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Forms
Crisis Task List
Jun 2010 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
This task list offers action items to complete at all stages of a crisis.
Supplemental Proxy Statement Questionnaire for Members of Audit Committee
Jan 2010 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
This is a sample proxy statement questionnaire for members of an audit committee
Royal Bank of Canada Law Group Sample Retainer Letter for Internal Investigations
Nov 2009 Sample Form & Policy Download pdf
Royal Bank of Canada Law Group Sample Retainer Letter for Internal Investigations
InfoPaks
Role of the General Counsel
Sep 2009 InfoPAK Download pdf
Sponsored by ACCThe purpose of this InfoPAK is to provide some definition of the role, scope and nature of the duties of a general counsel in a globalized, post-Enron, post-Parmalat, post-Satyam Sarbanes-Oxley world, ...
So, Your Corporation Has Been Sued? What to Do in the First 30 Days
Mar 2009 InfoPAK Download pdf
Sponsored by ACCThis InfoPAK is intended to guide in-house counsel on the steps that should be taken in the first thirty days after its company has been sued. It includes a general overview of what issues to consider ...
Fee Reimbursement
Sep 2008 InfoPAK Download pdf
Sponsored by ACCThis InfoPAK is intended to provide information on the reimbursement of attorney's fees for in-house counsel. ![]("/images/logo.gif" )
ACC Docket Articles
Social Media Game Plan: IP and Marketing Law Playbook
ACC Docket Download pdf
As hosting and participating in social media become the industry standard, companies must incorporate platforms and develop policies to safeguard rights and privacy. If this brave new world seems ...
Tips and Traps in Conducting Discovery of Foreign Corporations
ACC Docket Download pdf
this article focuses on the challenges involved in the discovery phase of litigation when dealing with foreign companies. Understand what obstacles can impede the discovery process and what legal ...
Conduct the Form I-9 Audit and Protect Attorney-client Privilege
ACC Docket Download pdf
With Immigration and Customs Enforcement switching focus from employees to employers, corporations must update compliance efforts. Learn how to conduct a Form I-9 audit, verification and re-verification ...
Leading Practices Profiles
Leading Practices in Electronic Billing: A Technological Tool for Corporate Legal Departments
Mar 2009 Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf
The use of electronic billing by corporate law departments has been gaining momentum over the past decade. The experiences of law departments featured in this Profile demonstrate that ebilling is ...
The Use of External Investigators to Aid in Corporate Investigations
Jan 2007 Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf
This Profile explores the practices of six selected companies in their investigations using outside investigators, as well as examines one multinational law firm, in its role as an outside investigator ...
The Use of Mediation in the United States and Western Europe to Add Value to Transactions and Effectively Resolve Commercial Disputes
Aug 2006 Leading Practices Profiles Download pdf
This Practice Profile examines corporate use of transnational mediation in the US and Western Europe by looking at business management initiatives that encourage mediation, as well as the experiences ...
ACC Newsstand
6th Cir upholds dismissal of Cleveland's "subprime nuisance" lawsuit
Sep 06, 2010 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently affirmed a district court's decision to dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. C. P. 12(b)(6) a public nuisance lawsuit filed by the City of Cleveland ...
7th Cir says loan mod communications by servicer can violate FDCPA
Sep 06, 2010 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reversed a district court's decision to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a mortgage borrower against a loan servicing company under the FDCPA, ...
Quick References
Top Ten Tips for Handling an Alleged Consumer Product Safety Issue in the European Union
May 2010 Download pdf
These ten tips will guide in-house counsel on the steps to take and traps to watch out for when dealing with alleged consumer product safety issues in the EU.
Top Ten Tips for Negotiation
Apr 2010 Download pdf
Ellen Zavian, Associate General Counsel of ACC discusses the top ten things to know before negotiating an agreement.
Privileged and Confidential Attorney Client Communication
Oct 2009 Download pdf
Letter to client regarding a trademark search and the availability of certain marks.
Program Materials
Conducting Corporate Investigations
Jun 2010 Download pdf
This workshop will take you through the steps of an internal investigation starting with who should conduct the investigation and what is the role of the other stakeholders; maintaining professional ...
Risks Associated with Litigation and Enforcement of Judgments in Central and Eastern Europe - Case Studies
Jun 2010 Download pdf
This material highlights differences within the region, addressing litigation in local courts vs. arbitration, validity and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards or judgments, and costs of duration ...
Winning strategies to deal with fraud
Nov 2009 Download pdf
This extensive presentation contains information on the best ways at foiling fraudulent activity, including the key steps to discovering fraud, investigating it and gathering the right electronic ...
Surveys
2009 CLO Survey
Feb 2010 Download pdf
This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, managing outside counsel, ...
Brazilian study on the relationship between legal departments and law firms
Jan 2010 Download pdf
The current study is the result of the voluntary participation of Brazilian representatives of the legal departments of over one hundred national and international companies. This study covers the ...
2008 CLO Survey
Apr 2009 Download pdf
This survey addresses issues including staffing, departmental organization, hiring plans, cost accounting, expectations for the coming year, changes to the role of the CLO, outside auditors and counsel, ...