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Although business could rely on outside counsel for specialized expertise, they are more frequently turning to in-house counsel who are better suited to manage core risks.

Sara Hall, chief legal officer and general counsel of ALSAC, the Fundraising and Awareness Organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discusses her challenges that she faces in her career.

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Check out this 2014 Communicator Award-winning column! The author discusses the importance of being realistic and pragmatic about dangers and probabilities instead of anticipating the rare, colossal corporate slip-up.

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

Some 150,000 years ago, modern humans first strolled across the plains of East Africa. From there, what evolutionary catalysts brought about the modern lawyer?

Are human beings still evolving? How about the modern lawyer?

Columnist Kenneth Cutshaw finds interesting statistics on leadership competencies, and shows CLOs their potential to be change agents for their companies.

How often do we think about what we say? How does disingenuous communication affect the work environment? This article explores those questions.

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.

There comes a time in the life of every parent and leader when those we’ve been charged with protecting, nurturing and preparing for the next step have to strike out on their own. It is not an easy transition, but for the health of both the preparer and the prepared, it has to be done.

ACC Docket interviews Amy Klempt, corporate attorney, COBank, ACB, and Dennis Kaw, general counsel, Appliance Factory, about their experiences on the ACC Colorado Board of Directors, as well as their involvement in the chapter’s recently created mentorship program.

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US Chamber of Commerce amicus brief, Textron v. US, 1/10

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This article will provide an overview of the advantages of using consumer contract waivers, a summary of the relevant law, including recent Supreme Court decisions, and some thoughts on the continued viability of blanket arbitration clauses and class action waivers.

Never has there been a more complex time in the US energy regulatory regime. This program will be an interactive discussion among in-house counsel at companies in energy (energy companies, hedge funds, banks), addressing the best practices, lessons learned and current challenges when complying with Dodd-Frank.

Wage compliance is a serious matter that can involve Human Resources (HR), the board and you. In this article, learn about what to do and how to respond to these issues.

This article appears in the Australian Corporate Lawyer, Volume 30, Issue 1 - Autumn 2020

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A survey of corporate counsel in their role as a risk manager. Includes impact of Sarbanes-Oxley, whistleblower policies and improving relations with other officers and directors.

With the increasing penetration of technology, companies have seen a huge increase in the number of contracts they must draft, negotiate and manage. Many companies lack strong processes to manage this large number of contracts, a problem that is exacerbated when companies acquire contracts through mergers and acquisition activity. Gain practical advice on how to boost efficiency and manage contracts from draft creation through negotiation, execution, amendment and renewal. The session will also discuss using playbooks to maximize value, time and experience of in-house attorneys, mapping existing workflows to determine how to make them more efficient, resource allocation—what tasks should attorneys do and what tasks should non-attorneys do, implementing more efficient processes—piloting and knowledge transfer, using contract management software for process and knowledge management and selecting third-party vendors to help manage these processes.