This resource presents ten key considerations about developing an effective Document Retention Policy (DRP) that can be used in the United States.
Review recent case law on the business judgment rule and discuss the elements as they apply to the board. Learn ways to educate and guide the board regarding the business judgment rule and its application. Discuss the role of institutional investors and whether sophisticated shareholders are held to a different standard. Hear a litigator’s perspective on governance litigation, including drafting appropriate board minutes, collecting directors’ notes, purging board books and retaining records.
This social media policy concerns software for archiving, ediscovery, compliance and records management.
Cybersecurity touches every aspect of consumer and corporate culture today. Preventing, preparing for and responding to data breaches in real time is a chief concern for individuals, corporate leaders and government regulators. Download the 2015 ACC Foundation: the State of Cybersecurity Report, underwritten by Ballard Spahr LLP, and learn what more than 1,000 corporate counsel say about their cybersecurity experiences, role and practices. The full report includes industry and regional trends, common preventative tactics, lessons learned from those who experienced a breach (including how the breach occurred and who was affected), the impact of regulatory requirements, insurance decision making and coverage information, and managing risk through outside support such as forensic and outside counsel retainers and more.
This Sample Policy identifies the record retention responsibilities of staff, volunteers, members of the Board of Directors, and outsiders for maintaining and documenting the storage and destruction of the Organization’s documents and records.
This overview covers how legal knowledge management supports legal department operations - reducing costs while maintaining quality.
This article is a security guide for businesses published by the United States Federal Trade Commision.
For middle market companies with small in-house staffs, eDiscovery missteps can be costly and damaging. This QuickCounsel shows middle market companies how to understand and properly implement legal holds.