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James A. Nortz - director of compliance, Bausch and Lomb

This article describes a decision-making framework in the form of 6 questions to assist business leaders in finding an ethical path forward.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Dimitri de Bournonville, Sean-Paul Brankin, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Yves Heijmans, Frederik Van Remoortel, Simon Vumbaca, Charles C.W. Dunn, Christoph De Preter, Carolyn Boyle

In this issue of European Briefings, a quarterly supplement of the ACC Docket, find out what you need to know about the most current risk management issues.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: Belgium, European Union, Germany, United Kingdom
Kenneth A. Cutshaw - executive vice president and general counsel, Cajun Operating Company, d/b/a Church's Chicken

The apparent pluses of outsourcing are cost efficiencies, preservation of time and speed of services. But a CLO must weigh the positives with the negatives.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Bob Feldman - deputy general counsel, Computer Sciences Corporation

This article reviews the case, In re Delta Mills, Inc., Bankruptcy No. 06-11144 (CSS), Adversary No. 07-51707 (CSS), 2009 WL. 723271 (Bkrtcy.D.Del., March 17, 2009), a suit between GMAC and a textile manufacturer in Chapter 11.

Saul M. Pilchen, Stephanie F. Cherny and Eric Miller

Getting past security at the airport is tantamount to being publicly screened and examined. It’s part of the inconveniences suffered for the sake of safety. But how far those searches go and should go is debatable when it comes to seizure of electronic equipment. Frequent travelers should read on for information and applicable solutions.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Ronald F. Pol - past president, New Zealand's Corporate Lawyers' Association

As clients seek more cost-effective legal services, innovative law firms have begun to transform their service delivery models and new providers have appeared, enabling a transformation in which law firms realign their business models with clients' interests. Is this the end of in-house lawyers?

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
David Markatos - global legal director, M&A, Anheuser-Busch InBev NV/SA
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Does your external counsel ever come across as disconnected? Many law firms desire a deeper understanding of their clients' business operations, structure and ways of working. Many businesses, in turn, wish that their external counsel had a clearer appreciation for the issues impacting their operations, were up to speed with their current business activities and initiatives, and were more closely attuned to their corporate culture. Introducing a secondment program is a great way to achieve many of these goals.

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Global
Alexandra Wrage

It was the talk of the legal world: Siemens' agreement to a $1.6 billion settlement with the US and German authorities. Investigate what went wrong and what lessons can be gleaned.

Dennis Unkovic

Without complicated stimulus bills or other governmental prodding of their economies, China and India stand to become the collective antithesis of American recession. How will their free markets play a part in the rebuilding of global finance? Readers of this article will better understand the present and predicted standings of these potential powerhouses.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: China, India
Frederick V. Perry

Representing a company outside the familiarity of the States can be a three-fold lesson in corporate etiquette, culture and law. In the Arab Middle East, these findings hold especially true. Follow this author’s firsthand experience and take away some tips on negotiating transactions abroad.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United States
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