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Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2018
Costa Rica is famous for its beaches and rainforests and, if you’re lucky enough to visit for work, you should surely see those in person while you’re in the country. But before it’s time for fun, it’s time for business.
… Rica Daniel Perez Publication Date: 04/01/2018 Costa Rica is famous for its beaches and rainforests and, if you’re lucky enough … products or services? Costa Rica’s official tourism website Costa Rica is famous for its beaches and rainforests …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/01/2015
Although it’s more likely you’ll find yourself in Greece for summer vacation than to close a business deal, it still is good to know a few things about business and other customs in the country.
… Although it’s more likely you’ll find yourself in Greece for summer vacation than to close a business deal, it still is good to know a few things about business and other customs … and Development. Additional Resources The official website of Greek tourism Latest news from Greece in English …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
03/16/2017

This is a sample marketing services agreement.

Resource Details
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Contracts Marketing Services Agreement March 16, 2017 This is a sample marketing services agreement. Resource Details … Act of 1996, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, the American Recovery … indirectly in any manner, including but not limited to any website, advertising, or list of representative clients, …
Program Materials
Nicholas Bouler -- deputy general counsel, BE&K, Inc.; Frank W. Jackson III -- asistant general counsel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan; Frank Lopez -- senior counsel - labor & employment law, Ryder System, Inc.
10/18/2004

806 - Labor Law Issues Affecting the Nonunion Employer

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… MEETING THE NEW FACE OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2004 various authors … Merklinger at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 326; merklinger@acca.com 806:Labor Law Issues Affecting the Nonunion Employer … be. The National Labor Relations Board maintains a helpful website (www.nlrb.gov), which includes extensive libraries of …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/27/2023
Kahlil Mitchell, senior counsel at Moderna, reflects on the development and rollout of the COVID vaccine. #ACCDocket #COVID #Staysafe
… Docket … Banner artwork by StanislavSukhin / Shutterstock.com Professor Cynthia Dahl is a Practice Professor of Law and the Director of the Detkin … as our legal team grew there were other things happening, for sure. But that was the part of the process that I was …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/25/2022
Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity. Learn why and what can be done in the meantime to hasten the pace in Caterina Cavallaro’s latest Positively Legal column with insights by GC Rachel Launders. #WellnessWednesday #womeninleadership #generalcounsel
… 05/25/2022 Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity. Learn why and what can be done in the … and industry associations, commercial work (including buying properties for The Block ), technology arrangements, … Rugby League to the end of 2027. As a leader, Launders is “pretty good at focusing on the important issues and …
Articles
Robert W. Bell, Martin B. Halpern, and Edward O'Keefe
07/01/2016

Knowledge management is more than efficient organization information sharing. It requires permanent KM personnel, implantation of collaborative technology, buy-in from management, and the integration of KM processes into the daily organizational life. The more prosaic and "in the flow" KM initiatives are, the ore likely they are to succeed.

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Source: ACC Docket
… and Edward O'Keefe July 1, 2016 Knowledge management is more than efficient organization information sharing. It … and professional development programs. robert.w.bell@rbc.com Martin B. Halpern is senior counsel, RBC General Counsel … to our business partners, were limited to a traditional website. We were using a static tool that had little traction …
Articles
Luciana Gemelli Eick, Associate Editor in Legis Pesquisa Jurídica
04/17/2015

This Quick Counsel addresses The Right of Regret in the Brazilian Consumer Code which provides the Consumer the prerogative to withdraw from the purchase of a product or hiring a service that has not been held in a physical store.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: Brazil
… compatible with the actual item that was purchased. It is important to make clear that The Right of Regret in the … does not have any kind of defect there is no legal support for replacement or refund. If it is the case of exchange or … São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2008. Procon Paraná website
Articles
ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20
10/20/2015
11 pages

In this article the Commission proposed – and the House adopted – six Resolutions. Those Resolutions were the product of a three-year study of how globalization and technology are transforming the practice of law and how the regulation of lawyers should be updated in light of those developments.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 October 20, 2015 11 pages In this article the Commission proposed – and the House … set of proposals the Commission will submit to the House for its consideration. In August 2012, the Commission … or international law issues. As a result, the Commission is submitting to the House the accompanying Resolutions and …
Checklists
Baker McKenzie
09/16/2019

This checklist identifies key areas that will be impacted by a no-deal Brexit. It also outlines recommendations of what in-house counsel should consider when planning for their businesses.

