Drafting and negotiating purchasing agreements can be a daunting endeavor. Hopefully, you’re usually involved in the process from the beginning, but that may be wishful thinking. You need to make sure you’re up-to-date on the commercial and legal implications of common terms and conditions. Ask the right questions early on to avoid asking for an aspirin later.
In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding renewable energy across a range of jurisdictions.
With the booming growth of international business comes a boom in international business disputes. In-house lawyers for companies doing global business need skills in all aspects of international arbitration, including counseling, contracting, and the arbitral process. But they need to be aware that the international arbitration process involves procedures unfamiliar to most American lawyers. For example, court selection and arbitration clauses that are effective for domestic transactions do not work well in international deals. This HandsOn will offer you a guide to the key features of international arbitration law, and some tips on how to make your arbitration a success.
After a 40-year history of negotiations, it is expected that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will soon become a reality in Europe. The UPC will have jurisdiction for litigation relating to the new Unitary Patent and the European Patent granted by the European Patent Office. Attend this session to hear the latest on this groundbreaking development, and its implications for obtaining and defending patents in Europe.
This is a sample working document on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Binding Corporate Rules.
This article explores the legal issues posed by AI and deepfakes in the entertainment industry.
In the corporate world, a surprise means something was missed--and that's never good. A surprise that involves a problem with your company's Director & Officer (D&O) policy is precisely the type of surprise you want to avoid.
You are an employer who requires your employees to execute restrictive covenant agreements containing reasonable non- competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure provisions in order to protect proprietary interests. One of your employees is resigning to work for a direct competitor in violation of his restrictive covenant obligations. Learn what you can do to protect your company.
Google was recently ordered to produce a “smoking gun” email that it claimed to be protected by the attorney-client privilege. The Federal Circuit’s ruling represents a troubling trend. It seems that privileged communications are disappearing in the digital age. This article discusses how to mitigate the undermining of privilege in electronic communications.
This Top Ten list is intended to provide a short summary of what ambitious in-house counsel can do to ensure their continued success if they enter into a new role as general counsel.
In Case You Missed It, the Law Department Management Network's February 2021 Legal Quick Hit was titled "How to Develop and Advance an Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Program." You can view this quick checklist, developed by Seyfarth Shaw LLP, to get a brief snapshot into the program.
In the Netherlands, business owners have to request the advice of the Works Council (OR) well in advance of a merger of takeover decision. If the business owner fails to make the request for advice timely, the Enterprise Chamber may require him or her to withdraw the decision. Therefore, it is crucial to follow the advisory path correctly and consult the works council well in advance. But what does "well in advance" mean?
Get a global perspective on the diverse privacy and data protection rules of several international jurisdictions as panelists discuss methods by which global employers can protect confidential business information, customer lists, trade secrets and other valuable corporate information. They will examine global trends in rules and regulations designed to protect employee privacy and employee-related data from the perspective of a US-based company with global operations. Learn about rules under the European Union (EU) data protection directive, as well as comparative rules in Mexico, Latin America, Asia and other jurisdictions, including differing rights granted employees regarding privacy in the workplace. Discover steps employers can take to manage their obligations under these privacy and data protection rules, and tips to keep your own company’s trade information confidential.
It’s no secret that globalization has shifted the role of the global general counsel. As companies expand into new regional markets — complete with their own regulatory and compliance considerations — senior management is increasingly looking to the legal department to fill in the gray areas.
ACC Australia presented a potential ethical scenario to three ACC Australia members and asked them to independently analyse and develop a response to the issues outlined.
Generally, counsel no longer advise against disclosure when a data breach occurs in a company. So, what should be done when sensitive client information is leaked? this article takes you through the steps — from identifying the type of data that was compromised to determining who must be notified — in order to swiftly respond to the event and minimize backlash.
It is no longer enough for a business to show that it has adopted policies against discrimination and retaliation, and that it has in place a clear and effective process for reporting and investigating complaints. In order to manage risk and reduce liability, it is critical to train and educate employees. Learn more about what this training should look like.
