The Legal department provides resources crucial for ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and enhancing operational efficiency. Business leaders are required to integrate these policies, standards and services to maintain consistency and uphold our organizational values.
Policies
Anti-Corruption Policy
Prohibits the payment (or acceptance of payment) of anything of value by persons or entities to foreign government officials or employees of state-owned enterprises to obtain a benefit.
Policy Details >>Record Retention Policy
Details the amount of time business records are kept, where they are stored, and how they can be destroyed.
Policy Details >>Standards
Anti-Corruption & Prohibited Payments Program
When business is conducted outside of the US, entities must maintain a program supporting compliance with anti-corruption.
Standard Details >>Privacy Program
Ensures compliance with data protection standards and protects personal information across the organization.
Standard Details >>Services
When you see this checkmark that denotes a Service that is required. While all Policies, Standards, and Procedures are required some services are optional.
Corporate Secretary & Corporate Governance Services
Business units must utilize our services for managing corporate records, filings, and entity-related matters. This includes maintaining minute books, filing annual reports, and handling entity formations/dissolutions.
Service Details >>Compliance Oversight & Consultation for Required Areas
To ensure compliance and protect our business, it is essential to consult with the corporate legal team for guidance on critical areas such as bribery, corruption, cyber incidents, privacy, and record retention.
Service Details >>Services
When you see this checkmark that denotes a Service that is required. While all Policies, Standards, and Procedures are required some services are optional.
Acquisition/Divestiture Support
When engaging in business acquisitions or divestitures, business units are required to involve the legal team for advice, structuring, and documentation.
Service Details >>Litigation/Government Investigation Management
All litigation and government investigations must be overseen by EBSCO’s legal team to safeguard interests and ensure effective resolution.
Service Details >>Contract Drafting & Review for Enterprise-level Contracts & Working Agreements
The legal department must draft and/or review enterprise-level contracts and key employee agreements to ensure they meet the standards and protect the interests of the business and EBSCO Industries overall.
Service Details >>Intellectual Property
Business units must engage with the Legal team to manage all intellectual property matters to protect and leverage innovations and brand assets.
Service Details >>Discipline Experts
