In this latest Leading Practices Profile, ACC profiles the leading mediation and arbitration practices of two law departments operating in the Asia-Pacific region to learn how they approach alternative dispute resolution efforts. As part of the project, ACC also presents the views of experts and leading ADR organizations that offer alternative dispute resolution services for commercial disputes in the region.
In this multi-jurisdictional article, in-house counsel will learn the laws and regulations of employee non-compete agreements for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Meritas produced this resource in 2017.
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.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
This Leading Practices Profile (LPP) presents themes, trends and leading practices of general counsel at the helm of six legal departments located in the Asia-Pacific region. The resource explores how the roles of general counsel and in-house counsel in that region have evolved from legal advisors to trusted business partners. It also provides leading practices for the success of legal teams of global organizations located in the Asia-Pacific region.
This InfoPAK (now known as ACC Guides) provides a Q&A which gives a high level overview of the key practical issues including the level of activity and recent trends in the United Kingdom market.
Marijuana legalization is a hot topic across the United States, with enactment of both recreational and medical marijuana laws taking place at a rapid pace. Consequently, employers face the daunting task of not only staying abreast of the quick-changing landscape of marijuana laws, but also determining how to handle the myriad of issues that marijuana legalization presents to their workforces—including compliance with the marijuana statutes themselves, underlying disability issues with medical marijuana, safety concerns, and the interplay between marijuana and drug testing. Combine these issues with the difficulty employers face in recruiting and retaining employees, and it amounts to an increasingly complex challenge. This article will address ten challenges employers may confront when dealing with marijuana legalization laws.
The EU Whistleblower Directive ushered in a new round of EU member state legislation, impacting multinational organizations in the EU and beyond. Under these new whistleblower protection laws, corporate groups â including legal entities with 50 or more workers in a member state â must thoughtfully design and operate their compliance programs at all levels. Attend this session to gain a critical overview of the directive's main provisions, along with key steps and focus areas to help ensure cross-jurisdictional compliance during the lifecycle of a whistleblower report.
Due to the nature of its content, this on-demand program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.
Over the past year, The Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice have proposed new rules on non-competes and for merger filings, and have released a proposed set of new Horizontal Merger Guidelines. If adopted, these rules and Guidelines would constitute dramatic changes to the current state of US antitrust law, and even the US economy generally. Join the Compliance and Ethics Network along with Womble Bond Dickinson attorney, Lee Van Voorhis and Perseus General Counsel Heather Pruger for a discussion of these proposed changes and their consequences.
Lee Van Voorhis, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson | |
Heather Pruger, General Counsel, Perseus |
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on various ACC Committee eGroups, addresses the issues of establishing a bonus program for General Counsel. The issues discussed include general counsel hourly compensation arrangements, bonus structures, and bonus program metrics.
The purpose of this policy is to outline the guidelines on distribution and monitoring of Company-Issued Wireless Devices and proper use of all Wireless Devices in the workplace.
John K. Villa discusses the far-reaching implications of the AKZO decision for in-house legal departments with operations in the European Union.
This is a services agreement involving training.
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