The purpose of a workplace investigation is to fairly and objectively determine the facts. Increasingly, courts and tribunals are scrutinizing not just whether an investigation was undertaken but how it was undertaken with a focus on ensuring that workplace investigations are conducted in a fair and impartial manner in line with the organizational and legislative procedural guidelines.
Large companies with employees located across the country need to consider the dangers of “one- size-fits-all” covenants.
This is a request for proposals from associations to provide outside counsel services on a broad range of areas of the law.
A collection of resources providing guidance to attorneys on how to deal with high-profile situations, including high profile litigation and a "roadmap" for in-house counsel in a crisis.
This article points out the risks associated with the use of contingent workers, including significant potential liability for worker misclassification.
Rather than mandating that board members become cybersecurity experts themselves, the well-established framework for public company governance demands that boards oversee effective processes to identify and mitigate cyber risks within a company.
This program will focus on the application of the attorney–client privilege to the compliance officer as a mixed legal and business function, both in the United States and internationally. Speakers also will explore best practices related to invoking the privilege, who can make the claim and how to maintain the privilege.
Find out why work-life balance is important to lawyers in Europe and why it matters. Key findings include the most important benefits to in-house lawyers in Europe, the bottom line impact on in-house lawyers who want balance and can’t achieve it and ways companies can maintain productivity and promote balance.
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When would it be considered unethical for an attorney to enlist the aid of an undercover investigator? Learn what is and is not considered ethical conduct in this situation.
In this ACC guide, explore suggestions on assisting your legal and non-legal staff in their efforts to protect the company's attorney-client and work product privileges under US law. Learn about attorney-client privilege, attorney work-product privilege, the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and general tips.
ACC Amicus Brief - Central Partners v. Growth Head GP - ACC and ACC Chicago Chapter join Illinois State Bar Association in arguing on decision regarding waiver of privilege.
On August 25, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Release No. 34-95607 implementing a final rule (Final Rules) that requires covered publicly traded companies to provide both tabular and narrative and/or graphical disclosure of the relationship between executive compensation “actually paid” (as defined) by the company to its named executive officers and the company’s performance over a specified time period (Pay Versus Performance Disclosure). Check out this article to find out where the Pay Versus Performance Disclosure is required to be included and where its not and any other relevant details including key determinations and actions required.
This resource provides an overview of basic aspects of Colombian law.
This Leading Practices Profile continues the series of ACC Leading Practices Profiles examining the role of law department leaders and in-house counsel in managing the legal affairs of companies doing business abroad.
In this Quick Overview in-house counsel, learn about what multinational companies are doing to integrate blockchain technology and processes into their business model and what in-house counsel should consider: how does this technology relate to their business and yours, what security measures should be reviewed and invested in, how these companies are utilizing cryptocurrency, what new business initiatives are created around blockchain technology and more.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
A detailed due diligence checklist form licensed from the American Health Lawyers Association, adapted, revised and fully annotated by Ropes & Gray, LLC with assistance from Bloomberg Law editorial staff. The checklist included is a sample for a simple, small-dollar transaction in the United States involving a general healthcare provider or supplier.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This Wisdom of the Crowd was compiled from the questions and responses posted on the Litigation eGroup addresses the definition of confidential information in a Non-Disclosure Agreement.
This is a sample working document that sets up a framework for the structure of Binding Corporate Rules.
This is a sample code of business conduct and ethics policy.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and a group of its members have developed this<br />Model Information Protection and Security Controls for Outside Counsel Possessing Company<br />Confidential Information (“Model Controls”) to help in-house counsel as they set expectations<br />with their outside vendors, including outside counsel, regarding the types of data security controls<br />these vendors should employ to protect their company ‘s confidential information. The Model<br />Controls provide a list of baseline security measures and controls some legal departments may<br />consider requiring from outside vendors. It is ACC’s hope that the Model Controls offer in-house<br />counsel a streamlined and consistent approach to setting expectations with respect to the data<br />security practices of their outside vendors.
702 - Workplace Law Training: A Key Affirmative Defense for Small Law Departments
There are countless articles outlining the best ways to evaluate outside counsel. Many of them leave out an important factor: the personalities of the lawyers and companies they represent. This article addresses the role of personality in outside counsel selection.
The ability to effectively manage outside counsel is essential to the success of in-house lawyers. Learn tips on selecting, evaluating, comparing, and retaining the outside counsel that best suit the organizational needs of your company. Develop lists of providers and criteria for preferred legal service providers and specialized firms, implement alternative billing models, and use legal project and process management techniques with your outside counsel to streamline your engagements.
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.
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