Search | Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

Displaying 10531 - 10560 of 15953

Docket Article

Publication Date: 01/27/2021

As more ELI graduates move into chief legal officer roles, ACC Docket talked to three graduates who view the ELI experience as a steppingstone for their careers.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… Docket Article ELI: A Gamechanger for In-house Counsel Joshua H. Shields Publication Date: … must report to the CLO, the camaraderie among the classes is appreciated by program graduates. To date, more than 33 …

Docket Article

Nonprofit Knowledge: Board Fiduciary Duties

Lakshmi Sarma Ramani

Publication Date: 10/26/2019

It's important for board members to understand and comply with their fiduciary duties, not only to protect the organizations they serve, but also because doing so insulates the board members from potential liability. This article overviews these responsibilities.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics

Source: ACC Docket

… Sarma Ramani Publication Date: 10/26/2019 It's important for board members to understand and comply with their … apply to board members of other types of corporations. In addition, nonprofit board members often have duties that … the board members from potential liability. Below is an overview of these responsibilities. Fiduciary duties …

Docket Article

2023 ACC Top 10 30-Somethings: Natasha Sim

Mark Parkhomenko

Publication Date: 06/30/2023

From immigrant to in-house counsel, Natasha Sim navigates finance law, champions diversity, and inspires budding legal professionals with her unconventional journey. #ACCDocket #ACC #Top30s

Resource Details

… recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, approach to challenges, well-rounded … but investing in technology remains a challenge. This is why NCRC CDF intends to eventually license its system to … leader of an ABA BLS substantive committee. https://vimeo.com/839144509/b70c8b3db1?share=copy Natasha Sim's acceptance …

Docket Article

Legal Ops Brief: If I Had Known a Year Ago…

Jack Thompson

Publication Date: 03/10/2021

Legal Ops Brief Columnist Jack Thompson reflects on the changes to legal operations over the last year and what he would have done differently if he could have seen into the future.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Law Department Management

Source: ACC Docket

… working from home. Time we usually dedicated to preparing for the day and commuting to the office was transformed into … their families while managing daily work and output. Many in the legal industry had to adjust their attitudes toward … home does increase the chance of it happening. Legal ops is now making sure your home is a “safe zone” to conduct …

Docket Article

2021 ACC Top 10 30-Something: Aida W. Babalola

Danielle Maldonado

Publication Date: 06/23/2021

PepsiCo Senior Legal Director Aida W. Babalola is motivated by a mission to serve others.

Resource Details

… 06/23/2021 PepsiCo Senior Legal Director Aida W. Babalola is motivated by a mission to serve others. Resource Details … The ACC Top 10 30-Somethings awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, global perspectives, proactive …

Docket Article

2021 ACC Top 10 30-Something: Joanne Flack

Joshua H. Shields

Publication Date: 06/23/2021

Joanne Flack leads a team of lawyers at Rackspace Technology that uses technology and data to move the business forward.

Resource Details

… Details … The ACC Top 10 30-Somethings awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, global perspectives, proactive … Midlands of the United Kingdom, where class status is entrenched, becoming a lawyer wasn’t on Joanne Flack’s …

Docket Article

2021 ACC Top 10 30-Something: Craig Katerberg

Joshua H. Shields

Publication Date: 06/23/2021

From simple tech fixes to multibillion deals, Budweiser APAC CLO Craig Katerberg says it all starts with people and a weekly email.

Resource Details

… Details … The ACC Top 10 30-Somethings awards recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, global perspectives, proactive … email started as a way to say, ‘Hey team, physically, this is where I’ll be.’” It soon evolved into giving recognition …

Docket Article

Career Path: How Not To Get Rich

James Bellerjeau

Publication Date: 02/28/2022

Being “rich” is relative, and while some see dollar signs, others see rest and early retirement as their personal wealth. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… James Bellerjeau Publication Date: 02/28/2022 Being “rich” is relative, and while some see dollar signs, others see rest … perspective. I started my career as a corporate lawyer in one of those New York firms that gets headlines every year for the outrageous salaries they pay starting associates. …

Docket Article

Career Path: If You Ask the Wrong Questions…

James Bellerjeau

Publication Date: 04/18/2022

If you ask the wrong questions, don't be surprised if the answers you get are not much use to you. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… grounding behind the phenomenon, and give you some tips for how to avoid selective blindness yourself. If you want to … become well-informed on a topic, conducting broad research is essential. Looking at the first few links in a Google search will give you a certain set of …

Page

Value Champion - SONAE

… and Tech-Enabling Labor & Employment Processes Sonae is a m ultinational corporation with a portfolio of … beauty among others . The l argest private employer in Portugal , Sonae has 40,000 employees in its 1,250 store … ensuring labor and data protection compliance, and support for company strategy . The department i mplemented Agile …

Event

Life Sciences 2025 (Day 1 Virtual CLEs)

Start Date: 03/05/2025 | 12:30 PM

… Details & Registration … Join us March 4-6, 2025. All in-house counsel welcome! All in-house counsel are invited to participate in up to 10 hours … lunch delivery across the U.S. and more! Discover new and timely legal updates pertaining to the Life Sciences …

