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Brian Lane - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
04/25/2000

"Update of SEC develops includes information related to M&A."

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Developments 1/10/2009 12:42:17 PMhttp://www2.acc.com/protected/legres/scties/lane.html Material Type: Program … Regulation M-A was adopted on October 26, 1999 and is effective as of January 24, 2000.1 Set forth below is a … is the mere posting the information on the issuer's website (although the proposing release does suggest that …
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ACC
09/03/1998

"Hypotheticals"

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… ETHICS 1/10/2009 1:02:05 PMhttp://www2.acc.com/education98/cm98/hypos.html Back to Virtual Library … the Oxymoron Hypotheticals Woowee! What a Mess! David is in-house counsel to Woowee!.com, the provider of an … innovative Internet browser system and Internet services for a large number of subscribers. Woowee!.com has just been …
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Lauren C. Bruzzone - Senior Group Counsel, IP Law, Global Services, IBM; Scott Forsyth - Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation; Todd Mayover - Corporate Counsel, Home Diagnostics; Kelly Slavitt - Corporate Counsel, ASPCA
10/20/2008

Contracts, now more than ever, include one or more clauses involving some form of intellectual property, but the common in-house generalist attorney may not have a strong enough background in intellectual property law to properly negotiate intellectual property terms. This program highlights intellectual property issues that commonly arise in corporate contracts. The panel provided a variety of intellectual property clauses and offered the audience an opportunity to advocate alternative positions to demonstrate the variety of ways to negotiate intellectual property terms in corporate agreements.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 9:00 am-10:30 am 005 Negotiating IP … most valuable IP asset. •? GlobeShipping wants to create a website accessible to their customers which will actually …
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Andrew J. Olek - Senior Counsel and Director, Blackboard, Inc.; Adam P. Palmer - Law and Policy Counsel, .ORG; Hoyt H. Zia - Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
10/01/2008

Your Mother always told you to “put your best foot forward.” This experienced panel echoed that advice and told you how to do it. Topics covered include establishing good relationships with your internal clients, outside counsel, and top executives. They also provided pointers on how you can cope with reduced staffing, make sure that you continue to develop and grow in your career, and provided advice that is practical, useful, and actually followed by the business people. Come away with great ideas and checklists that facilitate your work in an in-house environment and give you a better understanding of what it means not only to be counsel, but an executive as well.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… develop and grow in your career, and provided advice that is practical, useful, and actually followed by the business … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 9:00 am-10:30 am 006 Starting Off on … Adam P. Palmer Adam Palmer is the law and policy counsel for the “.ORG” Internet Registry based in Washington, DC. Mr. …
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Brian Early - examining officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; F. Thomas Eck IV - assistant general counsel, Capital One Financial Group; Edward Mervine - general counsel, Pathfinder Bancorporation, Inc.; Phillip Wellman - vice president and chief compliance officer, mutual funds, MassMutual Financial Group
10/20/2008

These days if you are counsel in the financial services industry, responding to a host of regulatory agencies and even being involved in the judicial process is practically daily fare. This cadre could include the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC and other various and sundry state insurance, banking, and exchange regulators. This program addressed the issues that may come up in responding to them, including the attorney-client privilege and demands of waiver, whether to be compliant or adverse, and other issues that arise with respect to official process. Our panel was comprised of in-house counsel and representatives from regulatory agencies who shared the nuts and bolts of this practice area.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… agencies and even being involved in the judicial process is practically daily fare. This cadre could include the … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 9:00 am-10:30 am 007 How to Respond to … communication with their clients via email and the firm’s website. Many firms utilized cell phones for communication, …
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10/20/2008

In-house counsel spend an extraordinary amount of time managing their outside legal spend, but law firm costs just keep increasing. Why? Because they can? Because in-house counsel don’t set expectations and manage toward them? Because we refuse to take the risk of trying alternative firms and fees? Because none of us have succeeded in defining the “value” of legal services by any other means than the billable hour? Yes, to all. But there are solutions. Learn how ACC’s Value Challenge proposes to revolutionize the outside legal services market through an evolutionary process that we challenge every in-house counsel and law firm to consider and adopt.

… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 11:00 am-12:30 pm 101 ACC’s Value … and ideas: it was noted that the new ACC Value Challenge website should house these and be open to all users to …
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Jason M. Apple - senior vice president, Houlihan Lokey; Dave DiFranco - principal, Blue Point Capital Partners, LLC; Steven J. Olechny - vice president and general counsel, Barriersafe Solutions International, Inc.; Richard Veys - general counsel, Powermate Corporation
10/20/2008

Does it seem like the entire world will soon be owned by private equity firms? Hyperbole? Perhaps. But with private equity acquisitions ranging from Marsh Supermarkets to Chrysler Corporation, any company could be in play. This session dissected the private equity sale: the typical steps in the process; the make-or-break issues; and the roles of the various players. Most importantly, we discussed the role of in-house counsel in the company being bought or sold.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 11:00 am-12:30 pm 102 Anatomy of a … that, he served as the director of mergers & acquisitions for a publicly traded software company. He also has several …
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Charles L. Babcock - Partner, Jackson Walker LLP; John DeGroote - General Counsel, Contracts, Litigation, and Risk, BearingPoint, Inc.; Richard S. Levick - Chief Executive Officer and President, Levick Strategic Communications
10/01/2008

From oil spills to restatements, from tampered products to failed mergers, highstakes matters require advance preparation and skillful execution. This panel of crisis veterans helped you and your team prepare for the next corporate challenge, from setting your communication strategy as the situation unfolds, to preparing the crisis management plan and assembling the team long before you need either one.

… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 11:00 am-12:30 pm 103 Crisis … It's faster than a press release, more conspicuous than a website update, much quicker than getting an op-ed piece in
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David R. Allgood - Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Royal Bank of Canada; Michele S. Gatto - Executive Vice President, Corporate Services, and General Counsel, National Life Group; Patricia R. Hatler - Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Governance Officer, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company; Michael Solender - Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Washington Mutual
10/01/2008

There is nothing like the voice of experience to help guide your way. This general counsel panel from leading financial service companies provided just that. They discussed the issues that have been the most important to them and how they advise their corporations, manage regulatory risks, oversee the legal department, balance legal and business roles, and deal with outside counsel. Listen and learn!

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… There is nothing like the voice of experience to help guide your … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 11:00 am-12:30 pm 107 Financial … your success in locating candidates: Make your company’s website candidate-friendly. Are job opportunities at your …
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Peter R. Day - corporate counsel, Mercer Island Arbitration Chambers International LLC; Barbara A. Mentz - arbitrator and mediator; Stacie Otte - senior legal counsel, Forthright; John Zugschwert - senior vice president, Forthright
10/20/2008

Corporate counsel have increasingly voiced concern that arbitration proceedings have become more complex and expensive. However, unlike in court, parties who elect arbitration can shape the rules under which their disputes will be resolved. This program presented available mechanisms that contract drafters can use to that end including those addressing: arbitrator selection, motion practice, arbitrator powers, and discovery provisions. Panelists also provided guidance regarding likely future trends. The session ended with an “Ask the Administrators” Q & A session where ADR administrators on the panel provided advice on rules and drafting procedures.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 11:00 am-12:30 pm 112 Beyond the Basic … may be obtained from the National Arbitration Forum website (www.adrforum.com) or by calling 800-474-2371.8 …
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Michael Roster - former chief legal officer, Stanford and Golden West Financial
10/20/2008

To really change the legal services marketplace, in-house and outside counsel need to change the way they work together. If in-house counsel (as a group) will lead and outside firms will consider adopting new expectations and models, increased efficiencies for clients, and sustainable profitability for firms is possible. But someone has to host the dialogue and support your efforts: with tools, benchmarks, new models for service delivery, and networks. ACC Value Challenge workshops are going on all over the country by invitation only: this onsite workshop where corporate counsel and leading firm partner teams developed ideas for solutions that are concrete and will help us all move the needle.

