As expected, 2021 saw continued emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues on a global scale, by governments, regulators, NGOs, the private sector, and other important stakeholders.
This third instalment of Latham’s annual 10 Things to Look Out For blog post highlights the ESG-related developments and trends that we expect to remain in the headlines in 2022.
This is a sample lease agreement.
Discuss the various roles in-house counsel tend to play and how they are affected by attorney-client privilege rules.
This booklet is intended to provide lawyers and those involved in Dutch business operations with a good understanding of the essentials of Dutch employment law. The human factor is considered crucial in successful organisations and a careful approach to HR strategy can lead to significant rewards.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
804 How to Respond to a Government Investigation/Inquiry: The First 30 Days. This discussion covers important topics such as protecting applicable privileges, dealing with letters of investigation, and more.
This Leading Practices Profile (LPP) presents themes, trends and leading practices of general counsel at the helm of six legal departments located in the Asia-Pacific region. The resource explores how the roles of general counsel and in-house counsel in that region have evolved from legal advisors to trusted business partners. It also provides leading practices for the success of legal teams of global organizations located in the Asia-Pacific region.
While the focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues is not new, the importance of reporting and treating ESG as a key component of your business and governance processes has increased in recent years. This article will identify what ESG means from an in-house counsel perspective and steps for developing your company’s ESG program.
To better understand the chief legal officer’s perspective, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) contacted 9,489 individuals holding the title of chief legal officer or general counsel, gathering responses from 1,289 CLOs in 46 countries. The ACC Chief Legal Officers Survey examines the practices, trends and changes in the role of the CLO by key segments such as industry, compensation, gender and region.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a practical guide to joint ventures, including practice notes and standard documents for cross-border deals with detailed drafting notes highlighting the main legal, commercial and negotiating issues in the United States.
An update from the 2015 Guide for General Counsel, this resource seeks to support the General Counsel (GC) community by examining five areas of corporate sustainability. This guide provides practical tips and advice for implementing and executing your sustainability plans.
In this latest Leading Practices Profile, ACC profiles the leading mediation and arbitration practices of two law departments operating in the Asia-Pacific region to learn how they approach alternative dispute resolution efforts. As part of the project, ACC also presents the views of experts and leading ADR organizations that offer alternative dispute resolution services for commercial disputes in the region.
The purpose of this InfoPAK is to assist corporate counsel in understanding and making decisions about conflicts and waivers. Included is an overview of the rules relating to the three principal kinds of conflict of interest that result in conflicts waiver requests, as well as a discussion of the issues corporate counsel should consider when reviewing a request for a conflicts waiver.
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