Event

Life Sciences 2025 (Day 2 Virtual CLEs)

Start Date: 03/06/2025 | 12:30 PM

Articles

Intro to Venture Capital: Understanding the Key Provisions in Your Term Sheet (United Arab Emirates)

Shahram Safai and Ronnie Dabbasi, Afridi & Angell Legal Consultants

07/20/2016

This Quick Overview provides a discussion and definition of a term sheet: the initial key document that sets out the structure of a venture capital transaction within the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Resource Details

Interest Area: Financial Services

Source: Resource Library

Region: United Arab Emirates

… Intro to Venture Capital: Understanding the Key Provisions in Your Term Sheet (United Arab Emirates) Author Shahram … sources of capital, and Dubai has served as the hub for this activity. This article provides a discussion of the … will govern a venture capital investment. This document is almost exclusively prepared by the investor, and it will …

Docket Article

Charting a Collaborative Course

Danielle Maldonado

Publication Date: 09/01/2018

After four years with Carnival Australia, Taylor continues to sharpen her problem-solving skills.

Resource Details

… world leaders, officials, and observers will make landfall in Papua New Guinea in November for the 2018 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. … has always been a guiding factor in her career and is what drew her to law. Ultimately, this passion has allowed …

Articles

Guide to Doing Business in Pennsylvania, USA

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, a Lex Mundi Member

05/07/2013

This Guide provides an overview of law important to companies doing business in Pennsylvania, USA, including law related to corporate organization, taxation, investment, labor and employment, dispute resolution, etc.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Employment and Labor, Financial Services, Government, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Source: Resource Library

Region: United States

Download Save to My Resources

… Canonsburg, PA 15317 (724) 873.2870 www.eckertseamans.com Prepared by Legal Guide to Doing Business in Pennsylvania … The information contained in the attached summary is intended as a general discussion of … described above are available on the Bureau of Corporations website: …

Articles

Participating in Public Tenders in Bulgaria

Dimitar Stoimenov

07/04/2014

As a result of the global economic crisis and a lack of opportunities, many enterprises are trying to participate in public tenders in Bulgaria in order to develop business activities financed by public resources including those provided by the structural funds of the European Union. This brief article discusses the participation in public tenders in Bulgaria.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts

Source: Resource Library

Region: Bulgaria

… Articles Participating in Public Tenders in Bulgaria Author Dimitar Stoimenov July … structural funds of the European Union. Since the market is becoming more open to foreign companies there has been an … the last procurement EU reform , there are new rules for participating in public tenders in the Bulgarian Public …

Event

Webinar - Legal and Compliance Unleashed: What should be on your agenda for 2025?

Start Date: 02/04/2025 | 10:00 AM

… and Compliance Unleashed: What should be on your agenda for 2025? Start Date: 02/04/2025 | 10:00 AM Resource Details … landscape, and what should be on the radar for teams in 2025? - Is the rise in political violence an issue only for security …

Event

Insights from State AGs: Navigating the US Privacy Revolution (Dec. 14, 2023)

Start Date: 01/12/2025 | 7:31 PM

… … Step into the heart of the privacy revolution! Join us for a captivating Webcast that brings you face-to-face with key State Attorneys General driving change in the US privacy landscape. With a staggering 13 U.S. states … eight of them just introduced this year, the privacy stage is set for a seismic shift in the United States. Uncover the …

Docket Article

Career Path: No One Cares as Much as You Do

James Bellerjeau

Publication Date: 10/10/2022

Learn how to be heard through strategic and savvy communication. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development, Corporate, Securities, and Governance

Source: ACC Docket

… and Governance Source: ACC Docket … Peyker / Shutterstock.com Today I will tell you why you need to be a one-issue … and caring. You are still one of hundreds of patients and, for the doctor, there is a commercial aspect to your visit that colors the …

Docket Article

Career Path: Ask “If I Was Doing This for Myself …”

James Bellerjeau

Publication Date: 10/17/2022

While we know that perfectionism is the enemy of the good, top-quality work is essential. You can learn to distinguish what needs the most attention and what you can handle in little time. #ACCDocket #MondayMotivation #MindfulMonday

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… Docket Article Career Path: Ask “If I Was Doing This for Myself …” James Bellerjeau Publication Date: 10/17/2022 While we know that perfectionism is the enemy of the good, top-quality work is essential. You … Source: ACC Docket … Natalya Erofeeva / Shutterstock.com Here’s a simple but powerful question you can use to …

Docket Article

Reframing

Maryrose Delahunty

Publication Date: 10/01/2018

How does one prevent a downward spiral in the midst of a pressure cooker with no apparent means of release? Reframe the circumstances.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… Date: 10/01/2018 How does one prevent a downward spiral in the midst of a pressure cooker with no apparent means of … has become so all-consuming that keeping track of the days is only incidental to meeting the next deadline, each one … selling, or licensing an invention. People turn to you for a legal opinion, but when that opinion appears as a …

Docket Article

Technology and the Power of the Easily Overlooked

Bjarne P. Tellmann

Publication Date: 04/01/2017

I’m speaking this week at the Alternative In-house Technology Summit in the United Kingdom. Consequently, I’ve been thinking about how technology can accelerate in-house performance.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce

Source: ACC Docket

… Date: 04/01/2017 I’m speaking this week at the Alternative In-house Technology Summit in the United Kingdom. … can accelerate in-house performance. Often, this is an area where simplicity gets overlooked in favour of … you have a highly inefficient contract management process, for example, address the underlying roadblocks before you …

Docket Article

Committee Spotlight: Jack Erkilla

Association of Corporate Counsel

Publication Date: 04/01/2017

I am the senior vice president, deputy general counsel, and secretary for OneMain Holdings — the largest branch-based consumer lender in the country with a history going back more than 100 years.