Discover for-profit vs. nonprofit considerations, who the different stakeholders are, what risks (to share prices vs. fundraising, goodwill) arise when crisis strikes, and gain tips and experience from the field.
This article addresses the Fraud Section of the Department of Justice's issuance of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Plan and Guidance in 2016 that includes a one-year pilot program to formally incentivize corporations to self-disclose potential FCPA issues, fully cooperate with DOJ in the investigation of those issues, and remediate any corruption issues identified in an internal investigation in the United States.
The Agile Leadership Academy for Law Department Executives
Never has the role of a law department leader been more complex! Whether you are an experienced Chief Legal Officer, first-time General Counsel, or legal professionals contemplating your next leadership role, the challenges of leading in a fluid and evolving environment are innumerable.
As a result, agility is the new and required leadership currency for managing law departments that seem to face new and vexing challenges daily. That's why ACC has created this thought-provoking five-part Webcast series that provides expert voices combined with actionable techniques for showing you how to develop and gain mastery of the new leadership skill for the post-pandemic world: agility.
Episode 1: The Portrait of An Agile Leader Is Revealed: An Intimate Roundtable
The first session in the Academy will paint a picture of what agile leadership actually looks like, bringing into focus the behaviors and skills that participants should aspire to model. This roundtable of legal department executives will share their respective journeys taken on the road to agile leadership. Through a candid, give-and take-conversation, they will provide insights into the challenges, hard-earned lessons and the high points that they have encountered â and how all of these experiences molded them into the agile leaders they are proud to call themselves today.
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Episode 2: Building Your Profile and Visibility: Requirements for Agile Leadership
The agile leader understands that their success goes beyond just doing their job as an in-house counsel. They know that their agility is defined by their ability to display their expertise, talents and wisdom outside the organizations where they work. This second session illustrates this point with a panel of legal department executives who will share their best practices for building profiles that can position legal professionals as thought leaders and open them up to other opportunities, such as serving on corporate boards. Plus, you will learn how to use various communication channels to let the world know that you are ready to take the stage as an agile leader.
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Episode 3: Strategic Networking: Re-Learning a Skill Laid Dormant by the Pandemic
Networking. You'd be forgiven for temporarily drawing a blank as to the meaning of this word. The last two years have given you permission for doing so as we have not practiced or flexed our networking muscles due to the pandemic shutting down the world. In part three of the series, a panel of legal department executives will share their secrets for re-using this skill to cultivate meaningful relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
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Episode 4: The New Metric for Your Team's Success: Achieving Belonging
Recent research shows that 72 percent of global workers feel lonely on monthly basis, while 55 percent express feelings of loneliness weekly. As a result of the pandemic, we are in the age of âemployee disconnectednessâ â which makes it imperative for the agile leader to create a work environment where their team members feel connected to the organization and to their colleagues. The fourth session will focus on understanding the concept of belonging, and why it is critical to retaining talent. You will learn from a panel of legal department executives about the various roles they play to support their team members success during a time when it is easier than ever to feel alone and disconnected from one another at work.
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Episode 5: Crafting an External Engagement Strategy: Your Path to Achieving Belonging
Just as your team must receive those opportunities for connectedness, don't forget that you also deserve to experience your own sense of belonging. This fifth session will illustrate where you can find these opportunities outside the organization for nourishing your need for connectedness. A seasoned panel of legal department executives will share how their experiences as board directors and civic-based volunteers have allowed them to feel even more connected to their careers, their peers and their communities.
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The Agile Leadership Academy for Law Department Executives
Never has the role of a law department leader been more complex! Whether you are an experienced Chief Legal Officer, first-time General Counsel, or legal professionals contemplating your next leadership role, the challenges of leading in a fluid and evolving environment are innumerable.
As a result, agility is the new and required leadership currency for managing law departments that seem to face new and vexing challenges daily. That's why ACC has created this thought-provoking five-part Webcast series that provides expert voices combined with actionable techniques for showing you how to develop and gain mastery of the new leadership skill for the post-pandemic world: agility.
