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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?

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 case law deals with a white employee who brought action against employer and union challenging legality of plan for on-the-job training which mandated a one-for-one quota for minority workers admitted to the program.

This program will be a roundtable discussion of real-life corporate depositions which went terribly wrong. It will begin with a three minute video segment from the popular television series, "The Office," which depicts a disastrous corporate deposition in action. From there, attendees will develop critical skills in learning to avoid common deposition pitfalls while simultaneously developing strategy and technique in both the preparation and execution of 30(b(6) depositions. Attendees will learn how to get the attention of senior management to ensure proper preparation and maximum tactical advantage, how to select appropriate witnesses and post-deposition affidavits, and how to take advantages of the nuances contained within Rule 30(b)(6) regarding corporate officer depositions.

This guide sets out the salient rules and regulations for agreeing and enforcing employment non-competition clauses in each jurisdiction.

An article reviewing SEC rules on management reports on internal control over financial reporting and related requirements applicable to audit committees. Includes an in depth overview of the required elements of the management report, auditor independence considerations, amendments to CEO and CFO certification requirements, and other considerations.

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.

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.