Resource Details

… vice president, deputy general counsel, and secretary for OneMain Holdings — the largest branch-based consumer lender in the country with a history going back more than 100 years. … that permeates the company has never disappointed me. What is the single greatest challenge that your law department is …

Docket Article

Opportunities for Improvement

Whitnie Wiley

Publication Date: 10/01/2019

The first law of motion essentially states that a body in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. The same is true of a body at rest. Every day we are bombarded with chances to make improvements — but it can be difficult to recognize them.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… Docket Article Opportunities for Improvement Whitnie Wiley Publication Date: 10/01/2019 … The first law of motion essentially states that a body in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. The same is true of a body at rest. Every day we are bombarded with …

Docket Article

Creating Operational Excellence: Improving Efficiencies for the Legal Team

Theo Kapodistrias

Publication Date: 06/19/2020

In my role as a lawyer for the University of Tasmania, I have worked with the team to create operational excellence and to assist us in finding more time for critical business issues. In this article, I’ve shared some key things my team implemented to become more efficient.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Law Department Management

Source: ACC Docket

… Creating Operational Excellence: Improving Efficiencies for the Legal Team Theo Kapodistrias Publication Date: 06/19/2020 In my role as a lawyer for the University of Tasmania, I have … to the new status quo. The support of their legal advisors is more in demand than ever. As such, legal counsel are …

Docket Article

The ABCs of Work: Belief

James Bellerjeau

Publication Date: 06/19/2023

If you believe you will succeed, even far-fetched ideas could come to fruition. Career Path author James Bellerjeau tells you why in The ABCs of Work series. #ACCDocket #abcsofwork

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… Development Source: ACC Docket … Today’s topic is Belief . Early in your career, your self-confidence will … to possess in order to be successful. FGC / Shutterstock.com The power of belief From one perspective, saying you must … where their admission odds are dismal? Or submit a resume for a job that is, ahem, “aspirational” given their …

Docket Article

8 Keys to Become a Valuable and Trusted Resource to the C-suite

Elizabeth A. Colombo

Publication Date: 02/09/2018

For those with ambitions to rise to the ranks of senior management, making the transition from in-house counsel to executive can seem like an overwhelming task. But it all begins with being a trusted confidant. During my years as in-house counsel, here’s how I have worked for and alongside the C-suite to become one of their most valuable resources.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Skills and Professional Development

Source: ACC Docket

… C-suite Elizabeth A. Colombo Publication Date: 02/09/2018 For those with ambitions to rise to the ranks of senior management, making the transition from in-house counsel to executive can seem like an overwhelming … becoming a valuable and trusted resource for the C-suite is as simple as the first: perform. If you give senior …

Docket Article

Template for Disaster

Neil Peretz

Publication Date: 10/15/2019

Over-relying on templates can lull in-house counsel into a false complacency, leading to costly mistakes.

Resource Details

Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts

Source: ACC Docket

… Docket Article Template for Disaster Neil Peretz Publication Date: 10/15/2019 Over-relying on templates can lull in-house counsel into a false complacency, leading to costly … alteration. Obeisance to and reliance upon a “template” is not surprising, given the history of the term. The …

Docket Article

Calm, Collected, and Running with Nespresso

Rena Malai

Publication Date: 06/01/2016

A strong cup of Nestlé Nespresso coffee — with milk — is what starts the day for Manuela Bernasconi, senior legal counsel for Nestlé Suisse (Switzerland). Then a few espressos follow as her morning and afternoon progresses.

Resource Details

… A strong cup of Nestlé Nespresso coffee — with milk — is what starts the day for Manuela Bernasconi, senior legal counsel for Nestlé … and her busy position — would fuel her to run and rush in a frenzy to get everything done. But that’s not her style; …

Docket Article

2021 ACC Top 10 30-Something: Akshar Patel

Karmen Fox

Publication Date: 06/23/2021

During the height of the pandemic, Akshar Patel, VP and AGC at Flowserve, managed operations in over 50 countries run safely — and helped the rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Resource Details

… Akshar Patel, VP and AGC at Flowserve, managed operations in over 50 countries run safely — and helped the rollout of … recognize in-house counsel between the ages of 30 and 39 for their innovation, global perspectives, proactive … specifically in keeping the lights on and water flowing, is often overlooked. Modest puzzle pieces like valves, pumps, …

Just looking for time saving documents?

Show results exclusively from the ACC Resource Library with customizable filters

ACC Resource Library