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Question of the Month: Green Marketing and Public Procurement My global company is in the process of developing a consumer electronics product. The plan is to market the product in Europe, to both the private and public sectors, and also in the U.S. We know that the EU is more stringent in its “green” laws on public procurement. What are the relevant EU Directives for public procurement? Answer: ACC has resources to help you understand how EU Directives work and the importance of investigating the status of a directive in any particular country where a company wishes to operate. You can look to the following resources: • Doing Business Internationally• Green House Counsel • European Briefings on Public Procurement • The Rise of European National Law: Compliance Challenges and Practical Tips for In-house Counsel • Focus on Environmental Regulation of Products: How EPA Has Moved Beyond the Factories • The EU’s 26-headed Hydra • Product Safety, Negotiating the Maze of EU Requirements The following are general resources on how the EU works: • European Commission on Green Public Procurement • European Union Law: An Integrated Guide to Electronic and Print Research Back to top |
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ACC Adds New Features to In-house Jobline Career FAQ: From how to best craft a winning résumé, to interview tips, to hiring trends, the "Career FAQ" offers a wide array of useful information on in-house career opportunities. Updated regularly, the Q&A content brings valuable insights to job seekers wanting to move up or move on. Ask the Career Experts: Do you have career-related questions? Now through the "Ask the Career Experts" feature, ACC members can get in contact directly with staffing professionals at Robert Half Legal and receive valuable career guidance. Visit In-house Jobline to take advantage of these new features. To provide feedback and suggestions, please click here. |
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NEW: Asian Briefings Is Looking for Authors Asian Briefings is a new semi-annual newsletter supplement to the award-winning ACC Docket that focuses on timely, relevant issues affecting in-house counsel working on Asian business legal issues. The first issue will be published in March 2010, and the deadline for rough drafts is 26 November.
Here are a few tips to help you get started: If you are interested in writing for an upcoming issue of Asian Briefings, please contact the Editor in Chief of the ACC Docket, Kim Howard, at howard@acc.com or 202.293.4103 x320. |
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In-House Training Programs The Annual Commercial Negotiation under French Law: Rules and Tips – Paris Thursday, Nov 19, 2009 - 7:30 UTC Labour Relations: "Tool" of Contemporary Business – Athens Thursday, Nov 26, 2009 - 15:45 UTC Corporate Accountability Conference – London Tuesday, Dec 1, 2009 - 8:30 UTC Corporate Accountability Conference – Amsterdam Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 - 8:00 UTC ACC Europe Christmas Party – London Thursday, Dec 3, 2009 - 19:00 UTC Protecting your President and Company in France from Criminal Liability – Paris Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 - 7:30 UTC M&A Series 2009 - Continental EU Acquisition Practice, Walder Wyss & Partners Ltd – Zurich Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 - 16:30 UTC Back to top |
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Mini MBA for In-house Counsel – Registration Ends Soon! December 2-4, 2009 | Boston, MA
Register today to attend the Mini MBA for In-house Counsel, from December 2-4 at Boston University’s Executive Leadership Institute. Jointly developed with the Boston University School of Management, Mini MBA provides a comprehensive overview of the business essentials that sharpens in-house counsel’s management skills. Registration ends soon, visit www.acc.com/minimba for more information. Back to top |
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2010 Annual Meeting Winter Registration Special – Only $1,100! October 24-27, 2010 | San Antonio, TX | Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Missed this year’s Annual Meeting? Well, now is your chance to reconnect with us in 2010 in San Antonio! ACC’s Annual Meeting is the largest annual gathering for in-house practitioners, and offers a year’s worth CLE/CPD credit, unparalleled peer-to-peer networking and special events. Register now through 31 December and take advantage of the Winter Special registration of $1,100. To learn more visit http://am.acc.com and register today. |
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This is the Season to Earn CLE Credits Online • Readying Your Nonprofit for Recovery – Strategies and Steps for Renewal ** **Register today for this webcast and be entered to win a FREE CLE (regularly $75) on a future webcast of your choice. |
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European Webinar Series Recap The first webinar in the European Webinar Series, which took place on 20 October, was attended by in-house counsel from an impressive list of companies including: Coca Cola Europe, STMicroelectronics, Levi Strauss, Dow Corning, SITA, Exxon Mobil, Saatchi, Fedex, Hewlett-Packard, Avaya, BP, Canon, Gemalto, Reckitt Benckiser, CISCO, Boeing, Ralph Lauren, Ford, Orange, Nike, BT, Nortel Networks, Starbucks and many more. Attendees were posiitive and supportive of the initiative and rated presentations and speakers either "excellent" or "good", and the duration of the program was also rated "just right."
