously pessimistic attorneys — should be a little more optimistic.

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Source: ACC Docket
… . … CAREERPath ACC Docket 168 June 2011 BIll MorDan is senior vice president and general counsel for reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a global consumer products … with ACC Docket. he can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. Sitting at lunch with a German colleague a few months …
Peer Practice Examples
04/01/2015
66 pages

Converging External Counsel Leading Practices in Selecting Implementing and Managing Value Driven Preferred Network

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Source: Resource Library
… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … PA00150-0 1014 *Lexis Practice Advisor® Trial Offer is limited to individuals who are not current subscribers to …  For  more  information  about  ACC  please  visit  our  website  at  www.acc.com.    For more Leading Practices …
Peer Practice Examples
Lillian Moyano Yob, J.D.
03/12/2015

This Leading Practices Profile presents themes, trends and leading convergence practices of six legal departments and three law firms in selecting and managing preferred outside counsel networks as value partners.

… 20036 USA tel +1 202.293.4103, fax +1 202.293.4701 www.acc.com By in-house counsel, for in-house counsel.® Association … PA00150-0 1014 *Lexis Practice Advisor® Trial Offer is limited to individuals who are not current subscribers to …  For  more  information  about  ACC  please  visit  our  website  at  www.acc.com.    For more Leading Practices …
Articles
Womble Bond Dickinson
07/21/2022
33 pages

Learn key US data regarding how companies approach the challenge of adapting to and complying with the evolving privacy landscape, in this survey report by Womble Bond Dickinson.

… to and complying with the evolving privacy landscape, in this survey report by Womble Bond Dickinson. Resource … Geolocation and Biometric Data  19 Conclusion: Get Ready for a New Data Privacy Landscape  27 Methodology and Demographics …
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Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2015
This article covers several major considerations for when you respond to data requests and how to ensure that data privacy violations do not occur.
… Docket Article Managing Privacy in Data Requests Laura Dorman Joe Sremack Publication Date: … This article covers several major considerations for when you respond to data requests and how to ensure that … often responsible for ensuring that private information is not exposed, and managing the repercussions if such an …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
05/25/2017

This is a sample code of business conduct and ethics policy.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… of Business Conduct and Ethics Sample May 25, 2017 This is a sample code of business conduct and ethics policy. … follow our code. Our code provides important guidelines for interacting with customers, industry partners, and our … on the company’s intranet site at http://i.acti v epowe r .com/hr/ P ages/default.as p x . You should refer all calls or …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/27/2022
When it comes to the law, new technologies can present substantial headaches for in-house counsel. Operational GC columnist Neil Peretz has six lessons that will help you think light-years ahead. #ACCDocket #InHouseCounsel
… law, new technologies can present substantial headaches for in-house counsel. Operational GC columnist Neil Peretz has … answers on the spot. Instead, our most common refrain is, “Let me go look that up and study it.”  We answer this …
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