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Bill Mordan
12/01/2009

Read this 2010 Clarion Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan describes the intangible benefits that come with work in this informative article.

… the very foundation of the company. Then start looking for a new job. Federal judges enjoy lifetime tenure. You do … compared to parliamentarians around the world. But there is no shortage of candidates and, after Duncan’s comments, no … with the assurance that we have the best interests of the com- pany at heart. I have seen a few external lawyers who …
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Bill Mordan
12/01/2010

Globish, a condensed, simplified version of English, is the new language of international business. However, a fluent English speaker may find it more difficult to learn than one might expect.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… 2010 Globish, a condensed, simplified version of English, is the new language of international business. However, a … BIll mordan is senior vice president and general counsel for reckitt Benckiser Group plc, a global consumer products … with ACC Docket. he can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. In the late nineteenth century, the russian linguist L. …
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Bill Mordan
06/01/2010

Columnist Bill Mordan explores how shooting testosterone levels with each success can influence male in-house counsel.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… to as “jocks,” although I am not sure if that term is still accepted parlance). I was not a gifted athlete (nor even an athlete, for that mat- ter). One day a few of my stronger colleagues … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. NOTEs 1. J.M. Coates & J. Herbert, “Endogenous steroids …
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D. Casey Flaherty
11/01/2014

A killer application is the piece of content that proves so valuable that it leads to the adoption of the hardware with which it is associated. Microsoft Excel is the preeminent spreadsheet application and, as described in 2013 Fortune headline, the “most important software application of all time.”

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Source: ACC Docket
… D. Casey Flaherty November 1, 2014 A killer application is the piece of content that proves so valuable that it leads … a trial membership . … D. Casey Flaherty CORPORATE COUNSEL FOR KIA MOTORS AMERICA cflaherty@kiausa.com Free is a fraught concept. The traditional ECON- 101 …
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Casey Flaherty
07/01/2015

Tech Toolbox columnist Casey Flaherty opines on the preventable pain of proofreading for lawyers.

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Source: ACC Docket
… Flaherty opines on the preventable pain of proofreading for lawyers. Resource Details Source: ACC Docket File … Flaherty FORMERLY CORPORATE COUNSEL casey@costcontrolllc.com Ppl cn rd ths sntnc dspt th mssng vwls. The human mind is amazing at pattern recognition. Our ability to construct …
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Bill Mordan
12/01/2011

As new technology decreases transaction costs, traditional business models are changing drastically. In-house counsel must be ready to face these changes, or risk being replaced by external service providers.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Request a trial membership . … cAreerPath BIll mordan is senior vice president and general counsel for reckitt Benckiser group plc, a global consumer products … with ACC Docket. He can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. The end of Corporations By Bill mordan I must be careful …
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Bill Mordan
04/01/2011

Read this 2011 Communicator Award-winning column!
Bill Mordan discusses how lawyers can benefit from a lesson in anticipatory service.

… Articles CareerPath — The Customer (Thinks He) Is Always Right Author Bill Mordan April 1, 2011 Read this … bill mordan is senior vice president and general counsel for reckitt benckiser Group plc, a global consumer products … with ACC Docket. he can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. In high school, I took one of those aptitude tests de- …
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Casey Flaherty
12/01/2015

Longtime Tech Toolbox columnist Casey Flaherty says goodbye to the column.

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Source: ACC Docket
… Casey Flaherty FORMERLY CORPORATE COUNSEL casey@procertas.com A Farewell There is no finish line. There isn’t even a pause button. … while there is no finish line, this column is goodbye, for me, for now. I am no longer an ACC member. I left a great …
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Whitnie Wiley
12/01/2014

Learn how the author handled saying goodbye to a dear colleague on the day of his promotion.

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Source: ACC Docket
… Articles Lead the Way — The Day We’ve Been Waiting For Author Whitnie Wiley December 1, 2014 Learn how the … on this article? Visit ACC’s blog at www.inhouseaccess.com/ acc-docket. Whitnie Wiley LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE … my performance and allowed me to challenge her back. She is responsible for my being able to land [my new position]. …
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Phil Strauss
10/01/2008

With so much electronically stored information (ESI), it can be difficult to find the specific answers you are looking for. "Keyword searching" has emerged as a solution to this issue. This article discusses the complicated nature of this solution.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… be difficult to find the specific answers you are looking for. "Keyword searching" has emerged as a solution to this … Contractual Cogitator | Outsource Resource Phil StrauSS is counsel and practice director for h5 in San Francisco. the … are his own. Phil can be reached at pstrauss@sfba-acca.com. M y five-year-old has recently discovered The Wizard of …
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Kenneth A. Cutshaw
11/01/2008

Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO) has been steadily increasing ever since the Y2K scare. Learn about the origins of this trend and how it's impacting international legal affairs pertinent to your practice.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Outsource Resource: LPO, is that a Public Offering? Author Kenneth A. Cutshaw November … has become known as the LPO industry. In short, LPO stands for legal process outsourcing. The nomenclature comes from … budgets can be streamlined by allowing the outsourcing of com- moditized legal work to experts in India and other …
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Bill Mordan -- senior vice president and general counsel,Reckitt Benckiser<br />Group plc
10/01/2008

Dr. Ray Kurzweil coined the theory known as the "Law of Accelerating Returns," especially applicable to technology. In this article, find out how this theory applies to the job of in-house counsel.