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Region: United Kingdom, European Union
… Checklists 'No Deal' Brexit Checklist: Key Implications for Business Author Baker McKenzie September 16, 2019 This … the EU approaches, and Brexit negotiations continue, it is vital for companies to address the challenges to their … Senior Counsel +44 20 7919 1978 ross.denton@bakermckenzie.com Jenny Revis Partner +44 20 7919 1381 …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 10/07/2022
Why it's important for companies not to ignore India's anti-corruption and related laws. 2022 has seen major corporate scandals unfold in India. This article by India-based law firm Majmudar & Partners (an ACC Global Resource Provider) reviews key features of India's anti-corruption laws, and a series of cases in which international groups have faced enforcement actions. #ACCDocket #India
… Merchant Publication Date: 10/07/2022 Why it's important for companies not to ignore India's anti-corruption and … Source: ACC Docket … Andrii Yalanskyi / Shutterstock.com Highlights: 2022 has seen major corporate scandals unfold … legislation In India, the primary anti-graft legislation is the Prevention of Corruption Act (PC Act), 1988 (amended …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 01/30/2023
Pay attention to what you accept in your performance. It may be too late for airlines, but it’s not too late for us in managing our careers. #ACCDocket #Mondaymotivation
… to what you accept in your performance. It may be too late for airlines, but it’s not too late for us in managing our … ACC Docket … Banner image by AJR_photo / Shutterstock.com Well, that didn’t take long. No sooner are we back to business travel than the airlines remind us why flying is so maddening. To illustrate, let’s assume your boss has …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 11/01/2019
“The most exciting thing about working for Infosys is its global footprint,” exclaims Inderpreet Sawhney, the company’s group general counsel and chief compliance officer. Infosys, which provides IT services and solutions, is based in Bangalore and has over 200,000 employees in 46 countries, nearly 20,000 of whom work on its main campus.
… Date: 11/01/2019 “The most exciting thing about working for Infosys is its global footprint,” exclaims Inderpreet Sawhney, the … hand. The relocation meant she experienced the first dot-com boom. “There was this buzz around,” she remembers, “and I …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 09/30/2020
An ineffectual legal contract management process makes obstacles for legal departments tough to overcome. Here’s how to leverage seven legal contract management software tools to streamline the legal contract lifecycle, reduce risk, and minimize contract lifecycle bottlenecks and delays.
… Docket Article 7 Essential Legal Contract Management Tools for 2021 Sean Heck Publication Date: 09/30/2020 An … request approval easily. Data entry for request records is significantly simplified. Communication bottlenecks are … to spreadsheets to save locally and distribute.  With an online report designer, general counsel and legal teams can …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 05/13/2019
This article discusses strategies to help legal ops build a more complete mapping of their companies’ litigation portfolio, along with methods to leverage their portfolio to derive added benefits and more effective costs-savings initiatives. This article will also review the importance of legal ops expanding beyond their own immediate purview to examine the litigation portfolios of similarly situated companies to uncover trends impacting their industry and incorporate peer strategies for managing litigation.
… Knowing Your Profile: Why Litigation Portfolios Matter for Legal Ops Jeff Cox Publication Date: 05/13/2019 This … ACC Docket … Reviewing your overall litigation portfolio is critical for legal ops to control legal spend and … legal data, such as court data made publicly available online, is an unrealistic proposition for most legal …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
01/19/2017