Episode 1: The Portrait of An Agile Leader Is Revealed: An Intimate Roundtable
The first session in the Academy will paint a picture of what agile leadership actually looks like, bringing into focus the behaviors and skills that participants should aspire to model. This roundtable of legal department executives will share their respective journeys taken on the road to agile leadership. Through a candid, give-and take-conversation, they will provide insights into the challenges, hard-earned lessons and the high points that they have encountered â and how all of these experiences molded them into the agile leaders they are proud to call themselves today.
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Episode 2: Building Your Profile and Visibility: Requirements for Agile Leadership
The agile leader understands that their success goes beyond just doing their job as an in-house counsel. They know that their agility is defined by their ability to display their expertise, talents and wisdom outside the organizations where they work. This second session illustrates this point with a panel of legal department executives who will share their best practices for building profiles that can position legal professionals as thought leaders and open them up to other opportunities, such as serving on corporate boards. Plus, you will learn how to use various communication channels to let the world know that you are ready to take the stage as an agile leader.
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Episode 3: Strategic Networking: Re-Learning a Skill Laid Dormant by the Pandemic
Networking. You'd be forgiven for temporarily drawing a blank as to the meaning of this word. The last two years have given you permission for doing so as we have not practiced or flexed our networking muscles due to the pandemic shutting down the world. In part three of the series, a panel of legal department executives will share their secrets for re-using this skill to cultivate meaningful relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
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Episode 4: The New Metric for Your Team's Success: Achieving Belonging
Recent research shows that 72 percent of global workers feel lonely on monthly basis, while 55 percent express feelings of loneliness weekly. As a result of the pandemic, we are in the age of âemployee disconnectednessâ â which makes it imperative for the agile leader to create a work environment where their team members feel connected to the organization and to their colleagues. The fourth session will focus on understanding the concept of belonging, and why it is critical to retaining talent. You will learn from a panel of legal department executives about the various roles they play to support their team members success during a time when it is easier than ever to feel alone and disconnected from one another at work.
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Episode 5: Crafting an External Engagement Strategy: Your Path to Achieving Belonging
Just as your team must receive those opportunities for connectedness, don't forget that you also deserve to experience your own sense of belonging. This fifth session will illustrate where you can find these opportunities outside the organization for nourishing your need for connectedness. A seasoned panel of legal department executives will share how their experiences as board directors and civic-based volunteers have allowed them to feel even more connected to their careers, their peers and their communities.
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Featured Presenters:
The Agile Leadership Academy for Law Department Executives
Never has the role of a law department leader been more complex! Whether you are an experienced Chief Legal Officer, first-time General Counsel, or legal professionals contemplating your next leadership role, the challenges of leading in a fluid and evolving environment are innumerable.
As a result, agility is the new and required leadership currency for managing law departments that seem to face new and vexing challenges daily. That's why ACC has created this thought-provoking five-part Webcast series that provides expert voices combined with actionable techniques for showing you how to develop and gain mastery of the new leadership skill for the post-pandemic world: agility.
Episode 1: The Portrait of An Agile Leader Is Revealed: An Intimate Roundtable
The first session in the Academy will paint a picture of what agile leadership actually looks like, bringing into focus the behaviors and skills that participants should aspire to model. This roundtable of legal department executives will share their respective journeys taken on the road to agile leadership. Through a candid, give-and take-conversation, they will provide insights into the challenges, hard-earned lessons and the high points that they have encountered â and how all of these experiences molded them into the agile leaders they are proud to call themselves today.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 2: Building Your Profile and Visibility: Requirements for Agile Leadership
The agile leader understands that their success goes beyond just doing their job as an in-house counsel. They know that their agility is defined by their ability to display their expertise, talents and wisdom outside the organizations where they work. This second session illustrates this point with a panel of legal department executives who will share their best practices for building profiles that can position legal professionals as thought leaders and open them up to other opportunities, such as serving on corporate boards. Plus, you will learn how to use various communication channels to let the world know that you are ready to take the stage as an agile leader.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 3: Strategic Networking: Re-Learning a Skill Laid Dormant by the Pandemic
Networking. You'd be forgiven for temporarily drawing a blank as to the meaning of this word. The last two years have given you permission for doing so as we have not practiced or flexed our networking muscles due to the pandemic shutting down the world. In part three of the series, a panel of legal department executives will share their secrets for re-using this skill to cultivate meaningful relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
Key Learning Objectives:
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Featured Presenters:
Episode 4: The New Metric for Your Team's Success: Achieving Belonging
Recent research shows that 72 percent of global workers feel lonely on monthly basis, while 55 percent express feelings of loneliness weekly. As a result of the pandemic, we are in the age of âemployee disconnectednessâ â which makes it imperative for the agile leader to create a work environment where their team members feel connected to the organization and to their colleagues. The fourth session will focus on understanding the concept of belonging, and why it is critical to retaining talent. You will learn from a panel of legal department executives about the various roles they play to support their team members success during a time when it is easier than ever to feel alone and disconnected from one another at work.
