The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
This webcast transcript examines changes to the Canada-US Tax Treaty that will affect withholding tax rates on certain cross border payments. The presenters provide insight on possible restructuring solutions and discuss changes to Canada's Income Tax Act as they pertain to the energy industry.
This webcast transcript addresses creative strategies, including the wider use of technology, the use of metrics, the development of sophisticated budgeting tools and true value-based billing models, being deployed by in-house and external teams to meet challenges head on and to redefine the quality and depth of their relationship as a consequence.
This webcast discusses 20 to 30 hot button legal issues involving foreign employment laws that often arise when working on in-house projects. Questions examined in the context of relevant examples and practice tips include: Which laws apply? How must recruitment, offers of employment, employment contracts, and termination of employees be handled? What effect will emerging anti-discrimination and data privacy laws have?
This webcast examined the effective use of arbitration and other ADR tools in international business. Topics discussed included how to create a binding commitment to the use of arbitration and other ADR tools in transactional and contract scenarios, cultural influences on the choice of effective arbitration and other ADR tools in different parts of the world, comparative benefits of the range of different tools that are available and factors influencing the choice of governing law and jurisdiction.
A webcast reviewing the Canadian legal and regulatory structure for electricity markets, the territory specific regulation in Alberta and Ontario, and generation investment in those two jurisdictions.
Examines the realities and myths of being in China, more specifically the ways in which a company can protect its intellectual property assets while still doing business there.
This webcast provided insights into the opportunities for doing business with companies in chapter 11 proceedings, key indicators of pitfalls for technology and software due diligence, creative ways to limit credit exposures, how to avoid and defend preference and fraudulent transfer suits and acquiring assets from troubled companies.
Covers issues regarding new environmental disclosure obligations where the concerns about disclosure have been heightened in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley law, the FIN 47 guidance, as well as recent SEC enforcement action that was taken against Ashland. Discusses new environmental due diligence rules that are going into effect as a result of the Brownfields Amendments of 2002 and EPA's final all-appropriate inquiry rule.