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Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/01/2015
Knowing that your witness can make or break a case and, depending on the type of case, cost your company millions of dollars, you need to ensure that you have a pool of knowledgable and competent witnesses at your fingertips. You need to do what you can to avoid that bad deposition that will haunt your company for years to come and bind the company to that testimony.
… Docket Article Dealing the Best Deck: Succession Planning for In-house Witnesses Kristen E. Dennison Publication Date: … deposition. Attitude. Perhaps a witness feels the company is not treating him right. Someone who may be hostile toward … To properly implement a witness-succession plan, it takes buy-in from upper management to establish proper incentives …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/01/2015
This article recommends some approaches and tools including the best way to gain the confidence of business colleagues. It also provides methods for getting the most out of a legal department and working with business counterparts effectively.
… of business colleagues. It also provides methods for getting the most out of a legal department and working … driving competition and spreading legal work around, there is also something to be said for consolidating legal work … or four law firms and identifying a relationship manager in each firm. Articles have been written on the advantages …
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 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 02/01/2015
We discuss below the changes to the Canadian Trademarks Act that will have the most significant effect on trademark owners and their branding strategy.
… Act are expected to come into force at the end of 2015 or in early 2016, according to the Canadian Intellectual … the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (the Nice Agreement). The aim of these amendments is to assist Canadian businesses in their expansion in
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/01/2015
A recent Court of Appeal for Ontario decision considers if the courts’ traditional limitation on sitting outside their province of jurisdiction should yield to the practicalities of an increasingly interconnected world.
… Docket Article New Frontiers for Canadian Judges Erik Penz Guy White Publication Date: … Litigation and Dispute Resolution Source: ACC Docket … In Canada, many businesses operate across multiple provinces … impartial; they allow Canadians to observe that justice is administered according to the rule of law, in a …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/17/2021
With a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan (SUB Plan), in-house counsel can help create a clearer path to recovery.
… With a Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Plan (SUB Plan), in-house counsel can help create a clearer path to recovery. … and low consumer confidence. Reducing corporate expense is a high priority for many companies, and the significant cost of compensation …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2015
The pool of talent exists. In order to attract a diverse group of talent a wide net needs to be cast. Your fiscal health could depend on it — research shows that diverse corporations perform better — as well as your success in litigation. At this point, chief legal officers/general counsel, as corporate leaders, must look internally at our own initiatives before we expect sustainable results from outside counsel.
… Publication Date: 11/01/2015 The pool of talent exists. In order to attract a diverse group of talent a wide net … SHEET Ditch the lip service. Saying all the right things is a step in the right direction, but committed diversity … career with the Dodgers alone, as a triumph or victory for the entire sport. No team offered him a position as …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2015
Investing in Guatemala is a risky endeavor. But thanks to the initiatives in the private, public and non-governmental sectors, this Central American nation could, in the next 20 years, become a global economic and industrial leader.
… Docket Article In-house Counsel in Guatemala: Hurdles and Advantages Antonio … García Publication Date: 04/01/2015 Investing in Guatemala is a risky endeavor. But thanks to the initiatives in the … process, due to the lack of adequate legal nomenclature for buildings, terrains and other goods, which causes …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/17/2021
When Niti Nadarajah moved in-house, she was excited to no longer have to woo potential clients, but she still could not be sure as she spent day-in-day out with her new clients that they were getting to know Niti the person or Niti the lawyer.
… Personal Branding: Why Do I Need a Personal Brand When I’m In-house? Niti Nadarajah Publication Date: 05/17/2021 When … A couple of years after returning from maternity leave for my first child, I was asked to participate in a project … to know that my tagline was “Walking the Talk.” So, what is a personal brand? I had always thought of a “personal …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/18/2021
Identify and avoid these risky moves if your company becomes a creditor in a bankruptcy proceeding.
… Docket … Art by F. P. Ardizzone.  fpaoloardizzone@gmail.com While pandemic shelter-in-place restrictions should lift … industries like entertainment and commercial real estate for years to come, with many players in these industries … one of the most common approaches to restructuring is the bankruptcy process. Bankruptcy is an arcane field, …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/24/2021
There are a few things that are bedrock to in-house lawyers, whether you’re new to in-house or need a refresher on the fundamentals.
… Docket Article The Ultimate Business Partner: 10 Strategies for In-house Counsel Success Martin T. Guest Publication Date: … Although legal plays a critical control function, it is also an enabling function and the organization must …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/24/2016
As in NCAA basketball, where the three-point shot has been deemed the great equalizer by which mid-major teams can slay a potential Goliath, modern-day cloud computing has played a similar role for startups.
… Y. Chen William F. Wilson Publication Date: 06/24/2016 As in NCAA basketball, where the three-point shot has been … modern-day cloud computing has played a similar role for startups. Resource Details Interest Area: Commercial and … imagined possible. The primary benefit of cloud computing is that most cloud-based contracts use a subscription model …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/11/2021
Finding the right goal setting strategy is key to success in our professional and personal lives.
… Date: 06/11/2021 Finding the right goal setting strategy is key to success in our professional and personal lives. Resource Details … Achor stated that our brains are goal-orientated machines. For marathon runners, as they see the finish line (their …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/14/2021
The benefits of having a public profile range from speaking opportunities to career advancement to enhancing your company’s image, writes Niti Nadarajah in the latest ACC Docket “Personal Branding” column.
… to enhancing your company’s image, writes Niti Nadarajah in the latest ACC Docket “Personal Branding” column. Resource … to talk about — shared passions and ideals and a hope for change and for equality. That was the first of many … I have now had with people I have never met in person. Why is this relevant to in-house lawyers? As in-house lawyers, we …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/29/2021
In-house lawyers understand the regulatory risks of a data breach. Following these four steps will ensure the company is protected if it is attacked.
… Docket Article 4 Steps In-house Counsel Must Use to Prepare for a Breach Daniel … breach. Following these four steps will ensure the company is protected if it is attacked. Resource Details Interest …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 08/23/2021
Sometimes in-house lawyers need to do more than offer advice. Sometimes they need to carry the CEO across the finish line.
… Maryrose Delahunty Publication Date: 08/23/2021 Sometimes in-house lawyers need to do more than offer advice. Sometimes … of the biggest challenges we all face as in-house counsel is getting out of the way. As we accumulate knowledge and … trains us in the fine art of issue spotting — looking for all the risks and potential legal pitfalls in a given …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/01/2021
In-house counsel can go beyond protecting IP to actively encouraging its development.
… Kucera Michael T. Moore Publication Date: 09/01/2021 In-house counsel can go beyond protecting IP to actively … between groups in order to foster innovation. Recognition is key. Formal recognition on a quarterly or annual basis is … on Intellectual Property on the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act of 2021 has shone a light on a …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/08/2021
Meaningful change starts with incremental adjustments to daily life.
… Docket Article Positively Legal: Healthy Habits for a Positive Mindset Caterina Cavallaro Publication Date: … Docket … “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” - Philosopher Will Durant … instead of our enemy.” The basal ganglia are structures in the brain primarily responsible for motor control, motor …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/17/2021
Fresh off an in-house internship, 2L student Julie Stankiewicz shares the business books that got her up to speed.
… Docket Article A Millennial’s Tips for Reading Engaging Business Books Noah Webster Julie … Stankiewicz Publication Date: 09/17/2021 Fresh off an in-house internship, 2L student Julie Stankiewicz shares the … Development Source: ACC Docket … Julie Stankiewicz is currently a 2L student and interned with Noah Webster at …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/30/2021
With renewed focus on ESG practices, in-house counsel are well positioned to take a leading role in protecting the company.
… Date: 09/30/2021 With renewed focus on ESG practices, in-house counsel are well positioned to take a leading role … the world’s attention in recent years. ESG reporting is an area of growing focus for a myriad of interested parties ranging from consumers, …
Articles
Ashurst
02/03/2014

