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Checklist for filing out an SEC Form 10-K. Includes timeline of information to collect and filings.

This sample policy specifies a company's procedures for handling data breaches.

This white paper explores the reasons that defensible disposition programs stall out, and outlines several strategies to help organizations “push the delete button” with confidence.

This is a sample of data map design strategies.

In-house lawyers in their role as legal advisors to corporations, government departments, or other bodies or organisations are no different from other lawyers. However, because the client of in-house lawyers is usually their employer, some unique ethical challenges can arise for them.

This article outlines the benefits of replacing a reactive, ad-hoc discovery process with a proactive litigation readiness program that can substantially reduce the risks and costs of implementing legal holds, collecting relevant electronically stored information (ESI), and otherwise responding to eDiscovery requests for companies based in the United States.

This paper aims to provide a brief overview of recent developments in the law of solicitor-client and litigation privilege, focusing principally on decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada. It seeks to set out the recent law from the Court in a nutshell.

This Top Ten is based on discussions with a few of the author's nonprofit general counsel friends, as well as his experience in working as outside counsel for organizations that recently hired new in-house counsel. While not comprehensive, it hits those important points to consider in your first weeks and months on the job.

In the first part of this QuickCounsel, we examined how the feedstock of industrial projects should be procured so as to enhance bankability. In this second part, we now look for bankability in the negotiation of the contract for the project's Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC).

This U.S.-focused article will examine the ATP Tour, Inc. v. Deutscher Tennis Bund, 91 A.3d 554 (Del. 2014) decision and the pending legislation in Delaware that prohibits a fee-shifting bylaw. Next, it will discuss some considerations that Delaware corporations should remember when choosing whether to take the risk in adopting such an amendment to their company bylaws. Finally, this article provides a recommended approach to the fee-shifting bylaw dilemma.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) discusses, in a US context, whether to ask a terminated employee to sign a separation letter ahead of termination and another agreement for severance and release at the end of the transition period, or to combine both items in one document. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law ACC Network.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the Compliance and Ethics forum addresses paid time off requests with ADA accommodations.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) seeks advice in dealing with employees regularly calling in "sick" near weekends and holidays. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Employment & Labor Law and Small Law Department ACC Networks.

This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses how to react to a buyer's refusal to include a clause allowing the seller to terminate the contract for default by the buyer, in a long-term contract for the sale of widgets. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum of the Small Law Department ACC Network.

This presentation is on the Apparel Industry experience.

After graduating from Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh, Pa., Kathleen Dohmlo was hired into the New Lawyer Development Program at Alcoa, Inc., where she was trained as a commercial attorney. Dohmlo has spent her entire career in-house. She has been with LANXESS for seven years and, prior to that, was with Bayer MaterialScience LLC for six years. In 2011, she was assigned to Singapore to establish LANXESS’ legal function for Southeast Asia. While it was no chore to settle into the landscape and layout of Singapore, cultural differences, particularly in the workplace, took more effort to overcome. Learn how she overcame those differences.

Kenneth Fredeen, general counsel of Deloitte Canada and one of the signatories of the Legal Leaders for Diversity program, discusses the role of general counsel, its potential, and its tendency to be misunderstood and sometimes undervalued within an organization.

In-house counsel in the United States are increasingly mobile, working across jurisdictions on behalf of their employers. In this resource, ACC provides a starting point for in-house counsel to determining their professional and ethical responsibilities prior to locating in a new jurisdiction or otherwise engaging in multijurisdictional practice (MJP).

Data breaches are serious issues. Australian and global in-house counsel need to prepare in advance for malicious attacks on their customers' data.

This Value Practice Resource highlights key elements of Nationwide's Approved Counsel Program (ACP) and gives insights to key success factors.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, affirming a refusal to register applicant's mark for a combination polishing, glazing and cleaning agent for use on automobiles on the basis of likelihood of confusion with another's registered mark for an all-purpose detergent.

Kiobel SDNY Opinion

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.

This whitepaper provides an overview of the most important provisions of the NIS2 Directive, also known as the new version of the Network and Information Security Directive. NIS2 is a European directive aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in the European Union (EU).

At first, the move in-house may seem like a honeymoon for both the lawyer and the legal department. Of course, the glamour eventually wears off and reality sets in. Avoid the presumptions and know what it takes to become an invaluable asset to the company.

This Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL) training course will help you understand the restrictions that Canada's anti-spam legislation places on sending commercial electronic messages.