Are human beings still evolving? How about the modern lawyer?
When we find a mistake, conflict or dilemma, human beings naturally look for the cause. We believe that if we find the source we can stop the problem. But in our search for the culprit we make assumptions, draw premature conclusions and imagine bad intent.
Columnist Bill Mordan explains why genuine well-being trumps the quest for happiness.
The proposed western Canadian LNG export industry has doubled in 2013, in both the number of projects and volume of gas sought for export. Read this article to learn more about the future of Canada's LNG export industry.
ACC Comment letter voicing its perspectives regarding the differences in requirements promulgated by regulatory agencies such as the SEC in the United States and lawmakers in other countries.
This article details steps to building successful minority programs in corporations.
Strong collaborations between general counsels and chief human resources officers have become more critical than ever over the past several years. Interviews with GCs and CHROs across several industries highlight six traits of these successful partnerships.
This council has brought together experienced audit committee chairs from Fortune 500 companies with key shareholder representatives, regulators, and other stakeholders to discuss ways to strengthen corporate governance in general—and the work of the audit committee in particular.
This is a sample consulting agreement where the consultant will act as financial advisor to several companies.
Testimony of Paul J McNulty, Deputy Attorney General, Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Regarding The Thompson Memorandum's Effect on the Right to Counsel in Corporate Investigations Tuesday, September 12, 2006
This informative due diligence checklist provides a suggested process for gathering information, verifying facts and assessing risks associated with IP assets in a transaction.
This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).
This is an excerpt from United States Code Annotated, Title 15. Commerce and Trade, Chapter 22, Trademarks (Refs & Annos), Subchapter III. General Provisions.
ACC Amicus Brief - Crimson Trace v. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Shareholder activism continued in 2013, ranging from behind-the-scenes discussions to hard-fought proxy contests. There were more than 25 instances of activists demanding change through shareholder meetings, with dissidents being successful in whole or in part about half of the time. Read more about shareholder activism in Canada here.
The column discusses the evolution of the feedback clause, and how it affects companies both big and small.
Life may seem empty after suffering a loss or experiencing a tragedy; however, all wounds are healed in time. This columnist discusses her own loss and how she found the strength to move on.
Bill Mordan discusses how the importance of a healthy skepticism to any discerning lawyer.
Follow up pursuant to the testimony of the Coalition to Preserve the Attorney Client Privilege: Request for changes to the commentary language of Section 8C2.5 regarding waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
This article focuses on the different value-based approaches and what it takes to not just make them work, but thrive. It stresses the need for a true partnership to develop between in-house and outside counsel. When a true partnership is formed, waste is eliminated for in-house counsel, while profits are maintained, and sometimes even enhanced, for outside counsel. The article delves into the need to diverge from the "I hire the lawyer, not the firm" mentality and place emphasis on the product that is the practice group instead. Finally, it touches on a few misconceptions concerning alternative fee arrangements and how to best measure the value from those arrangements.
<p/>This ACC Value Challenge resource is part 3 of a 3 part series. To view the other resources in this series, please click here:</p>
<p class=><a id=CP___PAGEID=1365185| href=/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1365185>ACC Value Challenge: Facing Up to the Challenge - The Case for Change (Part 1)</a></p><p class=><a id=CP___PAGEID =1365193| href=/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1365193>ACC Value Challenge: Facing Up to the Challenge - Law Firm Metrics (Part 2)</a></p>
This case law is concerning a female employee under federal, state, and city law for gender discrimination, failure to promote, and retaliation, employee moved for sanctions against employer for its failure to preserve backup tapes containing potentially relevant e-mail correspondence of key employees.
March 2008- news, notes, & datebook information
This article discusses EPA webinars call eDisclosure, The Agency's plan to modernize the implementation of the Audit Policy and the Small Business Compliance Policy.
The role of in-house counsel around the world, and particularly in Asia, is becoming more and more difficult with each passing year. Technology is constantly evolving, while data volumes are increasing, and data sources are becoming more complex with cross-border cloud-based platforms and the prevalence of mobile devices in the everyday corporate environment.
This is a checklist when paying final sick leave.
Followers of the financial press will not have failed to note the prominence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) developments in recent years, whether through regulatory proposals, statements from asset managers concerning ESG, or industry/sector changes. As such, much has been written about the movement away from a shareholder economy toward a stakeholder economy, and the need to “build back better” as part of COVID-19 economic renewal packages.
This InfoPAK explores the case law and best principles for handling workplace investigations into employee claims of harassment and other alleged improper treatment in light of the defense provided in Faragher v. City of Boca Raton and the shield that is the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges. This InfoPAK is meant to provide an overview of the Faragher defense (especially in light of recent developments in case law) as well as the salient privileges, and then provide employers with insight on the best practices for protecting the Faragher defense as well as, where possible, the privileges, while proactively addressing employee concerns.
Positive team meetings are not an oxymoron. In this article, learn how small and consistent practices can help you and your team thrive.
For a corporation facing the cross-border discovery challenge of collecting information from its foreign offices, there is no easy solution. This article offers some tips: Technology- assisted review and digital rights management technology can facilitate negotiations with local data protection authorities.
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