While the SFC's consultation conclusions may soften the proposed requirement or adapt to industry comments, it is unlikely to be "scratched" from the field in its entirety. Potential change on this front, and the need to incorporate some form of suitability criteria into client agreements is therefore likely to be a starter in the Year of the Horse.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Government
Source: Resource Library
Region: Hong Kong
… Articles The Smart Bets for SFC Enforcement Trends in the Year of the Horse Author … the proposed requirement or adapt to industry comments, it is unlikely to be "scratched" from the field in its entirety. … Central T: +852 2846 8989 F: +852 2868 0898 www.ashurst.com. Ashurst Hong Kong is a law firm and is part of the …
Articles
Ashurst LLP
03/03/2014

The aim of the RDL is to improve and clarify certain aspects of the rules governing outof-court protected refinancing arrangements and the so-called Spanish scheme or "homologación judicial" whilst trying to solve other inefficiencies of the legal regime applying to those refinancing arrangements that have arisen in practice. This is a preliminary review that we thought should be shared with you as soon as possible given the number of current debt restructurings that may be affected by its content.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services
Source: Resource Library
Region: Spain
… Act Author Ashurst LLP March 3, 2014 The aim of the RDL is to improve and clarify certain aspects of the rules … by extending the statutory timeframe to file for insolvency, such purpose has now been extended to protect … T: +34 91 364 9800 F: +34 91 364 9801/02 www.ashurst.com. Ashurst LLP is a limited liability partnership …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/29/2020
Finding the benefits for other departments gives you additional support when asking management for a legal tech tool. After all, a proactive legal department engaged in collaboration is perceived better than a reactive one. So, breakdown your silo and look for allies.
… Stuermer Publication Date: 09/29/2020 Finding the benefits for other departments gives you additional support when … tech tool. After all, a proactive legal department engaged in collaboration is perceived better than a reactive one. So, breakdown your …
Articles
Phil Strauss - senior corporate counsel, Adobe Systems Incorporated
04/01/2004

