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Susan Goebel-Nolan, Assistant General Counsel, Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.
3 pages

This resource was prepared based on the presentation titled “2022 Employment Law Update- The Wild Ride Continues” which was presented to the ACC New to In-house Network on January 19, 2022 by Ruth Rauls, Partner, Labor & Employment Group, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP, Courtney Dutter, VP, Legal & Compliance and Deputy General Counsel, iCIMS, Julie Weber, Senior Legal Counsel, Employment Law, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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Interest Area: Employment and Labor
Region: United States
Audience: Mid-Career, New to In-House, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Carolyn Frantz, Senior Counsel, Shannon Yavorsky, Partner, Heather Sussman, Partner, Ryan McKenney, Associate, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
3 pages

In this article, learn five best practices that shareholders, customers, and ESG rating agencies focus on when assessing a company’s ESG fitness as it relates to data privacy and security, and the steps companies can take now to improve their compliance posture in this important area.

Robert Nešpůrek, Partner, and Richard Otevřel, Counsel, Havel & Partners
2 pages

A model compliance management system, which includes a functional whistleblowing system, is recognized by the methodology of Czech Republic public prosecutor offices as an example of measures that can avert corporate criminal liability. This article is an overview of what an organization can gain by implementing a functional whistleblowing hotline.

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Region: Europe, Czech Republic
Thomas Munk Rasmussen, Partner, Susanne Stougaard, Partner, Mikkel Friis Rossa, Partner, Charlotte Bagger Tranberg, Partner, Egil Husum, Managing Associate, Bech-Bruun Law Firm P/S
5 pages

The Danish Data Protection Agency published its 2022 inspection plan, which involves new focus areas, but also repeats areas from previous years. This article is an overview of the inspection plan, and how your organisation can prepare for a possible inspection.

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Region: Europe, Denmark
Jonathan Carr, Partner, Lewis Silkin LLP 
2 pages

As organizations try to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and adopt more sustainable practices, template employment contracts are probably not the first place you would think to look. This article considers what changes you could make to template employment contracts to help meet your sustainability commitments.

Catherine Hammon, Digital Transformation Knowledge Lawyer, Mark Taylor, Partner, and Ian McKenzie, Associate Director, Osborne Clarke LLP UK
4 pages

In late 2021, the Law Commission published a report concluding that the law of England and Wales can facilitate and support smart legal contracts without the need for reform. This article provides businesses, using or deploying smart legal contracts, a couple of significant caveats to consider.

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Collection: Blockchain
Region: Europe, United Kingdom
Jim Kearney, Alan Enslen, Lidiya Kurin, and Julius Bodie, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP

Learn about the series of sanctions taken by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia and Belarus following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Region: Global, Russia, Ukraine, United States, European Union, United Kingdom
Erik K. Eisenmann, Partner, and Larissa M. Warren Whittingham, Senior Associate, Husch Blackwell LLP
3 pages

Companies of all sizes are engaged in an effort to make Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors a part of their businesses in both vision and practice. The impact of personnel policies and practices extend far beyond the “S” portion of ESG. This resource outlines five personnel policies and practices to consider when assessing company ESG priorities and goals.

Kate McKenna, Partner, and Calum Warren, Partner, Matheson (Dublin)
5 pages

Irish competition law is set to be revolutionised in the coming months by the enacted Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022. This article provides the top 20 headline points with respect of the new provisions that will change the Irish competition enforcement regime and the Irish merger control regime.

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Interest Area: Government
Region: European Union, Ireland
Tenda Msinjili, Partner, Maria Kitambi, Associate, and Oscar Mashaguri, Associate, Clyde & Co (Africa) 
3 pages

This article analyzes how a copyright infringement may occur in Tanzania, the remedies available for copyright infringement and the legal penalties incurred if the Copyright Act is violated.

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Interest Area: Intellectual Property
Region: Africa
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