New Zealand – in a world first – introduced a bill requiring companies in the financial sector to disclose the impact of climate change on their businesses and how they plan to manage climate-related risks and opportunities. This resource takes a look at how the climate impact disclosure bill could impact businesses based in Australia.
ACC Comments to Wisconsin re: pro bono
Corporate Counsel LSC Letter Including Initial Signatures
RFP- your first step in moving towards a new project. But is your RFP a toxic tool? Read Ron Pol's column and see if you agree with his tips.
This chart contains common statutes of limitations for all 50 states, expressed in years.
An excerpt of the playbook used by James Hardie Industries and PwC NewLaw for strategic transformation. Includes an organization chart showing a new structure along global practice lines with flexible resource pools; a roadmap for the year-long project, with overviews of sprints; schematics of the legal project management process and their approach to continuous improvement; a description of their Innovation Team structure; and a strategic blueprint featuring the vision, goals, pillars, statements of what success looks like and a schematic showing how goals are aligned to workstreams and initiatives.
Highlights from ACC Europe's 18th Annual Conference.
This program will review lessons learned in international litigation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with a focus on Mexico. Most multinational corporations now have significant operations located in Mexico and, despite the business’s best efforts, may unfortunately find themselves embroiled in a legal dispute there. We will review the applicable legal recommendations for arbitration, mediation and litigation, including issues such as law firm selection, supervision of Mexican litigation, expected time frames for resolution, discovery, substantive and procedural concerns, institutional arbitration options, enforcement issues, etc. In-house counsel with experience in Mexican disputes will offer their insights and recommendations based on their experiences in-country.
In this Quick Overview, learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of negotiating formats, negotiating styles and preparation strategies.
This document is intended as an aid to assist entities in establishing an organizational code of conduct.
Although the Asia-Pacific region has yet to implement a standardized process for conducting ediscovery, most Asian countries have blocking statutes or privacy laws that restrict the transfer of personal data — generally defined as any data that can identify an individual — outside their borders.
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act recently came into force in India. Ever since India’s economy opened up in the early 90’s and the number of women in the workforce increased dramatically, a law for the prevention of sexual harassment seemed likely. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to read newspaper stories about a high profile CEO being sacked by the board for sexual harassment charges. This article takes a close look at the impact of this law.
This article discusses the Australian law implications of the acquisition of an Australian resident's shares of a non-Australian company by a European company.
This article highlights the most significant modifications to the Brazilian Corporation Law over the past 40 years.
Admission to practice law in Switzerland takes several years. The candidate needs to obtain an undergraduate and a graduate law degree from a Swiss university, which can take five years. In order to become a lawyer, candidates must train for at least one year in Swiss law firms and tribunals, and they must also pass a bar examination on theoretical and practical aspects of the law. Switzerland-native Emmanuel Grand, some- what of an iconoclast, took the route less traveled, though no less rigorous.
This is a sample industrial lease agreement for the state of Delaware.
A general overview of some of the nuances in the employment and labor law in Norway. The document delves into the legal framework, then touches on core areas (employment contracts, working conditions, etc.)
The ACC & Laurence Simons EMEA Legal Department Survey 2013 builds on previous research, confirming established trends and revealing new ones. As the economic downturn continues to bite across Europe and company executives, including general counsel and heads of legal, look to respond accordingly. This is having a clear impact on the way legal departments are managing their workloads, budgets and are being staffed. In particular, company executives, are on the whole looking to respond to increasing pressures of cost containment — to continue to do more with less.
Employee leaves of absence continue to be a source of stress for many organizations doing business in the United States. Not only do employers need to be aware of federal laws that impact employee leaves, but also of state and city leave of absence laws that impose new and, in some cases, unexpected obligations on employers. This panel will provide expert advice about current litigation trends and best practices to avoid common pitfalls with absence management.
This resource dissects how to best manage a response to a corruption investigation to limit the negative consequences on the business.
Briefing on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in international agreements
Certain issues should be considered during the recruitment and onboarding of a prospective employee (“candidate”). The goal is to (1) ensure the candidate fully understands and appreciates his/ her obligations related to the candidate’s resignation, transition to the prospective employer and future work given any contractual obligations that may apply; (2) inform the prospective employer of any non-contractual risks or concerns arising out of the candidate’s activities prior to the candidate’s move to the new employer; and (3) assist the candidate and prospective employer in the transition.
This session offers strategies to best obtain value and profitability in your negotiations, identify and neutralize difficult negotiators and their tactics, tailor your negotiation style to suit different settings, examine practical ethical issues lawyers face in negotiation, and recognize and address common pitfalls and problems typically encountered in negotiations.
Anti-cartel enforcement has evolved substantially in Europe in recent years and the EU Commission has consistently reaffirmed its position by punishing hard-core cartels and imposing record-level fines. Companies can manage cartel investigations by setting preventive internal checks and establishing an effective antitrust compliance policy and specific guidelines for employees. Are you ready for an unannounced dawn-raid inspection visit?
The author discusses how the Japanese concepts of "honne" and "tatemae" relate to productive business relationships and sound decision-making.
This "How To" focuses on steps to take to build more high value relationships with law firms.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy is fast becoming a norm within corporations, although how those strategies are being implemented and managed may vary as numerous leaders with different roles within the C-suite may become involved.
The results achieved by the in-house legal department cannot be considered optimized unless they are well communicated and accompanied by a structured procedure to measure such results. The material from this round table session should allow for discussion on the methods available and the practical experience of the attendees in this domain.
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