With acute attention from the legal department, a company’s knowledge assets can grow to become one of its greatest strengths — instead of one of its greatest areas of risk.
This Leading Practices Profile (LPP), an update from ACC’s 2009 LPP on the same subject, examines how the roles of the general counsel and in-house counsel in Europe have evolved from legal advisors to trusted business partners.
The European Union (EU) Directive on the security of network and information systems directive (NIS Directive) aims to bolster the security of Europe's critical infrastructure by imposing a minimum level of security for digital technologies, networks and services across all Member States. It also makes it compulsory for certain businesses and organisations to report significant cyber incidents.
This Top Ten provides 10 steps you can take to operationalise the GDPR in your organisation.
This sample agreement is drafted under English law as a starting point for use where a supplier company wants to appoint a distributor to sell the supplier company's products in a particular country or territory.
This sample privacy impact assessment is a tool that can help businesses to identify the privacy (personal information) risks associated with a particular product, service, project, or other activity.
Although each international M&A is unique, in-house counsel can successfully handle any global transaction by thoughtfully developing a cross-border acquisition strategy.
Sparked by recent technological advancements, lawmakers in the European Union have had to enact new legislation to protect against the unauthorized use of personal data
As many can attest, it’s not easy to discuss business operations in Europe without first acknowledging EU data privacy laws. The latest regulation efforts will broaden the scope of ePrivacy legislation to increase protections for newer technologies. Here’s what to expect.