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A panel discussion on the threats to the independence of in-house counsel across Europe and, in particular, how privilege rules may vary in different practice areas.

How "disruptive business models" affect competition and impact consumers and which regulation and regulatory regimes should apply to new entrants such as Uber, AirBnB etc?

How "disruptive business models" affect competition and impact consumers and which regulation and regulatory regimes should apply to new entrants such as Uber, AirBnB etc?

This session focuses on how to structure the transaction, what to watch out for when conducting IP due diligence and which contractual protections are advisable to ensure that such risks are mitigated.

Many in-house practitioners work in multi-national corporations. Oftentimes, their assigned business units operate across national boundaries, with legal advice delivered to business heads/executives in various parts of the world. Many jurisdictions do not recognize the attorney-client privilege, making legal advice rendered subject to disclosure/discovery. Our panel will explore the basis for the attorney-client privilege, where it does/does not exist, and how to intermarry the lack of attorney-client privilege with the way a practitioner delivers advice of counsel in an international business environment and manages litigation/discovery issues that arise.

The rising wealth of Southeast Asian countries provides not only a market for Western products but also a source of capital to finance Western firms. Many Western companies have discovered Asian stock markets, particularly the Singapore and Hong Kong stock exchanges, to be an attractive source of equity capital and have begun listing their stock on these exchanges. These stock listings, whether primary, secondary or dual listings, can provide significant benefits, but there are downsides. Learn the practical issues that need to be considered in deciding which Asian stock exchange is best suited for your company’s stock listing, as well as the regulatory issues that must be navigated in issuing equity shares on these exchanges.

We’ve all been there — swamped, in a new job and not knowing where to start. Hear veterans tell their war stories and the top five things they did (or wish they did) in their first year in-house.

This program will consist of a live, interactive mock negotiation of a sports sponsorship deal. The panel will provide the audience with a term sheet and will facilitate a mock negotiation over key deal points. The audience will be invited to identify key issues, offer their solutions on how best to address those issues, and debate the merits of various approaches and solutions. The panelists will guide the audience through the "negotiation," offer their recommendations and insights based on their experience in negotiating these types of deals, and address the issues that arise post signing.

The threat of violence is all too real – at the office and factory, and in the US and in foreign countries. Whether it is a disgruntled or mentally unstable employee or trespasser, or a politically based attack against a company where the attackers are bent on harm or kidnapping, general counsel and other executives must ensure that they are following best practices to protect their workforce and workplace.

We have all heard about big data breaches: millions of customer records at risk, credit monitoring for an extended period of time, etc. What about the smaller run-of-the-mill security or privacy breaches? Can we prevent them? Do we have to report them? How do you set up incident response reporting? How do you do a security risk assessment to mitigate your risks?