This is a sample power purchase agreement where the Company is the lessee or owner of the property and desires to make a portion of such property available to Provider for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar powered electric generating project, and to purchase from Provider the electric energy produced by the project.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… Contracts Power Purchase Agreement January 19, 2017 This is a sample power purchase agreement where the Company is the … to make a portion of such property available to Provider for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar … COMPANY] shall sell to [COMPANY 1] and [COMPANY 1] shall buy from [PROVIDER COMPANY] all electric energy produced by …
ONC Lawyers
11/01/2020
3 pages

This article provides a brief overview of the case Airport Authority v Persons Unlawfully and Willfully Obstructing or Interfering with the Proper Use of the Hong Kong International Airport [2020] HKCFI 2743. This case is noteworthy because the Judge employed new technologies in order to effect substitute service during the proceedings, making room for the use of other technologies in civil litigation in the future.

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Region: Hong Kong
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House
… Kong International Airport [2020] HKCFI 2743. This case is noteworthy because the Judge employed new technologies in … substitute service during the proceedings, making room for the use of other technologies in civil litigation in the … in the Airport; 2. posting on the Airport Authority’s website; and 3. publishing in one English newspaper and one …
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
06/08/2015

Purchase Agreement (New Zealand)

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Resource Library
Region: New Zealand
… 17 2.6 No Trustee or Nominee 17 2.7 Condition 18 2.8 Date for Fulfilment 18 2.9 Reasonable Steps to Satisfy Condition … of Documents 25 4.3 Payment at Closing 26 4.4 Default in Closing 27 4.5 Company Documents and Records 27 5 CONDUCT … the Purchaser's obligations under this Agreement. IT IS AGREED between the Parties as follows: 1. INTERPRETATION …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 03/01/2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a wave of international sanctions. Get the basics of key sanctions and the potential implications for your organization and the world economy. #ACCDocket #sanctions
… the basics of key sanctions and the potential implications for your organization and the world economy. #ACCDocket … with international scrutiny and action. Because Ukraine is not part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) … and Germany, have not sent their militaries into Ukraine in an effort to deescalate. However, many countries are using …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 04/02/2018
This is my last column about my recent job transition. I’ve learned a lot from the experience, as you may have gathered from previous columns. Sooner or later, most of us will change jobs but this page is for Small Law voices, not Career Development voices.
… Days Jeffrey W. Wheeler Publication Date: 04/02/2018 This is my last column about my recent job transition. I’ve … or later, most of us will change jobs but this page is for Small Law voices, not Career Development voices. Resource … I wondered (many times) whether I’d ever find another in-house position, and sometimes felt as though the silence …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/23/2021
For Midco Assistant GC Nicole Tupman, there is always a way to give back, even with a demanding corporate job. From charities, to pro bono work, to fighting for rural communities to have internet, she does it all.
… Nicole Tupman Rachel G. Leman Publication Date: 06/23/2021 For Midco Assistant GC Nicole Tupman, there is always a way to give back, even with a demanding corporate … Details … The ACC Top 10 30-Somethings awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their …
Docket Article
Publication Date: 06/23/2021
Morgan Barber advances legal protections for animals as associate counsel at The Humane League.
… Date: 06/23/2021 Morgan Barber advances legal protections for animals as associate counsel at The Humane League. … Details … The ACC Top 10 30-Somethings awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their … schools offered an animal law course. Today, animal law is taught at more than 160 schools, including the University …
Event
Start Date: 01/30/2025 | 6:00 PM
… Events ACC Houston Women In The House Event: New Year...New You! Start Date: … Professional Development Details & Registration … Join Us for an Exclusive New Year Celebration at Tootsies Houston for our Women In The House group! 🎉✨ Kick off 2024 in style …
Articles
08/01/2014

