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This is a sample industry-academic consulting agreement where the consultant is a faculty member of the institution.

This is a sample employment agreement between the company and employee.

This sample record retention policy lays out the recommended minimum retention periods applicable to company documents based on legal requirements and practical considerations.

This is a sample employment and labor due diligence document checklist.

This is a sample employment, confidential information and invention assignment agreement, under which a new employee assigns the right, title, and interest in and to inventions and other intellectual property items that the employee may conceive, develop or reduce to practice during the employment period. 

Last month, the Delaware Court of Chancery and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), each analyzed the response of the McDonald’s board to allegations of serious misconduct by the company’s most senior executives. As a result, non-director officers may face liability for failing to properly oversee the corporation’s affairs and ignoring “red flags” within their “areas of responsibility.” To learn more read this article developed by Latham & Watkins. 

This Memorandum provides a summary of duties and liabilities of directors of companies incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

This is a sample leave of absence and bereavement policy.

This is a sample leave of absence policy.

This collection of survey data is based on respondents to several ACC surveys, including the 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments.

This is a chart listing the penalties for misclassifying employees as independent contractors.

The increasing use of digital media outlets such as Netflix, Hulu and YouTube is on a crash course with the corporate world. Employees are engaged with digital technologies that play an ever-increasing role in their everyday lives, including in the workplace. How can you protect your organization from the impact of this new normal? What policies do others have in place? What ethical problems arise with the use of these outlets in the corporate space? This experienced panel representing the technology, financial services, and media industries will discuss the issues that impact compliance and IP in light of these developments. This interactive session will answer these important questions as well as provide the audience with real world examples aimed at helping in-house counsel address this important issue.

Panelists Vince Cordo (Shell), Hans Albers (Juniper Networks), Helen Fletcher (BNP Paribas) and Thierry Perrouault (Orange) discussed the journey of establishing and advancing a legal operations function, and compared notes on the scope, structure, composition and roles of dedicated legal operations functions. Here you will find the Top Ten takeaways from their discussion.

For one country’s negotiators, time is money; for another’s, the slower the negotiations, the better. This workshop will focus on giving in-house lawyers the tools to develop cultural awareness in order to negotiate and collaborate effectively with colleagues and business partners, while understanding local markets.

This is a sample loan agreement between a company and employee.

The State of New York views withholding tax audits as a substantial revenue raiser, which is why the number of audits continues to increase every year. These audits involve complex and lengthy processes, including the review of an expansive list of documents focused on the most common areas of noncompliance.

Reflecting While Moving Ahead- Ms. Stein considers the growth of ACC over the past 25 years, remembering what has been accomplished and what is still to come.

Respondents to several surveys, including the 2013 Chief Legal Officer Survey and the 2011 ACC/Corpedia Benchmarking Survey on Compliance Programs and Risk Assessments, report on pro bono programs and anonymous reporting systems.

This is a sample commercial delivery service agreement.

This article covers the new insolvency regime introduced in Australia on 1 January 2021. The changes in this new regime primarily impact businesses with liabilities of less than $1 million and will enable such companies to continue trading under the control of its directors while a debt restructuring plan is developed and voted on by creditors.

When companies negotiate contracts with IT consultants for information technology, one of the most hotly contested issues is intellectual property rights. While the number of potential IP issues is large, there are nine IP issues that crop up almost constantly in IT consulting deals. This article addresses the many options for such contracts.

This sample offer letter specifies that any and all prior discussions, agreements or understandings that are not stated in the offer letter are invalid. On his start date, the employee must sign an agreement confirming the terms of the offer and setting additional terms and conditions.

This is a sample anti-bribery and foreign corrupt practices policy.

A draft covenant between law firms and clients that lists provisions to select from based on what works best for their particular needs.

This is a sample unpaid medical leave of absence policy.