While the world is undoubtedly complex, any cross-border scenario can be properly managed with acute attention from the legal department.

When faced with rapid-fire questions, a<br />company witness can fold. Deposing an<br />inexperienced witness who does not know<br />how to handle aggressive questioning by a veteran lawyer can spell disaster for your defense. Learn the key features of a corporate witness-succession plan.

Abel Martinez, vice president of partner relations, risk solutions and compliance at HE Butts Grocery Co., discusses the importance of respecting employees when it comes to mitigating employment and labor risks.

In order to better understand the businesses in which they work, in-house lawyers often procure a MBA, either in conjunction with their law degrees, or later, while practicing law. In this article, three JD/MBA lawyers who serve on the ACC Chicago Chapter Board of Directors share their thoughts about the value of a MBA.

The high-stakes nature of litigation is widely recognized. But there is one area that should not be left to chance, and it occurs early<br />on in any suit — document preservation.

The ACC Records Management Program Maturity model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s records program.

It seeks to gauge program effectiveness across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view to increase program value.

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 Germany.

This is a sample industrial lease agreement for the state of Delaware.

This is a sample term loan agreement.

A sample of an acquisition agreement between subsidiary and parent companies organized under the laws of The Netherlands. Includes articles of definitions, purchase and sale of the assets, representations and warranties of the seller, representations of warranties and parent purchaser, covenants related to conduct of business, additional agreements, employee matters, tax matters, etc.

This Top Ten article presents key steps that all companies should consider taking when served with a lawsuit.

This InfoPAK is intended to assist in-house counsel at public companies in addressing the issues that arise most frequently in connection with shareholder derivative litigation. It discusses litigating shareholder derivative lawsuits, responding to shareholder litigation demands and responding to shareholder books-and-records inspection demands. This InfoPAK also provides checklists on specific topics such as derivative litigation basics, demand letters, special litigation committees, and books-and-records inspection demands.