This material focuses on the primary legislation of EC Competition, Article 81 and 82 of the EC treaty and guidelines of what to keep in mind when the European Commission begins an investigation.
Employment litigation is often triggered by the actions of front line supervisors when faced with an unhappy employee. As an employer's first line of defense, supervisors must be trained to recognize employment law issues, what to say and what not to say to disgruntled employees, and when documentation is or is not necessary. This program will provide attendees with the critical skills needed to train supervisors to effective operate in an increasingly litigious environment.
All too often, attorneys tasked with the preparation of a non-compete agreement jump head-first into the drafting process without much forethought or planning. In this proposed presentation, faculty will discuss five important things for a would-be drafter of a non-compete agreement to do before starting the drafting process. These action items are important for optimized enforceability of the resulting non-compete. Likewise, faculty will discuss five critical things to keep in mind while the agreement takes shape.<br />Help create an interactive dynamic session. Please feel free to bring specific questions regarding the implementation of non-compete agreements to the presentation for discussion.
As courts have become more burdened and short of funds, they have increasingly turned to private judges, referees, or special masters to resolve discovery disputes. This panel will address the pluses and minuses of this trend, including the consequences of having a parallel system of justice for well-heeled parties, the consequences of having cutting-edge issues of, for example, e-discovery, resolved in private, the advantages and disadvantages of having discovery motions carefully considered and extensively litigated, how to work effectively with a referee, and so on. The panel will include in-house and outside counsel, and either a judge who sits as a referee or a representative of an organization like JAMS. We will also present sample case studies of “the good, the bad and the ugly.”
This session will address the various tracking technologies used and data collected in connection with online advertising, social media and mobile applications including geolocation data and provide guidance with respect to how to support in-house clients in implementing these technologies in a manner that complies with law as well as developing best practices.
Is your company aware of all the different data-breach-notification laws in the US? This session will focus on what constitutes a security breach with electronic transfers, the steps to take following such breach, the obligation to the National Provider Identifier, how insurance coverage is considered, and the differences in the state laws.
This presentation covers the Dood-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Clawback Restrictions, clawbacks linked to non-compensation restrictive covenants, clawbacks linked to non-solicitation restrictive covenants, and special financial institutions' clawbacks or forfeiture provisions.
How do you protect your company from IP theft? What is a trade secret and how do you protect it? What laws are applicable to trade secrets? How do you protect them? What do you do if you think they’ve been misappropriated? If they have been misappropriated, what if it’s by an employee? This course provides a basic introduction to law governing the protection of IP, with a focus on trade secrets.
How to move away from a "check the box" approach to due diligence, and target your efforts to focus in on the areas of highest risk. The program will include an update on the latest settlements, deferred prosecution agreements and case law regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Faculty will discuss the various methods for real property owners (or long term tenants) use to generate revenue from their real property with non-traditional uses. These uses may include installation of solar/wind or other energy collection devices, cell towers, satellite and data transmission equipment, ATM machines, etc. This program will also address particular problems that you need to anticipate when considering these uses of your real estate, including landlord/tenant issues, permit/code issues and health safety issues.
Overview of FTC rules and cases related to social media and online advertising.
An overview of developments in privacy law, including protecting consumer personal identifiable information, a primer of federal and state data privacy law, practical measures to limit exposure before a security breach occurs, and what to do when a data breach actually happens.
An overview of legal ethics issues in a digital environment, including a review of ethics issues in social media, the digital attorney-client privilege, and ABA opinions on digital communication.
Acquire prescriptive guidance on how you can take a proactive role in minimizing the risk that possible violations of securities laws are occurring undetected or that a whistleblower is prepared to contact the SEC.
This material covers the typical issues that foreign investors face in Brazil, such as joint venture agreements, acquisitions, labor agreements and foreign investment rules.
This session provides training on the sentencing guidelines and other criteria used to measure compliance programs, including a comparison with the standards of COSO, OECD and the Adequate Procedures guidelines under the UK Bribery Act. The program will provide practical advice on the design, implementation and enhancement of compliance and ethics programs.
This materials is an update on recent case law and important practical steps you can take in your daily practice to protect against waiver.
Learn how to go about creating a contracts playbook for your organization, from establishing core templates to creating fallback language for your internal business partners and for outside counsel. Learn to create legal talking points for non-lawyers and get started on this useful project to save your organization time and money, and optimize use of internal and external counsel by reducing the need for communication on routine contract matters.
Learn why corporate form is important for environmental sustainability as well as traditional economic goals. Uncover the realities based on the California and Delaware Corporations Codes and case law beyond the marketing and PR interpretation dominating the press.
Learn how to train employees on traditional antitrust violations, including privilege issues that arise during training, as well as more subtle compliance questions involving collaborations with rivals.
It's been another busy year in employment law! Come hear what's new -- and what challenges your organization now faces -- in the expanding laws and regulations governing the workplace. The focus will be on US employment law, but the speakers will be sure to cover any hot cross-border issues.
Learn how social media affects health care providers, group practices, pharmaceutical and medical devices companies. Discover what technology is used in the hospital and health care settings, and be advised of new guidance provided by the FDA with regard to social media.
Learn to have productive conversations with your IT department when acquiring new IT assets.
This material provides you with various intellectual property tools, attributes of different types of IP, emerging issues checklists and issue-spotting checklists and best practices.
Learn about the current and evolving IP landscape in China, and explore the reasons for the recent growth in IP protection and cases started in China.
This material covers environmental laws that affect multinational companies in the US and the EU, and uncover suggested approaches and best practices to ensure that your company is compliant on both sides of the Atlantic. Panelists provide best practices and case studies, including sample compliance programs.
In the current construction climate, there are few low-risk, low-cost ways to enhance financial performance. One proven method is to increase the rate of payment on projects; yet many otherwise successful construction industry players are achieving less than optimal recovery. Learn how businesses can adjust internal practices to increase, potentially dramatically, the real value of their lien and bond portfolios while reducing legal risk. Explore balancing the use of outside counsel and in-house resources, adopting effective mechanisms to capture and process critical information and realizing efficient and cost-effective enforcement.
Learn how US companies can mitigate FCPA and other risks -- including the safety of your employees -- in frontier markets, and what unique challenges you will face in conducting investigations there. Focus on issues of employment, privacy and other laws in countries with immature legal systems, security considerations and political interference.
Learn how to design a compliance program from risk assessment (including GAP analysis) to implementation and learn about successful tactics and how to avoid compliance program pitfalls. This material discusses the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and FCPA/international compliance considerations and their effect on your program.
Understand how to manage your CEOs expectations and deliver positive results. Learn what to do with the data you’ve collected and identify signs that your compliance program is or is not working. Learn what to do if you smell trouble brewing and learn how to handle violations that may arise despite your precautions, both legally and with your CEO.
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