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.
An overview of the new law and the approach to its enforcement likely to be taken by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office. The program will also consider whether the Bribery Act may be expected to raise the bar for corporate compliance programs in general.
When dealing with clients, suppliers or partners in other countries an initial aspect of contract negotiations is the choice of law and venue. Often a so-called neutral country of an arbitration forum is chosen. In other cases the applicable law is simply not defined. The session will focus on the pitfalls and solutions dealing with multiple jurisdictions.
The recent economic crisis effectively shut down the North American capital markets during the latter half of 2008. However, markets came roaring back in 2009, providing access to debt and equity capital for corporates of all sizes. This document explains the current market situation.
This resource discusses how to best protect confidential information, such as trade secrets, personally identifiable information and company proprietary information. The resource further discusses the relevant laws, such as Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPAA.
This article from the June 8th, 2010 ACC Ontario Chapter program discusses 15 practical and straightforward things that your organization can do to avoid procurement trouble. This document also cites key procurement cases.
This document analyzes Canada's Competition Act and includes helpful tips regarding competitor agreements, advertising, mergers, and pricing and distribution.
This Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) training course will help you recognize "red flags" — situations presenting a risk of FCPA violations — and deal with them appropriately.
Despite the global economic crisis of 2008, China still represents a major market and resource for many businesses along with its plan of four trillion RMB stimulus packages. After over 20 years cash inflow, China has been lifted out of poverty and has decided it is time to take a different approach to foreign investment. Recent developments in various industries and areas from both legal and governmental approval aspects for PRC foreign investment and M&A will be addressed.
Recently, leading companies have learned the hard way about being the victim of a breach of data privacy – even though they complied with regulations and standards. Data privacy compliance is a task that is becoming more difficult, and more critical, with each passing month, as more and more jurisdictions (state, federal and international) add to the regulatory matrix, and as private requirements (like the credit card industry's PCI-DSS) become more complex.