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Featured Presenters:
Episode 5: Crafting an External Engagement Strategy: Your Path to Achieving Belonging
Just as your team must receive those opportunities for connectedness, don't forget that you also deserve to experience your own sense of belonging. This fifth session will illustrate where you can find these opportunities outside the organization for nourishing your need for connectedness. A seasoned panel of legal department executives will share how their experiences as board directors and civic-based volunteers have allowed them to feel even more connected to their careers, their peers and their communities.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
The Agile Leadership Academy for Law Department Executives
Never has the role of a law department leader been more complex! Whether you are an experienced Chief Legal Officer, first-time General Counsel, or legal professionals contemplating your next leadership role, the challenges of leading in a fluid and evolving environment are innumerable.
As a result, agility is the new and required leadership currency for managing law departments that seem to face new and vexing challenges daily. That's why ACC has created this thought-provoking five-part Webcast series that provides expert voices combined with actionable techniques for showing you how to develop and gain mastery of the new leadership skill for the post-pandemic world: agility.
Episode 1: The Portrait of An Agile Leader Is Revealed: An Intimate Roundtable
The first session in the Academy will paint a picture of what agile leadership actually looks like, bringing into focus the behaviors and skills that participants should aspire to model. This roundtable of legal department executives will share their respective journeys taken on the road to agile leadership. Through a candid, give-and take-conversation, they will provide insights into the challenges, hard-earned lessons and the high points that they have encountered â and how all of these experiences molded them into the agile leaders they are proud to call themselves today.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 2: Building Your Profile and Visibility: Requirements for Agile Leadership
The agile leader understands that their success goes beyond just doing their job as an in-house counsel. They know that their agility is defined by their ability to display their expertise, talents and wisdom outside the organizations where they work. This second session illustrates this point with a panel of legal department executives who will share their best practices for building profiles that can position legal professionals as thought leaders and open them up to other opportunities, such as serving on corporate boards. Plus, you will learn how to use various communication channels to let the world know that you are ready to take the stage as an agile leader.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 3: Strategic Networking: Re-Learning a Skill Laid Dormant by the Pandemic
Networking. You'd be forgiven for temporarily drawing a blank as to the meaning of this word. The last two years have given you permission for doing so as we have not practiced or flexed our networking muscles due to the pandemic shutting down the world. In part three of the series, a panel of legal department executives will share their secrets for re-using this skill to cultivate meaningful relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 4: The New Metric for Your Team's Success: Achieving Belonging
Recent research shows that 72 percent of global workers feel lonely on monthly basis, while 55 percent express feelings of loneliness weekly. As a result of the pandemic, we are in the age of âemployee disconnectednessâ â which makes it imperative for the agile leader to create a work environment where their team members feel connected to the organization and to their colleagues. The fourth session will focus on understanding the concept of belonging, and why it is critical to retaining talent. You will learn from a panel of legal department executives about the various roles they play to support their team members success during a time when it is easier than ever to feel alone and disconnected from one another at work.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 5: Crafting an External Engagement Strategy: Your Path to Achieving Belonging
Just as your team must receive those opportunities for connectedness, don't forget that you also deserve to experience your own sense of belonging. This fifth session will illustrate where you can find these opportunities outside the organization for nourishing your need for connectedness. A seasoned panel of legal department executives will share how their experiences as board directors and civic-based volunteers have allowed them to feel even more connected to their careers, their peers and their communities.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
The Agile Leadership Academy for Law Department Executives
Never has the role of a law department leader been more complex! Whether you are an experienced Chief Legal Officer, first-time General Counsel, or legal professionals contemplating your next leadership role, the challenges of leading in a fluid and evolving environment are innumerable.
