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  On June 28th, ACC and its National Capitol Region chapter submitted comments to the District of Columbia Bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, regarding client-generated engagement letters and outside counsel guidelines. The Committee is considering whether to regulate the … Continue reading →

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  ACC, along with other global business organizations, has endorsed the International Competition Network (ICN) Framework for Competition Agency Procedures (CAP). The CAP highlights and reinforces important due process principles in competition law investigations. See more here.

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  ACC helped organize more than 130 companies signing on to a letter to the Federal Civil Rules Advisory Committee opposing a proposed amendment to Rule 30(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The new amendment would burden organizations and … Continue reading →

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  On January 25th, ACC and its Labor Law Network submitted comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in response to proposed revisions to The Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status. In its letter, ACC supported the NLRB’s decision to restore … Continue reading →

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  On November 6th, ACC hosted a discussion panel event, Whistleblowing and Compliance inside Corporations, at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event focused on how whistleblower protections are of critical importance for the European justice system, the rule of law, … Continue reading →

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  In September, ACC and its Europe chapter drafted a position paper in response to the European Commission’s proposal on whistleblower protection. The Commission’s proposal would require internal reporting of suspected wrongdoing before a whistleblower could report to public authorities or the … Continue reading →

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  In late January, ACC, working with its India Corporate Counsel Forum and Compliance & Ethics Committee, submitted comments in response to the White Paper of the Committee of Experts on a Data Protection Framework for India. The committee was convened … Continue reading →

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  On November 16, 2017, an order was filed denying rehearing en banc in Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. National Labor Relations Board in the 8th Circuit. ACC and the National Association of Manufacturers filed amicus in September in support … Continue reading →

In an amicus brief in Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. National Labor Relations Board, ACC argues the NLRB and the 8th Circuit should not put in-house counsel and their employers in the uncomfortable position of protecting employees who participate … Continue reading →

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  In an amicus brief in Cooper Tire & Rubber Company v. National Labor Relations Board, ACC argues the NLRB and the 8th Circuit should not put in-house counsel and their employers in the uncomfortable position of protecting employees who participate … Continue reading →