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A sample release agreement for an employee over 40.

A list of resources and a brief description of materials and websites with information on relationships with outside counsel.

This is a sample Data Privacy Addendum that supplements an agreement between a customer and vendor. It is compliant for California, Virginia, Colorado and Connecticut.

Small legal departments can recruit and retain diverse counsel through simple outreach steps, programs, and websites detailed in this article. Not only can you enrich your department with diversity, but also you can improve your client’s bottom line by bringing new perspectives to the table.

A new law requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide training on policies that prohibit harassment based on gender identity, expression and sexual orientation. This QuickOverview provides insightful information as to how to navigate this in your workplace.

This is a sample indemnification agreement under which a company agrees to indemnify a director, officer or key employee, against certain claims. The sample is governed by the laws of California.

A template letter notifying an eCommerce platform that protected IP is being sold on their website without the permission of the IP owner.

The recent trial in a case now settled highlights the potential expansion of public nuisance claims under California law, and in large-scale public nuisance actions more broadly.

This is a sample response letter in reply to a claim that a photo on a company's website infringes a copyright, such as a claim from a copyright troll.

Check out the resources on the website of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding background checks on potential employees.

This interactive session will take participants through a case study involving a traditional business trying to compete with a disruptive online competitor. Faculty will guide attendees to identify ways in which the traditional business could use disruptive technology in its own operations and will focus on the legal issues that the traditional business must resolve to migrate to more innovative service offerings. Key issues discussed will include: How can the traditional business learn from its disruptive competitors to become more flexible? What regulatory issues could impact the transformed business? Is the new business proposition lawful? What is the applicable legal framework for the business? How will the traditional business implement the new arrangements (i.e., can the transformation be carried out in-house or will external resources be required)? What will be the key legal challenges in the operation of the transformed business?

How should employers classify employees after the enactment of California’s AB-5? In this checklist, learn more about the historical context of employee classification and how AB-5 can impact your company.

904 - End It Before It Begins: Litigation Prevention in Today’s Business Environment

Do the various companies in the United States stand together in terms of federal legislative and regulatory efforts to harness market forces in reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? The answer is not intuitive, primarily because of the enormous disparity in GHG emission inventories among companies. California utilities, for example, with one of the lowest CO2 inventories in the country, may find themselves on the short end if federal cap-and-trade policy allows tradable rights based on historic CO2 emissions — a starting point that would benefit utilities in coal-burning states. The panel will begin with a brief primer on cap-and-trade basics, and then launch into a debate on the key issues companies will have to work through as they help shape federal cap-and-trade policy for GHG emissions.

This is a sample security services agreement where Company 1 will furnish properly-equipped uniformed guards with ID badge to perform corporate security services for Company 2. The sample includes a clause selecting the laws of the State of California.

In this quick overview for in-house counsel, learn about the basics of blockchain and what key legal and practical aspects in-house counsel should consider: What blockchain is, why it is important, what industries will be impacted, which companies are leaders, what role the legal department can play, and what questions in-house counsel can ask to mitigate risks and help guide business decisions regarding blockchain with a global perspective.

An agreement between a consultant and a Dutch company governed by the laws of California. The term of consultancy is two years unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Also includes compensation, expenses and allowances, and termination provisions, among others.

The Justice Department reached an agreement with Real Time Staffing Services LLC, doing business as Select Staffing, a company based in Santa Barbara, California. The settlement resolves the department’s claims that Select Staffing discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

Supreme Court of California affirms Court of Appeal decision granting recovery of attorney fees when the entity is represented by In-House Counsel. ACC had filed an amicus brief over this issue.

This is a sample indemnification agreement, under which the seller of a product agrees to indemnify the purchaser against third-party claims in connection with the merchandise, such as claims of copyright infringement. The sample is governed by the laws of California.

Visit ACC's curated collection of resources regarding global sanctions. A selection of resources from the ACC library and third-party websites, providing insight regarding sanctions and implications of the conflict for global businesses.

International trademark classification, and the headings of the international trademark classes, are established by the Committee of Experts of the Nice Union and set forth in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks(Nice Classification) published annually by the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) on its website.

This article briefly discusses the necessity for lawyers to have an appropriate level of financial and accounting knowledge in order to understand and articulate financial principles.

This resource was originally published on the website of Eversheds Sutherland on September 13, 2023.