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Traps, Tricks, Karaoke, & Other Potential Embarrassments: A Guide to International Business Dealings

By Alfredo X. Jarrin - associate general counsel, DIRECTV International; Sally J. March - head of legal, BBC Technology Holdings Ltd.; Richard C. Mosher - director and legal counsel, Absolute Business, Inc.; and Randy S. Segal - senior vice president and general counsel, Mobile Satellite Ventures, LP

A presentation focusing on how cultural differences can make international business a challenge.

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Annual SEC Update 2004

By Michael D. Cahn -- senior associate general counsel - securities, Textron Inc.; Paula Dubberly -- associate director (legal), division of corporate finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Jim L. Kaput -- senior vice president & general counsel, The ServiceMaster Company; Ronald O. Mueller -- partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

ACC presents a rundown of all the important, need-to-know changes and updates within the Securities and Exchanges Commission.

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Chair’s Forum: Wearing More Hats Than a Hydra Has Heads-In-house Practitioners in Today’s Corporate Environment...Anticipating the Challenges and Meeting the Demands in Today’s Corporate Practice

The policy conclusions expressed in this report address the mechanisms of public corporation governance in the United States, with particular emphasis on the role of lawyers. The aim of the report was to examine public corporation governance mechanisms to determine how they might be modified in ways that would enhance corporate responsibility.

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Hiring & Motivating Your Legal Team

By Sabine A. Chalmers - Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Diageo North America, Inc.; Yvonne M. Sweeney - Director of Human Resources, Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Megan P. Willis - Manager of Legal Administration, McDonald's Corporation

910 Hiring & Motivating Your Legal Team

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Responding to a Patent Attack

By S. Hossain Beladi -- patent counsel, QUALCOMM Incorporated; John Boswell -- vice president and general counsel, SAS Institute Inc.; Thomas D. Kampfer -- vice president, general counsel & secretary, Iomega Corporation

901 - Responding to a Patent Attack

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How to Respond to a Government Investigation/Inquiry: The First 30 Days

By Stuart A. Alderoty - Chief Litigation Counsel, American Express; Anthony Boone - Associate General Counsel, Retail Operations, Full Line Stores, Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Thomas A. Hanusik - Senior Counsel for Securities Fraud - U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division and Fraud Section; Thomas F. O'Neil III - Chair, Government Affairs Practice Group, Piper Rudnick LLP.

804 How to Respond to a Government Investigation/Inquiry: The First 30 Days. This discussion covers important topics such as protecting applicable privileges, dealing with letters of investigation, and more.

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Mock Negotiations of Warranties, Limitations of Liability, & Indemnification

By ACC; Robert N. Axelrod - Associate General Counsel, Reichhold, Inc.; William J. Calore - Assistant General Counsel, Reichhold, Inc.; Alexandre A. Montagu - General Counsel, Lipper, Inc.; John T. Whelan - Assistant Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Intellectual Property, Hughes Network Systems, Inc.

801 Mock Negotiations of Warranties, Limitations of Liability, & Indemnification. This document includes a sample blending agreement, nonprofit government contractor source code license agreement, force majeure provisions and more.

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Lobbying & Political Activity Do’s & Don’ts

By ACC; Kimberly Houghton Berry - Assistant General Counsel, National Wildlife Federation; Laurence E. Gold - Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO; Gigi Hyland - Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union; Cynthia M. Lewin - Vice President & General Counsel, Volunteers of America, Inc.

709 Lobbying & Political Activity Do's & Don'ts. Learn about why 501(c)(3)s must report lobbying activities, how 501(c)(3)s can measure lobbying activity, and more.

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