Currently, plans are underway to produce the second webinar in the series on 1 December, which will focus on competition/antitrust issues. Please visit the ACC Europe web page, www.acce.com, for additional information, including details about registration. Back to top |
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ACC Members Are Scoring With the ACC Value Index – And You Can Win Too Enter evaluations of the law firms you engage on the ACC Value Index, and you could win an Amazon Kindle. Plus, you will be contributing to a resource for all ACC members to share assessments of their outside counsel on expertise, efficiency, budget management and results. Every evaluation entered by December 15, 2009 counts as an entry for the Kindle drawing. Log in to score at www.acc.com/valueindex. |
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ACC Value Challenge® – Tips and Actions ACC Value Challenge® Weekly Tip – This week’s tip focuses on Cargill, Inc.'s effective use of its Law Procurement Manager to achieve cost savings. For more information, visit ACC Value Challenge Resources. Back to top |
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FASB to Scale Back FAS 5 Proposal on Contingent Liability Reporting The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) appears to be moving away from its proposed changes to FAS 5 contingent liability reporting requirements to a more reasonable approach in response to strong opposition from ACC and other bar and business groups. Read the latest at www.inhouseaccess.com/tags/fasb/. See the FAS 5 proposals and comments submitted by ACC and co-signed by 175 general counsel here. Back to top |
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Avoid Frostbite in a Cross-border Transaction: Top Ten Things to Consider When Doing a Deal in Canada Your company has decided to do a deal in Canada. In addition to hoping that you won’t have to attend a closing in February, you immediately ask yourself whether this transaction will be similar to domestic deals you have handled in the past. While it is safe to say that there are many similarities, there are significant differences that can come as a surprise if your legal team has not properly prepared your business group. November’s Top Ten highlights key matters that are unique to Canadian cross-border transactions – things you should be aware of if you want to “avoid frostbite.” Back to top |
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QuickCounsel Short on time and need some quick info on a legal topic?
Check out our QuickCounsel guides for top level information, supplemented with additional research links. This month’s additions include “Legal Implications of Furloughs” (Employment & Labor) and “Electronic Billing – The Basics” (Law Department Management). To access QuickCounsel, visit www.acc.com/quickcounsel. |
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New InfoPAKs Access more than 30 new InfoPAKs℠ for in-house counsel. Visit www.acc.com/infopaks for the full listing. InfoPAKS℠ (information packages) include articles, sample forms, contracts, policies, and case law on topics you encounter daily. Recent additions include records management and strategic planning insights. Back to top |
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Green-house Counsel is Changing Colors It is no longer acceptable to say we are “going green.” Today, ACC Members have to “be green” and have a plan to move towards greener pastures in the near future. But who can keep up with all the new regulations, litigation, and reporting requirements on their own? Green-house Counsel, along with its new sponsor , Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP (MGKF) will be here monthly to help ACC members save time and money (and perhaps even find some stimulus money for you). Back to top |
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Leading Practices Profiles Do you feel that your law department could run more efficiently? Are you thinking about implementing a new form of technology? Would you like to see what your colleagues are doing through benchmarking results? Well, Leading Practices Profiles by ACC provide all of this, as they outline best practices for corporate counsel across a variety of industries. Check out our newest three: • Social Networking for Companies: Leading Practices in Leveraging Social Media for Business, Creating Social Networking Policies and Using Social Media in Hiring • The Role of the General Counsel in Europe: Leading Practices in Law Department Management • The Role of the General Counsel in Canada: Leading Practices in Law Department Management Back to top |
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The ACC Alliance – Premier Service Providers with Exclusive Savings There is no need to look any further; we’ve done the work for you. Here are this month’s two featured partners: • Fios has a new, hosted service, Fios On Request™ (FOR™), to help you and your team defensibly and cost-effectively manage e-discovery in smaller litigation matters, internal investigations and during the earliest stages of analysis and discovery conference planning. ACC members are eligible for a waiver of the one-time $2,500 set-up fee and 5% discount on professional project management and consulting services related to the setup, training and use of FOR. For more information, click here. For more on these and the other ACC Alliance partners, visit www.acc.com/alliance. Back to top |
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Second ABA National Conference on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities The Association of Corporate Counsel, along with the American Bar Association, sponsored the Second ABA National Conference on the Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities this past June. A primary focus of the event was having corporate counsel hire lawyers with disabilities. If you missed this groundbreaking event, don’t worry: there are still opportunities to participate!
• Download a free copy of the Conference’s Report; • Show your support for disability diversity in the legal profession by signing the Pledge for Change; or |
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ACC in the News Learn more about media coverage of ACC when you visit ACC in the News. Read the most recent articles, including: • A closer look at the ACC that examines the 2009 ACC/Serengeti Survey on the management of outside counsel and the ACC Value Index. To read "Site Lets In-house Counsel Rate Outside Firms" by The Journal Record, visit www.journalrecord.com. • An In-House ACCess blog posting by ACC President Fred Krebs on the ACC Value Index. In this posting, Krebs offers greater insight into the meaning behind the Index. Visit In-House ACCess to learn more at www.inhouseaccess.com. For a complete listing of ACC’s media coverage, visit ACC in the News. If you have any questions, or wish to receive additional information about items included in this month's newsletter, please contact Marthea Davis at +1 202.293.4103, ext. 363 or via e-mail at davis@acc.com.
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