This document includes examples of software licensing audit provisions as well as the benefits of managing your software assets and the potential risks relating to pirated software.
General information re: state ergonomics standards and OSHA.
Addresses legal issues unique to electronic contracting, including case law.
Overview of ERISA & how to implement an effective privacy & security program. Discusses the Eli Lilly enforcement action, fiduciary liability of employers, and prudent investment practices taken from a handbook for investment fiduciaries.
Addresses threats to privacy and online security, computer crime and prevention, as well as emergency response planning. Overview of computer crimes statutes and reporting mechanisms, including Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act regulations, state and international legal authority.
ACCA Boot Camp: An Introduction to In-house Practice
Excerpts from Successful Partnering Between Inside & Outside Counsel. Offers practical advice on all aspects of the relationship between inside & outside counsel, including selection of outside counsel, fee arrangements, and dispute avoidance/resolution. Also includes suggestions for improving quality and controlling costs of legal services.
Lists of practice management and litigation support software, as well as future trends such as e-billing.
Power point presentation and includes a sample "Notification of Litigation" letter, retention agreement for litigation letter, outside counsel retention policy, and a sample work plan format for litigated matters.
Budgeting for a private company.
Power point presentation on the emerging duty of good faith
Provides a list of pertinent issues for the new manager.
Class Action suits in Canada
807 - Keeping Up with Social Responsibility -- A Primer on Standards, Surveys, & Investment
703 The Law of Europe: A Grand Tour. Ideal for corporate counsel providing legal advice relating to business activities impacting the European Union, this document draws examples from three key legal areas: Employment and Labor Law, Corporate Responsibility, and Data Privacy. Learn through practical examples as well as from interactive case studies and the in depth knowledge and expertise of the panel.
Effectively Managing Public Relations for High-Profile Litigation. Includes a checklist designed to help in-house counsel consider steps to improve management of media-involved legal matters, talking points, as well as a discussion on public relations management.
710 - Is Open OK? Managing New Open Sources, Resources, Risks, & Rules
707 Environmental Incidents: Preparation, Response, & Investigation. A discussion of how to deal with an environmental incident based off a detailed hypothetical.
A discussion on risks faced by not-for-profits and how to analyze and insure the risks of your not-for-profit.
603 - Sarbanes-Oxley One Year Later: The Impact on Foreign Issuers
506 Establishing & Maintaining an Effect Best Employment Practices Audit Program
Annual Meeting 2006: Short on staff, short on funds? How can a small law department leverage technology and manage knowledge to be successful, stay legally compliant, and handle work flow? A panel of your small department peers will share with you the benefits of using intranets and other available technology to its fullest potential and gain efficient and economical results.
Annual Meeting 2006: You may have heard that everything about bankruptcy changed this year. While the reality is a little less drastic, there were major changes to the code. Are you prepared? If you want to keep up with recent legislative changes and the constant barrage of judicial decisions this is the session for you. This session will cover the basics of the new code provisions and significant changes. It is a basic level course for non-bankruptcy lawyers to help you spot issues and know what to look out for.
Annual Meeting 2006: Many US employees have no idea of the exposure they are facing by managing overseas business dealings, or worse, being registered as officers or managers of non-US companies. Not only do numerous US and non- US laws hold an employee personally liable for certain statutes occurring outside the US, but civil law countries do not recognize a business judgment rule defense to personal liability. Think you or others in your organization might be exposed but don’t know how to proceed? This comprehensive discussion will use hypothetical scenarios to teach you how to counsel your staff about personal liability issues, how to set up legal safeguards to avoid those liabilities, and how to deal with ethical issues related to employees’ personal liability issues vs. your duty as counsel to the company.
Corporate generalists will benefit from this update on the law regarding advertising in established and emerging marketing channels. Learn the status of regulation at the state and federal levels on such issues as telemarketing, direct mail, fax, internet/e-mail, and television. Attendees will also hear from a representative from the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection on its enforcement priorities for the year ahead.
Ranging from key technology licenses central to a business model to operational IT licenses for office software, every company’s counsel must advise on inbound licensing. This nuts and bolts course will take the perspective of and focus on the legal issues involved in licensing including coordinating licensed rights from different vendors with the licensee’s business model, impact of standard provisions on the licensee’s operations, and must-have contract clauses for licensees.
Fear drives much of the agenda for internal investigations particularly in the post-SOX world. Whistleblowing has become a common office cooler topic at many companies. Whether from a whistleblowing event or normal review process, investigation findings can be a valuable source of business intelligence, risk management, and quality improvement, but how do you conduct your investigations properly? Learn how to establish an effective process for receiving and evaluating whistleblower reports, your ethical obligation when faced with whistleblower reports, how to use whistleblower reports to meet your legal obligations and how to deal with SEC while maintaining your legal ethics and your loyalty to your client.
This basics course will provide an essential overview for anyone thinking about doing business in India. Corporate counsel with expertise in the region will share with you their insights into the Indian legal and governmental system, compliance challenges, corruption and the FCPA, US export controls on sales to specific Indian entities, complying with Indian competition law, obtaining approvals for foreign ownership of an Indian company, and much more.
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