for clients, and sustainable profitability for firms is possible. But someone has to host the dialogue and support … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 201 ACC’s Value … and ideas: it was noted that the new ACC Value Challenge website should house these and be open to all users to …
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Gary Epperley - counsel, The Boeing Company; Damaris Fisher - associate general counsel, Micron Technology, Inc.; Ron Peppe - vice president legal and human resources, general counsel, Canam USA
10/20/2008

Not sure how to respond to environmental, health and safety matters? This program brings you up to speed. It covers the basics of dealing with regulations issued by federal and state environmental and safety agencies, such as EPA and OSHA. The panel covered such issues as key regulations, permits, inspections, record keeping, and responses to enforcement activities.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 204 EH&S 101: The Nuts … content and provided legal resources, including the website, the ACC Docket magazine, the annual meeting and …
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Scott D. Bates - Division General Counsel and Vice President, Georgia Gulf Corporation/Royal Group, Inc.; Joseph J. Humke - Partner, Lindquist & Vennum; Manik K. Rath- Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, Logistics Management Institute
10/01/2008

Wow. You just found out your company is expanding; its strategic plan calls for numerous acquisitions over the next two quarters. Everyone is looking to you to lead the charge. And you have never even done one. Don’t panic. This presentation helped prepare you for your first M&A transaction as an in-house lawyer. It addressed how the process works and what your role is during the phases of: (1) negotiations and due diligence leading up to an agreement; (2) the post-signing, pre-closing rush; and (3) post-merger integration.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Wow. You just found out your company is expanding; its strategic plan calls for numerous … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 206 M&A for the … and approved 4. Confidentiality agreement approved 5. Website posting 20 Agent Sales Marketing Process (cont.) 6. …
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Glen Brock - Senior Counsel, Bechtel; William R. Buck - Assistant Chief Attorney, Exxon Mobil Corporation; David Jaffe - General Counsel, Guardian Industries Corporation; David Sellers - Partner, Eversheds LLP
10/01/2008

As a result of the revenues received from the recent tremendous increases in gas and oil prices, Middle East countries are currently engaging in significant commercial and structural development programs, such as the establishment of stock exchanges, and the development of huge infrastructure projects. Where there are opportunities for commerce, in-house counsel will shortly follow. This means that we must educate ourselves about how government practices and the laws in this increasingly important commercial region will affect our clients’ transactions. This panel of experts provided a crash course on understanding these matters.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: Meetings
Region: Algeria, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 210 Doing Business in … and to closely monitor the state department website at http:// travel.state.gov. Infrastructure -- …
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Matthew A. Aufman - Senior Counsel, Welch Foods, Inc.; David Canarie - Assistant Vice President and Special Counsel, Unum; Lisa M. Sotir Ozkan - General Counsel, National Education Association, Member Benefit Corporation
10/01/2008

ERISA is a complicated topic and opportunities to have it sorted out for you and the risks quantified are few and far between. This program did exactly that. It identified areas where many companies have deficient compliance programs and risk management, then offered practical solutions to address those challenges with a focus on adoption of best practices. The presentation focused on both regulatory compliance and discharge of fiduciary responsibilities.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… ERISA is a complicated topic and opportunities to have it sorted out for you and the risks quantified are few and far between. … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 211 ERISA: Top 10 …
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W. Stephen Cannon - Chairman, Constantine Cannon LLP; Maryann Clifford - Corporate Vice President and Compliance Officer, Motorola, Inc.; Catherine Engelbert- AERS Partner, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP; Jonathon Oviatt - General Counsel, Mayo Clinic; Thomas J. Sabatino - Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Schering-Plough Corporation
10/20/2008

This was a practical session addressing real-life challenges between in-house counsel and auditors. The experienced panelists provided their insights on: balancing concerns about waiving privilege when giving auditors access to documents subject to privilege and work product protections with the need to provide auditors information they need; creating sufficient transparency with respect to the decision-making process when either in-house counsel or auditors must make judgment calls on sensitive issues that could impact the company; and ensuring that in-house counsel and auditors both have a sufficient appreciation of the other profession’s goals and responsibilities. Panelists also provided an update regarding the most recent work on these and related issues.

… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 4:30 pm-6:00 pm 301 Answers to … vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer for Motorola, Inc. In this role, she had global …
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Lisa Haas - Assistant General Counsel, Synergenics LLC; Sarah Tuchler McElvaney - Senior Corporate Counsel, Deltek, Inc.; Scott D. Nader - Legal Counsel, AMEC; Ruthe Diane Wynne - General Counsel, A-1 Door and Building Solutions
10/20/2008

A recent ACC survey reflected that more than anything else, in-house counsel want to find some extra time in their busy day. This interactive “lessons learned” panel helped you meet that goal. It focused on providing practical strategies for dealing with endless floods of emails, overbooked calendars, and disorganized documents, with the objective of improving performance, sanity, and quality of life. The attendees came away from the session with ideas and tools to combat the ever present problem of “no time, no resources, no people.”

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Interest Area: Law Department Management
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 4:30 pm-6:00 pm 303 Organization, … for action will be initiated (Via email? Via intranet website? Will the matter be initiated in another system?). …
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Lee Braem -- senior corporate counsel and chief compliance officer, Evonik Degussa Corporation; Fern Fleischer Daves -- senior counsel, ITT Corporation; Carl Schultz -- senior counsel, senior director, EHS, Tyco Electronics Corporation
10/20/2008

Environmental regulatory and liability concerns increasingly touch upon thousands of products in the marketplace based on the chemicals they contain. In some cases, if not reformulated, products are banned. A panel described how the list of controlled chemicals (like lead and mercury) has grown in the last decade, what laws regulate products, and how manufacturers are reacting to demands for bans or restrictions on certain chemicals. The panel also described how EU regulations like RoHS, WEEE and REACH are having a worldwide impact on product supply chains and cover some practical steps to address issues like green procurement guidelines and product certifications.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… products, and how manufacturers are reacting to demands for bans or restrictions on certain chemicals. The panel also … Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 4:30 pm-6:00 pm 304 Focus on …
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Martin T. Biegelman - Director, Financial Integrity Unit, Microsoft Corporation; Nidhi Gupta - Director, BDO Consulting; Miriam Smolen - Associate General Counsel, Fannie Mae
10/20/2008

Increased levels of corruption, a heightened regulatory environment, and pointed questions from their auditors and boards, have led companies to be much more vigilant in their efforts to address corporate fraud. This session focused on the role of in-house counsel in designing, implementing, and communicating an anti-fraud program. We considered areas of vulnerability, early detection processes, how to avoid and prepare for possible litigation stemming from corporate fraud, and how to reduce potential for class action lawsuits. The challenges of dealing with fraud on a global scale, particularly in emerging markets, were also addressed.

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Source: Meetings
Region: European Union, United States
… early detection processes, how to avoid and prepare for possible litigation stemming from corporate fraud, and … Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Monday, October 20 4:30 pm-6:00 pm 308 Fraud Planning & …
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Douglas J. Cole - vice president and general counsel, ECS; Ronald L. Polasek - chief legal officer, Recon/Optical, Inc.; Sean Venden - assistant general counsel, NIKE, Inc.
10/21/2008

Think your commercial contracting experience will easily transfer to understanding and negotiating government contracts? Think again. This session delivered a primer on how contracting with federal agencies differs from private sector contracting. We also showed you how to determine which statutes and regulations apply and discussed how to develop the requisite compliance program. More importantly, you will walk away understanding how signing a public contract might affect your business and its property rights and when you need to hire an expert.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 9:00 am-10:30 am 402 Government … ing price lists and electronic information (their own website and at GSA) to reflect the modifications. Regardless …
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Melissa M. Allain - laboratory counsel, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Kathleen Barlow - vice president, Marsh USA, Inc.; Thomas P. Bishop - senior vice president, general counsel and chief compliance officer, Georgia Power Company; W. Brinkley Dickerson Jr. - partner, Troutman Sanders LLP
10/21/2008

