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.
The relationship between regulatory and business lawyers can be contentious in the United States and other countries. The rapport between the two in Australia is generally more collaborative.
In this article, in-house counsel will learn more about Legal Professional Privilege in Australia. Some areas that will be explored are: in-house counsel’s ethical responsibilities, employment contract tips, top tips for maintaining legal professional privilege, and internal education material.
The concept of credentialing by proxy is designed to offer hospitals that wish to expand their services through telemedicine (referred to as “originating site hospitals”, or the sites where patients receiving the telemedicine services are located) a streamlined credentialing process for credentialing distant site telemedicine practitioners.
This piece highlights the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's (ACCC’s) Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2021, released in February 2021. It provides an overview of the various target areas the ACCC focusing on in 2021.
This article shows how companies are deciding that sometimes it’s better to compromise than mount aggressive defenses. Putting an activist on a board early avoids the costs, distractions and reputational damages risked in a potential proxy fight—and brings behind closed doors contentious discussions about spinoffs, buybacks or asset sales. It also reflects the heightened pressure on corporate directors to show they’re acting on behalf of shareholders and willing to buck management.
Today's in-house counsel have to deal with many different threats to their companies, including cyber-security threats. In this presentation, learn how to become more cyber resilient in the face of a breach or issue.
Maryrose Delahunty discusses her career's beginnings and how ACC helped her feel more at home in the office.
Because of the importance of cyber security in all industry sectors, it is important to choose a cyber security standard to adhere to. A taskforce, established by the NSW Government, set about tackling this issue and recently handed down its recommendations. This article provides an overview of the taskforce’s recommendations.
This issue discusses guidelines on environmental claims, misconceptions about foreign nationals, and the largest leveraged buyout approved by the Supreme Court in Canada's history.
This interview with Therese Lee, global ethics & compliance counsel at Google, Inc., focuses on her travels, her anti-bribery checklist, and overall, how she manages her compliance program.
As Director – Legal Services, Asia Pacific SYMANTEC, Michael Helmer must lead his team of attorneys on the corporate field. Learn what characteristics he believes allow his legal team to function successfully at a high level.
Learn about the profile and practice of fellow in-house counsel Isabel Waida, vice president and associate general counsel for Nuance Communications, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based software company that specializes in voice-recognition technology. It’s appropriate that a polyglot — she speaks six languages — landed at a corporation that is making it easier to communicate.
ACC's Comment to the ABA on their proposed in-house counsel registration rule.
This presentation highlights key results from ACC's 2024 Chief Legal Officers Survey and offers 12 reasons why CLOs need direct access to the CEO and the organization's board.
The Association of Corporate Counsel Chief Legal Officers 2017 Survey is a global study of the issues and challenges facing chief legal officers and general counsel in corporate legal departments.
This article focuses on the changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs marketing rules at 42 C.F.R. parts 422 and 423, which are applicable for all contract year 2024 marketing and communications beginning September 30, 2023.
This is a sample employment agreement for executives.
This article discusses how President Biden's Executive Order on artificial intelligence and follow-up actions by federal agencies will impact federal risk-management practices, likely serving as a model for AI risk management by private-sector employers.
This article profiles Syeda Raza, who joined Host International, Inc., in August 2005, initially overseeing HR/ employment compliance, and, later, employment claims and international compliance. In this role she provided advice and counsel to all groups within HR including benefits, compensation, risk management, payroll, loss prevention and employee relations. In 2012, Syeda’s role expanded to include oversight of all litigation. In her current role as vice president and associate general counsel, litigation and international compliance, Syeda oversees and manages all aspects of litigation company-wide and also oversees the company’s FCPA compliance program worldwide.
This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally
identifiable information (PII).
Strategically leverage innovation to drive efficiency and speed into the advice and counseling provided to the Company.
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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