This article explains the significant changes that the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) final amendments have made to the 2013 Mortgage Servicing Rules (the “Final Amended Rules”) to provide homeowners with stronger foreclosure protections.
This is a sample separation agreement made between an employee and employer, containing generic clauses for termination, return of company property, and payment. This sample is written for easy use in multiple jurisdictions.
This US-centered template offers more standardized language for separation and release procedures for employees.
With our ever-increasing need to be both lean and flexible, use of contingent workers is almost inevitable in every organization. Whether this includes temporary workers, interns, contractors, remote employees or payrolled third-party workers, questions on how to bring non-employee staff into your workforce are something all in-house employment counsel will face at one time or another. This session will provide expert insight into navigating the challenges of how your company can make use of contingent workers while avoiding the potential pitfalls.
This is a sample non-compete agreement between a company and its employee.
Discusses the many struggles companies and their attorneys face while managing global operations. Includes four essential practices to meet transnational companies' dramatic growth projections.
In an effort to gain accounts of how our members balance these roles, ACC Docket interviewed five in-house counsel who also serve in a compliance function at their companies at the 2011 Annual Meeting. Read what they had to say about department set-up, conflicts of interest and skillsets needed in each role.
This article discusses how President Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence impacts employers.
This is a sample consulting agreement where the consultant agrees to act as Advisor.
This paper discusses the Canadian context around aboriginal rights and the best practices associated with obtaining aboriginal consent, particularly in connection with mining initiatives.
This is a sample sales agent agreement between a common and contract carrier and an agent to serve as the company's non-exclusive freight sales agent.
Followers of the financial press will not have failed to note the prominence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) developments in recent years, whether through regulatory proposals, statements from asset managers concerning ESG, or industry/sector changes. As such, much has been written about the movement away from a shareholder economy toward a stakeholder economy, and the need to “build back better” as part of COVID-19 economic renewal packages.
Schaeffler v. United States, Brief for Amicus Curiae, Association of Corporate Counsel in support of Petitioners-Appellants
This brief focuses on issues that create additional personal liabilities for in-house counsel and defense counsel in general; the zealous representation, level of communication and overall relationship
of in-house counsel and their clients; and Document retention policies and the resulting liabilities for those who administer them.
A checklist focused on the 'swords' and 'shields' of corporate environmental crimes.
What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?
The newest of NACD’s four advisory councils and the only one not specifically associated with a key board committee, the advisory council on risk oversight was formed to focus on emerging issues and leading practices for risk oversight.
Employers today in the United States offer a robust menu of employee benefits, many subsidized heavily under US federal and state tax laws. But these subsidies often come with many strings attached.
As in-house counsel, we are sometimes called upon to review and/or negotiate leasing agreements. However, many of us lack real estate experience. This lack of experience can lead to being locked into an agreement with unfavorable terms for a long time. This Leasing Agreements Primer will provide a basic level of knowledge for in-house counsel, including clauses that should be included, clauses that can cause trouble and pitfalls to avoid.
Getting Away from the Hourly Rate - The Counterproductive Effects of Billing Time Part 2 of 4
Some agency regulators or enforcement authorities will request your client’s privileged communications. This session will explore the circumstances under which your business runs the risk of that exposure and how your company can respond. The panel will discuss how regulators and enforcement authorities now approach privileged communications; what the approaches imply for how in-house counsel should communicate with their clients; and from the perspective of an enforcement authority, what options in-house counsel have in responding to requests for privileged information.
This program will keep you from being court sanctioned. It will discuss how and when to implement legal holds, what to include in a legal hold to prevent court sanctions, how to make responding to legal hold requests more efficient, and when to hand the ball off to outside counsel. Ever wonder about the structure of a legal hold (what to include, what to leave out), how to initially respond to a legal hold request from an external party in order to retain the ability to negotiate scope and costs in the future, or how to seamlessly hand the claim off to outside litigation counsel? You will find out all of this and also receive examples of good and bad legal holds.
This is a list of resources for the session.
An assessment of leadership success factors including strategic leadership, business acumen, relationship management, personal attributes, and execution results.
This document’s purpose is to illustrate possible metrics to be considered when measuring an Intellectual Property Portfolio.
This is a sample key employee agreement.
This article summarises the legislative framework for the protection of personally<br />identifiable information (PII).
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