Climate change is about more than smokestacks. Lawyers need to understand what legislators, regulators, and plaintiffs plan to do about climate change, carbon, green house gasses, and energy efficiency statutes and regulations. Learn from a panel of authorities about the demands that may be placed upon your buildings, operations, public disclosures, and energy purchases, and the role that you as inside counsel will be required to play in the implementation of, and compliance with, emerging environmental regimes.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Climate change is about more than smokestacks. Lawyers need to understand … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 9:00 am-10:30 am 404 Climate Change … stated, the information was taken from the organization’s website or from documents/websites embedded in the …
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Rowena Borenstein - Counsel, Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc.; Brian Daley - Partner, Ogilvy Renault LLP; Edward W. Murray - Managing Counsel, Intellectual Property Litigation Department, Merck & Co., Inc.; Jeffrey W. Rennecker - Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer, Inc.
10/01/2008

Decision-tree analysis is a powerful and underused tool in litigation. Its greatest benefit to lawyers is as a bridge between legal advice and business strategy. For clients it transforms terms like “good chance” or “reasonably likely” into probabilities and dollar values. Litigators care about legal issues, litigation strategy and winning, while in-house counsel and management care about costs, probability of success, the potential value of the litigation either in terms of potential benefit or potential loss, and whether settlement is feasible. Decision-tree analysis deconstructs a complex lawsuit into discrete steps and possible outcomes that can pave the way for appropriate decision-making. Don’t you need this tool in your repertoire?

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Decision-tree analysis is a powerful and underused tool in litigation. Its greatest … is as a bridge between legal advice and business strategy. For clients it transforms terms like “good chance” or … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 9:00 am-10:30 am 408 Using …
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Candice Aaron - vice chair, corporate governance group, Saul Ewing Arnstein Lehr LLP; Stephanie Daley-Watson - vice president, secretary and associate general counsel, Safeco Corporation; Jane Orenstein - previous vice president and general counsel, Imperium Renewables
10/01/2008

Both your board and your company need to understand basic issues relating to Board liability. This program reviewed recent cases where directors were held directly liable. It also addressed how to educate Boards about this subject without scaring them off, provided practical tips on how to counsel the Board to help them avoid liability, and the extent to which D&O insurance covers the Board members. If you’re responsible for the care and feeding of the Board—this program was for you.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 9:00 am-10:30 am 412 Care & Feeding … have its own charter, which will be posted on Company X's website. The charters will set forth the purposes, goals and …
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Keith Dolliver - Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation; Garrett Krueger - Senior Attorney, Microsoft Corporation; Michael Philips - Associate General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation; Richard R. Rohde - Partner, Perkins Coie LLP.
10/01/2008

Add to that long list of considerations in mergers and acquisitions the topic of how you handle the IP. This session provided an overview of this important issue, including engagement/pre-due diligence advice, matters that must be tracked down in due diligence, handling due diligence findings, working with outside counsel and legal department subject matter experts, the technical due diligence process including addressing open source matters, and the definitive agreement and disclosure schedules.

… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 11:00 am-12:30 pm 505 The Devil is in … law matters; and manages the legal team responsible for Microsoft’s global subsidiary structure. Prior to joining …
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David N. Baumann - Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel, TechNexxus; Jennifer K. Mailander - Associate General Counsel, Corporation Service Company; Penny R. Phillips - Corporate Counsel, Pinnacle Partners in Medicine; Larry L. Sharrar - General Counsel, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company; Steve D. Whetstone - Vice President, Stratify, Inc. An Iron Mountain Digital Company
10/01/2008

Electronic content management is a hot issue, especially with discovery’s scope extending to all electronically stored information (ESI). How can in-house counsel be proactive in managing ESI? Numerous vendors providing valuable services related to ESI attend the ACC Annual Meeting. These services help in-house counsel manage electronic records retention, document management, litigation hold policies/procedures, compliance, reporting, etc. Before talking to vendors, attend this session for guidance on defining and addressing information management problem areas within your company. The presentation includes checklists and other tools to assist you in setting up an effective ESI management program.

