ACC Docket interviews Director of Compliance and Ethics of McLane Company, Inc. Kate Arthur.
ACC Docket's Small Law Columnist Jeffrey W. Wheeler ponders the effectiveness of email disclaimers.
ACC's Jan/Feb 2017 cover story delves into antitrust sanctions, and how integrating antitrust protocols into company culture can help the business appear trustworthy in the global marketplace.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Intellectual Property forum*, addresses whether an employee can co-Own IP created for their employer.
Conducting an after action review (AAR) is a critical final step in legal project management, and is also useful regardless of whether the LPM process was in place. In the short-term, responding constructively to the findings of an AAR should lead to greater efficiency, cost-effectiveness, responsiveness, professional development, managerial skills and knowledge. In the long run, the continuous improvement from acting on the findings of AARs increases the value of the law department as a result of clearer scoping of work, better understanding of stakeholders, greater accountability for costs and results, and continuous improvement in how work is done, whether by internal resources, outside firms or a combination.
This Quick Overview shows how Internal investigations provide employers with an avenue to gather the necessary facts in an effort to get to the issue and resolve accusations of misconduct in the workplace in the United States.
This Wisdom of the Crowd, compiled from questions and responses posted on the Intellectual Property Law eGroup, addresses a Web Developer's Reluctance to Indemnify a Law Firm Against Patent Infringement of Developer's Work Product For the Firm in the United States.
This Wisdom of the Crowd (ACC member discussion) addresses Billing and Subscription Terms Tied to Custom Software as a Service (SaaS) Usage. This resource was compiled from questions and responses posted on the forum for the IT, Privacy and e-Commerce Law ACC Network*.
This article provides an overview of the option clauses in Shareholders Agreements regulated by Brazilian law and the instruments that can be used by the parties in order to assure the enforceability of said clauses.
This Quick Overview points to the importance of an employer understanding the difference between an employee and independent contractor in order to determine a company's tort liability in the United States.