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This resource presents ten key considerations about developing an effective Document Retention Policy (DRP) that can be used in the United States.

This Top Ten provides tips on how to prepare for, and navigate successfully, big litigation that may be key to the survival of the company.

This Top Ten gives ten key tips to avoid common risk allocation drafting pitfalls, and achieve legal and business objectives.

This Top Ten lists the provisions pertaining to enforcement of competition law in India.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses the adoption of a patent invention assignment agreement to protect a company's intellectual property, under US law. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Intellectual Property and Small Law Departments ACC Networks.*

This Top Ten addresses issues that General Counsel should consider when examining anti-bribery and corruption practices in global supply chains.

This article uses the top ten considerations as a roadmap for acquirers and their counsel when seeking to acquire a physician practice in the United States.

This Top Ten addresses how activist investors have been utilizing the new inter partes review (IPR) process from the American Invents Act (AIA) to put pressure on stock prices of public companies that heavily rely on patent protection.

This list, while not exhaustive, highlights issues that United States lenders must consider when engaging in cross-border loan transactions.

Boost your in-house career with this ACC-curated selection of career-focused resources.

This QuickCounsel reviews some of the issues related to fluid trademarks and how in-house counsel can avoid some of the inherent risk.

This brief article explains ten compliance strategies organizations may consider in order to comply with Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL).

This brief resource (Top Ten) presents ten legal theories in-house counsel should be familiar with before they must defend against them.

For a new General Counsel ("GC"), the pressure felt as a new employee is amplified because of the high profile nature of the role. This brief resource (Top Ten) contains some key actions a GC can take in the first few months on the job to increase the likelihood of success.

This article provides a brief overview of the key issues related to privacy and ten steps in-house counsel should take to prepare their organization for the evolving privacy landscape in the United States.

Contractual risk allocation tools are powerful, and therefore commonly subject to negotiation and litigation. However, counsel often overlooks or misjudges the provisions' complexities and impacts. Therefore, parties commonly find themselves facing more liability than they thought they bargained for. This article gives ten key tips to avoid common risk allocation drafting pitfalls and achieve legal and business objectives.

In-house counsel should take a leading role in building upon regulatory actions to adopt cyber risk mitigation measures. This is a list of things that can and should be done before an attack occurs to position your company to effectively respond to a cyber incident.

This Top Ten provides a brief overview of important tips for addressing and mitigating insider threats in a cost-efficient manner.

The number of legal ops roles was exploding. More positions were being given more responsibility and being empowered to run departments and make impactful change. Legal ops leaders were being asked to do this without tools. The ACC Legal Ops group set out to create the first of its kind maturity model, toolkit and Legal Ops 101 (the bootcamp) to really jumpstart the industry.

Welcome to in-house practice! Get up to speed quickly with this specially curated content for new corporate counsel. Sponsored by Saul Ewing LLP.

On April 23, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a sweeping final rule banning the use of non-compete agreements nationwide.

This article provides of an overview of the final rule, which marks an abrupt departure from existing law in many jurisdictions and has drawn almost immediate legal challenges.

In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the much anticipated final rule to update the Confidentiality of Substance Abuse Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2).

This article discusses the amendments to Part 2 and its most impactful revisions, including the amendments to loosen patient consent requirements, regulate SUD counseling notes, and create new patient rights and breach notification requirements.

Research shows that only 30% of digital transformation initiatives succeed in meeting their goals . The primary reasons? Employee resistance and a lack of change management. Read this article to learn more about how to handle collaborators' resistance to digital change.

The hype around Generative AI has contributed to a wave of interest in how to apply many forms of artificial intelligence, not just GenAI. 

This article provides an overview of the technology concepts to consider when assessing legal workflow automation (WFA) tools as many providers are enhancing their solutions with AI.

In today’s regulatory landscape, corporations must be ready to tackle export control investigations with expertise and diligence.

This checklist outlines essential steps for navigating potential compliance issues.

Boost your career and develop important legal and business skills with this ACC toolkit. Find practical tips and information on building essential skills, getting noticed, developing business acumen and executive presence, taking the next step in your career, transitioning to a new role, and growing into a general counsel position.

Check out these three checklists to help avoid hiring problem employees, manage those toxic employees already in your workplace, and fully document conduct and behavior in response to a charge or litigation brought by a problem employee.

This resource provides an overview of the legal review process, templates, playbooks, and technology related to contract lifecycle technology.