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This article discusses knowledge management from the perspective of a lawyer in a large international company, the information is applicable to other companies and law firms of any size.

A review of Colombian Law regulating the protection of personal data. Includes a discussion of obligations arising under Law 1581 and Decree 1377, the steep potential sanctions for noncompliance, as well as recommendations for companies to ensure full compliance with the privacy law.

Guidance on Ontario's extra-provincial registration, the license needed to do business in Ontario if a company is incorporated outside the province.

This article deals with recent dubious marks versus the prohibition of scandalous trade marks under the Trade Marks Act.

United States

Discusses the limits of what an attorney engaged in pending litigation may say to the media through Rule 3.6 of the Model Rules and legal or court-ordered limitations.

With our ever-increasing need to be both lean and flexible, use of contingent workers is almost inevitable in every organization. Whether this includes temporary workers, interns, contractors, remote employees or payrolled third-party workers, questions on how to bring non-employee staff into your workforce are something all in-house employment counsel will face at one time or another. This session will provide expert insight into navigating the challenges of how your company can make use of contingent workers while avoiding the potential pitfalls.

In an effort to gain accounts of how our members balance these roles, ACC Docket interviewed five in-house counsel who also serve in a compliance function at their companies at the 2011 Annual Meeting. Read what they had to say about department set-up, conflicts of interest and skillsets needed in each role.

This article discusses what employers need to consider before allowing employees to work remotely from abroad. It also provide best practices for developing a remote-from-abroad policy.

This deck shares five key expectations for CLOs and law departments in 2024 based on results from ACC's 2024 Chief Legal Officers Survey.

The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have issued extensive new guidance to financial institutions about the use of third parties to perform functions for the institution or company, or to provide products or services to their customers. If your company has a relationship with third-party service providers, then this article is a must-read.

This article presents the full year of 2015 data and reflects recent developments related to proxy access in the United States.

A panel of global experts will address the main legal issues to consider when undertaking a recall campaign of products sold in more than one jurisdiction. As information sharing among consumer protection agencies has become more common, in-house counsel should be aware of the various types of regulations in connection with product liability and recall campaigns. Learn the different types of recall campaign regulations around the world (hazardousness, defectiveness, etc.), practical tips to launch a recall campaign in several jurisdictions without violating local rules, initial and subsequent reporting obligations triggered by recall campaign rules and indemnifications arising from a recall campaign.

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.

This is a sample employment agreement between the company and the executive.

This brief resource outlines some of the most common errors made in filing construction liens in Florida.

Discusses what happens to the attorney-client privilege when the interest of a parent corporation and its affiliated companies diverge and ultimately become adverse, and provides useful guidance for corporate counsel representing corporate families.

Most in-house professionals have to wrestle with questions related to open source on a regular basis. This panel will use recent case law to discuss whether we still worry about open source and to what extent. For example, what about indemnification for open source and third-party claims? How does recent case law about licensing application programming interfaces have an impact?

A draft agreement for the licensing of a trademark. Includes alternatives to common provisions.

Reconciling the interests of retirees with those of secured creditors is challenging both legally and practically.

Learn about key concerns and new issues affecting the world in 2020.

This article appeared in the Australian Corporate Lawyer Volume 30, Issue 1 - Autumn 2020

With Brazil and Mexico ranked among the top 20 economies in the world and Peru as the ninth fastest growing economy, multinational corporations have expressed renewed interest in Latin America (LATAM) for business expansion and directed foreign investment. The LATAM market is an attractive investment destination due to low labor costs, resource richness and a young expanding consumer market. The regulation of the labor market, however, is strict and inflexible. American decision-makers who oversee operations in LATAM should carefully review local regulations to ensure compliance and avoid potentially costly errors. This article highlights the critical employment law issues for American corporations with business operations in LATAM.