Though the advent of technology assisted review is a blessing to many time-pressed attorneys, some remain hesitant to accept automated methods of reviewing documents.
This is a sample standard lease agreement.
License Agreement (France)
Selected cases and materials related to arbitration.
An IP bulletin from McDermott Will & Emery on patents in an international setting.
This article focuses on tensions in litigation that involves obligations to produce vs. not to produce documents in different jurisdictions (United Kingdom, France, United Sates, China, and Hong Kong).
This is a sample employee video recording and photo release form.
In this sampling of surveys, read about why ACC Docket is honored and what Canadian lawyers have pinpointed as the most pressing law issues.
The following Statement of Principles was endorsed by the National Center for State Courts General Counsel Committee and is commended to businesses and courts throughout the United States as a means of promoting jury service.
This is a sample interview authorization form.
This is a crisis management simulation hypothetical from the 2012 ACC Annual Meeting Session 803.
A brief summary of Fannie Mae's remote telecommuting policy.
The aim of this Guide is to provide you with basic information regarding the taxation of transactions taking place – or involving entities established – in a number of EMEA jurisdictions.
In this Quick Overview, the basic elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are explained as well as practical steps that can be taken to comply with this new regulation.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses the licensing requirements needed by in-house counsel in the United States desiring to practice law in US states beyond the state in which the corporate office is headquartered. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Compliance and Ethics and the New to In-House ACC Networks.
Because in-house counsel are often legal generalists, the need for someone with specialized experience may often arise in the law department. James R. Buckley has had to venture into the outside counsel world to find talent to assist Lockheed Martin in a few legal matters. Here are some tips and insights into working with outside counsel and cultivating relationships with outside counsel.
These micro-blogging guidelines are intended to complement the general guidance and address issues more specific to micro-blogging and third party micro-blogging services.
If your company has ever had to release employees, you have most likely been faced with the question of whether or not to use statistical measurements, or adverse impact analyses, to determine whether employees of protected groups have been disproportionately selected for termination. This article looks at how common termination-related claims actually are, and identifies the most effective ways to use an adverse impact analysis as a tool to reduce litigation risks associated with reductions in force.
Don't pay big bucks to outside counsel for a corporate code of conduct. Use one of the many available in ACC's Virtual LibrarySM, like this one.
Letter from the ABA to the SEC advocating a modification to the Commission’s policy as outlined in the 2001 “Seaboard Report”1
The Association of Corporate Counsel U.S. States' Privacy Capability Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization's privacy program. It seeks to gauge program capability across a variety of program elements, taking a "big picture" view on how ready organizations are to comply with these requirements.
During this economic slow down, many companies are, and will be forced to, reduce their headcount, often in large numbers, to cut costs. A well-conceived and well-executed reduction in force (RIF) can help management meet its cost reduction goals, greatly limit the risk of litigation, and focus the company's remaining employees on the critical challenges that lie ahead. This presentation will discuss the critical role in-house counsel can play in advising management and the Board on the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern a RIF, in helping managers develop and document lawful rationales for selecting employees who will be included in the RIF and in designing a severance and communication program that exits employees in as dignified and productive a manner as possible.
This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in construction and engineering laws and regulations – including supervising construction contracts and dispute resolution.
The Justice Department reached an agreement with Travel Management Company, a private airplane charter company based in Elkhart, Indiana, resolving claims that the company engaged in citizenship status discrimination in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
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