Dickstein Shapiro is pleased to present comprehensive resources with in-depth analysis addressing today’s important legal and business issues. In conjunction with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), Dickstein Shapiro has authored a number of primers (InfoPAKs) for ACC’s membership of more than 25,000 in-house counsel.

These resources are available from ACC’s website at no charge to ACC members. The non-member fee for each of these resources is $260. If you are a Dickstein Shapiro client and would like to know more about these resources, please email info@dicksteinshapiro.com.

A Policyholder’s Primer on Insurance
September 2010
This InfoPAK is intended to give in-house counsel background to help identify insurance issues that may arise, participate in substantive insurance discussions relating to those issues, and guide risk managers in maximizing the protection afforded by insurance. Visit the Insurance Coverage Practice page for more information about the practice’s capabilities.

Compliance Officer and General Counsel: Benefits and Pitfalls of Combining Roles
September 2010
This InfoPAK will address the role of a compliance program in a corporation’s organizational structure, the various options the corporation has when deciding who will lead the program, and the impact of each on the program’s operations.

Influencing Government: The Rules of the Game (Campaign Finance, Lobbying Disclosure, and Gift Laws)
September 2009
This InfoPAK is designed to help a company understand three areas of law that regulate efforts to influence government decision-making: campaign finance law, lobbying disclosure law, and gift law. Successful companies need to: (1) participate in selecting those who control government; (2) know what disclosure consequences arise from lobbying government; and (3) avoid the pitfalls related to developing friendships in the government sector.

Intellectual Property Primer: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Trade Secrets - An Introduction to Intellectual Property for In-House Counsel 3rd Edition
July 2008
This InfoPAK is designed to provide corporate counsel with a general overview of intellectual property, and suggests useful practices for the handling of intellectual property in the corporate setting. Visit the Intellectual Property Practice page for more information about the practice’s capabilities.