… career suggestion: be a futurist. As a futurist, your job is to ponder and pontificate on what life will be like 10, … cars, already? Jerry: Yeah, they have been promising that for a while. George: Years. When we were kids, they made it … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. Bill Mordan is senior vice president and general counsel …
Articles
Association of Corporate Counsel
12/08/2022
2 pages

Cryptocurrency has quickly gone from a fad to being the subject of consideration as a central bank digital currency by many governments. This resource examines the legal considerations for cryptocurrency transactions and creating NFTs.

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Region: United States
… This resource examines the legal considerations for cryptocurrency transactions and creating NFTs. Resource … What Are Cryptocurrency and NFTs? Cryptocurrency, which is digital money based on blockchain technology, has quickly … into the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) The NFT resides in the creator’s digital wallet until it is sold. Once an NFT …
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Lynne Marek
10/19/2009

Judge Joan Lefkow's remarks on women attorneys' courtroom attire raises the issue of how to dress appropriately.

… should pay more attention to dressing appropriately for court, she probably didn't know the floodgates she would … communication. Attorneys said raising the issue at firms is not so easy either. Stone, who is based in Chicago, said … suggested that women lawyers consult www.corporette.com, a fashion Web site one of her clerks had shown her. As …
Articles
Susanna McDonald
07/01/2007

Susanna McDonald is counsel and the director of information for Claimant Management Systems in Wilmington, DE. Read her commentary on work-life balance and why Fs are good!

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Author Susanna McDonald June 30, 2007 Susanna McDonald is counsel and the director of information for Claimant Management Systems in Wilmington, DE. Read her … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. Why Fs Are Good in Work/Life Balance By SuSanna McDonalD …
Articles
John B. Ross
01/01/2008

John Ross takes a public health approach to litigation management: litigation got you down? Treat it like the flu. Read on to find out more.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… | Small Law | The Contrac tual Cog it ator JOHN B. ROSS is the former General Counsel of Williams Scotsman … Mexico and Spain. He can be contacted at john@jbruceross.com. “I just wanted to make it go away,” Idaho senator Larry … levels. Just as medical professionals have pro- cedures for dealing with illnesses, a legal department needs …
Articles
Jim Nortz - director of compliance, Bausch and Lomb
09/01/2007

This article illustrates why your organization must take fundamental steps to make your code of ethics "real."

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Articles Business Ethics: Is the Hokey Pokey Really What It's All About? Author Jim … sales manager who ultimately offered to take the car back for $4,500 less than we paid for it explaining that they were … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. James a. Nortz is the director of …
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Bill Mordan -- area vice president and general counsel, Reckitt Benckiser Inc.
06/01/2007

Emotional intelligence is the ability to read, understand, and react appropriately to the emotions of others. And it can be measured quite accurately as EIQ, or the Emotional Intelligence Quotient. Emotionally intelligent people succeed because we relate to them as one of our own.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… Reckitt Benckiser Inc. May 31, 2007 Emotional intelligence is the ability to read, understand, and react appropriately … It is the skill to control and tailor your emotions for a particular audience. And it can be measured quite … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. Corporate EIQ By Bill Mordan Bill Mordan is area vice …
Articles
Rick Lavers
02/01/2006

Discusses how to find the right outside foreign counsel to handle problems such as products your vice president sold into Denmark, Argentina, and Taiwan are defective or a tanker unloading your chemicals just spilled some in a harbor in Zaire.

… . … 16ACC Docket February 2006 Y ou are about to leave for the day when your vice president of sales calls in a … you do? First, take comfort in knowing that English truly is the language of interna- tional business, and you will be … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acca.com Hearsay Finding Foreign Counsel By Rick laveRs Going …
Articles
Kenneth A. Cutshaw
01/01/2010

Kenneth Cutshaw describes in his column some of the best service directories to use when looking for anything from employment lawyers to accounting experts.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… some of the best service directories to use when looking for anything from employment lawyers to accounting experts. … experts, marketing experts and real estate experts. It is extremely helpful to have these consultants at your … legal responsibili- ties. aCC’s CLO Community (www. acc.com/community/clo/index.cfm) is also an excellent place to …
Articles
Gregory Stern
01/01/2016

Gregory Stern (corporate compliance counsel, ACE group) takes the helm in the Tech Toolbox column. We thank Casey Flaherty for his laudable contributions to the column.