In many ways, when it comes to ecommerce, we as in-house lawyers are like first-time parents with infant clients. Although we and our children/clients are equally struggling with dramatic changes, the task of making the world safe for our little pumpkins falls to us.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… ago, when my first child, Tatiana, was born. Now, as she is growing and threaten- ing to walk, the “zone of danger” … be interesting . . . . The same goes for the corporate website: • Protect the outlets: you should work with IT to … Chairman, New-to-In-house Practice Network pstrauss@adobe.com Phil Strauss is senior corporate coun- sel at Adobe …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
07/29/2017

This is a sample software license and services agreement.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Software License & Services Agreement July 29, 2017 This is a sample software license and services agreement. Resource … Software and Services") from and through the Vendor website ( http://www.vendor.com , https://app.vendor.com and/or other URLs designated by …
Articles
Teresa T. Kennedy, Eva M. Kripalani and Elinora S. Mantovani
02/01/2004

Discusses the steps to take in order to have time, energy, an ethical lifestyle that has a place for both our work responsibilities and our duties to our communities and families, flexibility, and the ability to enjoy our lives. Includes what law departments can do and programs for overcoming obstacles to work-life balance.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Achieving Balance: A Recipe for High-quality Work Life for In-house Counsel Author Teresa … years ago by Russian playwright Maxim Gorky: “When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is … and Tennis Classic. She is available at teresa.kennedy@cox.com. Eva M. Kripalani is senior vice president, general …
Articles
Gregory H. Mathews, Kenneth B. Winer, Samuel J. Winer, Gregory R. Bruch
11/01/2003

If you are employed by a public company, it's likely that your company will undergo an SEC enforcement investigation within the next five years. This article shows in-house counsel how to help guide their company through an SEC enforcement action.

… address with a comment letter. See the sidebar on page 101 for an overview of the SEC Division of Enforcement. In the … investigation calls on the expertise and judgment of the com- pany’s general counsel, senior litigation counsel, and … the difficult days after the company has learned that it is the subject of an SEC enforcement action. REDUCING THE …
Articles
Marc Brotman, Tony Reeves
06/01/2005

Changes have been afoot in the EU's competition laws, with one of the most important being 25 member states now have the power to rule on all aspects of EU competition law, in to the national competition rules that each has at its disposal. It's no wonder in-house often feel that just when they achieve compliance in one jurisdiction, problems arise in others-much like Hercules when he battled the Hydra. Here is a guide to successfully conquering the multi-headed hydra while complying with EU competition laws.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union
… others-much like Hercules when he battled the Hydra. Here is a guide to successfully conquering the multi-headed hydra … most imp ortant cha nges is th at, in add ition to th e EU Com mission, t he 25 nation al compe tition aut horities ( … law, with the following changes: • The responsibility for enforcing Articles 81 and 82 is shared among all the …
Articles
Stuart N. Roth; Erich P. Rapp; Douglas A. Littlejohn
08/13/2003

Learn how companies responding to EPA claims under the Superfund statute can seek federal government contribution due to federal ownership of industrial facilities during World War II.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Environmental
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… of companies throughout America. If your company is paying these costs, then you may want to consider … Corporate Counsel Association. All rights reserved. For more information or to join ACCA, call 202.293.4103, ext. 360, or visit www.acca.com. September 2003 Legacy of history as a strategy for
Articles
Gerard Seijts, Jeffrey Gandz, Mary Crossan, Mark Reno
09/21/2015
10 pages

In this article, the authors propose an operational definition of character, outline a set of plain-language dimensions of character that they believe to be relevant to organizational leadership, present results from a survey relating these dimensions to leader performance and outcomes, and describe the practical implications for leader character development in organizations.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Collection: Leadership Skills
Region: Global
Audience: CLO / GC
… and outcomes, and describe the practical implications for leader character development in organizations. Resource … (2015) 44, 65—74 Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect jo u rn al h om ep ag e: ww w.elsdreds of … the actual use of character to three things. First, there is a great deal of ambiguity about what is meant by the word …
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