… Electronic content management is a hot issue, especially with discovery’s scope extending … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 11:00 am-12:30 pm 506 Electronic … it is available to legal when legal needs it. Intranet and Website Maintenance and Data Retention Policy – this may be …
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Heather French - Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, American Capital Strategies, Ltd.; Thomas M. Keane - Managing Director, Marsh USA, Inc.; John W. Schryber, Senior Litigation Partner, Patton Boggs LLP
10/01/2008

This program explored non-traditional ways a company can leverage its insurance policies, or the policies of a party with which it has a dispute, to access outside funds to resolve its disputes. Frequently, companies think of their insurance policies as applying only to personal injury claims, or fiduciary duty claims with respect to officers and directors. However, with appropriate documentation and planning, existing insurance policies often can be efficiently “mined” to address a broad array of commercial disputes beyond those traditionally considered. Leave this program with an understanding of the necessary documentation and steps to maximize insurance payments made to or on behalf of your company.

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Interest Area: Insurance
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 11:00 am-12:30 pm 507 Maximizing … American Capital in Bethesda, MD, where she is responsible for handling litigation and labor and employment matters. …
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Ray Agran - partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein Lehr LLP; Heather T. Boone - general counsel, Trinity Capital Corp/Los Alamos National Bank; Claudia Toussaint - general counsel and corporate secretary, Embarq
10/21/2008

Best practices dictate that you should get and keep your directors interested in and learning about your company and issues pertaining to the board. This effort should start with the “on-boarding” process, followed by a continuing education program on topics such as legal and regulatory changes, trends in corporate governance, compliance, compensation, financial reporting, whistleblower developments, insurance, and more. It’s never to late for anyone—even the Board—to learn.

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Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… developments, insurance, and more. It’s never to late for anyone—even the Board—to learn. Author Ray Agran - … Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 11:00 am-12:30 pm 512 Care & Feeding …
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Pamela Jones Harbour - commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Joanne McNabb - chief, office of privacy protection, California Office of Information Security & Privacy Protection; Lisa J. Sotto - partner, Hunton & Williams; TJ Svensson - assistant general counsel, global privacy, Thomson Reuters
10/21/2008

Data security laws are rapidly changing the way organizations manage information worldwide. Breach investigations are becoming increasingly complex and pose greater risk including potential international effect. Recent breaches in the UK have literally changed the political landscape there. In Europe, huge fines have been imposed in recent cases. This program examined current data security breach events and provided: an overview of the applicable laws and the current environment, information on potential global enforcement, advice to manage various and competing risks, and reflections on lessons learned.

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Source: Meetings
Region: Canada, European Union, United Kingdom, United States
… Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 606 A Global … information. Does it come to your business through a website? By email? &rough the mail? Is it transmitted through …
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JoAnna Brooks - partner, Jackson Lewis LLP; Victoria Kidman - managing attorney, State Farm Insurance Company; Arlene Zalayet - senior vice president and general attorney, Liberty Mutual Group
10/21/2008

Professional, ethical conduct requires sensitivity, recognition, and constant vigilance. Corporate counsel should be every bit as good, if not better, than our outside counterparts at educating our people, and recognizing and appropriately addressing ethical issues. While doing so, we must also provide our clients with “Hall of Fame” service that goes well beyond the basics of good file handling, excellent legal advice, and reporting. To achieve the excellence for which we all strive, we must keep clients, customers, and the claims department plugged in on new developments in the law, legislation, jury trends, and local judicial rules, as well as new practices, which impact our quest.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: Meetings
Region: United States
… legal advice, and reporting. To achieve the excellence for which we all strive, we must keep clients, customers, and … Meeting Informed. In-house. Indispensable. This material is protected by copyright. Copyright © 2008 various authors … at ACC: 202/293-4103, ext. 338; legalresources@acc.com Tuesday, October 21 2:30 pm-4:00 pm 607 Ethics in
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Johannes Boner
General Counsel
Sappi Fine Paper Europe
06/09/2009

This material discusses the basic techniques to reducing risk when dealing with creditors.

… package and transport vegetables and fruit (particularly for export). In manufacturing, uses include the packaging and … Fine Paper Europe Counterparty Credit Risk •? Credit risk is: the risk of not being paid for goods or services the risk … a college education; how stores stock their shelves, farms buy equipment, and businesses make payroll” [President Obama, …
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