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Source: ACC Docket
… helm in the Tech Toolbox column. We thank Casey Flaherty for his laudable contributions to the column. Resource … COMPLIANCE COUNSEL, ACE GROUP greg.stern@acegroup.com For my inaugural Tech Toolbox column, I wanted to start … has become so integral to legal practice that it is an impor- tant part of the competent client representation …
Articles
Bob Feldman
12/01/2008

This article evaluates force majeure clauses through discussion of Tri-Quality Enterprises, Inc. v. Total Systems Technology, Inc.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… The classic list of excuses in a con- tractual context is embodied in a force majeure or act-of-God clause. While … not to distribute these products in the Fort Wayne area for a period of years. It had entered into this noncompete … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. BoB Feldman is deputy general counsel for Computer …
Articles
Bill Mordan
12/01/2008

Through evaluation of psychological forces of loss aversion, Bill Mordan stresses the importance of making a conscious effort to avoid forces that may prompt one from not making the best decisions possible.

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Source: ACC Docket
… and have just closed yet another lucrative acquisition for your company. The general counsel, recogniz- ing your … seeing others take more. This apparently illogical choice is caused by loss aversion. In the field of social psychology … 2008). Luckily, most in-house attorneys don’t fly com- mercial aircraft. But arguably loss aversion has a more …
Articles
ACC
01/01/2017

ACC Docket interviews Director of Compliance and Ethics of McLane Company, Inc. Kate Arthur.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. After working for Blue Cross Blue Shield for almost five years, I moved to … Company, Inc. McLane, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is a US$48 billion supply chain services company that … issues to the vigilance of these individuals, and the com- munication lines they maintain. In October 2016, you …
Articles
Bill Mordan
07/01/2011

This article examines how your relationship with your doctor can influence your health.

… what if your feelings are less antagonistic? Perhaps she is cold and stoic. she may be a brilliant clinician but … another — would seem like a natural and neces- sary skill for any caregiver. We expect doctors to be empa- thetic. And … with ACC Docket. He can be contacted at bill.mordan@rb.com. assessment of all the attorneys in our legal department, …
Articles
Bill Mordan
09/01/2014
1 pages

What are the basics requirements for human survival? Easy answer: water, food and shelter, according to Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs.” Maslow may have had it wrong. Read this article to learn more.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: Global
… September 1, 2014 1 pages What are the basics requirements for human survival? Easy answer: water, food and shelter, … on this article? Visit ACC’s blog at www.inhouseaccess.com/ acc-docket. Bill Mordan SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND … be secondary. Matthew Lieberman certainly thinks so. He is a professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at …
Articles
Bill Mordan
01/01/2010
1 pages

Bill Mordan describes the effect even small lies can have and how they affect lawyers.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States, Global
… Many attribute this quote to Vladimir Lenin. And it is so often repeated and cited, it provides instant … short. But he was 5 foot 7 inches, average height for a Frenchman of his time. You’re been told that Albert … at fault. We are all sometimes guilty of blindly accepting com- mon beliefs. We have a natural tendency to understand, …
Articles
Bill Mordan
12/01/2012

Even though in-house lawyers deal with clients who are crisis, they still have a reason to smile and be thankful. Find out why.

… Articles CareerPath—Being Grateful for Other People’s Problems Author Bill Mordan December 1, … on this article? Visit ACC’s blog at www.inhouseaccess.com/ acc-docket. Bill mordan Senior viCe preSidenT And … years of legal drudgery. And now, your primary goal is to help other people get out of trouble. Most of the time, …
Articles
Bob Feldman
09/01/2010

A true fan gives the highlights of a classic game of law: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. McDavid.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
… | Outsource Resource W hat sports do you fol- low? For more than four decades, the sport that I have followed … most passionately, the game that I have loved the most, is the game of law. there are opposing teams, judges or … Have a comment on this article? Email editorinchief@acc.com. BoB feldMan is deputy general counsel for computer …
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Jan Dop, Russell Advocaten B.V.
10/04/2018

The #MeToo movement impacts everyone in the workplace. Here are a few tips to understand and incorporate policy into your current environment.

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Source: Resource Library
Region: Netherlands
… B.V. October 4, 2018 The #MeToo movement impacts everyone in the workplace. Here are a few tips to understand and … are concerned about the consequences of their past conduct for their reputation. Actions glossed over ten or fifteen … – whether right or wrong – are published, the genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in. How can …
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