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Dan Goldstein, chief legal and compliance officer at Pitney Bowes, discusses risk management.

This sample follows daily progress on an employee's projects.

Within the context of the international and European proposals on the resolution of banking crises, the French government published a draft banking law that proposes to ring-fence certain speculative banking activities, and to introduce a number of measures for the prevention and resolution of banking crises under French law.

While oil and gas provide nearly 60 percent of the world’s energy, the industry is notoriously associated with corruption. To ensure that oil and gas remain vital to the world economy in an ethical manner, it’s essential to closely monitor all international business transactions and guarantee anticorruption compliance across borders.

In an interview with Jeffrey Paquin, he explores the nature of law department management. Using his experience, Paquin reflects on what the purpose of management is and highlights its practical aspects.

Discusses ACC's response to and position on the FAS 5 Exposure Draft, and what proposed amendments to the FAS 5 ACC has put forth.

Provides a chief operations counsel's top ten law department leadership principles.

This primer is a a guide for volunteer directors of charities, cause organizations, trade nonprofit organizations, professional societies and other nonprofit organizations.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses how law departments budget for unexpected or unknown potential activities. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the law Department Management and Litigation ACC Network.

This article provides an overview of a new law issued by NSW Fair Trading (of New South Wales) requiring businesses to make disclosures regarding terms that substantially prejudice the interests of consumers. Because of its similarity to requirements in the Australian Consumer Law, the article explains how the two regimes interact and how they should be approached.

How do you keep track of intellectual property (IP) assets, decide what to educate staff on IP matters regarding infringement, and choose when to seek protections regarding copyright, trademark or patent protection? What can the non-specialist do in-house, and when do you need to go to outside counsel? How do you budget for IP matters? This program will focus on the operational IP legal function — not on the basics of what is a copyright or trademark. Attend this panel to discuss different models of IP management for small law departments and nonprofits, including managing international IP and enforcement of IP against members and volunteers.

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) makes dramatic changes to benefit programs and creates new notification requirements for employer plans during open enrollment. Many ACA changes took effect on the first plan year on or after September 23, 2010, while others become effective in subsequent plan years. This checklist will help employers navigate through this process.

Two law department leaders' presentation on implementing value-based fees with a focus on defining value, measuring law firm performance and demonstrating success.

Discusses the wide range of varying and often ill defined approaches to legal professional privilege in different European jurisdictions. Includes steps to consider in maximizing the protection afforded by privilege.

This article discusses when and how companies can access employee personal devices used for business communications.

Over the past four years, a stream of news reports has described SEC enforcement actions and criminal prosecutions of inside corporate lawyers. Many in the corporate bar have asked whether the news coverage is exaggerating the frequency of these actions, and if the frequency is real, whether any common factors prompted these proceedings. If the answer to these critical questions is "yes," then inside lawyers can take steps to reduce their risks.

Sample agreement between a business and a celebrity or influencer hired to promote its products or services.

A sample Working Document setting up a table with the elements and principles to be found in Binding Corporate Rules.

This webcast discusses preparation for and response to accidental environmental release, including liquid spills and releases that go straight to the atmosphere.

This InfoPAK takes a unique, practitioner-focused approach to exploring the ACC Value Challenge initiative (“AVC”) of reconnecting cost and value within the context of small law departments. Using case-studies proffered by in-house counsel from various small law departments, this InfoPAK examines the ways in which these small law department practitioners have implemented the concepts and principles espoused in the AVC into every day practice. Starting with the general principles of the AVC, it then provides details on each in-house counsel’s unique experiences in implementing the value-based concepts, followed by a summary of the practices utilized and the key takeaways for readers. Finally, the InfoPAK provides additional practical guidance, including an extensive list of additional resources on the topic from both the ACC Value Challenge library, general resource collections, various topic-specific checklists, and other highly relevant articles at the end of the document.