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ACC Letter to CA Bar 11.5.18

This article outlines whether the EU Commission should provide concrete reasons for requesting information.

This is a sample notice of HIPAA privacy practice.

ACC - OECD Consultation Paper 11.11.16

A candid and thoughtful discussion regarding the role that the general counsel (GC) has in managing the heightened level of ethical scrutiny as it applies to the “C-Level” suite. Included in this review will be the challenges that the office of the general counsel faces in balancing the role of ethical counselor to the members of the executive management team and the GC’s fiduciary responsibility to the board of directors. We will review recent “C-Level” ethical transgressions and debate appropriate courses of action as they relate to preventing ethical breaches and dealing with the consequences once they have occurred.

This is a sample trademark license agreement specifically for China.

This is a sample consulting agreement where the consultant agrees to have regular consultations with company management.

This is a sample escrow agreement which involves an estate sale of real property.

United States, sample contract

United States, sample contract

Ben Heineman's model for the modern inside law department is now widely followed in major corporations in the United States and, increasingly, in Europe and Asia.

This is a sample services agreement where consultant agrees to perform certain professional real estate consulting services in identifying and recovering overcharges in its occupancy and utility costs.

This is a product liability/recall scenario.

Sample Letter for responding to annual auditors

This sample outlines strategies to take should you have an active shooter in the workplace.

This is a confidentiality agreement between two companies.

This article explores the applicable rules and case law in Spain regarding the liability of a company administrator (individual or Board of Directors).

This is a sample letter of intent between a buyer and company.

A trade secret’s existence and value are challenged by increased outsourcing, subcontracting, and employee mobility. This panel will discuss tips and tactics for establishing and protecting trade secrets in the context of a remote and mobile workforce, including hiring and firing concerns and risks and strategies associated with telecommuters, bring-your-own-device policies, and secure data access and management.

This is a sample consulting agreement between a consultant and a Limited Liability Company.

Discuss how to approach contract negotiation and drafting across jurisdictions and legal systems. Gain insight into techniques and tools to monitor and manage the risks involved with having contracts across several jurisdictions. Identify resources that in-house counsel of international businesses implement to manage such risks, such as country managers, outsourcing, risk guidelines, documented authority delegation and reporting. Discuss challenges and best practices in enforcing contracts across jurisdictions.

These guidelines for Web Participation build upon longstanding policies regarding associates' personal conduct and upon the sound judgment that we expect our associates to use in their professional interactions.

Discuss the various roles in-house counsel tend to play, and how they are affected by attorney-client privilege rules; Discuss challenges that can arise when in-house counsel and their clients work in different countries that have diverging views of attorney-client privilege; Discuss in depth the Professional Conduct Model Rules 1.6, 1.13, and others as appropriate; Walk away with practical guidance on how to handle common privilege challenges; and Discuss the potential challenge of making sure in-house counsel have authorization to practice in all of the countries where they need to advise clients.

How do you keep track of intellectual property (IP) assets, decide what to educate staff on IP matters regarding infringement, and choose when to seek protections regarding copyright, trademark or patent protection? What can the non-specialist do in-house, and when do you need to go to outside counsel? How do you budget for IP matters? This program will focus on the operational IP legal function — not on the basics of what is a copyright or trademark. Attend this panel to discuss different models of IP management for small law departments and nonprofits, including managing international IP and enforcement of IP against members and volunteers.

In this document, My Company, Inc. (MYCO) explains the importance of effective records management including meeting legal standards for record retention and protection of confidentiality, optimizing the use of space, minimizing the cost of record retention, and properly destroying outdated records.

Published by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), a legal association connecting more than 40,000 in-house lawyers employed by more than 10,000 organizations across 85 countries, the ACC Law Department Management Report is a global study of corporate law departments and their operations. In an effort to re-connect the cost and value of legal services, ACC surveyed nearly 300 chief legal officers (CLOs), general counsel (GC), and legal operations professionals on specific aspects of law department budget, spend, and management practices. The report also includes insight from interviews with GC and CLOs of Global 1000 and Fortune 500 law departments.

Amicus Brief - FTC v. Boehringer