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This checklist includes the considerations when responding to a document subpoena.

This presentation from a Brisbane conference that took place on 13 August 2015 deals with privilege issues for in-house counsel.

In this article, the personal philosophy of leadership is explored and shared through an in-house counsel perspective.

Clients want their attorneys to write legal documents in plain language they can understand. In the last 20 years the federal government has moved towards requiring legal documents filed with various agencies to be written in plain language.

Side letters are another way to clarify issues in a primary contract. In this publication, you can learn more about how to create one, what exactly they do and why they get a bad reputation sometimes and how they are generally viewed in Europe and the United States.

This is a sample employment agreement between the company and its executive related to the state of Delaware.

This Questionnaire is being furnished to directors, persons nominated to become directors, officers, and 5% shareholders of (the “Company”) and relates to certain information required to be disclosed by the Company in its Proxy Statement and its Annual Report on Form 10 K, which the Company is preparing for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

More than ever, 'budget' is the word among in-house counsel, particularly during litigation. Document review can be a pricey part of the process, but it's also a necessary component of the legal puzzle. This article provides cost-cutting suggestions to minimize review spending and offers real-world solutions for controlling costs.

I am happy to report that there have been some exciting developments recently in the advocacy area. Last year, ACC conducted a survey of its membership documenting corporate clients’ experience with privilege erosion, which indicated that this was growing into a major problem. The US Sentencing Commission (USSC), concerned by these initial results, asked ACC to delve deeper into the issue. So in January, ACC conducted a second survey that confirmed a widespread “culture of waiver” within government prosecutorial and enforcement contexts.

"the "Getting the Deal Through" reference guide for M&A professionals"

This material discusses the requirements for exempt status under the FLSA and how to correct FLSA mistakes.

ACC amicus - Non-Profit case, Pennsylvania

This is a sample employee handbook.

This case law deals with a male employee who was passed over for promotion in favor of a female employee.

Litigation, in particular, is an area in which most of us have to rely on outside counsel to help shoulder the workload. How do you keep costs down without sacrificing quality? How do you and your outside partners plan and budget for situations that are inherently difficult to predict? The answer is that you can’t, completely, but the first step is making sure that your relationship with your outside firms is solid.

This is a sample performance graph services contract.

Ten helpful lessons you can learn from the recent data breach incident Target fell victim to.

This sample deals with practices and guidelines to follow with regard to political activity and campaign intervention.

This Checklist outlines a few key items that independent contractors can provide the company to show the that relationship is classified correctly and avoid misclassification of workers, which may result in significant liability to the employer.

In this increasingly connected world, an international cyberattack is no longer a possibility but an inevitability. The difference between success and catastrophe in defending against international cyberattacks comes down to not just preventing them, but responding quickly and appropriately when one does occur. In-house counsel must be prepared to work with internal clients to anticipate potential consequences of an international cyberattack, mitigate the risks of an attack, and implement an agreed strategy that effectively deals with the business and legal risks. This session will give in-house counsel the tools to have constructive conversations with their company's business leaders and technical teams to ensure that their program for dealing with international cyberattacks fits the needs of the company and the customers it serves and addresses the company's legal obligations relating to the attack.

Article discussing issues related to attorney-client privilege, especially circumstances resulting in waiver of the privilege.

How do you show your law department’s value and justify that it is spending efficiently? As businesses come under increasing pressure, in-house counsel must develop optimal procurement practices, measurable process improvements, and cost-saving tactics that improve return-on-investment.

This report summarizes the discussions among in-house counsel and leading experts at the 2016 Lex Mundi Emerging Africa Conference in Cape Town in March 2016. The wide range of topics discussed included underlying growth drivers and investment trends, implementing growth strategies in line with local development objectives, changing regulatory frameworks and structuring of transactions to satisfy broad stakeholder interests and public concerns.

This article is a report on a survey on corporate responsibility.

This note provides a very brief description of user-friendly guidance provided by US federal agencies on compliance with data privacy laws.

This article discusses a survey on corporate responsibility.

This is a list of supplemental resources for the session.

This Top Ten discusses the most important topics in due diligence that a General Counsel should know in 2015. This article is relevant beyond 2015.