This article outlines whether the EU Commission should provide concrete reasons for requesting information.

A candid and thoughtful discussion regarding the role that the general counsel (GC) has in managing the heightened level of ethical scrutiny as it applies to the “C-Level” suite. Included in this review will be the challenges that the office of the general counsel faces in balancing the role of ethical counselor to the members of the executive management team and the GC’s fiduciary responsibility to the board of directors. We will review recent “C-Level” ethical transgressions and debate appropriate courses of action as they relate to preventing ethical breaches and dealing with the consequences once they have occurred.

United States, sample contract

Ben Heineman's model for the modern inside law department is now widely followed in major corporations in the United States and, increasingly, in Europe and Asia.

This is a sample services agreement where consultant agrees to perform certain professional real estate consulting services in identifying and recovering overcharges in its occupancy and utility costs.

A brief dealing with the question of the constitutionality of reciprocity provisions.

Strategically leverage innovation to drive efficiency and speed into the advice and counseling provided to the Company.

With the long-anticipated coming-into-force date for CASL now known and only six months away, it is imperative that organizations that send commercial electronic messages consider their compliance options now.

Mandatory Data Breach Notification - session held in Sydney 22 November 2016.

308 Whistle While You Work: Ethical, Fiduciary, & Other Dilemmas Facing Over-SOX'ed In-house Lawyers

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

This article discusses the basic principles and considerations to take into account when working in a different country from the personal experience of an American lawyer working in France.

This is a sample of data map use cases.

This is an explanation for the creation of Processor Binding Corporate Rules.

This is a sample consulting agreement where the consultant agrees to act as Advisor.

This QuickCounsel highlights concerns that big data projects could result in illegal exclusion of certain groups, such as low income populations, from benefits made available to others.

This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from responses posted on the IT, Privacy & eCommerce Forum addresses a carveout for Intellectual Property infringement within the limitation of liability in the United States.

Given today's economic challenges, in-house counsel are forced to do more with less and have to watch the company’s bottom line, by approaching transactions, compliance matters and other legal projects with a practical and focused mind-set, befitting that of a project manager. Key project management skills can be adapted by in-house counsel to enhance efficiencies and improve results including team work, defining project goals and objectives, specifying tasks, identifying resource needs, developing budgets and timelines, and implementing controls to stay within a project's critical path. This session will discuss project management fundamentals and in-house counsel will explain how they have applied project management skills to their work. Practical tips and user-friendly techniques that attendees can immediately apply will be supplied.

Video game designing, legal bootcamp, and car racing. Here are a few of the things you missed at ACC Network events.

This is a sample Software Development Kit license agreement.

In 2017, the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) increased its self-disclosure incentives for companies in violation of global export controls. Given the financial benefit extended to whistleblowers, companies should be prepared to self-disclose any and all export violations to the DOJ before someone else does it first.

This quick overview (QuickCounsel) presents key litigation issues the Energy sector faces concerning the US Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

This Quick Overview provides practical suggestions on how best to mitigate the risk of privilege loss, without unduly interfering with the business operation.

In this article, in-house counsel can learn about employer/employee rights, privacy and security issues in workplaces throughout Europe and the Middle East. This resource was published by Meritas in 2018.

Your initial reaction to the offer of an international assignment will probably be excitement — and understandably so. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity through which you can expand your knowledge, experience and personal value. However, take a minute to think about the logistics — personally and professionally — before you book your flight.