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Risk matrix. This tool is a sample risk matrix for developing a compliance risk inventory from which a ranking of risks can be developed. This is part of the initial phase of compliance risk assessment, followed by the development and implementation of an action plan to control or minimize the risks.

This Privacy Capability Maturity Model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s privacy program, including its use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) using personal information.

It seeks to gauge program capability across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view on an organization’s readiness to comply with these requirements.

The ACC Records Management Program Maturity model provides a detailed maturity model for all aspects of an organization’s records program.

It seeks to gauge program effectiveness across a variety of program elements, taking a “big picture” view to increase program value.

A sample timeline for preparing and issuing a proxy statement. Includes specific dates and task description.

Sample Liability Limitation Language. Includes unlimited liability terms for the governments of Australia, Canada, and Mexico. Provisions provide for indemnification of losses. Initially published June 4, 2004; republished March 30, 2023.

This resource includes sample conflict minerals reporting questions that an organization can ask its suppliers.

This Commercial Purchase and Sale Agreement was a form revised to fit the buyer’s needs in an eight-figure acquisition. The property was a shopping center including several leases, and the agreement also required assumption of the seller’s loan. The agreement focuses heavily on seller disclosures, representations and warranties, and required provisions at closing. This sample includes a choice-of-law clause selecting the laws of Utah. This sample was published on September 29, 2015, republished on April 3, 2023.

Are you an in-house professional interested in teaching a law school course? You may wonder how peers who teach law school designed their syllabus. Take a look at the syllabus developed by Veta T. Richardson, ACC President and CEO, and Justin Connor, Executive Director, Center for Industry Self-Regulation.

This is a sample purchase and sale agreement, for the sale of real property. The sample includes a choice-of-law clause selecting the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

This is a sample chart, a risk matrix organizing risk identification and assessment as part of a company's compliance program. The risk matrix is organized by risk type, risk category, and risk description.