Anyone who has the responsibility to lead a team, knows that a leader’s performance is measured by a simple and direct parameter: results.

To have technical skills or knowledge, experience or many years doing a job, it’s totally different to have the capacity to exert effective leadership. To accomplish this, there is a need to develop specific skills and attitudes that can assure an adequate fulfillment of goals and the establishment of a productive working environment.

This program will be hosted in English.

In April 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued cybersecurity best practices for benefit plan fiduciaries. Since then, DOL is actively enforcing cybersecurity in its investigations of both retirement plans and health and welfare plans – especially those that have experienced a data breach. The recent MOVEit cyber incident demonstrates that just one vendor's software defect can result in lawsuits and can affect hundreds of plan sponsors, millions of plan participants, and investment funds in the trillion-dollar range. In Walsh v. Alight Solutions, the Seventh Circuit ruled that DOL has authority to issue subpoenas in the course of its cybersecurity investigations. In this session, we will discuss the latest cybersecurity related litigation and focus on practical steps you can take to mitigate the cyber risks posed by your own ecosystem of benefit plan fiduciaries and service providers.

What if you could learn from five experts in different fields, all in one power-packed session?

Welcome to ACC Bitesize, a revamped format that features five 15-minute presentations. Explore a range of compelling topics, from applying agile methodology in legal departments to mastering the art of convincing your CFO to give you money. Join us for this rapid-fire and immersive experience where thought-provoking ideas meet actionable insights. Register now to be part of ACC Bitesize where the best ideas worth spreading come to life!

1. Negotiating Across Cultures with Confidence

2. Government Relations 101: How to Get Started from Scratch?

3. How Protecting In-House Lawyers Can Save Your Company?

4. Applying the Agile Methods of Working in a Legal Setting

5. Future Proof Legal: Staying Ahead with Proactive Scenario Planning?

6. Legal Department’s Budget: How to Convince Your CFO/CEO to Give You Money

This program is being co-sponsored with the Health Law, IT, Privacy and eCommerce, and Information Governance Networks.

Is 2023 the year when the US finally shifts to a rights-based regime for protecting personal information? Perhaps! We are now beyond the CCPA and even the CPRA. We have 10 state comprehensive consumer privacy laws governing the use of personal information, and more are expected to pass this year. The continuing promulgation of these consumer privacy laws make it clear the US is going through a fundamental shift in its philosophy about data privacy. Join us to learn about what these news laws are trying to protect, where they are coming from, and how to create a foundation from which to analyze and understand their requirements. We will also discuss how to create a flexible compliance program that accounts for the rapidly evolving privacy landscape.

Co-sponsored by the Financial Services, Women in the House, and Real Estate Networks.

This panel, which includes Latham's M&A and capital markets lawyers, Jenifer Smith and Sam Rettew, and industry professionals from Jefferies, Larry Portman and Michael Bauer, will discuss market trends and advice in connection with pursuing an initial public offering and a sell-side M&A exit simultaneously, including a discussion of process management, an indicative timeline and general market trends. Learn how this strategy can increase a company's ability to respond quickly to market fluctuations and potentially increase value for existing stockholders.

This program is being co-sponsored with the Real Estate Network.

As we approach December 1, 2023, the date to adopt compliant clawback policies, join Latham & Watkins attorneys, Jenna Cooper, Keith Halverstam, and Maj Vaseghi for an update on key considerations, tips for assessing financial reporting functions, and consequences of noncompliance. Tune in to hear what other companies are doing to remain compliant, and identify strategies to replicate within your own company.

Join us for the second session of 3-Part PPKM maturity discussion. This week we will discuss project and process management. We will utilize the ACC Maturity Model Toolkit and hear from our colleagues about initiatives in their organizations to gain greater insights into advancing maturity in the areas of Process & Project Management.

"How Mature is Your Project and Process Management Function?"

During our first session we invited you to take the ACC Knowledge Management Value Challenge. The collaborative discussion includes reviewing the "Who, What, Where, When, and Why" of Project and Process Management. The toolkit review will address the following topics:

Project Management

• • The Business Case for Project Management
  • Benefits of Project Management
  • The Basics
    • Resources, Schedule, Cost and Scope
  • Legal Project Management:
    • Nuanced Use the PM Methodology to manage legal matters

Process Improvement

• • Six Sigma: DMAIC Framework
    • Defining Client Value: “Voice of the Client”
    • Measuring Current Process Performance
    • Analyzing Opportunities to Remove Waste
    • Improving the Process
    • Implementing Controls
      
      Concluding with a review of maturity phases, participants will be able to take practical knowledge back to their organizations and recommend next steps to leadership on moving the needle forward in maturity of Project and Process Management.