As a result, agility is the new and required leadership currency for managing law departments that seem to face new and vexing challenges daily. That's why ACC has created this thought-provoking five-part Webcast series that provides expert voices combined with actionable techniques for showing you how to develop and gain mastery of the new leadership skill for the post-pandemic world: agility.
Episode 1: The Portrait of An Agile Leader Is Revealed: An Intimate Roundtable
The first session in the Academy will paint a picture of what agile leadership actually looks like, bringing into focus the behaviors and skills that participants should aspire to model. This roundtable of legal department executives will share their respective journeys taken on the road to agile leadership. Through a candid, give-and take-conversation, they will provide insights into the challenges, hard-earned lessons and the high points that they have encountered â and how all of these experiences molded them into the agile leaders they are proud to call themselves today.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 2: Building Your Profile and Visibility: Requirements for Agile Leadership
The agile leader understands that their success goes beyond just doing their job as an in-house counsel. They know that their agility is defined by their ability to display their expertise, talents and wisdom outside the organizations where they work. This second session illustrates this point with a panel of legal department executives who will share their best practices for building profiles that can position legal professionals as thought leaders and open them up to other opportunities, such as serving on corporate boards. Plus, you will learn how to use various communication channels to let the world know that you are ready to take the stage as an agile leader.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 3: Strategic Networking: Re-Learning a Skill Laid Dormant by the Pandemic
Networking. You'd be forgiven for temporarily drawing a blank as to the meaning of this word. The last two years have given you permission for doing so as we have not practiced or flexed our networking muscles due to the pandemic shutting down the world. In part three of the series, a panel of legal department executives will share their secrets for re-using this skill to cultivate meaningful relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 4: The New Metric for Your Team's Success: Achieving Belonging
Recent research shows that 72 percent of global workers feel lonely on monthly basis, while 55 percent express feelings of loneliness weekly. As a result of the pandemic, we are in the age of âemployee disconnectednessâ â which makes it imperative for the agile leader to create a work environment where their team members feel connected to the organization and to their colleagues. The fourth session will focus on understanding the concept of belonging, and why it is critical to retaining talent. You will learn from a panel of legal department executives about the various roles they play to support their team members success during a time when it is easier than ever to feel alone and disconnected from one another at work.
Key Learning Objectives:
Facilitators:
Featured Presenters:
Episode 5: Crafting an External Engagement Strategy: Your Path to Achieving Belonging
Just as your team must receive those opportunities for connectedness, don't forget that you also deserve to experience your own sense of belonging. This fifth session will illustrate where you can find these opportunities outside the organization for nourishing your need for connectedness. A seasoned panel of legal department executives will share how their experiences as board directors and civic-based volunteers have allowed them to feel even more connected to their careers, their peers and their communities.
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How much oversight in-house counsel should exercise in connection with document preservation and collection in ediscovery is a delicate balance of push and pull. Should you allow executives and employees to decide what is relevant and have them push the data for production? Or should your team pull the data and then review for relevancy? This article considers leading court cases in order to provide some suggestions for how you can best supervise the ediscovery process.
By understanding the 10 practical steps to take before, during, and after your next calamity, in-house counsel can be better prepared to seize the moment and overcome any scenario.
After a multinational acquisition has closed, in-house counsel still need to manage different legal systems and different employee rights and expectations. Developing and implementing a post-acquisition plan requires technical expertise and early involvement in the acquisition process. This article breaks down the phases for developing an effective integration plan.
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