This is an article describing employment based immigrant visas which are divided into five preference categories.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
1 person found this helpful.
… Overview of U.S. Based Immigration August 1, 2014 This is an article describing employment based immigrant visas … Labor Certification and Filing a Petition To be considered for an immigrant visa under some of the employment-based … for USCIS services, see Check Filing Fees on the USCIS website. Note: Fees must be paid for each intending …
Articles
National Association of Corporate Directors
10/17/2016
30 pages

This resource discusses cyber-risk, the threat that data breaches can hold and what Directors should do to protect their companies in the United States. This is resource is part of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Handbook Series.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: United States
… do to protect their companies in the United States. This is resource is part of the National Association of Corporate … We wish to thank the following individuals for their contributions to this handbook (in alphabetical … threats.6 Moreover, although many smaller and medium-size com- panies have historically believed that they were too …
Articles
Jackson Lewis
05/18/2015

This article addresses what can be done once a company is served with a class action lawsuit.

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Source: Resource Library
… This article addresses what can be done once a company is served with a class action lawsuit. Resource Details … nearly every day, the employee is seeking compensation for alleged unpaid work time. And here’s the catch: She wants … your subscription should be sent to contactus@jacksonlewis.com or Jackson Lewis P.C. 666 Third Avenue, New York, NY …
Program Materials
Patti Beacom
Dina Davalle
Mark Goldzweig
Richard Grant
Jason Hillman
Steve Tseng
10/30/2013

This program will consist of a live, interactive mock negotiation of a sports sponsorship deal. The panel will provide the audience with a term sheet and will facilitate a mock negotiation over key deal points. The audience will be invited to identify key issues, offer their solutions on how best to address those issues, and debate the merits of various approaches and solutions. The panelists will guide the audience through the "negotiation," offer their recommendations and insights based on their experience in negotiating these types of deals, and address the issues that arise post signing.

… Meeting October 27-30, Los Angeles, CA This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2013 various authors … to ACC’s Legal Resources Department at legalresources@acc.com Wednesday, October 30 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM 1002: Live from … subject matter expert. She has primary responsibility for the management of Capital One's transactions involving …
Articles
William Elias -- general counsel and technology licensing principal, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., and Kirk Teska -- managing partner, Iandiorio & Teska
05/01/2005

Most management leaders think "committee" is a four-letter word. But in the case of patents, they're wrong. Assessing what that real value is takes more than the engineers and the lawyers, and that's where a patent committee comes in. Learn the best way to structure one and make it work for your company, and start reaping real rewards from your patent portfolio.

Resource Details
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Managing The High Costs Of Patents: Tips For Getting The Most From Your Patent Committee Author … April 30, 2005 Most management leaders think "committee" is a four-letter word. But in the case of patents, they're … text describes what is shown in the drawings: the com­ ponents of the invention, how they work together, what …
09/08/2015

ACC Comment Letter to SEC on Concept Release No. 33-­‐9862, Possible Revisions to Audit Committee Disclosures

…  Release”).      The  Association  of  Corporate  Counsel  is  a  global  bar  association  representing  over  40,000 …  effort  of  corporate  governance  stakeholders  called  for  audit  committees  to  voluntarily  consider  changes …  and  Amanda  J.  Sherman,  New  York  Law  Journal  (Online),  June  2,  2014.   Page 4 determining  what …
Articles
Sample Forms, Policies, and Contracts
Latham & Watkins
03/29/2022
8 pages

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Chair Gary Gensler has signaled his desire to have the SEC propose rules in April 2022 to increase its scrutiny of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and private companies that go public through de-SPAC transactions.

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Region: United States
Audience: Deputy GC, Mid-Career
… concerns about information asymmetries, the potential for misleading information and fraud, and conflicts of … practices, and “gatekeeper obligations.” https://www.lw.com/practices/WhiteCollarDefenseandInvestigations … be some time until the SEC’s proposed rules or guidance is issued, and even longer until any rules are officially …
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